The Buffalo Bills will face the New York Jets at home on Sunday, January 4, to close out their season in week 18.

"Time-balls" precede the Times Square New Year's Eve tradition. Balls have been "dropped" since at least the 1830s at England’s Royal Observatory at Greenwich, where a ball dropped at a set hour every day for captains to set their navigation tools.

For 122 years, Times Square has been the center of worldwide attention on New Year’s Eve, ever since the owners of One Times Square began in 1904 to conduct rooftop celebrations to greet the New Year. The first Ball Lowering celebration occurred in 1907, and this tradition is now a universal symbol of welcoming the New Year.

In a phone interview with Fox News, President Donald Trump shared details of the U.S. attack on Venezuela overnight that led to the capture of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife. Trump said he believes there were no U.S. deaths, but that one U.S. helicopter was hit.

Watch as thousands gather in Times Square for the dropping of the New Year's Eve ball at midnight to ring in 2026!

New York Giants tight end Daniel Bellinger (82) dodges Dallas Cowboys cornerback Reddy Steward (27) as he runs in for a touchdown after a flip pass by New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart (6) during the second quarter of an NFL game on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

The New York Giants dismantled the Dallas Cowboys, 34-17, in their season finale, but damaged their 2026 NFL draft stock in the process.

Zohran Mamdani was sworn in early Thursday as the 112th mayor of New York City. The democratic socialist is the city's first Muslim mayor, as well as one of its youngest ever.