A World War Two vet in Pennsylvania named Ralph Perkner turned 103 this week, and credits his longevity to having daughters. He’s got three of them and told a reporter they’ve always made him “stronger.”………….. L.A. firefighters were able to rescue a 1,200-pound horse who sank into a sinkhole that opened up on someone’s property. …… read more »
An Ohio woman’s dog went missing five years ago, but she just got him back at an adoption event this month. She never stopped looking, and spotted her dog, Will, after he ended up at a shelter. They posted photos on Facebook two weeks ago, and she knew it was her dog……….A woman near Seattle…… read more »
Did you see the video of a horse galloping down I-95 in Philadelphia last week? The good news is he’s okay, and the escape earned him a new name. He belongs to a charity called the Fletcher Street Urban Riding Club that offers inner-city kids a chance to go out and ride. They got to…… read more »
A study in Finland found grandparents have a huge impact on their grandkids’ lives, and also on the mental health of the parents. Researchers say it’s especially true with single mothers……………..Last year, a stray cat rudely and loudly crashed a couple’s outdoor wedding, when it wouldn’t stop meowing during the groom’s wedding vows. The couple,…… read more »
AC/DC is celebrating 50 years of rock and roll with the release of their entire catalog pressed on vibrant gold vinyl LPs. The first nine titles will be released March 15 — pre-order them now. A biopic film series of The Beatles is in the works from “Skyfall” director Sam Mendes. There will be four…… read more »
A guy named Anton Nootenboom is raising awareness for men’s mental health by walking barefoot across the U.S. from L.A. to New York. He left Santa Monica, California on Saturday. He calls himself “The Barefoot Dutchman,” and this ain’t his first rodeo. In 2019, he became the first person to make it to Mount Everest…… read more »
A kid from Singapore just became the youngest person to beat a chess grandmaster. He’s only eight-and-a-half. The previous record was just set last month when another eight-year-old became the first person under nine to do it………… In food news, scientists at Michigan State University made a discovery that could lead to HEALTHIER potato chips. …… read more »
A digital artist in New York named Max Kolomatsky has been helping out random people by redesigning their flyers for things like cleaning and babysitting services. The kind with a phone number at the bottom that you tear off. He does it for free and doesn’t even tell them. For example, he found a boring…… read more »
A four-year-old kid left his favorite stuffed animal at a Holiday Inn Express in Virginia. So employees went the extra mile to get it back to him. But first, they did a photoshoot and posed it in different spots, like the gym and the front desk……… A 30-pound rabbit that was rescued from a meat market…… read more »
Back in December, a doctor in the U.K. put her diamond ring in the pocket of her scrubs before a procedure and forgot about it. By the time she realized, the hospital had already sent her scrubs out to get cleaned. But then another doctor at a different hospital 100 miles away ended up in…… read more »