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The changes to this year's

New Year's Eve ceremonies will also include a second confetti drop of patriotic colors.

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On a Friday in September, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer was put on leave after pushing a woman to the ground while on duty at a New York immigration court.

By the end of the weekend, he was back on the job.

As NPR's Ximena Bustilla reports, New York Democrat Dan Goldman has been seeking information on how the officer was investigated.

The Justice Department says multiple documents it's released related to the case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are fake.

NPR's Sarah McCammon reports the department is required to release the files under a law recently passed by Congress.

A delayed report from the Commerce Department on GDP, the gross domestic product, shows the U.S.

economy grew faster than economists had predicted.

NPR's Alina Selyuk says wages are still growing, as are prices.

She adds, for many people, things are turning for the better, but not for everyone.

You're listening to NPR News from New York.

The Trump administration has said it wants to align the childhood vaccination schedule with best practices in peer nations like Denmark.

NPR's Maria Godoy reports some critics say the plan won't work.

Thousands of people are visiting Manger Square in the city of Bethlehem in the West Bank today.

For the first time since two years of war, there's a Christmas market, a massive Christmas tree lit with bright white lights, and a Christmas parade that ended just a few hours ago.

filling the air with drums, bagpipes, and laughter.

The Church of Nativity will hold Midnight Mass.