Mom orders Instant Pot-themed birthday cake for 2-year-old 'obsessed' with the appliance

Kristyn Miller’s son Jaxon was turning 2, and instead of a more traditional birthday cake, Kristyn decided to get something that really spoke to her son’s unique interests: an Instant Pot.

Fancy microplastic with your tea? Study finds that tea bags release billions of particles per cup

Researchers found that a single plastic tea bag steeped at 95 degrees Celsius, or 203 degrees Fahrenheit, releases approximately 11.6 billion microplastics and 3.1 billion nanoplastics during a typical steeping process.

Online dating most popular during colder months, study finds

With the cold weather season rapidly approaching, a new survey has found that there’s a strong boost in dating activity during the chillier months.

Cooking with Como: Oktoberfest Returns to the Fairmont
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Starting next month the Fairmont is hosting their very own German Oktoberfest celebration and they stopped by this morning to tell us all about it.

Cooking With Como: 30 Minute or Less Recipes
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'BLT Prime by David Burke' executive chef Bill Williamson joined FOX 5?s Erin Como to share restaurant quality recipes families can prepare in 30 minutes or less!

Mother-to-be tests positive for meth during routine tests, learns new home is to blame

A Missouri couple who are expecting a baby girl now face financial difficulties after the mother learned through a routine blood test that she has amphetamines in her system and it’s because of their new home.

Girl, 9, declared 'genius' for hiding cheese in lip balm for secret school snack

One clever 4th-grader from St. Louis has been declared a "genius" after filling empty lip balm tubes with cheddar cheese to secretly snack in school, in a prank that delighted Twitter users believe confirms that "the future is female."

Minnesota student's questionable school lunch post goes viral: 'Sad excuse for a meal'

A Minnesota student’s Facebook post has gone viral after she shared an alarming image of a meal one school attempted to pass off as a suitable lunch - prompting officials to issue what many called a “condescending” apology.

Chick-fil-A employee hailed a hero for saving a man's life: 'God placed me' there

A Chick-fil-A employee working the drive-thru in Chula Vista, Calif., is being celebrated for springing into action and saving a man's life, an act he credits to his faith in God.