These were the most popular stories of 2025.
Woman Thinks She’s Getting Cupcakes But It’s a Surprise From Her Sister
4 years 4 months ago
It’s a reaction none of them will soon forget. Two sisters set up a fun plan to surprise their other sister when she came to visit for her nephew’s fourth birthday party.
18-Year-Old Movie Theater Shooting Victim Gets Paddle Out Ceremony in California
4 years 4 months ago
It was a surfer’s goodbye for an 18-year-old California girl.
Colombian Navy Busts Narco-Sub Carrying 2 Tons of Cocaine Off Pacific Coast
4 years 4 months ago
A patrol boat from the Colombian navy intercepts a "narco-submarine."
Ireland’s Famed Wally the Walrus Takes a Ride on an Inflatable Boat
4 years 3 months ago
He saw an opportunity and he took it. Wally the Walrus, a celebrity in his native Ireland, was caught scrambling to get himself onto an empty inflatable boat in Ardmore Bay on Ireland’s southern coast.
Nurse Who Treated NYC’s 1st COVID-19 Patient Honored With Barbie Doll
4 years 3 months ago
When COVID-19 initially seeped into New York City, nurse Amy O’ Sullivan treated the first person in the five boroughs to contract the disease.
Instagram ‘Hope Dealer’ Raises Over $70,000 for Atlanta Airport Pianist
4 years 4 months ago
A chance meeting in the Atlanta airport, plus kind-hearted Instagram followers, equals over $70,000 to help some worthy people.
Little Addilyn Woodard Continues to Defy the Odds in Tennessee
4 years 4 months ago
Early in 2019, a baby girl named Addilyn was severely injured in an alleged case of abuse. Her great aunt and uncle stepped in to care for the little girl.
Artist Liz Cruz Creates Interactive Mural of Deportees on Tijuana Wall
4 years 4 months ago
A section of border fence in the Mexican city of Tijuana is now the site of a remarkable piece of social commentary.
Destructive Invasive Species Hammerhead Flatworm Is Spreading
4 years 3 months ago
The hammerhead flatworm is an invasive species that’s spreading across several states.