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Law enforcement ramps up New Year's security measures across the country

Washington— As cities and towns across the U.S. prepare for New Year's Eve and New Year's Day celebrations, local, state and national law enforcement agencies are on the lookout for potential threats — concerns that are heightened in the wake of the recentBondi Beach terror attackin Australia and the deadly attack on last year's celebrations onBourbon Street in New Orleans.

Lone actors and small groups with a range of ideological motives pose the most significant threat to New Year's Eve celebrations, according to a joint bulletin from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security reviewed by CBS News.

The assessment, which is done routinely ahead of large public gatherings, notes there is no specific, credible threat this holiday. But the bulletin describes the persistent risk of small groups of people "seeking to commit acts of violence motivated by a broad range of racial, ethnic, political, religious, anti-government, anti-immigration, societal or ideological beliefs and grievances."

Colin P. Clarke, executive director of The Soufan Center, who focuses on domestic and transnational terrorism, called New Year's Eve the "Super Bowl of counterterrorism" — and the "holy grail for a terrorist."

"It's a soft target, highly symbolic with large crowds gathered," Clarke told CBS News. "It's the holy grail for a group like the Islamic state or a group or individual inspired by the Islamic state."

"New Year's is a symbolic day and it's a symbol of the West, and they're attacking the decadence of the West," he added.

In New York City, the NYPD has been working on security for the Times Square area since last year's festivities, said NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch. There are "no known specific credible threats" to the celebration, Tisch said Wednesday, but the public should expect to see "thousands" of NYPD officers in the area.

Intelligence teams will also be monitoring social media for threats, Tisch said. Times Square is expecting more than a million visitors from around the world, she noted, making it "one of the largest and the most complex safety operations anywhere in the world."

In Las Vegas, Andrew Walsh, undersheriff for the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department told reporters at a news conference this week that the National Guard will be present in Vegas, as they have been in years past.

Clarke worries that the U.S. has shifted significant resources to immigration and the border, to the potential detriment of counterterrorism operations. He said the "bench is incredibly thin when it comes to counterterrorism."

"As an American citizen it makes me nervous," Clarke said. "We are vulnerable to a large-scale terror attack."

Recent memory serves as a sobering reminder of how critical it is for law enforcement to be vigilant.

Earlier this month, the FBI announced it hadfoiledan alleged New Year's Eve bombing plot in Southern California. The four people who face charges in the alleged plot are members of a group known as the Turtle Island Liberation Front. Attorney General Pam Bondi described the organization as a "far-left, pro-Palestine, anti-government, and anti-capitalist group."

Hundreds of National Guard troops have deployed toNew Orleansone year after the devastating New Year's Day attack there, at the request of Louisiana's Republican Gov. Jeff Landry. On Jan. 1, 2025, investigators say Shamsud-Din Jabba rammed a pickup truck into the crowd onBourbon Streetin New Orleans, killing 14 people and leaving many more injured in an act of terror. The FBI said the attacker, a U.S. Army veteran, was radicalized by ISIS.

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Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers claw down their West Bank homes

NUR SHAMS REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Palestinians in theIsraeli-occupied West Bankwatched as Israeli military bulldozers pulled down their homes Wednesday as part of a nearly year-long incursion into the territory's northern refugee camps.

The scene in Nur Shams has been repeated often across the northern West Bank in the roughly 11 months since Israeli troops launched operation "Iron Wall" there in early 2025. During that time, the military has demolished or heavily damaged at least 850 structures across the refugee camps of Nur Shams, Jenin and Tulkarem, according to an analysis of satellite imagery by Human Rights Watch.

Troops have also forced out the camps' populations, leading to thelargest displacementin the West Bank since Israel captured the territory in 1967. Tens of thousands of residents areliving with relatives,cramming into rental apartments or living in public buildings.

Israel says the operation aims to root out armed groups and says the demolitions are needed to destroy militant infrastructure or to clear routes for troops.

