In some cases, applicants who didn't know their birthdays would choose the easiest date they could remember: January 1. In other cases, state departments around the world would assign January 1 to ...

The estimated number of New Year’s cards delivered on Jan. 1 plunged 34 percent from a year ago--the steepest decline in more than 10 years--following a hike in postage fees. Japan Post Co. said ...

Bill Bramhall’s editorial cartoon for Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025, to ring in the New Year. “Hang on to your hat.” 3 adults, 1 child dead in NJ crash involving special needs school van ...

Strong temblors, but none nearly as high as the one on Jan. 1, have occasionally hit the Noto Peninsula over the past three years. The quake struck at 4:10 p.m. A subsequent temblor had an ...