8-year-old girl who performed solo wins big in cheer competition after team didn't show up

An 8-year-old girl from Pasco County is showing what it means to have courage. When her cheer team didn't show up to their competition, her coaches had a choice to forfeit, but instead not only did Peyton Thorsby perform the routine alone in front of a crowd of a few hundred people, but she beat out other teams to win first place.

Children’s Minnesota doctors save sister and brother with heart defects

Fetal cardiologists discovered both Delilah and her younger brother William had a very rare heart defect called a coarctation of the aorta. But thanks to doctors at Children's Minnesota, both kids are doing well.

Meet the group of adult women finding joy, happiness through Double Dutch

Remember jumping rope as a kid? A group of women are jumping Double Dutch in Florida -- part of a global movement to find joy, friendship, and relieve stress.

Quadriplegic teen bakes cake as last wish: ‘Her goal is to empower people’

An Oklahoma teenager could’ve thought of many things for what could be her last wish, but she kept it straightforward with a powerful message.

Rent hike forced retired 80-year-old to take job as a janitor, now strangers have raised $28,000 for him

The man, known to students in Callisburg ISD as Mr. James, had his rent raised about $400 a month and could not make ends meet without getting back on the job. A GoFundMe campaign put together by three students has gone viral.

Struggling Santa Rosa restaurant gets boost after heartfelt video from owners' daughter goes viral on TikTok

Feeling sad and troubled about the financial struggles her parents were enduring, the daughter of longtime Santa Rosa restaurant owners turned to social media for help. And the overwhelming reaction and reach were more than what the Lee family could have ever expected.

Baby Aya update: Newborn saved from rubble in quake-hit Syria in good health

Buried under the concrete, the baby still was connected by her umbilical cord to her dead mother. She's been named Aya — Arabic for “a sign from God" — by hospital workers.

Former Orlando Magic star opens basketball facility, community center in Africa

As a former first round NBA draft pick, Mo Bamba has made his presence felt on the NBA court for years, but his impact now goes well beyond basketball.