How One Woman Transformed Two-Day Yard Sale Into Year’s Worth of Kindness
An Arlington woman recently hosted her third annual “Kindness Yard Sale,” where each item is pay-what-you-want, and she uses the money to go towards other acts of kindness throughout the year.
Sister Act: Two Japanese Sisters Confirmed at World’s Oldest Living Identical Twins
Umeno Sumiyama and Koume Kodama, born in Japan on Nov. 5, 1913, making them well over 107 years old, have just been confirmed as the world’s oldest twins.
Girl Power: ESPN to Feature First All-Female Team to Call Major League Baseball Game
On Sept. 29, Melanie Newman and Jessica Mendoza will make history as part of the first all-female crew to call a Major League Baseball Game.
London Police Department Receives Note From Man Thanking Them for Their Kindness 71 Years Ago
71 year ago, a couple took a trip to London where they received a meaningful note from the police department. The man kept the note all this time and just wrote the department to thank them for their kindness.
Operation Soccer Balls: Afghan Girls Soccer Team Rescued Successfully, Given Asylum in Portugal
After weeks of uncertainty, the Afghanistan girls soccer team and their families were rescued from the Taliban and safely arrived in Portugal, where they have been given asylum. "They can dream now."
Sequoia National Park’s Giant Forest Unharmed by Wildfire
Thanks to crews wrapping trees in fire-resistant materials and closely monitoring the KNP Complex wildfire, the beloved Giant Forest at Sequoia National Park is unharmed.
Woman Rescued From Washington D.C. Floodwaters by Bus Full of Marines
“This is the most American thing ever.”
Japanese School Students Sent Messages in a Bottle. 37 Years Later, It Washed Up In Hawaii
A glass bottle containing a message from 1984 has washed up in Hawaii — 37 years after high school students in Japan dropped it into the ocean as part of an experiment.
Amna Al Qubaisi is the First Emirati Female Racing Driver
21-year-old Amna Al Qubasisi is blazing the trail in her field after being told by members of her own team that she should put her efforts elsewhere.
107-Year-Old French Pianist Has Been Playing For 102 Years, Just Released New Album
Colette Maze has been playing the piano for 102 years and just released her sixth overall album. She began playing at just five years old, and is now 107.
