Not all heroes wear capes—some wear hiking boots and work in America’s National Parks. The temperature was rising to 90 degrees on Tuesday in the mountainous hills of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area, when Lexie Daniel and her…
A commencement recording of the national anthem became so much better than a social-distancing performance when a man wandering by decided to join in with magnificent harmonies. Portland State University graduate Madisen Hallberg was being recorded in a public city…
One decade ago today, a rookie baseball player came to the plate on national television and hit the first pitch he ever saw in a Major League game for a grand slam—and was only the second player ever to do that…
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today released preliminary estimates for the 2019 data on highway crashes, which showed a continued decline in traffic fatalities. The federal agency previously reported declines in traffic deaths during 2018 and 2017, and…
Today is Liberation Day (Bevrijdingsdag) for the Dutch people—a national holiday celebrated in the Netherlands to mark the end of the German occupation by Nazi forces during World War II. It was 75 years ago today that Canadian and British…
On this day 100 years ago, the first baseball game was played in the Negro National League. In Indianapolis, the home team, the ABCs, beat the Chicago American Giants in the new league that was initially composed of eight teams…
Scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have fabricated a solar cell with an efficiency of nearly 50%. For perspective, the average solar cell has an efficiency rate of 15% to 20%, meaning it’s capable of converting just a…
It’s not uncommon for movie mogul Tyler Perry to make national headlines for his good deeds—and this week, he is being praised by social media users around the world after he was revealed to be an anonymous benefactor for senior…
SWNS A talented farmer has created his own heartwarming tribute to the British National Health System (NHS) by using his tractor to plough a giant rainbow into one of his fields. 33-year-old Jack Pantall used an aerial drone camera connected…
This week, National Geographic released the trailer for a new documentary about the incredible life of scientist and activist Jane Goodall—and it is already shaping up to be a much-needed lesson in global optimism. The 2-hour documentary Jane Goodall: The…
