The iconic Times Square New Year’s Eve ball drop in New York City is described as the "centerpiece" of the annual countdown celebration on Dec. 31.

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This season's race for best animated feature is one of the most stylistically varied in recent memory, a category where the technique on screen matters as much as the story. At one end are the studio ...

A $1.817 billion Powerball prize won on Christmas Eve in Arkansas now ranks as the second-largest U.S. lottery jackpot ever. By The New York Times Huge jackpots have become increasingly common in the ...

Warning: This graphic requires JavaScript. Please enable JavaScript for the best experience. Since 2006, guns have been used in an average of 25 mass killings per ...

Corinne Reichert (she/her) grew up in Sydney, Australia and moved to California in 2019. She holds degrees in law and communications, and currently writes news, analysis and features for CNET across ...

The first commercially printed Advent calendars might’ve had Bible verses, but today’s are nondenominational and have broadened to include just about anything, from jars of Bonne Maman orange ...

From studio CGI contenders to Netflix breakout 'KPop Demon Hunters,' adult anime and a wave of European hand-drawn films, a surge of global styles is reshaping the race for best animated feature. By ...