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The history of the New Year's Eve ball drop
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (299+ words) December 28, 2025 / 9:43 AM EST / CBS News For millions of people, the year 2026 will begin once a crystal-covered ball, 12.5 feet in diameter, makes its descent in New York City's Times Square. New York Times owner Adolph Ochs organized the first New York…...
What's open and closed for Memorial Day 2026? See which stores are operating this holiday.
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (175+ words) May 25, 2026 / 5:00 AM EDT / CBS News Americans are preparing to fire up their grills, head to the beach or dust off their picnic blankets this weekend to celebrate Memorial Day, the unofficial start of summer. For those hosting or attending a…...
These United States: New Year's Eve ball drop
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (51+ words) Since 1907, New Yorkers have marked the New Year with the ceremonial dropping of a huge ball in Times Square. Mo Rocca examines the new Constellation Ball, covered with more than 5,000 handcrafted Waterford Crystal discs, that will help ring in 2026. These…...
A record 81.8 million Americans set to travel over Thanksgiving, AAA says
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (319+ words) November 17, 2025 / 9:02 AM EST / CBS News A record 81.8 million Americans are set to travel during the Thanksgiving holiday, with about 90% planning to drive to their destinations, according to a new forecast from AAA. Compared with the Thanksgiving holiday a year earlier,…...
Watch Live: Houston honors America’s heroes at the city’s Veterans Day Ceremony
10+ mon, 2+ day ago (68+ words) Join us live as Mayor John Whitmire leads Houston’s annual “Salutes American Heroes” Veterans Day Ceremony. Watch Live: Houston honors America’s heroes at the city’s Veterans Day Ceremony To stream KHOU 11 on your phone, you need the KHOU 11 app. Download…...
Photos: Trump hosts trick-or-treaters for White House Halloween bash
10+ mon, 2+ week ago (143+ words) Updated on: October 30, 2025 / 9:32 PM EDT / CBS News President Trump and first lady Melania Trump hosted star athletes, princesses, dinosaurs and at least one Trump impersonator at the White House's annual Halloween event Thursday. Hours after the president returned from a…...
America250 prepares to celebrate monumental U.S. anniversary
10+ mon, 4+ week ago (34+ words) America250 is preparing to celebrate a monumental birthday for the United States. Rosie Rios, the initiative's chair, joins CBS News with more details on the celebrations. America250 prepares to celebrate monumental U.S. anniversary...
New documentary revisits historic 1960 civil rights protest at Maryland amusement park
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (54+ words) Director Ilana Trachtman joins "CBS Mornings Plus" to discuss "Ain't No Back to a Merry-Go-Round," a new documentary that uncovers never-before-seen footage and first-hand accounts from the landmark 1960 protest against segregation at a Maryland amusement park. New documentary revisits historic…...