NEW YEAR'S EVE

Dmitry Rogozin, the former Director General of Roscosmos [a state corporation of the Russian Federation responsible for space flights, cosmonautics programs and aerospace research - ed.], who was wounded in a restaurant in Donetsk on New Year's Eve, said that with the help of satellite images, he had precisely located the howitzer that fired at him and was preparing a "take revenge" operation.

Christine Lambrecht's exit comes amid pressure to allow the delivery of German-built tanks to Ukraine.

Former President Donald Trump faces two criminal probes, one state, one federal, for efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to President Joe Biden.

A TikToker was derided for smiling about buying stocks when the market is down, but market experts say she's right.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said Friday that it is investigating after a deputy drew a gun and threatened to shoot the driver of a parked car on New Year's Eve. The driver was handcuffed and placed in a patrol car but not arrested. Deputies stopped the man at 5:45 p.m. in an unincorporated area of South Los Angeles, the Sheriff's Department said in a statement.

A selection of powerful images from all over the globe, taken in the past seven days.

The mayor of Berlin plans a youth violence summit after police and firefighters come under attack.

Trevor Bickford will make his first virtual appearance in court Wednesday for allegedly slashing two New York police officers on New Year's Eve.

UFC President Dana White was seen on video released by TMZ slapping his wife, Anne, while the two were on vacation in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, last month.

Residents in California's vast Central Valley region are bracing for another round of powerful storms this week after flooding from a New Year's Eve deluge killed one person and forced the evacuation of people in low-lying areas. (Jan 2)

Trevor Bickford, a 19-year-old man from Maine, is charged with attempted murder and assault for the attack that injured three New York City police officers near Times Square on New Year's Eve. Sources say he had recently been added to an FBI terror watchlist. CBS News' Lana Zak has more.

The New York City Police Department arrested a 19-year-old accused of injuring two officers with a machete on New Year's Eve.

The New York City Police Department arrested a 19-year-old who injured two officers with a machete on New Year's Eve.

Flood warnings and watches remained in effect in the Sacramento County area due to widespread flooding and levee breaches in the agricultural region.

Flood warnings and watches remained in effect in the Sacramento County area due to widespread flooding and levee breaches in the agricultural region.

Residents in California's Central Valley are bracing for another round of powerful storms.

A swarm of Russian kamikaze drones harassed Kyiv early Monday morning, with air-raid sirens blaring and at least two explosions being heard in the heart of the Ukrainian city.

The German government on Monday condemned incidents on New Year's Eve in which police officers and firefighters were attacked, mostly with fireworks. People across Germany on Saturday resumed their tradition of setting off large numbers of fireworks in public places to see in the new year.

Around 400 Russian soldiers were killed and another 300 wounded in a precision Ukrainian strike on a school housing mobilized troops in the Donbas, Ukraine’s military has reported.

From Dolly Parton with Paris HIlton to Sofia Vergara with Joe Manganiello, the stars partied hard to celebrate New Year's Eve.

Evacuation warnings were in place in rural Northern California on New Year's Day after a powerful storm brought drenching rain or heavy snowfall to much of the state, breaching levees, snarling traffic and closing major highways. Major flooding occurred in agricultural areas about 20 miles (32 kilometers) south of Sacramento, where rivers swelled beyond their banks and inundated dozens of cars along State Route 99. Emergency crews rescued motorists on New Year's Eve into Sunday morning and the highway remained closed.

New York City investigators are reportedly looking into whether Trevor Bickford, the suspect accused of stabbing two NYPD officers, has ties to Islamic extremism.

Donald Trump hosted a "media availability" slot at Mar-a-Lago. Cable news networks didn't cover it and half of his remarks were inaudible.

A shooting in downtown Mobile, Alabama on New Year's Eve left at least one person dead and nine others injured as thousands flocked to the city for the annual MoonPie Over Mobile event.

Multiple New York City Police officers were stabbed near Times Square on New Year's Eve. The suspect was identified as a 19-year-old from Maine.

New York City is ready to usher in 2023 for the first time in two years without COVID restrictions.

The Miami Children's Museum allowed kids to celebrate in a big way by bringing in the 'Noon Year' on Saturday,

Russia has stationed air defenses over Moscow and handed out shelter directives to residents living in Belgorod on Ukraine's border ahead of the New Year.

