Hearts are heavy these days in the world of lighter-than-air helium balloons. A helium shortage is making balloon prices rise faster than a helium balloon itself after a kid lets it go. "I don't want ...

LARCHMONT, N.Y. (CBSNewYork)-- There's a limited supply of helium, most of which is stored deep inside the Earth. Demand for the gas is up and suppliers are struggling to fill orders. CBS2's Tony ...

Sadly, affordable helium balloons — festive and amusingly buoyant — may soon become a thing of the past. According to experts, the world could run out of helium, a nonrenewable resource with other ...

UPPER WEST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) -- The day before Thanksgiving calls for two holiday traditions: the inflating of the parade balloons, and the children of Eyewitness News reporters covering all the ...

A 53-foot-tall electric mouse soars over Manhattan’s Times Square in 2001. Photo: STAN HONDA/AFP (Getty Images) The annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City uses roughly 400,000 cubic ...