A school bus on the first day of school for Wake County Public School System students, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023, in Raleigh, N.C. Kaitlin McKeown kmckeown@newsobserver.com Tens of thousands of Wake ...

This year, winter solstice falls on December 22, the first day of winter. (Representative pic) As the year progresses towards its close, an important global moment is on the way. On Friday, we'll ...

This year’s winter solstice will occur Thursday at 10:27 p.m. ET, marking the first day of the 2023 astronomical winter season and the moment when the Northern Hemisphere is the farthest from ...

On Thursday, we turn the corner toward longer days and a bit more sunlight. Dec. 21 is the winter solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year in Earth's Northern Hemisphere.

The winter solstice, or December solstice, will be Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023, marking the first day of winter. Snow blankets the El Paso/Juárez Borderland on Thursday, Feb. 3, 2022.

Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter, is on Thursday, Dec. 21, this year (well, for the vast bulk of the Americas anyway).

Winter solstice, the shortest day of the year and the official first day of winter, is on Thursday, Dec. 21, this year (well, for the vast bulk of the Americas anyway).