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 »
Say hello to Bugzy! Bugzy is a 5-year-old male labrador retriever with the lab characteristics of being affectionate, friendly, curious, loyal, quiet, and handsome. He is neutered and housetrained. Bugzy was brought to the shelter on April 21, 2025 when his family could no longer keep him. Bugzy initially had a shy and quiet personality…… 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 »
Meet Mr. Nelson! This 5-year-old, 50lb American bulldog mix was brought to the shelter after being found with burns along his spine and in poor body condition. Since then, he’s been on the proper medication to help him get better and he’s been fully vaccinated. Mr. Nelson is heartworm negative and really likes to play…… 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 »
A Montreal woman is in the news because she’s been walking around picking up trash to raise money for her local SPCA shelter. She calls herself “The Trashy Lady.” At last count, she’d picked up around 4,000 pieces of trash this month and raised almost $4,000 on GoFundMe………….A study found that as we age, musicians…… read more »
A U.K. golfer made a hole-in-one a day after he turned 90 years old. He used his driver on a 200-yard par three. It hit the downslope of a bunker, shot forward onto the green, and went in. He says he doesn’t see great anymore, so he didn’t know it went in at first. He…… read more »