Along with champagne and fireworks, nothing is more quintessential to New Year’s than abandoning one’s best efforts at self-improvement. Surveys have found that fewer than 10 percent of Americans who ...

As the calendar edges ever closer to 2026, many Americans are already thinking about what they want to change—or keep the same—in the year ahead. While New Year’s resolutions remain a familiar ...

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Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen were given puppets of each other on New Year's Eve. Chaos ensues ...

Americans’ top New Year’s resolution is to exercise more, according to a survey released this week. YouGov found that 25 percent of respondents listed exercising as a goal for 2026, the pollster said.

I’ve tried out a host of New Year’s resolutions over the course of my adult life (quit weed! Do Pilates every week! Throw more dinner parties! Regularly clean the bathtub!), but seldom, if ever, have ...

President Donald Trump was asked what his New Year's resolution will be for 2026 at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night, and he responded, "peace on earth." Trump has declared "peace on earth" as his New ...

Nowadays, having a New Year’s resolution can seem almost quaint. Social-media influencers push self-improvement trends year-round: The spring has “glow up” challenges, as does the summer. Soon after, ...

President Donald Trump revealed his New Year's resolution on Wednesday after being asked if he had one. "Peace. Peace on earth," he said alongside first Lady Melania Trump at his Mar-a-Lago property ...

Do you follow the maxim “new year, new me”? It's a tradition to reinvent yourself as we complete a wrap around the sun. But how people choose to reinvent themselves — and why and when they fail at it ...

President Donald Trump was asked what his New Year’s resolution will be for 2026 at Mar-a-Lago on Wednesday night, and he responded, “peace on earth.” Trump has declared “peace on earth” as his New ...

Whatever your New Year's resolution looks like, NPR has a newsletter journey that will help you smash your goals this month. These limited-run newsletter series offer expert strategies and best ...