Afghan couple marries at Indiana military base after family’s evacuation

Two Afghan U.S. military personnel celebrated their wedding at a military base in Indiana following their safe evacuation from Afghanistan.

101-year-old woman adopts 19-year-old cat from animal shelter

Elderly animals typically have a harder time getting adopted, but when 101-year-old Penny decided to adopt a new cat, she found a "purr-fect" companion in Gus, a 19-year-old feline who had recently been surrendered to the animal shelter.

Butterball ground turkey recalled over possible plastic contamination

Butterball has recalled over 14,000 pounds of its ground turkey because the products may be contaminated with blue plastic, U.S. officials said.

ZooTampa begins vaccinating animals against COVID-19

Species such as Florida panthers, skunks, otters and primates are on top of the list to vaccinate.

Penguin under SeaWorld Orlando's care beats cancer twice

SeaWorld Orlando says a 33-year-old male King Penguin named Donna has beaten cancer not once, but twice.

Footage shows William Shatner and fellow Blue Origin crew in space

Blue Origin has released footage showing the oldest human to travel to space, 90-year-old William Shatner, and his fellow crew members on their trip into orbit.

ICU nurse helps young COVID-19 widowed dad fill newborn’s nursery with donations

Eric Robison, 23, lost his 22-year-old wife to COVID-19 and became a single father within the span of just two months. ICU nurse Ashlee Schwartz saw the young family’s tragic struggle and stepped in to help.

Arizona woman speaks out after giving birth to 14-pound baby

For one Arizona family, their newborn baby may have set a new record for the largest baby to be born at one Phoenix area hospital.

'Mom mode' kicked in for Detroiter who found 9-year-old after rape, abduction

A Detroit woman said she was leaving her brother's house and spotted a little girl wrapped in a blanket. She later learned the girl had been abducted and raped.

William Shatner launches into space aboard Blue Origin rocket

William Shatner, known to many "Star Trek" fans as Captain James T. Kirk, launched into space on Wednesday aboard a Blue Origin rocket.

Budweiser welcomes newborn Clydesdale named ‘Eminem’

"When your parent’s names are Marcie & Myles— it’s only right that your name is Eminem!" the ranch wrote on Facebook.

Two-headed turtle hatches in Massachusetts

A two-headed diamondback terrapin hatched two weeks ago at a protected nesting site in Massachusetts. A wildlife center is studying and caring for the turtle, which has a rare condition called bicephaly.

Cincinnati Zoo names sloth habitat after late 1-year-old boy

A zoo in Ohio is naming its sloth habitat after an Indiana toddler born with rare birth defects who died earlier this year.

Shocking: Man pulls toddler off street in the Bronx

The NYPD released a shocking video of a man wearing a comforter over his shoulders who grabbed a three-year-old child off the street in the Bronx and ran.