Unfortunately, no. But the science says you shouldn’t give up on elderberry for colds and the flu yet. So, what is elderberry syrup good for? It doesn’t prevent illness, but it could come in handy if you do happen to get sick. Derived from the berries of European black elder trees, the elderberry has been used to fight upper respiratory infections for centuries. As it turns out, there is some science backing up elderberry benefits for colds and the flu....

This kind of alignment is known as a conjunction, and it’s when Saturn and Jupiter appear to cross paths in the night sky. It’s known as the Great Conjunction. And given its proximity to the Christmas holiday this year (and the importance of a bright celestial body to that particular story) this particular instance is known as The Christmas Star. Saturn and Jupiter are the slowest and second slowest moving planets in the solar system respectively, which means the Great Conjunction is the rarest of the bright-planet conjunctions....

“First of all, me and my wife, Gabrielle Union, we are proud parents of a child in the LGBTQ+ community, and we’re proud allies as well,” Wade said while a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. “We take our roles and our responsibilities as parents very seriously.” Wade explained to the audience that his daughter Zaya was “born a boy” and was “originally named Zion,” but one day, she sat her father and stepmom down for a conversation....

But one state has decided to buck the status quo and actually follow the expert advice so that kids are more alert, well-rested, and avoid a series of negative health effects. Beginning July 1, California will be the first state in the nation to legally require later school start times — public high schools will be allowed to begin instruction no earlier than 8:30 am and middle schools no earlier than 8:00 am....

Elmo is the first Muppet to have an account on the ‘the Gram, and he’s already racked up thousands of followers with an array of six pictures that form his face when you look at them as a grid. It’s a reminder, much like the Tickle Me Pandemonium of 1996 was, that people really love this falsetto-voiced puppet. The account is currently following 25 celebrities, most of whom have appeared on Sesame Street before, people like John Mulaney, Olivia Wilde, and Kacey Musgraves....

Just in time for the big day honoring dads, Peppa Pig has released a new single from her third musical album, “Peppa’s Club: The Album.” The song is an ode to her dad, the clumsy father who has the same sense imagination and fun as his children do, plus he’s an expert puddle jumper. The new song is called “Bestest Daddy in the World” and it’s a sweet love letter to fathers and father figures in the world....

Despite the seller-friendly market, there are still plenty of places in the U.S. where you can find a quality home at an affordable price. Where? Well, Forbes Advisor compiled a list of the most affordable cities for first-time homebuyers. To discover the best cities, Forbes Advisor looked at cities where the average wage is enough to afford a median-priced, single-family home. So if you’re looking to maybe make a move to say Georgia or Michigan — two states that are absolutely represented on this list — there are some great locales to consider if you’re looking for affordability of homes at millennial-level wages....

Look southwest and you’ll see Jupiter sinking with Saturn just above and to the right. Mars will be high above the southeastern horizon while to the northeast, Venus — still close to its brightest point — will also be easily spotted. The trickiest planet to find will be Mercury. In New York, it will rise in the northeast just 45 minutes before sunrise. To figure out where and when to see it from your location, use this tool....

Sitting down with Jessica Curry Morton, New York Times bestselling author of the NAACP Image Award-nominated children’s book “Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment,” for Scary Mommy, Gabrielle spoke on balancing motherhood and her career. But instead of saying finding a balance between work and kids is a work in progress, Gabrielle got very candid, admitting that it requires outside help and grace when she messes up. “I’m working from home, but I’m on Zooms, starting at 9 a....

But some see the golf course as a great place to make a fashion statement, oozing swagger and confidence as they strut up to the first hole tee box. These are the bold souls for whom the fairway is as much as a runway for their own fashion show as it is an approach to the pin. So before you dismiss the mantra look good, feel good, play good, kick off your grass-stained New Balances and decade-old cargo shorts, and let’s get some fashion advice from those golfers who are dressed to the nines… er, eighteens?...

The new features will be available through Google’s Family Link, a service that allows kids to create Google accounts that are safe to use and can be monitored by their parents. Parents can also use the service to track their teens’ location. Though Family Link for kids offers parents a full range of control over what their kids and see and download, the controls are a bit less one-sided for teens....

“Of course you can. That’s what grandma’s do …feed every one,” Dench gamely replied. Hinton showed up, and the rest is history. The pair has reunited for every Thanksgiving dinner since, sharing the table with Dench’s husband Lonnie and Hinton’s girlfriend Mikaela. They even managed to keep it going last year in a small, pre-Thanksgiving gathering that doubled as a memorial for Lonnie, who died of complications from COVID-19 in April of 2020....

Given that it’s known mainly for its decadently thick organic cotton pajamas, it makes sense that the upscale brand has stuck to what it knows best: Sleepwear. The Baby Yoda collection is made up of two printed long john pajama sets, each on sale for under $25. They went on sale at midnight on March 12. The gender-neutral sets each feature The Child’s wide eyes and notable ears. One has his face on the shirt, while the other is emblazoned with more Baby Yodas....

Granted, as long as the breast milk comes from a known source (yourself, or someone you’re already having sex with) there’s little risk in giving it the old college try. Far more risky, however, is the budding, bizarre black market for breast milk that has emerged in recent years, based on the dual misconceptions that breast milk is some sort of super-food and that drinking strangers’ bodily byproducts is safe....

Turns out that boom never happened, and, in fact, the opposite has occurred. We are in a baby bust. That’s despite the fact that couples have been stuck inside with little to do, few to talk to, and nowhere to go. People have decidedly not been making babies at the rate that experts initially predicted. Understandably, people may have had a lot of other things on their minds, especially during the early aughts of the COVID-19 pandemic....

A memorandum, which was obtained by The Washington Post, outlines the basic proposal, which was created in order to counteract the steadily increasing number of attempted crossings over the past year. Unnamed officials believe that arresting adults, even those with children, would be the most effective way to deter people from attempting to cross the border illegally. Homeland Security spokeswoman Katie Waldman released a statement saying the Department of Homeland Security “does not have a policy of separating families at the border for deterrence purposes....

The Canadians aren’t alone. The Kinsey Institute has found that roughly 30 percent of American adults are into spanking, 20 percent like to play with restraints, and 13 percent of the public has dabbled with whips and floggers. Questions concerning our tendency to borrow from the world of BDSM have – for the most part – already been answered. A more interesting question might revolve around whether or not we know that’s what we’re doing while doing it....

If you’ve seen Bushell’s videos, you’ll know that they’re often characterized by her magnetic drum rolls, where she yells and screams while striking the drum kit with more fury and star power than you’d typically expect from a 10-year-old. The roughly 3-month-long battle captivated and uplifted the internet, and it was even one of the most-searched terms on Google this year. And like a true battle of the bands, there were twists and turns, duels and comeuppance, but mostly excellent music....

The survey asked about 1,000 parents a handful of questions about their sex life after having a baby, and it found that, for a lot of parents, the quality of sex goes way down after having a child. Despite the fact that certain acts of intimacy like cuddling or oral sex can increase in frequency post having a child, the Leesa survey found that not only does the all-around quality seem to diminish, but the desire to have sex diminishes greatly as well....