Deerfield Beach – October 30, 2026 -- The youth charity Be Strong has named 16 students and alumni to its first National Student Advisory Board, a group that will help steer the organization's Never Alone campaign on youth mental health and peer support.

The board includes middle school students, high school students, and young adults. Some are current Be Strong Student Representatives and others are alumni. Members come from Colorado, Louisiana, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Iowa, Connecticut, Mississippi, New York, Texas, Ohio, and Virginia.

Never Alone aims to make help easier to find

Be Strong launched Never Alone in 2025 to close the gap between people who need help and the support available to them. The campaign combines awareness, peer leadership, immediate assistance, and pathways to ongoing care, with the goal of reaching people before struggles become crises.

TORONTO – October 29, 2026 -- The Hilton Honors American Express Card, Hilton's first co-branded credit card in Canada, launches on October 29, 2026 with a $150 annual fee and 6X points on purchases at Hilton properties. American Express Canada and Hilton announced the card as the next step in a partnership that has lasted more than 70 years.

Hilton says Hilton Honors membership in Canada has grown by more than 40% since 2023. Cardmembers can use points across Hilton's portfolio of 28 brands and more than 9,600 properties worldwide.

Cardmembers earn up to 6X points per purchase

The earning structure has three tiers:

ARLINGTON, Va. – October 29, 2026 -- March of Dimes' flagship fundraiser, March for Babies, has raised more than $18.1 million to date, and registration for the 2027 edition opens Nov. 1, 2026.

Now in its 56th year, the event drew over 57,000 registered participants, including families, corporate partners, volunteers, and community advocates. Fundraising continues through the rest of 2026.

Money raised funds research, education, and advocacy

March of Dimes President and CEO Cindy Rahman said the proceeds will help the nonprofit accelerate research, education, and advocacy work on pressing maternal and infant health challenges. She said the event reflects the belief that "every mom and baby deserves the opportunity to thrive."

MILLBURN, N.J. – October 29, 2026 -- Families can clear expired and unused prescription drugs out of their homes on Saturday, November 14, 2026, during the 18th Annual American Medicine Chest Challenge (AMCC) Day of Awareness of Prescription Drugs and Safe Disposal. Communities across the United States will take part in the national public health initiative.

Most misused pain relievers come from friends or relatives

According to SAMHSA's 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 42.3 percent of people age 12 or older who misused prescription pain relievers got the most recently misused medicine from a friend or relative. Taking unused, unwanted and expired medications to a collection site removes them from the home. That reduces the chance that someone takes a medicine not prescribed for them, or that a child accidentally swallows it.

Richmond, Rhode Island – October 29, 2026 -- Valmont facials now start at $350 at The Hilltop Lodge & Spa, making The Preserve Sporting Club & Resort one of only four Valmont spas in the United States.

Valmont brings Swiss treatments to a 3,500-acre resort

The Preserve, a 3,500-acre sporting destination in Richmond, has partnered with Valmont, a Swiss luxury skincare house with more than 40 years of history. The new Valmont for The Hilltop Lodge & Spa program adds signature facial and body treatments to the resort's hilltop spa. Valmont combines Swiss cellular cosmetic research with ingredients inspired by the country's natural resources and is known for its use of Salmon DNA.

MIAMI BEACH – October 29, 2026 -- Fontainebleau Miami Beach is selling tickets to its New Year's Eve celebration on Thursday, December 31, starting at $200 for an adults-only party with GRAMMY-winning DJ David Guetta and $375 for a new family-friendly event for guests ages 11 and older.

Guetta runs the countdown inside Sparkle Theatre

The resort is splitting its annual celebration into two experiences this year. Guetta moves indoors to the Sparkle Theatre for a 21-and-over party that runs from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. and ends with a live countdown to midnight.

General admission starts at $200 through a limited early bird offer and includes a premium open bar all evening. Reserved tables add dedicated seating, bottle service, small bites and beverages.

Folsom, Calif. – October 29, 2026 -- A handful of walnuts, about 12–14 halves, delivers 2.5 grams of plant-based omega-3 ALA, and new research links higher prenatal ALA levels to better attention in early childhood.

The study, published in the European Journal of Epidemiology and funded by the California Walnut Commission, examined how omega-3 fatty acids measured at birth related to children's thinking skills years later. It is described as the first to assess cord plasma ALA proportions against cognitive trajectories in offspring.

Aspen, Colorado – October 29, 2026 -- Aspen Snowmass marks its 80th anniversary this winter with a $42 million rebuilt mid-mountain restaurant, a new high-speed lift on Aspen Mountain and $80 lift tickets on December 12 and 13.

Ullrhof reopens as a 600-seat, all-electric lodge

The new 26,000-square-foot Ullrhof at Snowmass replaces a 56-year-old building and more than doubles capacity to 600+. It spreads four concepts across two floors: casual Ullrhof (burgers, sandwiches, milkshakes), the Ullrmarket espresso bar, the top-floor Ullrbar with table service and craft cocktails, and the sunny-days-only Ullrgrill for hot dogs, brats and doughnuts. It is the resort's first fully electric on-mountain restaurant.

Mainz – October 29, 2026 -- A new documentary from ARD Wissen, "Meine Träume – Was verraten sie über mich?" (My Dreams – What Do They Reveal About Me?), is streaming now in the ARD Mediathek. It asks whether people are helpless against their nightmares or can learn to shape them.

Nightmares affect 3 to 7 percent of healthy adults every week

People spend about a third of their lives asleep, and they dream even if they don't remember it. According to the film, roughly 3 to 7 percent of healthy adults have at least one nightmare a week. People with mental illness or trauma have them far more often. A so-called nightmare disorder can be severely distressing, because fear and negative feelings from sleep can spill into daily life.

Kronberg im Taunus – October 29, 2026 -- Nearly one in five people in Germany (18 percent) has never talked about their own retirement provision, according to the new Retirement Conversation Gap Study from Fidelity International.

Many respondents would pick an unpopular chore instead: 30 percent would rather do their tax return, 28 percent would rather go for a preventive health check-up, and 25 percent would rather have a dental check-up.

Talking about retirement is linked to feeling prepared

Among respondents who had a concrete conversation about retirement provision in the past twelve months, 46.5 percent feel financially well prepared for retirement. Among those whose last such conversation was longer ago, or who have never had one, the figure is 20.2 percent, less than half as many.