New Year's Day/Eve News

A Joliet man described as a "despicable degenerate" was sentenced to six years in prison Friday for raping a teen on New Year's Day in 2008.

There are always plenty of parties in New York on New Year's Eve, but despite the chaos in Times Square, the best shindig is usually at Madison Square Garden.

The United Nations General Assembly has endorsed a report which found both Israeli forces and Palestinian militants were guilty of serious human rights violations during the 22-day conflict in the Gaza Strip over Christmas and New Year.

Chelsea look set to be able to trade in the January transfer window after the Court of Arbitration for Sport agreed to suspend their FIFA-imposed transfer ban until a final decision is made in the case of the signing of Gael Kakuta.

Prosecutors on Thursday dropped a murder charge against a man they contended pushed his girlfriend to her death from the balcony of a tourist-district hotel where they went to celebrate the new year.

Green Day already has New Year's Eve plans: They'll be ringing in 2010 with Carson Daly.

The future of the local fishing fleet was top of the agenda at a national summit held in Hastings.

The VAT situation for pubs and other small businesses planning to stay open during the New Year festivities has been clarified by HM Revenue & Customs .

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With the New Year looming, many people are starting to get their resolutions in order.

The first baby of the New Year making into a newspaper has been a tradition that spans the decades.

This is a busy time for Wiccans as they prepare for the pagan New Year's celebration.

But Canadians are revamping their self-improvement goals for 2010, according to a new survey by American Express.

Here's a New Year's prediction, two months early: Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty is finished.

Halloween falls on Saturday night this year - a scary thought in itself. To creep yourself out as you wait for trick-or-treaters, here's a list of recommended reading that may well keep you spellbound through the New Year's. Safety tip: Leave on the lights.

Hmong people from north central Wisconsin and beyond will gather this weekend to pay respect to their elders and receive blessings for good fortune and prosperity.

Contributor: "Dr. J" Dr. J offers his irreverent, slightly irrelevant, but possibly useful opinions on health and fitness.

Plans are taking shape for Council Bluffs' third annual "First Night" celebration to welcome the new year.

Published by Michelle Pacey for 24dash.com in Communities Monday 26th October 2009 - 4:35pm Revealed: The top local authorities for issuing council tax court summons A teenager who killed his friend by hurling a brick at a New Year party was sentenced to five-and a-half years' detention today for his manslaughter, the court said.

At the Grand Hotel Park Gstaad in the south west of Switzerland on Tuesday 29 December 2009, the fourth Gstaad New Year Music Festival opens with Marthe Keller in an artistic evening in German and French - Die Nacht / Musique et la Nuit .