A little-known and rarely enforced law prohibits ball games on some Los Angeles streets and sidewalks. The local council has begun the process of repealing it.

A section of the law, believed to have been enacted in 1945, makes playing catch on some residential streets or sidewalks ...

Victor Wembanyama believes he can set a world record for highest jump kick. He has an unlikely ally in his corner.

A mom named Raven attempted to take a cute video in a ball pit. However, as she fell backward, she accidentally body-slammed ...

2026 is already looking to be a historic year. For the first time ever, Times Square will host two separate ball drops. The ball will drop on Jan. 1 and again this summer. Per usual, the first time ...

Get ready to ring in 2026! It's an annual tradition for nearly 1 million people to gather in N.Y.C. every Dec. 31 to watch the annual New Year's Eve ball drop, while over 1 billion more people tune in ...

We propose HtmlRAG, which uses HTML instead of plain text as the format of external knowledge in RAG systems. To tackle the long context brought by HTML, we propose Lossless HTML Cleaning and Two-Step ...

Corrections and clarifications: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the number of times the crystal ball will drop in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. The ball will be relit as the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Major TV networks, including ABC, CBS, and CNN, will broadcast live New Year’s Eve specials. NBC has canceled its originally planned Snoop Dogg special. The Times Square ball drop can also be watched ...

With only three days before Christmas, one lucky person could get the best gift of all as the Powerball jackpot has now reached $1.59 billion, the fourth largest in the history of the game. If a ...

As Socastee and Myrtle Beach lead the way into the 2025 Beach Ball Classic, both teams' head coaches understand the daunting task that the post-Christmas tournament brings. The Braves and Seahawks ...