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After a frightening injury earlier this season, Baltimore Orioles manager Craig Albernaz turned a scary moment into comedy gold by donning full catcher's gear in the dugout. His lighthearted response to danger shows resilience and humor can go hand in hand.
After eight nominations without a win, Glenn Close will finally receive an Academy Award alongside legendary director Ridley Scott and Disney's first Black animator Floyd Norman. The Governors Awards ceremony in November will honor their extraordinary contributions to cinema.
People with strong friendships live longer and healthier lives than those without close connections. New research shows having around eight close friends reduces depression risk by 17% and death risk by 24%.
Soccer refs at the 2026 World Cup will use personalized 3D scans of every player to make split-second calls accurate within millimeters. The technology could eliminate the controversial blown calls that have shaped championship games for decades.
The Winter Olympics closing ceremony in Verona's ancient Roman amphitheater traded pomp for pure joy, ending with a surprise DJ set that got thousands dancing. Athletes swapped formal wear for comfy sweats and later grabbed McDonald's together.
Two Christian County elementary schools earned national recognition for closing academic gaps and supporting every student's success. Their secret? Teacher collaboration, targeted instruction, and unshakeable belief in every child.
Four astronauts made history by calling the International Space Station from lunar orbit in the first ever "ship to ship" space call. After their breathtaking flyby of the moon's far side, they're now heading home with over 175 gigabytes of stunning photos.
A new AI assistant screens phone calls in India, saving millions from spam and scam interruptions. Equal AI just raised $30 million to expand the service that already handles calls for over a million users monthly.
A teenage boy discovered his life's calling when he heard medieval instruments echo through a cave's natural acoustics. Today at 37, Evan Call creates musical magic as a professional composer.
A California school district tackled falling math scores by uniting teachers around shared grading systems and weekly check-ins. The achievement gap between sixth and seventh grade is now closing.
A phone fraudster picked the worst possible target when he called a Dutch crime show that was filming an episode about phone scams. The 30-minute call turned into an unintentional comedy of errors.
When states started making prison phone calls free, incarcerated people and their families saved over $622 million while jails became safer and less tense. Only 15% of US prisons offer free calls, but new data shows everyone benefits when connection comes without a price tag.
Google just launched a breakthrough feature that stops scammers from faking calls from your friends and family, even when they use AI voice cloning. Starting today, millions of Android phones can verify if calls are really coming from your contacts.
When 18-year-old Barron Trump witnessed a brutal assault during a FaceTime call, he immediately called 911 from across the Atlantic. A British judge credited his quick thinking with saving a woman's life.
Major League Baseball is launching a groundbreaking replay system that lets players challenge ball and strike calls for the first time in the sport's 150-year history. The technology debuts Wednesday night, bringing definitive answers to baseball's most debated calls.
Two parents both call every Sunday and show up for birthdays, but only one gets the real story when life gets hard. The difference comes down to how they responded to struggles years ago.
When someone told a young woman she was "too close" to her family's disease to become a researcher, Jill Briceño had the perfect response. Her answer, inspired by mastering Cuban cooking, could change how we think about rare disease research.
Top Catholic leaders from Poland and Ukraine issued a rare joint appeal for reconciliation, urging both nations to "disarm language" and choose forgiveness over historical conflict. The statement, signed by five Church leaders including cardinals and the head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, calls for Christian unity despite rising political tensions.
A Georgia elementary school that closed years ago still brings its "family" together regularly. Former students, teachers, and staff have now gathered five times to celebrate the bonds they built over decades.
When a spring training pitch call sparked debate, New York Mets slugger Juan Soto and pitcher Nolan McLean settled it the old-fashioned way: rock-paper-scissors. The playful moment shows how baseball's new tech era hasn't dimmed the sport's competitive spirit.
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