'Bob Ross Flash Mob' cheers up stressed students
Middle school art teacher Brady Sloane wanted to alleviate some of the stress her students were dealing with, so she decided to surprise them with a ‘Bob Ross Flash Mob’ —...
Hundreds take part in large public snowball fight
TACOMA, Wash. — All it took was a public Facebook post from Stacy Stevens to get a huge gathering of area residents to take part in a public snowball fight. A...
87-year-old woman saved by neighbor's dog during dangerous cold
The 4-year-old black Lab mix, Midnight, knew something was amiss. “She had her ears perked up looking at me,” owner Tim Curfman told CBS Minnesota. “She doesn’t normally do that. Sometimes you...
Park rangers delighted to find elephant seals reclaimed beach during government shutdown
“If you just get out of the way, wildlife will find their way in,” Chief Seashore Wildlife Ecologist Dave Press told The Guardian. The elephant seal was nearly hunted to extinction...
Legally blind student wins hearts with “the shot”
ALLEMAN, Iowa — Born prematurely, Clay Warner is legally blind and has cerebral palsy. But his enthusiasm earned him the moniker “Heart and Soul of North Polk.” “I wanted to get...
Meet the woman who rented hotel rooms for homeless in Chicago during dangerous polar vortex
CHICAGO — As temperatures plummeted in Chicago, homeless people were faced with life-threatening conditions. Thankfully, Candice Payne and other volunteers were able to get them off the streets and into a...
Dozens of real-life Jedis are finding mental relief and mindfulness through lightsaber classes
You don’t have to be a kid to pretend you’re a Jedi master now; martial arts school Intergalactic Saber Masters is training its Padawans in mindfulness and lightsaber use. “We’re teaching [our students]...
Customers get free groceries from supermarket after registers crash
WEST LEBANON, N.H. — A gremlin must have been at work in this grocery store when all cash register systems failed Monday afternoon. As checkout lines began to grow, the...
After documentary features tearful caterer who was duped by Fyre Festival, thousands rally to help
Originally intended to be an ultra-exclusive music festival, the Fyre Festival ended in fraud, lawsuits and trauma. The event left many people who lived on the Bahamian island in financial peril, after...
Three-year-old boy missing in woods for two days says friendly bear kept him safe
Three-year-old Casey Hathaway survived two nights of sub-zero temperatures in the woods of North Carolina with a little help from a “friendly bear.” Whether this was a real black bear,...