Home Depot is spending $1 billion to raise its starting wage, so all employees will now make at least $15 an hour. The CEO said, quote, “The most important investment we can make is in our people.”………………. Firefighters saved a dog that fell through some ice in Colorado this month. It was a little tougher…… read more »
United Airlines has a new family seating policy. Parents with kids under 12 can now see a map of all the seats on a flight, and find seats together without paying extra. Or if there aren’t seats together, you can switch to a different flight for free………………Last month, a 47-year-old guy was rescued in the…… read more »
A dog in Texas ran away from her new home after she recently got adopted from a shelter. But her new owners have her again . . . after she walked 10 miles back to the shelter, and rang the doorbell…………… A woman in Florida was cleaning out her grandfather’s house after he passed away…… read more »
Guns N’ Roses 2023 Tour is coming to Spectrum Center in Charlotte on August 29. Tickets on sale Friday, March 3 at 10am – get info here: https://bit.ly/GNRclt2023 Apparently, there’s an entire unreleased album that Steve Vai and Ozzy Osbourne recorded in 1995. In other Ozzy news, check him out as he tackles some virtual…… read more »
A TV station in Chicago did a story on a guy named Ed Berthold, who’s still bowling at age 103. He was a pilot in World War Two and got stranded in Iceland. So he and his buddies passed the time by bowling on ice. Now he’s still at it 80 years later………….. A lost…… read more »
A bunch of Valentine’s Day stories have been rolling in: A couple on Long Island renewed their wedding vows after 72 years of marriage . . .A couple in Phoenix officially called off their divorce on Valentine’s Day, and decided they’re not “giving up on love” yet……A couple in Georgia released footage from their Ring…… read more »
Firefighters in Massachusetts rescued a dog from a FROZEN pond last weekend. They think the dog was in the icy water for about 20 minutes, and he was about 150 feet from shore. Thankfully the dog is in good condition and will recover fully…………Craig Noyes, a student at Auburn University made a full-court PUTT during…… read more »
Wildlife officials in Minnesota had to help a bear that couldn’t get out of the ditch it was hibernating in. The snow was too deep, and the bear was groggy. They relocated it to a better area, and now it’s hibernating again………….. A husband in Dallas wanted to help his pregnant wife sleep better. She…… read more »
The Birmingham Royal Ballet is doing a show to the music of native sons Black Sabbath. Metallica raised $3 million for their All Within My Hands foundation from their benefit concert and auction last December. And, after Rihanna’s Halftime performance, Metallica posted a clip from a 2017 episode of “Carpool Karaoke” where they sang “Diamonds” will…… read more »
An anonymous donor walked into the Turkish embassy in D.C. the other day, and donated $30 MILLION to help victims of that terrible earthquake. The quake happened a week ago today. The death toll is now estimated to be more than 36,000)…………………All the pre-made championship hats and shirts for the LOSING Super Bowl team won’t go…… read more »