In New Year’s Speech, North Korean Leader Pushes for Unity, Peace
Ed Jones/AFP/GettyImages(PYONGYANG, North Korea) — The new year came with all the fanfare that North Koreans have come to expect, but in a rare speech, the country’s young leader had a dramatically different message from what he had said before….
Many Smokers Will Have a Hard Time Lighting Up on New Year’s Day
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The new year is bringing in a new set of restrictions for smokers.Starting on Jan. 1, a number of towns and workplaces across the country are enacting new rules that will make it harder for people to find a spot to l…
Japan Tweets Way to Record in New Year
SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images(TOKYO) — It didn’t take long for Twitter users to set a new record for tweets per second in the New Year.The social-network site ground to a halt just after midnight in Japan, as users there sent out a record 16,197 t…
Canadian Couple Has New Year’s Babies Back-to-Back
Stockbyte/Thinkstock(MEDICINE HAT, Alberta) — Bobbi Jo and Kurtis Ketcheson of Alberta, Canada had back-to-back New Year’s babies. Their son Jack was born on Jan. 1, 2011 and was the first baby of the past year in the town of Regina.Their newest addit…
Prince Philip Makes First Appearance Following Hospital Discharge
Paul Edwards – WPA Pool/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Philip attended church with other royals on New Year’s Day, making his first public appearance since leaving the hospital for a four night stay over Christmas. There was a palpable sense of New Yea…
New Year Celebrations: Champagne Bottle Safety
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — December 31st is when millions of us ring in the new year with a champagne toast. But all those flying champagne corks could be hazardous to your eyesight. It may surprise you to know that a champagne cork can clock fifty…
US Population Will Grow to Nearly 312.8 Million on New Year’s Day
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — As the clock strikes midnight this Saturday night, the total number of Americans living in the U.S. will jump to 312,780,968, the Census Bureau projected Thursday.The rise in population would mark a 0.7 percent increase…
How Long Is the Perfect New Year’s Kiss?
Comstock/Thinkstock(SAN DIEGO) — When you kiss 2011 goodbye at the stroke of midnight this Saturday, how long will your New Year’s kiss last?The dating website It’sJustLunch surveyed over 500 singles and asked, “How long is the perfe…