Tony Hawk sends boy his skateboard after plea from FedEx driver

A little boy asked a FedEx driver to send his old, battered skateboard to Tony Hawk, so the skateboarding legend sent him his current board in return.

Virginia family out for ride finds nearly $1 million in road

A Virginia family out for a ride to get a change of scenery after being holed up due to the coronavirus found nearly $1 million in two bags lying in the road.

An antidote to coronavirus blues? A Picasso on your wall

After an eight-week delay caused by France’s COVID-19 lockdown, the Christie’s auction house in Paris is hosting a raffle draw Wednesday for “Nature Morte,” an oil on canvas that Picasso painted in 1921.

Malaysian woman, born without arms, sews PPE with feet

A Malaysian woman born without arms has been sewing personal protective equipment for frontline workers battling the coronavirus pandemic.

A cataclysmic eruption: Looking back at Mount St. Helens 40 years later

The eruption was the worst volcanic disaster in the history of the conterminous United States, according to the United States Geological Survey.

‘I’ve never felt so unsafe’: American Airlines passenger shares video of 'overcrowded' plane

A recent video on Twitter depicting a packed American Airlines flight might lead some to believe it was filmed before the coronavirus pandemic. But the video was taken on a May 17 flight by a passenger who said she “never felt so unsafe,” in her life. 

Endangered pygmy hippo born at San Diego Zoo for first time in 30 years

The San Diego Zoo has announced the first successful birth of an endangered pygmy hippopotamus at the zoo in more than three decades.

Virginia shoplifting suspects wore watermelon disguise: police

A Virginia police department released photos of two larceny suspects who they said pulled off the crime while wearing hollowed-out watermelon rinds with holes cut out for the eyes.