Mother sees turning in son for suspected burglary as teaching moment

Sandra Green didn't need much convincing when someone told her one of the suspected burglars, recorded breaking into a Clearwater home by surveillance cameras, looked like her son.

School to cheerleading squad: take anyone or be disbanded

EAST HANOVER, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey high school is facing heat from students and parents over a new policy that either everyone makes the cheerleading squad or no one does.

Elderly woman rescued by 14-year-old suburban paperboy

A paperboy in south suburban Momence is being praised for helping to save an elderly woman's life.

Family barely escapes cheetahs at safari park

It was a very close call for a family that came face to face with a group of cheetahs at a safari park in the Netherlands.

Secretary who amassed $9M fortune leaves most to charity

A legal secretary who grew up in the Great Depression and quietly amassed over $9 million through decades of investments has donated most of it to needy students.

Mysterious fish with human-like teeth stumps the internet

The South Carolina Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday asked its social media followers to identify a fish with “human-like incisors.”

White student at Yale calls police on black student who fell asleep in her dorm's common area

A white graduate student at Yale called police on a black graduate student who had fallen asleep in a common area of their campus residence — an episode that a dean said shows the need for efforts to make the Ivy League university a more inclusive place.

Richard Overton 'still living' good' and turning 112 this week

Austin treasure Richard Overton, “America's Oldest Veteran,” has recently become the oldest man in the country!

Body found in alligator-filled pond is a female, no alligator bites found on body

The Orange County Sheriff's Office has reported that they have discovered a body in the retention pond where an Orange County teen was seen Wednesday flailing around in a retention pond that is known to have massive alligators on Thursday.

Texas-based soldier has ear re-grown on forearm

A young soldier who lost her ear in a car accident will soon have a new one thanks to a revolutionary surgery. Her new ear is being reconstructed on her forearm.

A sticky mess: liquid chocolate spills onto Polish highway

WARSAW, Poland (AP) - A tractor-trailer has overturned on a Polish highway, spilling tons of liquid chocolate that are solidifying into a huge sticky mess. The private broadcaster TVN24 showed images of an overturned truck surrounded by brown chocolate covering six lanes on the A2 motorway, blocking traffic in both directions. Rescue officials said the liquid chocolate was solidifying as it...

Police: Woman, 95, jailed after slipper-slapping granddaughter

A 95-year-old Florida woman landed in jail after calling police for help during an argument with her defiant granddaughter.

Teen rides off to stop runaway horse from busy Maryland highway (VIDEO)

A viral video captures a Maryland teen who gallantly helped rescue a runaway horse from traffic along a busy Anne Arundel County road.

Young firefighter-to-be eager to help out Grapevine FD

An eager young boy was ready to spring into action when he saw Grapevine firefighters putting out a fire.

Mother's dying wish to see her son graduate is granted

It was a Tennessee mother's dying wish to see her son graduate, so students and administrators at a school in Knoxville helped bring the graduation to her. 

VIDEO: Incredible pollen storm caught on camera

How bad is the pollen this season, you ask? One New Jersey resident has the answer in the form of a now-viral video.