Israel has said its troops will stay in some camps for a year, and its unclear when, if ever, Palestinians will be able to return.

Rights groups and Palestinians say the raids are destroying homes. AP video showed bulldozers tearing down several houses out of a total of 25 the military said it planned to demolish.

"Our home is dear to us, the memories are dear to us, the family, the neighbors, and the good people are dear to us," said Motaz Mohor, whose home was set to be destroyed as he watched the bulldozers. "The first time our grandparents were displaced, and this is the second time."

His grandparents had moved to Nur Shams after their original displacement from the cities of Jaffa and Haifa during the 1948 war surrounding Israel's creation, when some 700,000 Palestinians were expelled from their homes by forces of the nascent state or fled as troops advanced, an event Palestinians call the Nakba, or "catastrophe."

Mohor said he was sheltering with roughly 25 of his relatives in a 100-square-meter (1,070-square-foot) apartment after being displaced from the camp.

The military said troops had allowed residents to get their belongings from homes beforehand. It said it had only taken down structures where there existed a "a clear and necessary operational need" and after examining alternate courses of action.

The military said the camp was still an area of militant activity even almost a year after the start of the operation and that troops had located explosives in the camp within the last month.

Ahmed al Sayyes, 60, said his home was also slated for demolition. He was surprised to wake up and see the bulldozers beginning work.

"It's very difficult and painful," he said. He said the house where he is sheltering is for sale and he'll have to leave it. "It's a tragedy after tragedy. Very difficult. Only God knows where we will end up."

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New Year's Eve Forecast: What To Expect As We Bid Farewell To 2025 And Say Hello To 2026

Well, it's almost time to say goodbye to 2025 (andits weather), as New Year's Eve is approaching. Here's what the weather will be up to as the ball drops across the country.

New Year's Eve (Night)

I know what you probably care most about is the weather at 12 a.m. on New Year's Day, the moment 2025 becomes 2026.

Lake-effect snow is still hanging on in the Great Lakes, so anyone planning outdoor festivities or travel should take extra care when planning their evenings. A cold front is also going to push through the Northeast with the threat of snow squalls, but on the bright side, New York City could have a few snowflakes falling as the ball drops.

Speaking of the Big Apple, if you're going to be in New York City for the big New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square, you're going to need to be bundled up, because it'll be hovering right around 30 degrees and breezy as that time-honored tradition takes place.

It will also be quite cold in the upper Midwest, with temperatures flirting with 0 degrees in the Twin Cities as 2026 arrives.

Unfortunately, another holiday will be soaked in California. Locally heavy rain, especially in Southern California, could lead to at least local flash flooding and possibly more rock/landslides. Rain will also spread into the Desert Southwest, potentially soaking 2026's arrival in both Las Vegas and Phoenix.

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New Year's Day

Hello, 2026! What will Mother Nature have in store for us?

It will be cold and breezy in the Northeast and Great Lakes, with only a few patchy areas of snow in the northern and eastern Great Lakes. A heavy lake-effect snowband off Lake Ontario may continue to pound parts of upstate New York north of Syracuse.

The South will have pleasant weather and warmer than average temperatures, for the most part, after a chilly morning.

Rain and high mountain snow will continue to soak much of the Southwest, Great Basin, California and Oregon. Scattered storms and locally heavy rain looks likely across Southern California early Thursday morning. The Storm Prediction Center has introduced a marginal severe risk for Southern California, which includes a low-end tornado threat for Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Long Beach, Anaheim and Pasadena. The Rose Parade, which begins at 8 a.m. PT in Pasadena, looks wet and potentially stormy.

(MORE:The Rose Parade Could Be Wet For The First Time In 20 Years)

Wherever you'll be spending your New Year's Eve, we hope you have a safe and festive end to 2025!

Sara Tonksis a content meteorologist with weather.com and has a bachelor's and a master's degree from Georgia Tech in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences along with a master's degree from Unity Environmental University in Marine Science.

