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Nonspeaking Valedictorian With Autism Gives Moving Commencement Speech

May 13, 2022 / 10,599 views

Rollins College valedictorian Elizabeth Bonker has non-speaking autism and communicates solely by typing. She delivered a moving commencement speech, urging her fellow graduates to use their voices, serve others, and see the value in everyone they meet.

Passenger With No Flying Experience Lands Plane After Pilot Becomes Incapacitated

May 12, 2022 / 15,286 views

A man with no flying experience landed a plane at Palm Beach International Airport on Tuesday when the pilot became incapacitated.

Couple Falls In Love While Recovering From Heart And Lung Transplants

May 11, 2022 / 6,647 views

Bobby Channell and Faith Crouch met at Nora's Home, a facility that offers care for organ transplant patients at the Texas Medical Center.

Record 5,219 Little Penguins Cross Beach At Phillip Island In 50 Minutes

May 10, 2022 / 6,793 views

A record number of penguins have crossed the beach at Penguin Parade on Phillip Island in Australia.

Hero Dog Saves Woman Missing For Days In Park

May 10, 2022 / 8,851 views

A Texas woman who was missing for three days has been found alive by searchers in George Bush Park, a county park in Houston.

Someone Is Hiding Cash All Over A Canadian City And Residents Are Loving It

May 09, 2022 / 9,761 views

An exciting and mysterious game has residents of a Canadian city searching through forests and fields for money and prizes.

Working From Home Does Not Negatively Affect Productivity, Study Suggests

May 09, 2022 / 5,224 views

A research team from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that employee productivity does not decline when working from home.

Horse That Never Won A Race Won Many Hearts

May 07, 2022 / 9,054 views

A racehorse named Zippy Chippy never came close to winning any race, but he won plenty of hearts along the way.

'Local Hero' Pulls Man Out Of Burning Car, Saves His Life

May 06, 2022 / 8,464 views

A man in Elkhorn City, Kentucky is being called a "local hero" after he rescued a neighbor from a burning car.

Family Accidentally Brings Home A Baby Coyote Thinking It Was A Lost Puppy

May 05, 2022 / 13,528 views

A family in Massachusetts thought they found a lost puppy. It was actually a distressed baby coyote.

Hero Deputies Hospitalized After Saving Children From House Fire

May 04, 2022 / 6,909 views

Two deputies have been hospitalized after the heroic rescue of two children from a house fire in Tennessee.

River Otters Return To The Detroit River

May 03, 2022 / 7,954 views

A University of Windsor student recently caught an extraordinary sight on video while on a walk along the Detroit River.

'She's My Guardian Angel': DoorDash Driver Saves Woman's Life While Delivering Pizza

May 03, 2022 / 9,934 views

A DoorDash driver in Massachusetts used knowledge from her time training as an EMT to save a customer's life when she found a woman unresponsive in the driveway.

US Soldiers 'Return' Italian Woman's Birthday Cake 77 Years Later

May 02, 2022 / 8,143 views

An Italian woman had her birthday cake returned 77 years after American soldiers made off with the celebratory treat.

SCDF Firefighters Save 13 Cats From Fire

April 30, 2022 / 6,894 views

Firefighters in Singapore saved the lives of 13 cats after a fire broke out in an apartment building.

Plastic-Eating Enzyme Could Eliminate Billions Of Tons Of Landfill Waste

April 29, 2022 / 8,917 views

An enzyme variant created by engineers and scientists at The University of Texas at Austin can break down environment-throttling plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to days.