June 6 marks National Yo-Yo Day, a celebration of one of the world's oldest and most enduring toys. The date honors the birthday of Donald F. Duncan Sr., the entrepreneur who helped turn the yo-yo ...

Yo-Yo Ma, one of the world’s most renowned and beloved musicians, is trying to provide comfort in this time of crisis. Ma has been posting videos of himself performing short pieces and ...

Yo-Yo can rap and throw down in the kitchen. Learn more about her aspireTV show and the 'Downright Delicious' meals she'll be whipping up.

Yo-Yo Ma has been on stage from an early age, turning out some 90 albums and performing for eight presidents. At 60, the classical music star is taking a step back to reflect on life. On his new ...

About 25 years ago, acclaimed cellist Yo-Yo Ma was playing in Salt Lake City when a high school student asked him if his cello, which dates back to the 1700s, had a name. It did not, but Ma made ...

NPR Tiny Desk contest winner Quinn Christopherson, drag queen Pattie Gonia and world-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma would like "Won't Give Up" to be sung at climate change rallies and in concert halls.

Yo-yo dieting occurs when a person's weight repeatedly goes down and then up. Nearly half of all Americans try losing weight each year. While some people succeed, many others will see their weight ...

New research finds that obesity can trigger genetic modifications within fat cells that allow the cells to store "memories" of being overweight in their nucleus and make it easier to regain weight.

Yo Yo's owners Lydia and Joseph Lee. Lydia bought Yo Yo's in 1997 when the grab-and-go restaurant's Japanese matriarch, Kazuko Yuge, retired. Blair Heagerty / SFGate.

G entry Stein is an unassuming dude from California—you wouldn’t look twice, really, if you saw him walking down the street. But Stein is actually a professional yo-yo-er, and he’s just been ...

Cellist Yo-Yo Ma will receive the key to the city of Providence, Rhode Island on May 31. The award will be presented by Mayor Brett Smiley during the Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra's gala.

SA’s best kept secret: Now everyone wants a bite of our yummy Yo-Yo biscuit. We love them slathered with butter or dunked in a cuppa, and now the rest of Australia wants a bite of our best bickie.