UPDATE: "Sidewalk Scholar" Boy Gets Education Paid Through College
The little boy who had to study beneath a streetlight has a new scholarship and enough money to pay education bills for 13 years until he graduates college.
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School Police Officer Adopts 6-yo Boy Who Seemed ‘Unadoptable'
Students here are taught from an early age that police officers are their friends. For a lucky foster kid, one policeman turned into more than just a friend.
Millions of "Shade Balls" Added to Calif Reservoirs to Stop Evaporation -Video
California is dumping millions of "shade balls" into its water, slowing evaporation and saving hundreds of millions of gallons of water during the drought.
Great Fetch: Watch How This Black Lab Helps Two Dogs Adrift in Canoe
Robbie the Labrador jumped into a river to practice his rescue skills, and skillfully towed two other dogs adrift in a canoe to shore.
No RSVPs For 13-yo Odin But He Gets Birthday Party of A Lifetime
Odin, a 13-year old from Peterborough, Ontario with Aspergers, has trouble making friends. When no one RSVP-ed to his birthday party, his mom took to social media to garner some birthday wishes for her son. Celebrities began tweeting greetings and the support snowballed into a grand party at a bowling alley.
Wild Baby Kangaroo Still Comes Home to Hug His Teddy Bear After Release
An orphaned kangaroo raised by an Australian animal rescuer is back in the wild but he returns 'home' to his stuffed teddy bear whenever he needs a hug.
Toronto Restaurant Gives Boy a Chance to Sell His Lemonade
A Whitby restaurant has offered to help a nine-year-old autistic Oshawa boy whose lemonade stand was nearly shutdown by a sour neighbour who called police on him during a recent holiday. All proceeds will go to the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.
Toronto Thrill Seekers Can Walk on Building's Edge 116 Stories Up
EdgeWalk at the CN Tower, has become Toronto's most extreme attraction. Thrill lovers will walk on the edge of one of the world's tallest buildings -- 116 stories high above the ground. Visitors will walk with a guide, in groups of six, while attached to an overhead safety rail via a trolley and harness system.
Toronto Hospital Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the First Successful Lung Transplant
In 1983, Tom Hall was the 45th patient in the world to receive a lung transplant, but the first to live more than a few days or weeks afterward. Hall, then 58, lived more than six years after receiving the organ. Grateful family members were reunited with the surgeon last week to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the historic operation in Toronto.
Toronto Man Finds Woman With Ex-Girlfriend's Name for Free Trip Around World
A Toronto man looking for a travel partner with the same name as his ex-girlfriend has finally found his match.
New Diplomacy Dawns in Cuba as U.S. Embassy Reopens After 54 Years
54 years ago three US Marines lowered the flag in Havana as the US ended relations with Cuba. The same men raised the flag again Friday at the reopened US embassy.
The Couple From Woodstock LP Cover is Still Married 46 Years After Concert
Bobbi And Nick Ercoline were girlfriend and boyfriend 46 years ago this weekend, when they decided to attend the Woodstock music festival in Bethel, New York.
One of the Most Polluted Lakes in U.S. Welcomes Swimmers After 75 Years
Once among the most polluted lakes in America, a 4.5 mile long lake in Upstate New York is now clean enough for swimming for the first time in 75 years.
Uncanny Rescue: Cops Struggle to Free Groundhog From Tin Can on His Head (WATCH)
Onlookers cheer as campus police rescue a groundhog whose head was wedged inside a discarded food can.
Town Installs Outdoor Refrigerator so Locals Can Feed the Hungry in Spain
A town in Spain created a community refrigerator where people and restaurants can leave leftovers for the hungry.
Barber Gives Free Haircuts to Kids If They Read Stories to Him
An Iowa barber encouraged reading by kids when he offered free haircuts if they would read him a story while they sat in his chair.
Sign Up This Ball Girl Who Made Amazing Catch During Game (WATCH)
The best play of this game Major League Baseball game was by the ball girl who snatched a screaming foul ball out of the sky before it hit the stands.
101-Year-Old Woman Rappels Down Skyscrapers for Charity (WATCH)
At more than a hundred years old, this woman isn't afraid of rappelling down a 500 foot tower to raise money for her favorite charity.
Young Woman Approaches Elder Eating Alone, Now Have Weekly Lunch Date
She saw a senior citizen eating alone and thought maybe, since she was dining by herself, the two should get together. The elderly woman was thrilled.
Astronauts Grow Salad Greens, Eat Fresh Food in Space, a NASA First
Space farming reached an important milestone this week when astronauts got to eat fresh salad greens grown aboard the International Space Station.