An out-of-town couple surprised their Uber driver on June 4 with a random act of kindness that involved seeing country music superstar Garth Brooks. Katie …
Read moreCouple Surprises Uber Driver With Garth Brooks Concert Ticket
Love was in the air on one recent Alaska Airlines flight. Two of the airline’s employees got engaged on their “Fly with Pride” flight from …
Read moreAlaska Airlines Employees Get Engaged On Pride Flight
A recent high school graduate just accomplished a miraculous feat — and her path to one of the world’s most prestigious colleges is the American …
When Khalia Carter found herself in the hospital after a serious car accident on April 18, she told her mother about a new life goal: …
On June 4, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin aerospace company completed its fifth human-crewed spaceflight. Of the six people making up the astronaut crew, one was …
Read moreElectrical Engineer Katya Echazarreta Becomes First Mexican-Born Woman To Travel To Space
On June 12 in the small Ukrainian town of Druzhkivka, soldiers took a brief break from fighting Russian invaders to mark a very different occasion: …
Read moreAmid The War, Two Couples—All Ukrainian Soldiers—Paused To Get Married
A boy who has been fighting Muscular Dystrophy his whole life can now do so while fighting ghosts, living through his favorite movie on his …
Read moreBoy Fights Muscular Dystrophy And Ghosts With Customized ‘Ghostbusters’ Wheelchair
About Newsy: Newsy is the nation’s only free 24/7 national news network. You can find Newsy using your TV’s digital antenna or stream for free. See all …
Read more83-Year-Old Woman Becomes Oldest Tough Mudder Competitor
Usually, cats and dogs aren’t known to pal around together. Sometimes, though, something special happens that unites two unlikely furry friends. In this case, the …
Read moreCincinnati Zoo Adopts Rescue Puppy To Be Newborn Cheetah’s Pal
Research members of an aquarium in Florida are being hailed as heroes for rescuing a baby manatee in Belize. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium said on …
Read moreMarine Researchers Rescue Baby Manatee From Rough Waters
Harini Logan of San Antonio, Texas, is the 2022 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. The 14-year-old’s victory came after a dramatic night of competition. Harini …
Read moreHarini Logan Wins Scripps National Spelling Bee After Unprecedented Spell-Off
Word nerds, it’s our favorite time of year! The spotlight is shining bright on 235 of the nation’s brightest young students as they compete in …
Read moreHow To Watch The Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals
The White House released a proclamation from President Joe Biden on May 31 ahead of June’s Pride Month. The Biden administration said that the announcement …
Janice Kaylor never got to meet her hero dad, Private First Class David Beltz. “He was killed May 29th, 1951,” Kaylor said. The 19-year-old Marine …
Read moreFood Pantry Helps Reunite Woman With Her Father’s Stolen Purple Heart
Kai Wen Soon is an eighth-grader at Plaza Middle School with many talents — ice skating, tennis and tae kwon do to name a few. …
It’s Spelling Bee season, and several local spellers are gearing up for the main stage. “I’m just glad that I was able to make it …
Read moreMichigan Eighth Grader Juggles Farm Work And Prep For Scripps National Spelling Bee
Starting today, 234 spellers will compete in the annual Scripps National Spelling Bee as the event returns to National Harbor, Maryland, after the 2020 Bee …
Laverne Cox just made history. The “Orange is the New Black” star and LGBTQ advocate is the inspiration for a new Barbie, Mattel’s first-ever transgender …
Read moreNew Laverne Cox Barbie Is The Brand’s First Transgender Doll
Thirteen-year-old Ana Guadalupe Villagomez has never traveled to the mainland United States. But her first trip there will be for a big reason. Ana is competing in …
Read moreSaipan Seventh-Grader To Travel Longest Distance To Scripps National Spelling Bee
A surgery scheduled for May 30 has a story behind it that dates back decades. David and Susan Scott are retired Colorado high school teachers …
Read moreCommunity Rallies To Find Kidney Donor For A Beloved Retired Teacher
The net separates teams during a volleyball game, but in a match-up May 20 at the North Olmsted Senior Center in Ohio, it was the …
Read moreSmack-Talking Seniors Take On High Schoolers In Chair Volleyball
In the latest instance of humans being awesome, a group of beachgoers in Australia came together to rescue a whale that washed ashore and became …
Read morePeople Work Together To Help Whale Stranded On Beach In Touching Viral Video
Since launching a chess program five years ago, the chess team from the Greene School in West Palm Beach, Florida, has yet to lose a …
Read moreFlorida Elementary School’s Chess Team Is Undefeated
Like many dog parents, Julie and Jimmy Johnson are happy to share their bed with their pups, Hollis, Jupiter and Zeppelin. However, on a recent …
Read moreCouple Woke Up To A Stranger In Their Bed—A Dog That Wasn’t Theirs
A pregnant woman on her way to Orlando, Florida, experienced an early arrival she wasn’t expecting when she went into labor in the middle of …
Read moreFrontier Airlines Crew Helped Woman Give Birth Mid-Flight
When NFL Hall of Fame Player Jerome Bettis entered the professional football draft in 1993, he had not completed his senior year at the University …
