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Teacher continues to work from his hospital bed, while battling stage 4 cancer

For teachers the coronavirus crisis has come with many challenges, suddenly everything they knew about teaching in a classroom and interacting with students has been turned on its head. One teacher in North Carolina knows ...

Meet the youngest student to ever graduate from Fullerton College

Any parent will tell you that their child graduating from college is up there with their proudest moments. When Jack Rico graduated from Fullerton College in California, his mom and dad had more reason than most ...

Clint Eastwood shows no sign of slowing down as he approaches his 90th birthday

Clint Eastwood has contributed to over 50 movies as an actor, director, producer, and composer, and has a string of awards to his name. As the oldest recipient of an Academy Award for best director ...

Captain Tom to be knighted by the Queen for his fundraising efforts

A 100-year-old war veteran who has gained international recognition for his work raising tens of millions of dollars for the U.K.’s health service is to be knighted by the Queen. Tom Moore affectionately known as ...

Student breaks into museum in the middle of night and takes selfies with exhibits

A student was caught on camera breaking into Australia’s oldest museum to take selfies and help himself to some of the exhibits. Paul Kuhn, who is from Germany but studying in Australia, was caught on ...

Remembering a piece of nostalgia – do you recognize this object?

Roller skating is a pastime that generations of kids and adults have enjoyed. The first use of roller skates were said to be in a London stage performance as early as 1743, with John Joseph ...

Boy left fighting for his life after ‘monster’ bullies set him on fire

An 8-year-old boy was set on fire as he played outside his home by a gang of “monster” bullies. Kyrylo Yatsun was left in a critical condition after the group of boys targeted him for ...

The iconic ‘Dick and Jane’ books started a revolution in education

Generations of Americans learnt how to read with the iconic Dick and Jane books; they came at a crucial time in education and played a vital role for teachers and students. The books followed the ...

3-year-old twin girls huddled together and holding hands as they passed away in horrific fire

For any parent who has lost a child, its a painful tragedy — but its particularly hard when the death is sudden and could have been avoided. An unimaginable tragedy is now shaking the small community of Batlow, ...

Woman told she’s 8 months pregnant only to discover it’s a dangerous cyst

It was news that both shocked and delighted Kirsty Butler and her boyfriend: they were going to have a baby. As it was Kirsty’s first baby she didn’t know what to expect. Her bump had ...