Crowds Pack Into A Frigid Times Square For 2018 Celebration

NEW YORK (AP) — New Yorkers, celebrity entertainers and tourists from around the world packed into a frigid Times Square Sunday to mark the start of 2018 with a glittering crystal ball drop, a burst of more than a ton of confetti and midnight fireworks.
It was only 14 degrees Fahrenheit (-10 Celsius) in the city by late afternoon — already making it one of the coldest celebrations on record. Security was at an all-time high after a year that saw several fatal attacks on large crowds,