Blog Posts by Jessica Ferri

Finding the perfect tree Christmas right around the corner so time is running out to find the perfect tree. Over 25 million real Christmas trees are sold in the United States each year and it can be difficult to know what type of tree suits your needs and how to care for it. Did you know, for instance, that there are over 15 varieties of Christmas trees, with 6 different types of fir trees alone?

We've asked Christmas tree and decorating experts for tips on choosing the perfect tree, from selection, to caring for your tree, to the best part—decorating!

The White House Christmas tree arrives

• Before you go shopping, do your homework. It's good to know exactly how much room you have for the tree, don't forget ceiling height. There's nothing worse than purchasing a tree and discovering it's too big. 

• If you're tight on space, "consider putting a smaller tree on a table top," suggests sister design team Jennifer and Kitty O'Neill, of Runningwithsisters.com. "Pick out the table you want to use, and measure

The happy couple. (photo:Lauren Adkins)A student at the University of Nevada is set to marry a cardboard cutout of Edward Cullen, the hero of the Twilight saga, shattering the hopes and dreams of millions of teenage girls and middle-aged women across the globe.

The bride, Lauren Adkins, 24, already has her engagement ring and is currently shopping for a wedding dress, according to the Daily Mail. The nuptials are scheduled to take place on January 26, 2013 in the capital of quickie weddings, Las Vegas.

Twilight Obsession: Is it healthy for moms and daughters?

The groom, Edward Cullen, an immortal 17, is the hero of the Twilight saga, the vampire romance series by Stephenie Meyer that has become an international phenomenon both on the page and on screen with five movie adaptations starring Robert Pattinson as Edward and Kristen Stewart as his human paramour Bella Swan.

As she is clearly Team Edward, the bride is not keeping her name, having already changed her name to "Lauren Adkins Cullen," on her Facebook account. It's

A new treatment involving ovarian tissue transplant may be another option for women struggling with infertility. A new fertility treatment may give women the ability to conceive later in life, restarting ovulation, even after chemotherapy.

The treatment, developed in Israel, involves freezing ovarian tissue from women whose ovary function is impaired due to age or cancer treatments and later implanting the frozen tissue back into the patient to restart ovulation. Last week in Melbourne, Australia, it resulted in its first successful pregnancy.

Dr. Gab Kovacs removed a portion of a patient's ovarian tissue and froze it before she had breast cancer in 2005. The frozen tissue was implanted into the patient, now 43. She was able to conceive and is now six weeks pregnant, Western Australia Today reported.

Can infertility treatments influence later breast cancer risk?

The treatment, which is less expensive than in-vitro fertilization, could become the go-to option for women who have become infertile due to chemotherapy. But could it also work for women struggling with infertility not related to

There's nothing like a royal pregnancy to get people interested in the royal family again. Even more exciting: Kate and William's baby will succeed William to the throne, regardless of its gender. There could be another Queen of England on the way! Here is a look at some of the royal babies over the years, back to when Queen Elizabeth was just a little Princess to a tiny Prince Harry playing with his cousins Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie.

By Jessica Ferri

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Sometimes you just can’t help it: You find yourself craving junk food. Whether your poison is bagel bites or powered doughnuts, these cravings happen to the best of us. Luckily you don’t have to feel so alone. The Yahoo! editors have analyzed Yahoo! search queries and found the most popular junk food searches for 2012. Some of the entries were to be expected, given the holiday season, others were surprisingly kooky.

Candy Corn Oreos
Only available at Target, these limited-edition radioactive Day-Glo cookies hit the shelves in September, well in advance for Halloween. Apparently they really taste like candy corn. Depending on how you feel about the waxy Halloween candy, this could be a good or bad thing.

Junk food swaps for every craving

Pork Doughnuts
Though pork doughnuts may sound strange to an American audience, the concept is common in Chinese and Korean cuisine. A pork bun is not so different from a pork doughnut. In fact, the idea has become so popular that Baskin Robbins

The Duke and Duchess on a recent trip to Singapore.In very exciting news on Monday out of London, Buckingham Palace announced that Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge and the wife of Prince William, is pregnant with the couple's first child.

Over the past few months, there has been an endless amount of speculation as to whether Kate and William could be expecting a bundle of joy, and now the news is confirmed on the couple's official website. But what will they name the baby? If female, could the baby be named Diana? And will she succeed William as the Queen of England?

It's official: Kate Middleton is pregnant

Though many hope that the royal couple might choose the first name Diana as a tribute to William's late beloved mother, it's unlikely, Robert Lacey, author of the Queen Elizabeth biography Majesty, told Good Morning America. "But you're very likely to see Diana in one of the middle names. You might very likely get Elizabeth Diana something. It shows the bravery with which he's kept his mother's memory alive, right

Sonya YuSick and tired of a burglar stealing packages from homes in her neighborhood, a San Francisco woman took matters into her own hands on Tuesday, according to the Daily Mail.

Luring the thief with a dummy package, Sonya Yu sprayed him with bear repellent and threatened him with a wooden sword, chasing him away. Minutes later, the alleged burglar, Andy Anduha, 51, was apprehended by law enforcement.

Protect your home from theft this holiday season

Yu, a photographer, recounted the entire incident on her Twitter account as events unfolded.

Yu informed her followers that several items had been stolen by Anduha. "He steals packages from door stoops - stole $1K+ worth from us earlier in the fall. He's been targeting our neighborhood."

"My bear spray, bokken, & I are still not intimidated,'" she tweeted Tuesday at 2:10 p.m. A bokken is a wooden sword used for samurai training.

Shortly after 4:45 p.m. the same day she tweeted, "I GOT HIM WITH THE BEAR SPRAY BUT HE ESCAPED."

Best place to be born in 2013? Switzerland.Though America may be the "land of opportunity," Switzerland will be the best place to be born in 2013 according to a quality-of-life index from the Economist Intelligence Unit.

The EIU, a sister company to The Economist magazine, determines quality of life based on surveys of the population covering 11 factors including wealth, crime, family life, trust in government and the stability of the economy.

Best U.S. states to live in 2032

Income estimates for babies born in 2013 are based on projections for the year 2030, when those children will come of age.

The top ten best places to be born in 2013:
1. Switzerland
2. Australia
3. Norway
4. Sweden
5. Denmark
6. Singapore
7. New Zealand
8. Netherlands
9. Canada
10. Hong Kong

With its small but very stable economy, Switzerland comes in first, wealthy, healthy and trusting of its public institutions. The United States, "where babies will inherit the large debts of the boomer generation, languishes back in 16th place," the EIU