Mark these dates on your 2025 calendar and start the year out right. 　　 　　Between Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve, the months of November and December are jam-packed. But January has arrived! Since it’s officially 2025, you might be breathing a sigh of relief now that there’s finally a break in the holiday action. 　　While the big holidays are firmly in the rearview mirror, there's still plenty to celebrate in the month of January, starting with some much-needed downtime. After that, there are host of holidays and observances to mark down on your calendar right through January 31. 　　There's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which commemorates the leader's birthday on Monday, Jan. 20. It's a federal holiday, which means many schools and government agencies, like the USPS, will be closed on observance of the day. It also happens to be Inauguration Day in which the new president will be sworn in at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, DC. 　　Aside from Jan. 20 (which also marks Blue Monday), you'll also find a variety of other days, weeks and observances throughout the month, including the Lunar New Year, which takes place on Jan. 29, as well as the Chinese New...

A widespread power outage left nearly all of Puerto Rico without electricity early Tuesday as residents prepared to ring in the new year. Over 1.3 million customers were affected with officials warning that full restoration could take up to two days. Utility officials are blaming the outage on a failed underground transmission line. The blackout, which began at dawn, created an unsettling stillness across the island as appliances and air conditioners lost power. For those with access to generators, a mechanical hum soon filled the silence. “It had to be on the 31st of December!” exclaimed one man, who only gave his name as Manuel, as he stood outside a grocery store in the capital of San Juan, grumbling about the outage that coincided with his birthday. “There is no happiness.” Nearly 90% of 1.47 million clients across Puerto Rico were left in the dark, according to Luma Energy, a private company that oversees electricity transmission and distribution. It estimated that power would be restored in 24 to 48 hours, conditions permitting. Luma said in a statement that it is restoring power “in the quickest and safest way possible.” With no idea when power would return, Puerto Ricans began to...

　　Here’s how you can get the most out of your holiday time in the United States this year. 　　 　　Use National Holidays to Your Advantage　　To enjoy the longest possible stretches of free time, try adding your vacation or personal time off days to national holidays to create longer weekend breaks. 　　For example, if you have ten days of vacation and are able to select the dates listed below, you can maximize your holidays over the course of 2025. 　　The 10 Best Days to Take Off　　1、January 2: Add to New Year’s Day (January 1) to create a 2-day break before the weekend. 　　2、January 17 or 21: Add to Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (January 20) for a 4-day weekend. 　　3、February 14 or 18: Add to President’s Day (February 17) to create a 4-day weekend. 　　4、May 23 or 27: Add to Memorial Day (May 26) for a 4-day weekend. 　　5、July 3 or 7: Add to Independence Day (July 4) to create a 4-day weekend. 　　6、August 29 or September 2: Add to Labor Day (September 1) for a 4-day weekend. 　　7、October 10 or 14: Add to Columbus Day (October 13) to create a 4-day weekend. 　　8、November 10 or 12:Add to Veterans Day (November...