Revelers are celebrating the traditional ball drop in New York City’s Times Square, ushering in 2023 in the largest New Year’s celebration in the United States.

Watching the ball drop in Times Square will cost a pretty penny, but New York isn't the most expensive city for New Year's celebrations.

Hope for the Warriors, a nonprofit, is bringing 40 veterans and their families to New York City for a "bucket list" New Year's Eve celebration in the Big Apple.

Rental platform says trial run of new rules and technology sharply curtailed holiday "party incidents" last year.

Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer was in Bitter Springs, Arizona, as a flash flood overtook the hardpan on Aug. 12, heading toward Lake Powell and the Grand Canyon.

Insider's Mikhaila Friel was born in Glasgow, Scotland, and has spent time in both the US and England.

Kathy Griffin says CNN President Jeff Zucker 'started yelling at me' and fired her when she asked for a raise

"She was radiant and beautiful and as happy as ever," her assistant said.

Always remember to tip your server, if you know what's good for you. A tourist made a big impression in a Key West bar by ordering drinks three times on New Year's Eve without leaving a tip. The arson caused more than $5,000 in damage to the city's landmark buoy marking the southernmost point in the United States, and sent the island's “coconut telegraph” gossip chain into high alert, the Miami Herald reported Tuesday.

Bob Saget died just a little more than a week after Betty White, whom he called "a remarkable talent and human being."

Kim Kardashian has seemingly unfollowed Miley Cyrus after the pop star made an appearance alongside Pete Davidson during a New Year's Eve special. The reality TV star and comedian have been reportedly dating since Kardashian's appearance on "Saturday Night Live."

Want to book a gorgeous hotel for your next vacation? You don't have to skimp on style if you want to ring in under budget—the beauties ahead only look like a million bucks.

Miley Cyrus was on live TV for an NBC New Year's Eve special when her sparkling halter top fell off in the middle of her singing "Party in the USA."

The German cruise ship AIDAnova, carrying 4,197 passengers and crew, which was due to travel to the Canary Islands, has been stranded in Lisbon for four days following an outbreak of cases onboard. Passengers who tested negative for Covid-19 are being evacuated from the ship and taken to the airport.

Lake District volunteers were called out to help people 680 times in 2021.

A massive fire in South Africa's houses of parliament in Cape Town has completely destroyed the National Assembly where parliamentarians sit, as the blaze continued to rage.

"WITHOUT YOU" singer Miley Cyrus nearly lost her top while performing on stage during her New Year's Eve special.

"Sayonara sucka!" Cohen said after he and Anderson Cooper took a shot to ring in 2022.

Sparse crowds were at the Vatican Saturday morning as Pope Francis conducted New Year’s Day Mass. On Friday, the Pope canceled his traditional New Year’s Eve visit to the nativity scene in St. Peter’s Square to discourage large crowds from forming. In Times Square, just 15,000 revelers rang in 2022. The muted celebrations come as COVID cases in New York City have skyrocketed in recent weeks. Elise Preston reports.

2022 is the third calendar year of dealing with the coronavirus​ pandemic

The singer was in the middle of "Party in the USA" during "Miley's New Year's Eve Party" on NBC when her top fell off and she quickly fixed it.

From Sydney to Shanghai to New York and Paris, the world ushered in 2022 with New Year celebrations that were largely overshadowed by pandemic concerns.

DeSantis has not spoken recently about COVID-19 despite the record numbers of cases seen across the state.

New York City said it limited the number of people in Times Square to about 15,000 this year, after forgoing a public event a year ago.

Due to COVID-19, a reduced number of people were welcome to watch the ball drop from Times Square this year.

Boisterous New Year’s Eve celebrations have kicked off in Serbia’s capital of Belgrade, where mass gatherings have been allowed despite fears of the fast-spreading omicron variant.

The cities of Miami and Fort Lauderdale are putting the finishing touches on outdoor festivities to ring in 2022 despite the pandemic still swirling.

In many places, New Year's Eve celebrations were muted or canceled for the second straight year due to a surge of coronavirus infections, this time driven by the highly contagious omicron variant.

Muted New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world ushered in the fourth calendar year framed by the global Covid-19 pandemic.

The annual New Year's Eve ball drop in New York City's Times Square has arrived just as the year prior began, with the pandemic clouding an already uncertain future.