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Bad Bunny's recent visit the National Institute of Anthropology and History sparked controversy
The Puerto Rican rapper shared a photo to his Instagram Stories of himself touching a historical artifact at the Mexican museum
The museum released a statement explaining the incident

Museum rules apply to everyone, includingBad Bunny.

Earlier this month, the Puerto Rican rapper visited the National Institute of Anthropology and History in Mexico City and shared multiple photos to his Instagram Stories, including one of him touching a historical artifact,permultipleoutlets.

On Saturday, Dec. 27,the museum released a statement on social mediato confirm Bad Bunny touched the artifact and explain what happened.

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According to the National Institute of Anthropology and History, staff was present throughout Bad Bunny's entire visit to the museum. Upon witnessing him place his hand on the artifact, staff explained that touching pieces in the museum isn't allowed.

Once he was informed of the rule, theDebí Tirar Más Fotosrapper removed his hand from the artifact, per the museum's statement.

"As is public knowledge, physical contact with archaeological goods is prohibited," read the statement on social media.

The incident comes ahead of what's sure to be a major 2026 for Bad Bunny, who's set to headline the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. on Feb. 8.

"What I'm feeling goes beyond myself," he said in a statement upon the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show announcement. "It's for those who came before me and ran countless yards so I could come in and score a touchdown… this is for my people, my culture, and our history. Ve y dile a tu abuela, que seremos el HALFTIME SHOW DEL SUPER BOWL."

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He's also scheduled to continue his Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour with shows scheduled around the globe from January to July.

Additionally, Bad Bunny earned six nominations at the upcoming 2026 Grammy Awards: Album of the Year, Best Música Urbana Album and Best Album Cover forDebí Tirar Más Fotosas well as Record of the Year and Song of the Year for "DtMF" and Best Global Musical Performance for "EoO."

The 2026 Grammy Awards will be held on Feb. 1 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

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stranger things: season 5. (l to r) joe keery as steve harrington, gaten matarazzo as dustin henderson, and charlie heaton as jonathan byers in stranger things: season 5. cr. courtesy of netflix © 2025

Buckle up, there's a new theory for how the last episode ofStranger Thingsis going down, and it's pretty compelling. As a reminder, fansoriginallytheorized that the Upside Down was a wormhole, which ended up being correct. And part of that theory centered around a speech Mr. Clarke gave at the beginning of the season:

"Just think of all the places mankind could go—another galaxy, another time even. So why aren't we doing it now? If wormholes did exist, they would beextraordinarilyunstable. Their enormous gravitational force would rip them apart at the very moment they formed."

In other words, Mr. Clarke specifically hinted at time travel when talking about the wormhole, which...does not seem like a passing comment. Enter a new theory onReddit(care of userbyrd82) speculating that the gang's attempt to destroy the Upside Down will trigger time travel to before it was even created,andbefore Hawkins lab ever even existed.

"The ripple effects are massive in the best way. Eleven is never taken from her mother. Her mother is never tortured, never broken, never loses her child. Jane grows up normally. Hopper's daughter never gets cancer because she's never exposed to radiation from the lab, which means Hopper never becomes the grief-hardened man we meet in season one. Eddie is alive because there's no Vecna, no satanic panic, no town looking for someone to blame. Barb never dies. Max's brother is still alive because he's never possessed, never pushed down that violent path. The Upside Down itself never fully forms because it was born from humans messing with time and dimensions in the first place."

The theory also speculates that the kids still become friends but "They meet the way they were always supposed to: school, bikes, D&D, being weird kids in a small town. They're still friends because they were always meant to be friends. Same group, different origin. Destiny without suffering."

As the theory notes, for this to work, the Duffer Brothers would have had to film the final moments of the series when the kids were still kids. In other words, this would have had to be the plan pretty much from season one. But...stranger things have happened (sorry).

