Inflated balloons that trick the stomach into feeling full have long been used for weight loss. The problem is that they become less effective the longer they stay inflated. Now, MIT engineers have ...

Recently, Louisiana legislators voted on House Bill 581, which is aimed at prohibiting the intentional release of inflated balloons. The bill passed the Louisiana House of Representatives with a vote ...

Many Parisians had hoped that the golden hot air balloon that rose with the Olympic flame during the Summer Games would return. Now it's being brought back. Jan Woitas/dpa The golden glowing hot air ...

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- Nearly two dozen Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade floats were pumped with helium during the annual balloon inflation on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on Wednesday ...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is a tradition dating back a century. But for some, seeing the balloons be prepared and inflated is just as much of an event as the parade itself, which celebrates ...

The iconic balloons are being inflated ahead of the 98th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Six new balloons have been added this year including Minnie Mouse, Extraordinary Noorah & The Elf on the ...

The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade is a nearly century-long tradition in the city — but the process of blowing up the more than 30 balloons in the parade is also a sight that thousands of New Yorkers ...