While many crowd-drawing celebrations are being canceled due to the omicron variant, the show is on at Miami's Bayfront Park to ring in the New Year.

Many states are breaking their single-day case records. On Wednesday, more than 431,000 new cases were reported, the CDC said.

You might think you know everything there is to know about New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, but there’s actually some cool history behind the big days.

The coronavirus testing sites are experiencing a high demand on Monday amid the spread of the omicron variant, holiday parties, and the end-of-year travel season.

New Year celebrations are approaching and across the world there is an urge to party.

Revelers will still ring in the new year in New York’s Times Square next week, there just won’t be as many as usual under new COVID-19 restrictions.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says crowds will once again fill Times Square this New Year’s Eve.

NBC was the highest-rated broadcast network last week, averaging 4.6 million viewers in prime time. Fox News Channel had 1.7 million viewers, CNN had 1.6 million, Hallmark had 1.42 million, MSNBC had 1.4 million, HGTV had 1.3 million and TNT had 1.2 million. ABC’s “World News Tonight” won the evening news ratings race, averaging 9.75 million viewers. College Football Bowl Studio, ESPN, 16.1 million. College Football Playoffs Semifinal, ESPN, 13.4 millionCollege Football Bowl Studio, ESPN, 13.5 million.

A quiet Wardour Street in London, as the New Year's Eve fireworks display has been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. (Jonathan Brady/PA via AP)LONDON – British hospitals around the country face a perilous situation in January, medical workers warned Friday amid surging coronavirus infections blamed on a new virus variant. “In the short term, the additional increase of vaccine efficacy from the second dose is likely to be modest. The U.K.'s main union for doctors warned that delaying the second dose causes huge scheduling problems for thousands of partially vaccinated elderly and vulnerable people. ___Follow AP coverage of the coronavirus pandemic at https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-pandemic and https://apnews.com/hub/coronavirus-vaccines and https://apnews.com/UnderstandingtheOutbreak

BEIJING – Thailand's capital is shutting down venues including schools and entertainment areas as coronavirus cases continue to spread. Seven provinces including Bangkok have been designated red zones where places including entertainment venues, boxing rings, gyms and flea markets are ordered closed. Bangkok reported 180 cases in the last 24 hours. The requirements by the Shenyang and Dalian airports come amid a small but persistent growth in cases in the two cities located in Liaoning province just north of the capital Beijing. China on Friday reported a total of 19 new virus cases, including 10 that were brought from outside the country.

Many South Africans will swap firecrackers for candles to mark New Year's Eve amid COVID-19 restrictions including a nighttime curfew responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's call to light a candle to honor those who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic and the health workers who are on the frontline of battling the disease. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)JOHANNESBURG – Many South Africans swapped firecrackers for candles to mark New Year’s Eve amid COVID-19 restrictions including a nighttime curfew. Urging all South Africans to battle the virus, Ramaphosa called on the nation to celebrate New Year’s Eve in a different way. Instead, the mayor of South Africa's largest city will light a candle on the landmark Nelson Mandela Bridge. At midnight he will light a candle with his family and pray for everybody who has suffered from the pandemic.

A man wears a protective mask during the coronavirus pandemic in Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. Small groups of revelers, some wearing glittery hats, filmed their distant view of Times Square on their phones and broke out in cheers at midnight. Preparing for the worst, the New York Police Department deployed its bomb-sniffing dogs and sand-filled sanitation trucks intended to guard against explosions. “It’s dead,” said Ali Jameel early Thursday, who owns a store a block from Times Square. “Coming to Times Square is a family tradition for some.

A different U.K.-EU trade deal will bring new restrictions and red tape, but for British Brexit supporters, it means reclaiming national independence from the EU and its web of rules. Hundreds of millions of individuals in Britain and the bloc also face changes to their daily lives. Britons and EU citizens have lost the automatic right to live and work in the other’s territory. For some in Britain, including the prime minister, it’s a moment of pride and a chance for the U.K. to set new diplomatic and economic priorities. In Scotland, which voted strongly in 2016 to remain, Brexit has bolstered support for separation from the U.K.

(AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)LAS VEGAS — Tens of thousands of people were walking on the casino-lined Las Vegas Strip on New Year’s Eve by early evening despite a plea from Nevada Gov. China on Friday reported a total of 19 new virus cases, including 10 that were brought from outside the country. ___LONDON — The coronavirus pandemic canceled London’s annual New Years’ Eve fireworks display, which usually draws tens of thousands of spectators. The nation’s most populated county has about 40% of California’s virus deaths. ___NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee ends the year ranked first in coronavirus cases per capita.

Fireworks and drones illuminate the night sky over London as they form a light display as London's normal New Year's Eve fireworks display was cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic Thursday Dec. 31, 2020. As midnight rolled from Asia to the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the Americas, the New Year’s experience mirrored national responses to the virus itself. Some countries and cities canceled or scaled back their festivities, while others without active outbreaks carried on like any other year. In Chinese societies, the virus ensured more muted celebrations of the solar New Year, which is less widely observed than the Lunar New Year that in 2021 will fall in February. Initial reports about a mystery respiratory illness sickening people in the Chinese city of Wuhan emerged exactly a year ago.

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2020, file photo, confetti falls at midnight on the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in New York. If ever a year's end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it. (Photo by Ben Hider/Invision/AP, File)NEW YORK – If ever a year's end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it. From New York's Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts are being turned into TV-only shows and digital events. The occasion stirs mixed feelings for people like Cesar Soltero, who was taking photos, and taking stock, in Times Square this week.

Before the Times Square Ball dropped at midnight, there were many other New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world. Here are some of the best:AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALANDSYDNEY, AUSTRALIAPYONGYANG, NORTH KOREATOKYO, JAPANTAIPEI, TAIWANHONG KONGBANGKOKKARACHI, PAKISTANDUBAIMOSCOWATHENS, GREECEBERLIN, GERMANYPARIS, FRANCELONDONRIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZILNEW YORK: Times Square ball drop

Last New Year's Eve, Billy Porter was working in New Orleans. This year he'll still be working — but in New York City. The “Pose” star will join Ryan Seacrest and Lucy Hale on ABC in Times Square on Dec. 31 for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020.” The broadcast is closed to the public due to the pandemic. “2020 has been a trying year for the world and I’m thrilled to have Billy and Lucy join me in ushering in a new year with fresh beginnings,” said Seacrest in a statement. As with last year, Ciara will once again oversee the Los Angeles festivities.

Mtley Cre is reuniting. (CNN) - Mtley Cre is reuniting. In 2014, the band signed a "cessation of touring agreement" and stopped touring together. Members Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Mick Mars and Tommy Lee had been together for 35 years, then broke up and stopped speaking to each other. Well, destruction has never been an issue for Mtley Cre."

(CNN) - The brother of Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles pleaded not guilty Friday to murder and other charges in connection with a shooting that killed three people in Ohio on New Year's Eve. Tevin Biles-Thomas's lawyer made the plea on his behalf in a Cleveland courtroom during the defendant's first court appearance Friday morning. The shootingOn the night of the shooting, a group of uninvited guests walked into a home and a fight began, Ohio authorities said. Biles-Thomas is the brother of Simone Biles, a five-time Olympic medalist and a 14-time world champion. Last week, Simone Biles said on Twitter that her "heart aches for everyone involved, especially for the victims and their families."

(CNN) - Olympic gymnast Simone Biles said Monday night she was "still having a hard time processing last weeks news," days after her brother was charged in a New Year's Eve shooting the left three people dead in Ohio. The five-time Olympic medalist and 14-time world champion said on Twitter that her "heart aches for everyone involved, especially for the victims and their families." Tevin Biles-Thomas has been charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury in a December 31 shooting in Cleveland. Authorities said the shooting started after a group of uninvited guests walked into a home and a fight began. Biles-Thomas was arrested August 29 in Liberty County, Georgia, where he is being held without bond pending extradition to Cuyahoga County, the Liberty County Jail said.

(CNN) - The brother of Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has been arrested and charged in a New Year's Eve shooting in Ohio that killed three people. The charges were announced in a joint statement Cleveland Police and the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office. Biles-Thomas is the brother of Simone Biles, a five-time Olympic medalist and a 14-time world champion. He was arrested in Liberty County, Georgia, on Thursday and is being held pending extradition to Cuyahoga County, the Liberty County Jail said. CNN has reached out to Simone Biles for comment.

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