Soon the sounds of old acquaintances being forgotten will ring across the country as 2025 is set to come to a close.
The year began with blazes engulfing Southern California, then saw President Donald Trump assume the office for a second time; a deadly collision involving a military helicopter and a passenger jet that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C.; the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk; the contentious expansion of immigration enforcement actions; and the emergence of outsider challengers to the Democratic establishment among a myriad of major headlines.
North America is set to step over the threshold and into 2026 in a matter of hours, as many parts of the world have already set off their fireworks to ring in the new year.
Shortly after the New Year's ball drops (only once) in New York City, the Zohran Mamdani era will begin in the Big Apple and the political horses will be braying at the gates to start the 2026 midterm election season in earnest.
For now, however, revelers are set to gather to watch an item – ranging from a crystal ball to a shrimp – drop and fireworks light the night sky in the waning moments of 2025.
