North Woodstock – October 14, 2026 -- Ice Castles will reopen its walk-through ice attraction at 24 Clark Farm Road in North Woodstock, New Hampshire, for the 2026–27 winter season. The team hopes to open in late December, weather permitting, and plans to stay open into early March.

Color-changing LEDs light tunnels, towers and slides from inside the ice

Visitors can walk through frozen tunnels, archways, towers, slides and caverns, all sculpted entirely from ice. At night, color-changing LED lights glow from within the walls.

The site covers about one acre and uses 20 million pounds of ice. Ice artisans grow, harvest and hand-place tens of thousands of icicles over several weeks, with up to 12,000 grown and placed each day.

New York – October 14, 2026 -- Janie and Jack's new holiday collection includes three dressy looks for kids, priced at $89 to $109 and sold at JanieandJack.com and in select stores. The looks anchor "The Memories We Wear," a campaign starring model and mother of three Chanel Iman.

Iman's daughters model three black-and-white looks

Iman's daughters Cali, Cassie and Capri each wear their own silhouette. The looks coordinate without matching, a nod to how Iman styles her girls for Christmas Eve, holiday parties and the family photo.

The Velvet Spotlight Dress pairs a soft velvet bodice and boatneck with a dotted tulle skirt. The Velvet Trim Bow Dress comes in cream with black velvet trim, a bow and a ruffle hem. The Scalloped Wide Leg Jumpsuit has a contrast collar, scalloped trim and a bow. All three are fully lined.

New York – – October 14, 2026 -- EltaMD has launched Rapid Recovery Serum and Rapid Recovery Cream, a two-product system for skin after lasers and microneedling that is sold only through participating skin health professionals. Patients need to ask their provider whether it is available.

Two products are built around amino acids and EGF

Both formulas use EltaMD's Amino Acid Restore Complex, developed over more than 15 years of research, plus an EGF (epidermal growth factor) Tripeptide blend. The brand says they support the skin's natural repair process and feel lightweight rather than greasy.

The serum contains 3% Amino Acid Restore Complex and 1% EGF Tripeptide, along with hyaluronic acid, allantoin and cica. The cream contains 2.5% Amino Acid Restore Complex, 0.5% EGF Tripeptide, a 2% lipid blend, ceramides, allantoin and cucumber extract.

Irwindale – – October 14, 2026 -- Starting October 17, KEWPIE is handing out free mayo-based bites and limited-edition merch at stops across Southern California, with a grand-prize trip to Japan up for grabs. The seven-week "I Love KEWPIE Tour" runs around a red food truck and ends at a Los Angeles concert on December 4.

The mascot's story starts in America

The tour plays on a little-known piece of brand history. American illustrator Rose O'Neill created the character in 1909 as a cherub-like figure for a comic in Ladies' Home Journal, and it later inspired a popular line of collectible dolls. Japanese mayonnaise pioneer Toichiro Nakashima adopted it as the brand's mascot. KEWPIE calls the tour the mascot's return to the country where it was born.

Jeremy Stoddard, Assistant General Manager, Marketing at KEWPIE, said the tour is a way to meet the people who made room for the brand in their kitchens.

Bardstown, Ky. – October 14, 2026 -- Old Fitzgerald Bourbon and designer Jonathan Adler have released a limited-edition backgammon set for $425, and orders placed by December 14 will arrive ahead of the holidays.

The set mixes Adler's bold patterns with Old Fitzgerald's green and brass

The Jonathan Adler x Old Fitzgerald Backgammon Set pairs Adler's playful motifs and bold patterns with the bourbon brand's signature shades of green. A brushed brass key motif completes the look. The key refers to Old Fitzgerald's longtime "Your Key to Hospitality" tagline, which has been tied to the brand since the 1950s debut of its decanter bottle.

The companies built the set for game nights, cocktail hours and holiday gatherings. They present it as part of a renewed interest in analog pastimes.

Mount Horeb – October 14, 2026 -- Duluth Trading Co. has released a 10-piece limited-edition apparel and gear collection with WD-40 Brand, with prices from $5.95 to $94.95. It is available now at duluthtrading.com and in Duluth's 60+ U.S. retail stores while supplies last.

The collection borrows the blue-and-yellow look of the can that has been a toolbox staple since 1953. It applies WD-40 Brand's colors and graphics to Duluth favorites, including Heritage hoodies, Fire Hose® gear and Buck Naked® underwear.

Apparel runs from a $19.95 beanie to a $94.95 robe

The Men's Buck Naked Boxer Briefs ($24.95) carry an allover print of cans, tools and different uses for the WD-40 Multi-Use Product. The Men's Graphic Standard Fit T-Shirt ($29.95) comes in two styles: a co-branded blue-and-yellow logo design and an "Elbow Grease Only Gets You So Far" graphic.

St. Louis – October 14, 2026 -- Ameren is putting $10 million in additional funding into programs that help eligible customers in Illinois and Missouri reduce past-due energy balances, manage high bills and avoid falling further behind.

Some of the programs are being relaunched. They cover income-eligible households, small businesses, nonprofits, active-duty military members and veterans.

Ameren Illinois funds three programs

Warm Neighbors Cool Friends is a matching grant program that provides additional bill payment assistance to income-qualified households. The Non-Residential Hardship Program, relaunched, assists small businesses and nonprofits in financial hardship. The Ameren Illinois Military Program, also relaunched, provides assistance grants to active-duty military members and veterans.

Dubai – October 14, 2026 -- Bybit has rolled out a revamped app homepage that puts crypto, stocks, macro assets, Earn and Alpha into one interface, and it is now available to the public. The exchange says more than 80 million users worldwide trust the platform.

Five tabs let users choose their markets

The multi-tab homepage has dedicated Crypto, Stocks, Macro, Earn and Alpha tabs, so users can view the markets most relevant to them. The homepage remembers each user's preferences.

Pro-grade data sits on a single screen

Trending sector carousels, ETF fund flows, an economic calendar and an FX rate matrix present market information in one view. A Smart Money Tracker follows position changes by top funds in real time, giving users visibility into institutional activity.

United States – October 14, 2026 -- Light truck and SUV drivers can now see which tires last longest: Treadwell, Discount Tire's tire recommendation tool, identified 10 models with a median lifespan above 70,000 miles in normal driving conditions. Every one of those tires that carries a limited treadwear warranty also beat its manufacturer warranty by more than 10,000 miles.

Millions of readings and independent tests back the ranking

The findings draw on millions of real-world tire mileage and tread depth readings, plus independent testing at Treadwell Research Park. Results use a median lifespan measured down to 2/32 inch of tread, generally treated as the minimum viable depth and a legal standard in some states.

The data covers drivers who maintain their tires properly, including regular rotations and wheel alignments. Individual results can differ based on location and habits, such as highway versus all-terrain driving.

Upstate New York – October 14, 2026 -- A typical Upstate New York residential gas customer using 713 therms is expected to pay about $9 less this winter heating season, Nov. 1, 2026 through March 31, 2027, than last winter, according to National Grid. Electric bills are forecast to climb 3-5 percent, or $22-$39 over the five months, depending on the region.

Forecast rests on September data and normal weather

The estimates use market information available at the end of September and assume typical winter weather. Individual bills will vary with temperatures, household energy use and market conditions during the season.