Melinda French Gates pledged $250 million to help charities that deal with women’s mental and physical health issues. She’s donated BILLIONS to various groups since splitting up with Bill in 2021……………….. A couple in Australia recently found their long-lost wedding footage from 57 years ago. They got married in Scotland in 1967, and a random…… read more »
A goat named Joshua joined a half-marathon in Newfoundland, Canada on Sunday. He was in a pumpkin patch when he saw people running by. His owners caught up to him with a quarter-mile left to go and walked him the rest of the way. Organizers gave him a medal when he finished………………..A 30-year-old from Kenya…… read more »
“The Associated Press” did a big feature on a group of South Korean women who learned to read and write in their 80s, and formed a rap group. They’re called Suni and the Seven Princesses. They’ve become huge celebrities over there………….. A Pennsylvania man and his 17-year-old stepson ran into their neighbor’s burning house on…… read more »
A woman in England named Murial Lindars just turned 101. And she’s in the news because of her advice on how to live a long and happy life: Look after your friends, always take the stairs, and DANCE whenever you can………… A couple in Detroit just celebrated their engagement in an Aldi supermarket after stopping by…… read more »
An Indiana cop’s chest-cam video is going viral after he recently saved a three-year-old kid with autism. The boy wandered, and his parents had no idea where he was. The cop found him floating face-up in a neighbor’s above-ground pool, and he’s okay. ………….. A woman in Massachusetts dropped an envelope full of cash in a…… read more »
Anyone in Virginia who’s red-green colorblind can enjoy the fall foliage in all its glory this year. Virginia recently became the first state to install special EnChroma viewfinders in every state park………………… A longtime waitress in Iowa named Bonnie Barnett passed away last year at 80. And it turns out she had a VERY nice…… read more »
Augusta National Golf Club here the Masters is held, is donating a big chunk of money to help with hurricane relief. They partnered with a charity for a joint $5 million donation to help victims around Augusta, Georgia. They also made a separate donation to the Red Cross………… A “food pharmacy” for seniors just opened…… read more »
The Nebraska Diaper Bank is in the news after handing out its eight millionth diaper the other day. They’ve been helping new parents for a decade. The charity launched in 2014, but they’ve really ramped things up recently. Most of those eight million diapers have been handed out in the past three years…………. A hospice…… read more »
A video of a candy shop owner in Calgary is making the rounds after a social media do-gooder popped in for a treat. He wanted to buy something for $4 but claimed he only had $3.50. She said that was enough, but after he paid, he pulled out his wallet and tried to hand her…… read more »
Sam Perkins’ parents are in their 70s and live just outside of Asheville. After Helene, he hadn’t heard from them for 48 hours, so he filled a backpack with supplies and started the 11 mile, 3.5-hour trek to get to them. He said “I can’t tell you how many landslides and collapsed roads and trees…… read more »