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle met and began dating in the summer of 2016.
They didn't spend their first Christmas as a couple together, as Harry went to Sandringham while Meghan celebrated in Toronto, where she was living at the time.
They did sneak away for a romantic New Year's getaway to Norway, though.

Prince HarryandMeghan Markleinitially met over the summer of 2016, and while Meghandidn't spend Christmas at Sandringhamthat year, she and Harrydidring in the new year side-by-side in a secret trip to Norway.

Harry spent Christmas 2016 with theroyal family at Sandringham, while Meghan hosted her mother,Doria Ragland, in Toronto, where she was living at the time filmingSuits. For the new year, though, the couple traveled to Tromsø, Norway, whereThe Sunreported they enjoyed "whale-watching, sunsets in the snow, and watched the Aurora Borealis."

"Harry wanted to make this first holiday something [she] will never forget," a source told the outlet. "It wasn't an obvious choice like a glitzy beach resort or tropical island. He'd put a lot of thought into it and wanted to make it as romantic and special as possible."

"Harry wanted to get away from everyone and be totally on their own—just them," the insider added. "The Northern Lights are at their best at this time of year and currently have been the most amazing for ages. They really have had an unforgettable time."

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In their 2020 bookFinding Freedom, royal biographers Omid Scobie and Carolyn Durand wrote that "Harry planned a New Year's trip where they could really get away from it all. He rung up his pal Inge Solheim, a Norwegian adventure guide Harry had befriended during a Walking with the Wounded charity trek back in 2011. Inge had gone all out for Harry when he was with [ex-girlfriend] Cressida [Bonas], arranging a top secret 2014 ski trip to Kazakhstan."

Solheim said, "it's always my pleasure to help a friend like Harry," and the trip was arranged, perFinding Freedom, to provide "absolutely no chance of being bothered by photographers. There, Harry and Meghan enjoyed seven days of dog sledding, whale watching, dining on local delicacies, and snuggling to watch as the Aurora Borealis lit up the skies."

Upon returning to London from Norway, Meghan metKate Middletonfor the first time, right after the future queen's January 9 birthday.

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"Harry is more serious [about Meghan] than he ever has been about a woman before," a source toldE! Newsat the time. "It wouldn't surprise me if he's already thinking about engagement just because that's where his head goes, but that's not where the relationship is at right now."

Harry proposed 10 months later in November 2017, and the couple spent their first Sandringham Christmas together the next month before sneaking away to the French Riviera for New Year's 2018. Of her first Christmas at Sandringham, Harry later toldBBC Radio 4'sTodayprogram, "It was fantastic. She really enjoyed it. The family loved having her there."

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Sydney holds moment of silence on New Year's for Bondi Beach victims

A celebratory moment turned more somber as Australia welcomed 2026.

Ahead of Sydney's festivities to ring in the New Year, attendees held a moment of silence to remember the victims of the Bondi Beach shooting, in which two gunmen fatally shot 15 people and wounded 40 others at the Sydney Jewish festival at the popular beach on Dec. 14.

At 11 p.m. local time on Dec. 31, the Sydney crowd was watching a fireworks display over the Harbor Bridge when a menorah was projected onto the structure's pylons along with the words "peace" and "unity." In response, those in attendance held up their phone flashlights in solidarity.

An hour later, the city rang in the New Year with a spectacular fireworks display. The show, titled "Calling Country," was dedicated to the country's Indigenous history.

Thousands of armed police officers were present at the event to ensure its safety following the attack.

Watch the moment of silence at the top of this story.

In this aerial view, members of the Bondi community paddle and swim into the ocean and form a circle to pay respect during a Paddle Out to honour victims, survivors and first responders of the December 14th Bondi Shootings on December 19, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. At least 16 people, including one suspected gunman, were killed and more than 40 others injured when two attackers opened fire near a Hanukkah celebration at the world-famous Bondi Beach, in what authorities have declared a terrorist incident. The government is moving to tighten gun laws across the country.