Mostly non-verbal Plano student wows crowd with graduation speech

A North Texas student’s six-minute speech at his high school graduation was just as the title described – unexpected. That’s because it was the first time many of classmates had ever really heard him speak.

Small raccoon makes big climb up skyscraper in downtown St. Paul

A raccoon who caused a stir on social media Tuesday afternoon after it started scaled an office building in St. Paul—reaching up to 23 stories before stopping to groom herself and, apparently, take a nap on a ledge—made it to the roof and was captured by wildlife officials. 

Son's hilarious, embarrassing sign welcoming mom home at airport goes viral

One Oklahoma woman returning from a business trip got quite a surprise from her young son who went to meet her at the airport. Barbara Nielsen was on her way back home after a week-long trip for the manufacturing company she works for in Fort Smith, Arkansas. When she arrived, her husband, Brandon Nielsen, and her son, Daimen, went to pick her up. 

Nine babies in 10 months born to Davie firefighters

Davie Fire Rescue in Broward County has nine amazing reasons to celebrate. In less than a year, nine of its firefighters have welcomed newborn babies into the world.

Domino's on streets, not for pizzas but to fix potholes

The saying goes that the road to hell is paved with good intentions, but what if the road was paved with pizza?

Louisiana woman adopts rare two-headed snake

A Louisiana rescued a two-headed snake, which she said has two brains and two different personalities.

WATCH: Squirrel 'shoplifts' peanut M&Ms at Disney

A squirrel was on a mission for snacks that was caught on video at a shop at Walt Disney World. 

Naperville officer rescues young boy running on Route 59

A young boy who was running on Route 59 in the Chicago suburb of Naperville was rescued last month by a police officer, and the incident was caught on camera.

The internet trolls IHOP after name change

IHOP finally revealed on Monday what the ‘b’ in their name change to ‘IHOb’ stands for, and the insults quickly followed.

90-year-old great-grandmother graduates from college

A 90-year-old great-grandmother is making history by becoming the oldest person to graduate from the University of Chicago. June Patinkin started taking classes at the university in the 1940's when she was just 16 years old. She then traveled abroad, met her husband, eloped, and eventually made her way back to Chicago to raise her five sons.

Family dog helps save family from fire

The family dog is being credited with saving the lives of a California family, including a seven-month-old baby. 

Woman caught on video destroying gym equipment

A woman in Toronto was captured on video trashing gym equipment with a set of weights inside a health and fitness club. 

Whataburger: "We'd never change our name to Whatapancake"

IHOP did a flip, by announcing a new name, IHOb on Monday. The legendary creator of Houston's most beloved pancakes had a lot of Texas viewers scratching their heads.  Why would they change their name and switch up their favorite product line--pancakes? Whataburger decided to poke some fun Monday morning when the restaurant chain announced that it was changing its...