Scientists in France figured out how to redirect lightning using giant lasers.  The team says the new technique could save power stations, airports, launchpads, and other buildings from disaster, by redirecting lightning it to spots where it won’t cause any damage…………….There’s a high school freshman in South Carolina named Carson who serves as the equipment manager for the JV basketball team.  And the coaches surprised him recently by putting him in the game. Carson has Down syndrome, and he never expected to actually play.  But when he heard his name called, he was thrilled . . . he ran around the gym hyping up the crowd . . . and he even made a basket. (Here’s video of Carson being brought in, and here’s a local news report on it, with Carson and his mother.)……And finally………… 

Morgan Geekie is the center for the NHL’s Seattle Kraken . . . and he’s trying to help a young fan get a life-saving bone marrow transplant. She’s a kindergartner named Isola Fiddick . . . and she’s been fighting a rare form of cancer called “anaplastic large cell lymphoma.”  Isola is also a HUGE fan of the Seattle Kraken . . . and she’s looking for a match to get a transplant.