The nationwide murder rate fell dramatically in 2025 — in what’s likely the largest single-year drop ever recorded, according to new crime data. Killings in the US plunged nearly 20% compared to last ...

An image of a giant colorful ball in New York City's Times Square may come to mind for many when thinking about New Year's Eve, but for several others across the country, ringing in the new year looks ...

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Some experts say violent crime in the nation is down to pre-pandemic levels. This year began with a deadly New Year's Day car-ramming terrorist attack in New Orleans and is finishing with a flurry of ...

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As overall crime continued to drop in Chicago in 2025, the city ended the year with the fewest homicides in 60 years. Preliminary crime data from the Chicago Police Department showed the number of ...

With 2025 drawing to a close, we reached out to Times Opinion contributors for their personal lists. Our algorithmic feeds and all the “helpful” suggestions from A.I. chatbots have only enhanced the ...

The second ball drop will honor America's semiquincentennial year. After the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, 2026, revelers ringing in the new year in Times Square got a second treat as red, white ...

The United States is on track for the largest one-year drop in murders ever recorded, according to crime analyst Jeff Asher. Asher cited year-over-year data from the Real Time Crime index, which shows ...

This New Year's Eve celebration will look different. Normally, every year, New Yorkers will gather in Times Square on New Year's Eve to watch the Constellation Ball drop from the iconic One Times ...

This year began with a deadly New Year's Day car-ramming terrorist attack in New Orleans and is finishing with a flurry of horrific shootings, including a mass shooting at Brown University, but 2025 ...