New Year's Day

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South Koreans watch a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's New Year's speech, at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017. North Korea's development of banned long-range missiles is in "final stages," the country's leader Kim was quoted as saying in his New Year's message. The letters read "New Year for Reunification." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

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FILE - In this Thursday, March 11, 2010, file photo, Rosalind Williams, left, mother of slain Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, joins her fiance, Julian, who did not give his last name, in Denver after Willie Clark was found guilty of murder in the drive-by shooting of her son on New Year's Day 2007. New Year's Day marks the 10th anniversary of Darrent Williams' death following a confrontation between Broncos players and gang members in a downtown Denver nightclub. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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FILE - In this Friday, April 30, 2010, file photo, Willie Clark enters a hearing at which he was sentenced to life in prison in Denver District Court for the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams on New Year's Day 2007. New Year's Day marks the 10-year anniversary of Williams' death following a confrontation between Broncos players and gang members in a downtown Denver nightclub. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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This undated photo provided by Lake Erie Shores & Islands shows the tiny lakeside town of Port Clinton, Ohio, celebrating its annual walleye fish drop at midnight on New Year’s Eve. It’s one of a number of objects dropped around the country to welcome in the new year, from a giant shoe in Key West, Fla., to the famous ball in Times Square. (Lake Erie Shores & Islands via AP)

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Chinese dancers dressed in traditional costumes perform a cultural dance on stage during a temple fair for a Lunar New Year celebration in Beijing, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Millions of Chinese began celebrating the Lunar New Year, which marks the Year of the Monkey on the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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A Chinese dancer dressed in the traditional costume performs a cultural dance on stage during a temple fair for a Lunar New Year celebration in Beijing, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. Millions of Chinese began celebrating the Lunar New Year, which marks the Year of the Monkey on the Chinese zodiac. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

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American CurrentSee cover for January 1, 2016 - Happy New Year 2016 (300)

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Message of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the National Council of Resistance of Iran on the occasion of Christmas and New Year

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Workers decorate a New Year tree, in front of the St. Sophia Cathedral in central Kiev, Ukraine, Monday, Dec. 15, 2014. New Year is widely celebrated as the most popular holiday in Ukraine with the Orhodox Christmas being celebrated on Jan. 7. (AP Photo/Sergei Chuzavkov)

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Well-wishers wave Japanese flags to greet Japan's Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko during New Year's public appearance of the imperial couple at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Jan. 2. (Associated Press)

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National Edition Opinion cover for January 2, 2015 - Going out on a New Year’s limb (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)

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Marco Fois, of Italy, performs a 18-meter dive (59 feet) into the river Tiber from the Cavour Bridge in Rome, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, to celebrate the New Year. (AP Photo/Riccardo De Luca)

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People watch fireworks exploding over Copacabana beach during New Year celebrations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

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National Edition Opinion cover for January 1, 2015 - Going out on a New Year’s limb (Illustration by Greg Groesch for The Washington Times)

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French President Francois Hollande, poses after addressing his New Year's wishes to the nation during a pre-recorded broadcast speech at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Ian Langsdon, Pool)

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National Edition Opinion cover for December 30, 2014 - The risky business of New Year’s forecasts (Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times)