'Heroic actions': Army football player saves driver from fiery crash

A West Point cadet is being praised for their heroic actions after rescuing a man from a burning vehicle in New York’s Hudson Valley.

After cancer battle, St. Paul survivor completes grueling 100-mile mountain bike race

After battling a cancer diagnosis and a rare disease, St. Paul's Matt Sletten celebrated beating cancer by competing in a grueling mountain bike race in Colorado.

10-year-old chess prodigy defeats 60-year-old grandmaster

At 10 years old, Bodhana Sivanandan has become the youngest female chess player to defeat a grandmaster.

Pennsylvania man holds hand of trapped crash victim after rescue attempts fail

"Her family had reached out and said she’s forever grateful," Nathaniel Bunn explained. "I want them to know that I’m no hero and that I’m just a great guy doing what I thought was right."

Man rescues six from Paris apartment fire, including infants

A man is being hailed as a hero in France after risking his life to save six people, including two infants, from a burning apartment building on Friday, July 4. 

Happy birthday, Moo Deng: The world's favorite pygmy hippo turns 1

Moo Deng, the world’s favorite pygmy hippo, just turned 1, and thousands of fans from across the globe traveled to Thailand to celebrate with her.

Maine grandmother graduates college at 88 years old

An 88-year-old grandmother in Maine showed the world it’s never too late to achieve your dreams.

Lost stuffed otter at Atlanta airport sparks nationwide search for owner

Officials at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport are hoping someone knows the owner of this plush otter found over the weekend.

104-year-old WWII veteran recalls combat, Winston Churchill, and life surprises

A birthday party for a 104-year-old St. Paul native with a Hawaiian theme is perfectly appropriate the more you get to know him. Don Kostohryz is witty, loving, and his memory almost seems too good to be true.