Disappointed when he took some boy scouts to gaze at the stars but clouds quickly obscured them, a Wisconsin man decided to open his own planetarium using the money he earned while working at a local paper mill. Frank Kovac built the planetarium himself -- a huge spherical structure in the backyard -- and painted 5000 stars, each with the correct brightness, resulting in a spectacular replica of the entire northern night sky.
Casey Baynes understands on a very personal level that no child wants to feel like they're different. At a young age, teachers told Casey that her dyslexia would make academics more difficult. Despite the obvious challenges that come with a learning disorder, Casey had very high expectations for herself and worked hard to reach and then exceed them. She received her Associate's degree before graduating high school and went on to become Towson University's youngest Master's Degree recipient at age 20.
The Iranian government will no longer issue permits for animal acts in circuses, becoming the ninth country in the world to ban them.
It's never too late for second chances – especially for these 114 students turning their lives around with cooking.
When a teen died in a car crash, strangers spent days searching for her dog and a cop drove 12 hours to return it to her family. (VIDEO)
A man taught to hate cops his whole life turned to them to keep from committing a crime, and was stunned at their response.
Aladdin Sane isn't yet done contributing to the music world just yet. Two nights of fundraising for arts charities are coming online March 31 and June 1.
This little farm runaway has a matching grin when picked up by officers and posing for his mug shot.
Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Thank goodness this University Of Minnesota freshman came along.
If hearing for the first time isn't amazing enough, just check out what she heard after receiving a cochlear implant...
We liked Adrian Brody and Leo DiCaprio before they became environmental spokespersons, but now that they're standing up for elephants? Kudos.
This is the most genius idea to come out of the kitchen since silly straws.
A former gang member who was arrested 13 times has become Atlanta's hottest lawyer, proving that youth are not the lost cause some think.
A veteran nearly fell out of his chair when he heard a doctor onstage telling the story of a 'miracle kid' and realized that kid was him-26 years later.
Prison inmates can connect with abused dogs probably better than anyone. A new documentary shows how this connection can change two lives at the same time
When their teacher mentioned he hadn't had a birthday cake in ten years, students surprised him with a party in class.
A Washington, DC philanthropist has contributed $18.5 million toward the largest renovation of the Lincoln Memorial since it opened in 1922.
A charity is shipping two million used pill bottles from the U.S. to Malawi where a lack of any containers endangers health.
Neighbors have started a petition to have their town erect a statue of "Bunny," a man who's waved to passersby for 50 years.
A giant swath of desert half the size of Connecticut has just received permanent protection - creating a migratory superhighway for endangered animals.