South Florida teen gets accepted by all 8 Ivy League schools

South Florida teen Ashley Adirika always dreamed of attending an Ivy League school, so she decided to apply to all eight – and became one of the very few to get accepted by them all. She'll be attending Harvard this fall on a full scholarship!

Retiring Philadelphia crossing guard throws mini block party for local community

When someone retires from their longtime job, it's customary for others to put together a retirement party to commemorate a job well done. But a retiring Philadelphia crossing guard wanted to do things a little differently. 

Woman, son she put up for adoption find out they work at the same hospital

A Utah woman and the son she put up for adoption more than 20 years ago have been reunited — and it turns out they have more in common than shared genes.

Georgia WWII veteran celebrates 103rd birthday

Charlie O. Duncan was born on May 27, 1919 and served as a combat engineer in the U.S. Army during WWII.

Georgia childhood cancer survivor becomes pediatric cancer nurse

A decade after staring down brain cancer, Julia York's life has come full circle. The 22-year-old recently graduated from UAB School of Nursing and will start her new job in July as a pediatric oncology nurse at Alabama Children's.

11-year-old New Jersey boy surfs 730 days in a row for charity

An 11-year-old boy from New Jersey has made it his goal to surf every day for charity. So far, he's surfed 730 days in a row!