A convention for “furries” broke a fundraising record last weekend in Pittsburgh. Guests at Anthrocon donated $100,000 to a group called Gray Paws Sanctuary that rescues and cares for senior dogs…… A tow truck driver in Ohio recently helped cops save a kitten that got stuck between two wheels of a big rig. The trucker…… read more »
Six critically endangered sea turtles were released back into the waters off Massachusetts this past Wednesday, after being saved and rehabbed by a team at the New England Aquarium. They included one loggerhead, one green, and four Kemp’s ridley sea turtles. All three are endangered species…………Patriotism doesn’t stop at the Fourth of July. An ice…… read more »
A woman in Alabama named Helen Denmark turned 108 on Sunday, and said she stays young by “drinking wine, eating dessert, and flirting with men with mustaches.”…………. A 12-year-old kid in Rhode Island named Alex Dupuis saved a classmate from drowning during a field trip in June. Both of his parents are first responders with…… read more »
Doctors might be able to diagnose autism by testing gut bacteria . . . a cure for lupus could be around the corner . . . and a team at Penn State may have found a way to turn tumor cells against each other and finally beat cancer…………. A woman from D.C. bought a vase…… read more »
Boston added googly eyes to five metro trains, just for fun. There’d been a public campaign calling for it to happen. They say it’s one of many “creative ways” they’re trying to improve things for commuters…………. Mattel is updating Uno so people who are colorblind can play. They’re adding tiny symbols to the top of…… read more »
A bunch of garden gnomes went missing last month from a guy’s yard in the Canadian city of Kelowna. But they weren’t stolen. A secretive group that calls itself the “Gnome Restoration Society” fixed them up and returned them all…………….. A five-year-old girl from England recently lost her favorite stuffed animal on a trip to…… read more »
A teenager in New Hampshire saved the day when a runaway boat started spinning in circles last week. 17-year-old Brady Procon hopped on the back of a jet ski and jumped onto the moving boat to stop it. He said he didn’t think about the risks, he just went for it. Adding, “It was fun,…… read more »
Some guys in Flint, Michigan are in the news after saving a raccoon from choking. They smacked it on the back until it coughed up a piece of cheese, and the whole thing is on video. It scurried off and was fine. No joke, they said they knew it was in trouble because it was…… read more »
America just recently replenished its panda supply. The San Diego Zoo announced two giant pandas arrived safe and sound, on loan from China. They’re the first new pandas to hit the U.S. in 21 years. Zoo Atlanta is the only other zoo in America that has pandas right now, and those four are heading back…… read more »
A Mississippi elementary school wanted to keep handing out free meals to kids this summer through a program called Backpack Buddies, but they didn’t have enough food until an influencer named Matthew Bounds stepped in to help. He posts recipes on TikTok and has an account called Your Barefoot Neighbor with 1.4 million followers. As…… read more »