An OK kid called 911 and asked for “EMERGENCY DONUTS.” Little Bennett was playing with an old phone that could still make emergency calls, and while he hung up the first time, he called back and kept saying “emergency donuts.” The 911 operator tried to get his mom on the phone, but couldn’t. The police…… read more »
Two high-school golfers were playing each other in a tournament near Dallas a couple weeks ago, and one of them ended up saving the other’s life. High-school senior Angel Lucio heard his opponent yelling for help and found him in a water hazard. It turned out the kid fell in trying to grab a ball…… read more »
Keep dreaming! A guy near Charlotte had a dream last week that he’d win $110,000 in the lottery. Then he woke up the next day and won exactly that amount, $110,000…………… A guy in Australia set a new record by surviving 100 days with an artificial heart made of titanium. He was the first person…… read more »
A Michigan man bought his dad a lottery ticket for his birthday, and it hit for $1.1 million. He said his dad used to buy tickets at a specific liquor store, so that’s where he went to get him one…………The 34th Annual Firefighter Stairclimb was a big success again. Thousands of firefighters from around the world…… read more »
Cops in Orlando saved a swan that got caught in traffic the other day. It got onto a highway during rush hour and caused a big traffic jam. There’s footage of a cop chasing it around and getting it off the road. A park that has a whole flock of swans said it wasn’t theirs,…… read more »
A guy in England tried to rob a convenience store last week, but a 42-year-old woman was buying candy and happened to be a fifth-degree black belt. She’s also trained in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and boxing. She landed one big kick and chased him out of the store. Local police gave her a commendation for it……………….A…… read more »
A band made up of teachers in New Jersey had a concert recently called “Teachers Rock 4 Teachers” to help educators 3,000 miles away. Proceeds went to teachers affected by the L.A. wildfires. The group in Jersey said they wanted to help, because so many people helped them in 2012 after Hurricane Sandy………….. Firefighters and…… read more »
A Bridgewater, New Jersey cop pulled a guy from a burning car on Wednesday, and the chest-cam footage is intense. It hit a tanker truck and burst into flames. The driver was unconscious, but will be okay. Police described the injuries as non-life-threatening……….Meanwhile, 45 minutes north in Garfield, New Jersey, cops saved a pink poodle…… read more »
CNN did a big profile on a college basketball player named Baileigh Sinaman-Daniel, who was born with one arm. She plays for Lesley University in Massachusetts. She got cut from her high school team her senior year, and says it just motivated her even more. She recently became the first female player with one arm…… read more »
An 18-year-old Utah kid named Luke Herbert had to quit baseball when he got diagnosed with an autoimmune disease. But how’s this for switching gears? He just became the first kid from Utah to get a scholarship for cornhole. He’s playing for Winthrop University in South Carolina. They’re widely seen as having the best cornhole…… read more »