Read moreNFL Hall Of Fame Player Jerome Bettis Just Graduated From College, 28 Years After Leaving
Seven members of the first all-Black climbing team to attempt to climb Mount Everest made history and stood on the summit this week, the team …
Read moreFirst All-Black Climbing Team Summits Mount Everest
When a baby giraffe was born with an unusual joint problem in February, caretakers at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park got worried. And then …
Read moreBaby Giraffe’s Life Saved Thanks To Custom Leg Braces
The graduating seniors of Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles must have already felt excited during their May 15 commencement ceremony — …
The Beatles sang “All You Need Is Love” and that’s exactly what a woman in Virginia is trying to spread. “I love you. You’re probably …
Read moreWoman Shares Messages Of Love With Anyone Driving Or Walking By Her Front Yard
Barbie has really been working to promote the power of representation lately. In fact, the Barbie Diversity line strives to represent children everywhere, going far …
Read moreMattel’s Newest Barbie Is The First With Hearing Aids
After 84 years and 9 days of service at the same Brazilian textile company that he has worked for since he was 15 years old, …
Read more100-Year-Old Holds World Record For Longest Time Spent At One Company
An air traffic controller guided a passenger on a small private plane to land safely at Palm Beach International Airport after the pilot suffered an …
Read moreAir Traffic Controller Helps Passenger Land Plane After Pilot Fell Ill
Rocky is a certified therapy animal that visits assisted living centers in Colorado. His owners, Steve and Julie Donizio, decided to get Rocky after Steve …
Read moreThis Miniature Horse Is A Certified Therapy Animal Who Brings Joy To Seniors And Kids
Twelve straight-A students at Providence Christian Academy in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, are graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA. Because of this, all 12 get to be …
Read more12 Students Will Graduate As Valedictorians At One Tennessee High School
Getting a college degree has never been more expensive than it is today. And unless something changes, the burden will likely increase over the coming …
Read moreThis Class Of Third-Graders Was Surprised With A Free Ride To College
Weddings are filled with joy, love and promises by a couple to love and support one another in good times or bad. While most couples …
Read moreCouple Marries In Dream Beach Wedding After Groom Is Given Only Weeks To Live
Finishing a marathon is a huge achievement — no matter how many feathers you’ve got. A duck found that out when it took home a …
Read moreWatch This Duck Get A Tiny Medal After Finishing A Running Race
Bringing home newborn twins means double the joy, double the work and probably lots of big surprises along the way. But for one mom in …
Read moreMom Just Had A Third Set Of Back-To-Back Twins—For A Total Of 10 Kids
Two members of the Irish rock bank U2 played a surprise concert inside a subway station located in Kyiv, Ukraine as a show of support …
Read moreU2’s Bono And The Edge Gave A Surprise Performance In A Kyiv Subway Station
Taking a trip to Goodwill is a great way to find unique secondhand clothing and household items, and sometimes, a quick shopping adventure can lead …
Read moreWoman Found A Marble Bust At Goodwill For $34.99—It’s Actually From Ancient Rome
Patron, a bomb-sniffing dog, was honored for his efforts in Ukraine. Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy recognized the four-legged hero for …
Read moreBomb-Sniffing Dog Patron Honored For Saving Lives In Ukraine
LOGAN, Utah — A small plane with more than two dozen passengers landed at the Logan-Cache Airport on April 26. The passengers on board the …
Read morePilot Rescues Dogs By Flying Them To Places Where They’re More Likely To Get Adopted
Running a business is a lot of work and managing payroll is one of the most tedious — but important — parts of the gig. …
A regular visitor to an Arkansas diamond mine made his most significant find yet: A brown diamond weighing in at more than 2 carats. Arkansas …
Gerber has announced its 2022 Gerber Photo Search winner. Sweet little Isa is the second-ever Chief Growing Officer and the newest Gerber Spokesbaby. Isa Slish, …
Filling out college applications and waiting to hear back is one of the most stressful parts of a teen’s life (not to mention their parents’ …
Read moreTeen Who Got Into 72 Colleges Gives Her Advice For Making Applying Less Stressful
Ana Wilkinson is a San Diego-area nurse who volunteered her medical services in New York City at the beginning of the pandemic, then went viral …
Read more‘Dancing Nurse’ Is Heading To Ukraine To Offer Medical Aid
Many people feel like they’re walking on air during their wedding, but one couple recently got married with literal clouds beneath their feet. With an …
Read moreSouthwest Crew Helped Couple Get Married Mid-Flight When Delays Altered Their Wedding Plans
Each day, citizens of Ukraine face the unmistakable horrors of war. As the people experience attacks from Russian troops and bombs, somehow life still has …
Read moreWoman’s Nonprofit Organization Is Trying To Send 3,000 Portable Incubators To Ukraine
A three-legged dog battling cancer in Minnesota came to the rescue of a baby otter by jumping into a river to save it. On its Facebook page, …
Read moreThree-Legged Dog Battling Cancer Rescues Baby Otter From River