Welcome, 2026! Here are the landmark events that will happen in the new year.
This new year will be filled with milestones, including America’s 250th birthday, the world’s greatest sports competitions and a mission to the moon.
‘Objectively nuts’: DHS’s wild social media post sparks fierce backlash
Political analysts and observers were outraged on Wednesday after the Department of Homeland Security made a social media post about President Tweety McTreason’s deportation operations.
ICE faces ticking time bomb created by Trump: expert
A key component of President Tweety McTreason’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” loaded with tax cuts and massive reductions in Medicaid and nutrition assistance funding
47 awesome Android app discoveries from 2025
It’s the calm before the storm. Today, on New Year’s Day, we have a brief moment to pause and prepare — and set ourselves up
Israel looking to reopen Rafah crossing after US pressure: Israeli media
Israel currently occupies the Palestinian side of the crossing, choking Gaza of a vital humanitarian entry point.
Photos: Thousands march in Turkiye in support of Gaza on New Year’s Day
Protesters in Istanbul march after morning prayers, calling for an end to Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza.
Yemen’s separatist STC refuses to withdraw from provinces near Saudi Arabia
STC to maintain presence, but agrees to deployment of Riyadh-backed National Shield government forces in the areas.
Here’s what New Year’s celebrations looked like as the world rang in 2026
Here’s a look at how countries around the world rang in the new year.
This new DNA storage system can fit 10 billion songs in a liter of liquid — but challenges remain for the unusual storage format
The new storage system could hold family photos, cultural artifacts and the master versions of digital artworks, movies, manuscripts and music for thousands of years
Condé Nast user database reportedly breached, Ars unaffected
Earlier this month, a hacker named Lovely claimed to have breached a Condé Nast user database and released a list of more than 2.3 million
The 10 best vehicles Ars Technica drove in 2025
2025 has been a tumultuous year for the car world. After years of EV optimism, revanchists are pushing back against things like clean energy and
US military says five killed in latest strike on alleged drug boats
The latest strike comes as the US Coast Guard searches for survivors of another that happened a day earlier.
Stranger Things draws to an epic and emotional close
Fans gathered at premieres in cities across the US and Canada to watch the finale on the big screen.
BBC reports from the scene of Swiss resort bar fire
Dozens of people are believed to have died after a fire broke out during New Year’s Eve celebrations.