Ryan Seacrest hosts the primetime festivities and leads the traditional countdown to midnight from Times Square in New York City, which includes reporting from actress and comic Jenny McCarthy, as well as musical performances.

Black ink animation of the skeleton dance in honor of "Dia de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead) in Mexico and many othe rplaces around the world on November 2nd.

Japanese Sumo Robots wrestling as a sport and a gambling tool using advaced technology.

Buildings are a big environmental headache. They account for nearly half of the world's climate changing emissions. But things may be different in the years ahead, as VOA's Rosanne Skirble discovered in a laboratory on the campus of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

Breaking the Taboo is a documentary style video with Morgan Freeman and Garcia Bernal recolecting the history of the narco traffic and drugs use and new initiatives to legalize certain drugs in the US.

Noa Toledo is an Israeli social-media star who hopes to encourage other women to rise to the challenge of male-dominated jobs.

The ‘Panasonic Future Room’ is a multi-platform video installation Dorian Orange created for Panasonic USA’s ‘Innovation Center’ at their corporate headquarters in New Jersey. Panasonic’s core message: being with its customers ‘every step of the journey’ through their smart devices, televisions, car

A compilation of videos that showcase sports adventure that has been called AWESOME X: Beautiful Life

Smoked watermelon is available at Duck's Eatery in New York City. The melon is cooked in the same way they've been smoking meat for years. It's no wonder the watermelon looks like a smoked ham!

Great fireworks in New York City Liberty Park and the Hudson and East Rivers reflecting the beautiful lighting display choreographed brilliantly by Usher. The City of New York is proud to share with the rest of the world the joy of Equality and Justice for All.