Celebrations for the 250th birthday of the United States will take place all across the globe this weekend, and New York City is no exception. But while those in the Big Apple will be treated to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The celebration will feature eight ball drops marking midnight across every U.S. time zone and inhabited territory, beginning in ...

Eight ball drops in Times Square will commemorate America's 250th birthday . Each drop will signify when midnight strikes in each time zone. The ball drop is not a public event, as opposed to the ball ...

NEW YORK — The Fourth of July holiday is almost here, and for the first time in history, New York City’s iconic Times Square Ball will drop on a day other than New Year’s Eve. As part of the country's ...

Nina Pineda has more from Times Square. TIMES SQUARE, Manhattan -- The iconic Times Square Ball is dropping on a day other than New Year's Eve for the first time in its history. The special series of ...

The iconic Times Square ball in New York City will descend on a date other than New Year's Eve for the first time as part of a historic Independence Day celebration marking America's 250th birthday.