A puppy rescued by firefighters in Buffalo, New York, has a forever home thanks to one of the men who saved her from the streets. “I may have adopted her, but my whole crew helped save her,” Anthony Pulvino, 30, of the Buffalo Fire Department, told Fox News Digital. Pulvino said two teenagers showed up last month at the firehouse …
Read More »
Common sayings used metaphorically are popular in the English language — and are often used all over the world. There’s “break a leg,” “the cat’s out of the bag” — and so many others, often with interesting histories. Why do people use these popular expressions? ANIMAL IDIOMS WE CAN’T RESIST: WHY DO WE SAY ‘CAT GOT YOUR TONGUE’ AND OTHER …
Read More »
In a world of chaos and uncertainty, books can serve as beacons of hope — offering solace, inspiration and the promise of brighter days ahead. Certain accounts can help us turn the page during life’s twists and turns by uplifting our spirits, renewing our sense of purpose and reminding us of the inherent goodness within humanity. Whether it’s about family …
Read More »
A retired Indiana police lieutenant got the shock of his life when one of the officers he served with previously alerted him of a new recruit’s identity. “He said, ‘Well, you’re not going to believe this.’ I said, ‘What?’ He says, ‘He’s sitting next to me,'” Gene Eyster, retired lieutenant from the South Bend Police Department in the Hoosier State, …
Read More »
The new bread king of Paris has been crowned. Xavier Netry rose to the top of a field of 172 competitors and was declared winner of the 31st annual “Grand Prix de la baguette” earlier this week, said the Associated Press. Netry, who has been baking for 25 years, is head baker at Utopie, a bakery in Paris’ 11th district, …
Read More »
A young girl in the U.K. is in cancer remission thanks to her sister’s lifesaving bone marrow donation. Ruby Leaning, 10, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia after collapsing on the school playground in Jan. 2020, according to SWNS, the British news service. The rare blood cancer required an urgent bone marrow transplant to keep the 6-year-old alive. AI COULD …
Read More »
A Nigerian man has set the Guinness World Record for “longest chess marathon” after playing for nearly five straight days. Tunde Onakoya, 29, began his 60-hour chess game in Times Square in New York City on Wednesday, April 17, before calling it quits at 12:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 20, said The Associated Press. The previous record was 56 hours, …
Read More »
A shelter dog has found a new mission in life as a drug-sniffing police K-9 — a transformation that took place just months after the pup was rescued from the streets of Fort Worth, Texas. “If you talk to me in five years, I guarantee you we’re going to have kilos of records to reflect his service to the city,” …
Read More »
A gun store in Maine has quite the new hire on its hands: a baby cow. The calf named Kade is now the “shop pet” of A&G Shooting, a gun store in Fairfield, Maine. Fairfield is a small town in central Maine, located near the city of Waterville. OKLAHOMA BOY’S PET OCTOPUS IS TIKTOK SENSATION: ‘WILDLIFE IS MAGNIFICENT’ Kade’s backstory …
Read More »
An endangered Bornean orangutan baby has been welcomed into the world at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay in Florida. WORLD’S OLDEST KNOWN GORILLA TURNS 67 AT BERLIN ZOO The baby orangutan was delivered by cesarean section on Saturday, weighing just over three pounds, park officials said. The mother, Luna, is recuperating from surgery and will be reunited with the baby once …
Read More »
