Nike co-founder Phil Knight just donated $2 billion to the cancer institute at Oregon Health and Science University. His foundation says it’s the largest single donation ever made to a college, university, or health group in the U.S…………….An 82-year-old guy in Australia is going viral after he stopped to save a koala on the road,…… read more »
A woman named Jessica Caldwell has earned four college degrees while working as a custodian at Texas A&M and also raising four kids. She’s about to earn her credentials so she can switch careers and be a teacher. Her advice is if you want something, “be persistent.”…………… A 30-year-old Indigenous woman in Mexico recently entered a…… read more »
A cancer survivor in Canada celebrated her 63rd birthday by handing out 250 free parking passes to patients at the hospital that treats her. She’s had to pay the $12 daily fee a lot over the years and knows it can add up, especially when you’re already dealing with medical bills…………….. A bear got into…… read more »
Three postal workers in Germany are biking over 1,800 miles to a small town in northern Finland to hand-deliver kids’ Christmas lists to Santa. According to “The AP”, that’s where Santa Claus Village is – it’s an amusement park……………….. Have you seen the video of a groom in Alabama doing his vows in sign language? 29-year-olds…… read more »
Chicago’s annual Ducky Derby happened on Thursday and raised nearly $600,000 for the Special Olympics. More than 82,000 rubber ducks were dumped in the Chicago River. People donated $10 per duck for a chance to win prizes, including a new Chevy Trailblazer…………Lifeguards near Columbus, Ohio left their post at a public pool to go save…… read more »
A NJ woman lost two rings at the beach, and two different people found them and got them back to her. She hired a guy with a metal detector, and he didn’t find anything. But then a random person found one of the rings and tracked her down on Facebook, so the guy with the…… read more »
Getting older isn’t all bad. Here are a few ways your MENTAL health improves as you age: You get better at handling stress . . . you stop caring what other people think . . . and studies have found overall happiness tends to peak again in your 60’s and 70’s…….A police department near San…… read more »
An Arizona elementary school welcomed kids back this past week with some help from a tortoise named Bowser, like the “Super Mario” character. The Sierra Vista Police Department recently made him an honorary cop, and they brought him in to inject some fun into the kids’ first day of school……… Delta employee Jill Hickey gave…… read more »
If you haven’t seen this video footage, it’s intense: A guy in Russia . . . who may have been drunk . . . fell on a set of train tracks. And a Good Samaritan ran in to save him just in time. They risked their own life and pulled him off the tracks with…… read more »
A study found humans might have the genes needed to hibernate. We’d just have to tweak them to do it. Experts say it could unlock all sorts of new treatments for things like diabetes and obesity. Animals that hibernate can lose weight quickly without affecting their health……….. A Maryland woman hit the lottery for 50…… read more »