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 2024: Year in Goodbyes
flipboard.com · Year in Review
Remembering the famous names we lost this year, from politics, science, tech, entertainment and sports.
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 Going out for New Year’s? Most people say they’ve got better plans
Associated Press · Mark Kennedy and Linley Sanders
If you’re planning on ringing in the new year quietly at home, you’re not alone.
 Why do we drop a ball on New Year’s Eve? The Times Square tradition, explained
NPR · Rachel Treisman
A 12-foot, 11,875-pound crystal ball will slowly descend a New York City flagpole this year.
 Research on how self-control works could help you stick with New Year’s resolutions
theconversation.com · Marco A. Palma
By the time February rolls around, most of us will have given up on our resolutions.
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 What does ‘Auld Lang Syne’ mean?
rd.com · Brandon Specktor
And how did it become a New Year’s song?
 Northern lights could be visible in upper fringes of the U.S. this New Year’s Eve
CBS News · CBS News
Two bursts of plasma expelled from the sun arrived at Earth on Monday.
 2024: The year in culture & trends
flipboard.com · NBC News
A look back at the memes, moments and trends that defined 2024.
 What will happen in 2025? Predictions and events
theweek.com · Harriet Marsden
The new year could bring further chaos in the Middle East and an intensifying AI arms race.
 How a hospital experiment led to the accidental invention of the snow globe
Smithsonian Magazine · Erik Trinidad
The origins of the decoration lie in Vienna’s 17th district.
 Jimmy Carter had a UFO encounter
NewsNation · Damita Menezes
As a rising politician, Carter reported seeing an unidentified flying object outside a Lions Club in Leary, Ga.
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