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Local Community Helps Artist Find Lost Sketchbook Representing Years of Work
Local Community Helps Artist Find Lost Sketchbook Representing Years of Work

TORONTO—Dmitry Bondarenko, a Toronto-based artist, lost his sketchbook while cycling to meet a friend for a painting session. The 5x7 black sketchbook contained a decade of his work and had great sentimental...


October 3, 2023  |  0 comments
Taking the Fear Out of Surgery.
Taking the Fear Out of Surgery.

How one doctor helps children face their hospital fears by dressing them up as superheroes.


September 26, 2023  |  0 comments
Woman Fulfills Her Grandmother’s Dream by Bringing Her 1940s Fashion Designs to Life.
Woman Fulfills Her Grandmother’s Dream by Bringing Her 1940s Fashion Designs to Life.

A young woman name Julia is fulfilling her grandmother's lifelong dream by recreating original fashion designs created in the 1940s.


September 19, 2023  |  0 comments
Matter In Motion. A Physics Professor is Igniting the Scientific Passions of her Female Students.
Matter In Motion. A Physics Professor is Igniting the Scientific Passions of her Female Students.

A physics professor is igniting the scientific passions of her female students. Dr. Tatiana Erukhimova is a human dynamo. The physics professor at Texas A&M aims to show her students, especially the...


September 12, 2023  |  0 comments
The 50 Yard Challenge – Lawn Mowing Challenge Encourages Youth to Help Neighbors
The 50 Yard Challenge – Lawn Mowing Challenge Encourages Youth to Help Neighbors

MADISON, Ala.—Rodney Smith Jr. started mowing yards for free in 2015 to help people in his community, including senior citizens, single parents, veterans, and individuals with disabilities. The idea came to him...


September 5, 2023  |  1 comment
The Mistakes We Learn From and Build On.
The Mistakes We Learn From and Build On.

Every year, a handful of students in prisons across America take stock of their lives and make changes. Many earn their diplomas, ensuring better options and choices when they get out.


August 29, 2023  |  0 comments
Man with Cerebral Palsy Competes in Ironman Triathlons with His Father
Man with Cerebral Palsy Competes in Ironman Triathlons with His Father

ROCKFORD, Mich.—Team Agar, a father-son triathlete team, defy the odds and set a new standard for incredible athleticism as they complete endurance races together. Johnny, 29, lives with congenital cerebral palsy, a...


August 22, 2023  |  1 comment
The Last American Explorer.
The Last American Explorer.

Norman Vaughan trekked Antarctica with Admiral Byrd, completed the Iditarod 13 times and climbed the 10,000-foot, icy mountain named after him at age 89.


August 15, 2023  |  0 comments
Pregnant School Bus Driver Saves Students from Fire.
Pregnant School Bus Driver Saves Students from Fire.

MILWAUKEE, Wis.—Imunek Williams drives a school bus for the Milwaukee Academy of Science. While driving her usual route recently, she detected a strong smoke odor. Among the passengers were 37 young students...


August 8, 2023  |  0 comments