Philadelphia students start GoFundMe to buy teacher new shoes, raise $3K

Students at the Tech Freire Charter School in North Philadelphia raised over $3,000 to get their teacher a new pair of shoes after starting a GoFundMe page as part of an April Fool's joke.

'I grabbed him out of the toilet': Mother gives birth in hotel bathroom

A woman in town for a work trip found herself in the middle of an unimaginable situation. The woman says she was just a few weeks from her due date and didn't realize she was going into labor.

Betty Reid Soskin, nation's oldest park ranger, retires at 100 years old

Betty Reid Soskin, the oldest active National Park Service ranger, retired Thursday following more than 15 years sharing stories of her life and those of other working women during World War II at Rosie the Riveter/WWII Home Front National Historic Park in Richmond.

Disabled chihuahua puppy bringing joy to Mesa man diagnosed with terminal cancer

Champ, a chihuahua puppy, was born without front paws, but that is not stopping him from giving comfort to a Mesa man who is battling terminal cancer.

John Travolta’s son adopts Oscars pup held by Jamie Lee Curtis during Betty White tribute

Jamie Lee Curtis advocated for Mac and Cheese, a rescue puppy from Paw Works, during a tribute for the late Betty White at the Oscars on Sunday but little did she know, Mac and Cheese would find her fur-ever home sooner than expected.

11-year-old gets award for saving 'grateful' mom’s life

"I would like to say I was surprised by that, but not really," the girl's mom said. "She is incredibly intelligent, kind, and she has a big heart. It’s not the first time she’s helped somebody."

No dog left behind: Retired military K-9 with collapsed spinal cord gets new lease on life

When a K-9 who once helped the military find explosives and missing people became paralyzed, a former Sarasota County deputy stepped in to help the dog roll into his retirement years. 

Teen who drove through Texas tornado given new truck by Fort Worth Chevrolet dealership

The Texas teen who survived after his truck was overturned, then turned right side up while driving through a tornado earlier this week was surprised in Fort Worth with a new car and a generous gift to his family.

7-year-old boy pens sweet letters for future adopters of his foster dog

Roman Duncan, 7, wrote a series of letters to Maggie’s "new famuley" [sic] — the one that would eventually adopt the pup Roman and his parents were fostering. Roman wrote, "Maggie is so cute. Maggie loves to play fech [sic] … Maggie is the best dog ever."