Giving back is good for you: A new poll found volunteering boosts our mental health. 48% of people who’ve done it recently say it made them feel happier, and 33% said it made them feel less stressed……….. Firefighters in Utah recently pulled a dog out of a burning apartment, and it wasn’t breathing. But they…… read more »
A 22-year-old woman in Australia is going viral because her roommate is 73 years old, and she says he’s the best roommate ever. They have similar interests and both like running. He didn’t expect it to work out because of the age difference, but they get along really well……… Speaking of Australia: A guy’s video…… read more »
Melinda French Gates pledged $250 million to help charities that deal with women’s mental and physical health issues. She’s donated BILLIONS to various groups since splitting up with Bill in 2021……………….. A couple in Australia recently found their long-lost wedding footage from 57 years ago. They got married in Scotland in 1967, and a random…… read more »
A goat named Joshua joined a half-marathon in Newfoundland, Canada on Sunday. He was in a pumpkin patch when he saw people running by. His owners caught up to him with a quarter-mile left to go and walked him the rest of the way. Organizers gave him a medal when he finished………………..A 30-year-old from Kenya…… read more »
“The Associated Press” did a big feature on a group of South Korean women who learned to read and write in their 80s, and formed a rap group. They’re called Suni and the Seven Princesses. They’ve become huge celebrities over there………….. A Pennsylvania man and his 17-year-old stepson ran into their neighbor’s burning house on…… read more »
A woman in England named Murial Lindars just turned 101. And she’s in the news because of her advice on how to live a long and happy life: Look after your friends, always take the stairs, and DANCE whenever you can………… A couple in Detroit just celebrated their engagement in an Aldi supermarket after stopping by…… read more »
An Indiana cop’s chest-cam video is going viral after he recently saved a three-year-old kid with autism. The boy wandered, and his parents had no idea where he was. The cop found him floating face-up in a neighbor’s above-ground pool, and he’s okay. ………….. A woman in Massachusetts dropped an envelope full of cash in a…… read more »
Anyone in Virginia who’s red-green colorblind can enjoy the fall foliage in all its glory this year. Virginia recently became the first state to install special EnChroma viewfinders in every state park………………… A longtime waitress in Iowa named Bonnie Barnett passed away last year at 80. And it turns out she had a VERY nice…… read more »
Augusta National Golf Club here the Masters is held, is donating a big chunk of money to help with hurricane relief. They partnered with a charity for a joint $5 million donation to help victims around Augusta, Georgia. They also made a separate donation to the Red Cross………… A “food pharmacy” for seniors just opened…… read more »
The Nebraska Diaper Bank is in the news after handing out its eight millionth diaper the other day. They’ve been helping new parents for a decade. The charity launched in 2014, but they’ve really ramped things up recently. Most of those eight million diapers have been handed out in the past three years…………. A hospice…… read more »