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Teen Sepsis Survivor Who Lost All Four Limbs Is Now a High School Track Star With Paralympic Goals

What started with a fight for survival has turned into a run at the state championships for a Pennsylvania teenager. Chase Merriweather, 16, had his arms and legs amputated after...

How This Library is Bringing Wrestling and Reading Together for Families and Fans

Books are getting a body slam in the UK. Professional wrestlers took to the ring at Keighley Library later...

80-Year-Old in Arizona Keeps Playing Ice Hockey and Inspires His Community

Most people nearing 80 are taking it easy. Mike McConnell is heading to the rink. Just weeks before his...

Sniffing Chocolate Before Leg Day May Reduce Workout Strain Even When You Haven’t Eaten

A sniff of dark chocolate before leg extensions may do more than make the gym smell better. A Frontiers...

This 7’3″ Police Officer Joins Kemah PD, Bringing a Towering Presence to Local Law Enforcement

A 7'3" rookie officer is drawing attention in Kemah, Texas. Jordan "Tiny" Wilmore, believed to be the tallest police...

How This US Championship Soccer Team Uses Climate Change and DEI Education to Grow Its Fan Base

Soccer’s boom in North America is landing in Burlington, Vermont, with a local pitch. Green Football Club, founded just four years ago, plays in USL League Two, a preprofessional summer league with 144 teams. Last...

This England Fan Carries the Same Homemade Flag to Eight FIFA World Cups

For 44 years, one flag from Wisbech has kept turning up wherever England play. Paul Green, 68, a retired print worker from Upwell, Norfolk, close to the Cambridgeshire border, first took his distinctive Wisbech flag,...

This Teenager Just Broke the Women’s 200m Butterfly World Record at the Canadian Swim Trials

Summer McIntosh has done it again, and this one hit hard. The 19-year-old Toronto swimmer broke the world record in the women’s 200-metre butterfly at the Canadian swim trials on Sunday night in Montreal, touching...

Osoyoos Twins Drafted by Pittsburgh Penguins Say Family and Community Made the Difference

For the Ruck twins, the draft ended with a call from Sidney Crosby and a lot of nerves. Markus and Liam Ruck, twins from Osoyoos, British Columbia, were both drafted by the Pittsburgh Penguins last...

Kelsey Pfendler Becomes Fastest Solo Rower to Cross From California to Hawaii

Forty-three days on the Pacific, and Kelsey Pfendler has rowed her way into the record books. Pfendler began the more than 2,400-mile trip from Monterey, California, to Honolulu, Hawaii, on May 21. She set out...

Fenway Park Greeter for the Red Sox Thrives in a Dream Job Through 5 for Good

For 16 years, Adam Lewis has been one of the people welcoming fans to Fenway Park, and his enthusiasm has made him a familiar face. "I'm here with my peeps," Lewis said while greeting coworkers. For...