New Year's Day /tags/new-years-day New Year's Day en-US Copyright Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:28:16 GMT Why do we drop a ball on New Year's Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained /2024-12-31/why-do-we-drop-a-ball-on-new-years-eve-the-times-square-tradition-explained Watching a huge ball descend down a pole in Times Square has been a beloved New Year's Eve tradition for over a century. Here's how the spectacle started and what's changed over the years. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:28:16 GMT /2024-12-31/why-do-we-drop-a-ball-on-new-years-eve-the-times-square-tradition-explained Rachel Treisman New Year's could bring rainy, cold weather to North Texas /news/2021-12-31/new-years-could-bring-rainy-cold-weather-to-north-texas The National Weather Service in Fort Worth says storms are possible late Friday night and early Saturday morning. Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:10:00 GMT /news/2021-12-31/new-years-could-bring-rainy-cold-weather-to-north-texas Pablo Arauz Peña 50 Wonderful Things From 2020 /arts-culture/2020-12-29/50-wonderful-things-from-2020 Linda Holmes' annual list of highlights from pop culture includes TV, movies, games, podcasts, TikTok videos and whatever else made the year a little easier. Fri, 01 Jan 2021 15:00:34 GMT /arts-culture/2020-12-29/50-wonderful-things-from-2020 Linda Holmes How To Make A New Year's Resolution /news/2020-12-30/how-to-make-a-new-years-resolution A new study looks at ways to make New Year's resolutions succeed. Wed, 30 Dec 2020 21:00:40 GMT /news/2020-12-30/how-to-make-a-new-years-resolution Greg Rosalsky Size (And Sound) Matters When It Comes To Bubbles In Your Sparkling Wine /2017-12-28/size-and-sound-matters-when-it-comes-to-bubbles-in-your-sparkling-wine Scientists at the University of Texas listened to the bubbles in a champagne and a sparkling wine and found that the more expensive product had smaller, busier bubbles. Thu, 28 Dec 2017 16:17:25 GMT /2017-12-28/size-and-sound-matters-when-it-comes-to-bubbles-in-your-sparkling-wine April Fulton Getting Allen's Marching Band To Rose Parade Takes 8 Flights, 15 Buses And $1.2 Million /education/2015-12-22/getting-allens-marching-band-to-rose-parade-takes-8-flights-15-buses-and-1-2-million The Allen High School marching band will be in Pasadena, California, next week for the Tournament of Roses Parade. Getting the 700-plus members of the… Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:47:39 GMT /education/2015-12-22/getting-allens-marching-band-to-rose-parade-takes-8-flights-15-buses-and-1-2-million Stella M. Chávez | The Texas Newsroom