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17-year-old dies after saving mother and son from drowning in ocean

According to witnesses, the teen went after the young boy first, pushing him toward the shore. After that, Cristian rushed back into the water to save the boy’s mother. But unfortunately, the rescue operation would ...

Puppy crashes college house party, thinks beer pong players are signaling him to sit for a treat

The clip was posted by Twitter user @diegheaux. College students at Mississippi State University were having a party on campus, and, as is the case with pretty much every college party, some people were playing ...

School bus driver sees kids waiting in overgrown weeds, so he mows the bus stop himself

Jerry Martin, Jr. is a longtime bus driver from Copperas Cove, Texas. Every day he picks up kids from Williams Ledger Elementary School, but on one trip he noticed that the poor condition of one of ...

Notre Dame Fire Department swears in first-ever full-time female firefighters

Both women started with the NDFD this summer, but neither are new to helping others. Woolverton started with the NDFD in 2010 as an on-call EMT while she attended a paramedic program. She eventually joined ...

Teen stabbed to death as an estimated 50 teens watched and recorded the fight

After school let out, the 16-year-old went to a strip mall near his Oceanside High School on Long Island. He had recently transferred to the high school. There he was surrounded by “six to seven ...

Mom’s photo goes viral after custodian lies on floor to comfort fourth-grader with autism

As kids, we all have bad days at school. When we do, it’s up to our fellow students and our teachers to rally around us, pick us up, and do whatever it takes to keep ...

4-year-old boy told he must cut his naturally long hair or wear a dress and identify as a girl

The superintendent, Dr. J.P. Richardson, told her she needed to change her grandson’s hair in order to comply with a dress code that Woodley said discriminates against some children. According to the dress code, “Student’s hair shall ...

A young boy was bullied for his homemade college football shirt, so the school made it an official design

Laura Snyder, a teacher at Altamonte Elementary School in Altamonte Springs, Florida, wrote a Facebook post on September 4 about the school’s “college colors day.” One of her students was excited, and wanted to wear ...

School takes 9-year-old’s meal away on his birthday — over a $9 lunch debt

When Jefferson Sharpnack, from Green, Ohio, turned 9 last year, he was in school that afternoon, and was looking forward to a nice lunch on his big day. He had just moved to the district ...

New law requires New York public schools observe a moment of silence on 9/11

“By establishing this annual day of remembrance and a brief moment of silence in public schools, we will help ensure we never forget — not just the pain of that moment but of the courage, ...