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Alaska middle schoolers design ‘tiny house’ to help the homeless
Read full article: Alaska middle schoolers design ‘tiny house’ to help the homelessMiddle schoolers in Alaska are taking steps to help the homeless population. They designed and built a tiny house to learn about real-world solutions to real-world problems.
Girl, 10, proves you’re never too young to start a business
Read full article: Girl, 10, proves you’re never too young to start a businessA 10-year-old girl is proving that you’re never too young to start learning about the family business. Presley Davis is one of the owners of Presley’s Kitchen and Bar in Detroit. She owns 51% of the company while her parents own 49%.
Special reunion for California woman, former teacher nearly 2 decades later
Read full article: Special reunion for California woman, former teacher nearly 2 decades laterKim Nguyen immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam in first grade, and she says her teacher, Teresa Cummings, made a big impact on her life when she was a young girl.
Custom wetsuit designed for older penguin at Kansas City Zoo
Read full article: Custom wetsuit designed for older penguin at Kansas City ZooAn older penguin at the Kansas City Zoo got a big quality-of-life upgrade. The care team at the zoo designed a custom wetsuit for the 37-year-old named Bridgette.
Rare copy of US Constitution is up for auction
Read full article: Rare copy of US Constitution is up for auctionA rare copy of the United States Constitution is being auctioned off this week. It’s a printed original from 1787, and was one of the first copies Congress sent to the colonies for ratification.
Nonprofit helps kids battling childhood cancer with special hand-knit beanies
Read full article: Nonprofit helps kids battling childhood cancer with special hand-knit beaniesA nonprofit is helping kids who are battling childhood cancer with their “Magic Yarn Project,” which provides kids with hand-knit beanies.
Handyman makes priceless find during routine home inspection
Read full article: Handyman makes priceless find during routine home inspectionA handyman found a wedding cake topper from 1954 during a routine home inspection for a house that was up for sale. An accompanying note identified the couple who it belonged it.
Thousands gather in St. Louis to watch hot air balloon race
Read full article: Thousands gather in St. Louis to watch hot air balloon raceThousands gathered in St. Louis, Missouri to watch hot air balloons take flight and race. The Great Forest Park balloon race is the second longest-running balloon race in the U.S.
Los Angeles researchers find multiple fossils buried underneath school
Read full article: Los Angeles researchers find multiple fossils buried underneath schoolResearchers in Los Angeles found fossil bone beds, shell layers and teeth from megladon sharks and bones from ballen whales underneath one school.
More than 300 swimmers compete in open-water race off Florida Keys
Read full article: More than 300 swimmers compete in open-water race off Florida KeysMore than 300 swimmers competed in an open-water race off the Florida Keys. Athletes swam to Alligator Lighthouse off Islamorada, around the lighthouse, then back to the start line at Amara Cay Resort.
13-foot albino Burmese python gets new home in New York
Read full article: 13-foot albino Burmese python gets new home in New YorkLast month, a local zoo received an email about a 13-foot albino Burmese python being kept at a home in New Hartford, New York. But it’s illegal to own a python in New York state without a permit.
North Carolina teen among youngest pilots in the US
Read full article: North Carolina teen among youngest pilots in the USA teenager from Fayetteville, North Carolina, is among the youngest pilots in the U.S. Tyler Moore earned his private pilot license this week, just days after he celebrated his 17th birthday.
Idaho police officer gets involved in the community in an unconventional way
Read full article: Idaho police officer gets involved in the community in an unconventional wayOfficer Benavides used to skate during his teenage years and says it was fairly easy to get back to the basics in an effort to connect with his community.
Kentucky father goes viral for expressing his gratitude
Read full article: Kentucky father goes viral for expressing his gratitudeA father in Kentucky is going viral on social media for expressing his gratitude. David Lorimer says a year ago, he noticed his mental health was declining, so to improve that and have a more positive outlook on life, a coworker suggested that the college administrator keep a gratitude journal.
Iowa mother reunites with officer who helped deliver her baby boy
Read full article: Iowa mother reunites with officer who helped deliver her baby boyAn Iowa mother was recently reunited with the police officer who helped deliver her baby boy. Katrina Mahoney says she was on the way to the hospital when her baby just couldn’t wait to enter this world.
Pope Francis hosts more than 107 comedians at the Vatican
Read full article: Pope Francis hosts more than 107 comedians at the VaticanPope Francis recently hosted more than 107 comedians at the Vatican. Some of the A-listers who attended the event were Whoppi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon and Chris Rock, to name a few.
Usher to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at BET Awards
Read full article: Usher to receive Lifetime Achievement Award at BET AwardsAfter a Las Vegas residency and hitting the stage for this year’s Super Bowl Halftime Show, R&B legend Usher is set to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award at the upcoming BET Awards next month.
Zendaya stars as tennis sensation in new movie ‘Challengers’
Read full article: Zendaya stars as tennis sensation in new movie ‘Challengers’Actress Zendaya plays a tennis star who suffers a career-ending injury in her latest movie. She then becomes caught between friends, turned rivals, when they both ask her to coach them.
Teen with massive feet gets an assist from an NBA legend!
Read full article: Teen with massive feet gets an assist from an NBA legend!Jor’el Bolden is 16 years old and wears a whopping size 23 shoe. But stores don’t sell that size and it costs a lot to have those made, so he’s been walking around barefoot.
High school students find kilo of cocaine while picking up trash in Florida Keys
Read full article: High school students find kilo of cocaine while picking up trash in Florida KeysWhat started as a trash cleanup for some high school kids in the Florida Keys turned into a drug recovery when the kids found a kilo of cocaine.