New Year's Day

Editor’s note: This story has been updated with additional information on the postponement of the Sugar Bowl and the timing of the New Year’s Day attack on Bourbon Street. A vehicle was driven into a crowd at high speed in New Orleans in the early morning hours of New Year’s Day,...

U.S. stock markets, including the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange, will be closed on Wednesday, Jan. 1, in observance of New Year's Day. U.S. bond markets closed early on Tuesday, Dec. 31, with trading ending at 2 p.m. ET. Bond markets will remain closed on New Year's Day and resume operations...

As Kentucky prepares to roll out its medical cannabis program on Jan. 1, 2025, the already complex issue of gun sales and weed will likely get even more complex due to federal regulations that prohibit marijuana consumers from possessing firearms. Under federal law, as long as cannabis is...

Only in Connecticut can you buy cannabis on Christmas and New Year’s Day, but not liquor. You can also place a bet if you’re feeling lucky. “Every year we remind consumers and businesses that, due to Connecticut law, hours for some liquor permittees change during the holidays. If...

Governor Ned Lamont (D) announced on New Year's Day that thousands of Connecticut residents convicted of cannabis possession will have their records cleared in an automated erasure method.   The state officially erased 42,964 cannabis convictions Sunday morning, ...