Wenonah Bish, 113, of Sherman was acknowledged as Illinois' oldest living person at the time of her death. Bish, a ...

The island of Kiritimati is welcoming in the new year - the first place in the world do so. It’s part of the Pacific Ocean ...

As the world prepares to turn the calendar page, New Zealand, Australia, South Korea, North Korea and Japan have already ...

The East Mediterranean has also seen another invasive Red Sea fish in the last decade: the silver-cheeked toadfish. Known as ...

Uninhabited Baker Island is among the last to see the new year, as 2026 takes 26 hours to roll across the globe.

The New Year’s arrival is a rolling celebration across the globe, beginning in the Pacific islands and ending nearly a day ...

It takes a full 26 hours for the whole globe to welcome the new year, with parts of the Pacific island nation the first to do ...

Roger Francis McCarthy, a lifelong Bostonian who later made his home on Cape Cod, passed away peacefully after a long struggle with dementia.

Wave forecasts for Lake Erie suggest wave heights of 1.5 to 2.5 m in near-shore areas, with up to four-metre waves on the ...

“However, due to the predicted wave conditions, there is some risk that wave action could cause erosion and damage along the ...

From pizza parlors to bars to new Mexican restaurants and more: a look at restaurants and businesses that opened in ...

The city of Chicago's tree recycling program kicks off next week. It's being held by the Chicago Department of Streets and ...