How to help alleviate teenage anxiety
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Dr. John Delony, author and mental health expert, walks us through how to support our teenagers through the missed milestones disrupted by COVID-19.

Royal Caribbean makes 'world's largest cruise ship' available for booking

Royal Caribbean International announced Tuesday that it has opened bookings for the first voyages aboard its new ship, Wonder of the Seas, which will set sail from Shanghai and Hong Kong in 2022.

Babies stranded in suburban Chicago, thousands of miles from parents, because of bureaucratic delays

You're looking at baby Daniel. His parents live in China, but he was born to a surrogate in the Chicago area. Now he's caught in a Chinese Embassy paperwork snarl. He'll probably spend the first seven months of his life living with a temporary family before he can meet his real parents.

West Virginia will pay remote workers $12K to move to state

Pack your bags: A program in West Virginia announced it will pay remote workers $12,000 to move to the Mountain State.

12 governors urge Biden to back phasing out gas-powered vehicle sales in US by 2035

Governors from a dozen U.S. states called on President Joe Biden to back phasing out the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035, and medium-duty and heavy-duty vehicles by 2045.

Frequent flyer recreates airplane food as hobby during COVID-19 lockdown

Nik Sennhauser said he misses airline food ever since the COVID-19 lockdown, so he started making his own plane meals to satisfy his “obsession.”

Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor on the secrets behind 'Whole Brain Living'
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Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, author of 'Whole Brain Living: The Anatomy of Choice and the Four Characters That Drive Our Life,' talks about wellness lessons to be learned from her new book.

Father involvement plays crucial role in development of young children
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Dr. Clinton Boyd Jr., speaker at Start Early's Virtual Luncheon, stresses the importance of fathers engaging with their young children to spur their cognitive, social and emotional development.

Michelin restaurant guide returns to Chicago after pandemic pause

The Michelin guide is bringing back its coveted star ratings after being on pause in the U.S. amid industry shutdowns during the pandemic.

Researchers say chemical used in food, beverage containers could ‘seriously damage’ brains

German researchers analyzed the impacts of BPA, or bisphenol A — an industrial chemical often used in containers that store food and beverages — on fish and found “alarming” levels of nerve damage in the animals’ brains.

How to teach your kids to stop hate
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Dr. Zabina Bhasin, a child psychatrist, discusses how to go about talking to your children about hate and teaching them to be kind to one another.

Rainbow Cone opening new location in Lombard

The Original Rainbow Cone will be opening a new location in the Chicago suburbs on May 5.

White Claw to launch hard seltzer with higher alcohol content

White Claw announced it will be launching White Claw Surge — which contains 8% alcohol as opposed to the traditional 5% — this summer.