A woman named Millissa Hutchinson lives in Cincinnati and has a five-year-old son named Keegan who’s autistic and non-verbal.  But a video she posted on TikTok has been going viral after she got him to say the word “more.”  It’s great because you can tell how happy she is. They both just laugh every time he says it.  She described it as the moment he found his voice.…………………..A popular TV host in Ukraine managed to crowdfund $20 million to buy more military drones to fight Russia.  But then the company that makes them heard about it, and gave them three drones for free.  They told them to use the money to help the people of Ukraine instead………..And finally………………….. 

The Pitt County Shelter Buddies Reading Program is underway! Kids can sign up to bring their books and a parent, and then settle in to read. to the dogs Miranda Jarman, PCAS Shelter Supervisor, says the program “is designed to bring comfort to and reduce the anxiety of our shelter pets while nurturing empathy in children”. And the kids benefit too – a study found that reading literacy improved by 12% or more when children joined an animal-assisted therapy program.