Boy places over 17,500 flags on veterans' headstones

When 12-year-old Preston Sharp visited his grandfather’s grave on Veteran’s Day two years ago he didn’t like what he saw -- There were no flags or flowers on any of the veterans’ headstones. 

Umpire saves woman from jumping off bridge

Typically if a Major League Baseball umpire makes the news, it’s for kicking someone out of the game. But MLB ump John Tumpane is in the news for keeping someone in the game.

Mount Sinai employs full-time therapy dog for children

There’s a new doctor in town at Mount Sinai’s Kravis Children's Hospital. Or should we say professor? Professor Bunsen Honeydew has just become the first dog to be a full-time employee in New York -- Making Mt. Sinai the 11th hospital across the country to have a facility dog. 

New study shows how hand-holding provides pain relief

Hand-holding is a supportive, romantic gesture, and, according to a new study, it’s also an effective pain reliever.

Texas clerk turns tables on would-be robber

A would-be thief tried to rob a Texas convenience store but found himself getting away with absolutely nothing.

New Hampshire State Police: What not to do

A driver in New Hampshire was pulled over for the sheer and dangerous number of items stacked and strapped to the top of the minivan.

WATCH: Pigs hoof it after crash on Texas interstate

Several pigs were wandering a Texas interstate early Thursday after a truck transporting the pigs crashed.

Boa constrictor may also have died in Florida man's plunge over Niagara Falls

A Florida man who died after plunging over Niagara Falls in an apparent stunt with an inflatable ball might have brought a boa constrictor along for the ride.

Paddington bear creator Michael Bond dies at 91

It was a last-minute Christmas gift for his wife that inspired Michael Bond to create Paddington bear, the marmalade-loving teddy in a duffel coat and floppy hat.

U.S. Navy holds memorial service for 7 sailors killed in crash

The U.S. Navy paid tribute on Tuesday to seven sailors who were killed when their destroyer collided with a merchant ship off Japan.

Florida fishermen catch snook from 3rd floor balcony

The fishermen of Salt Strong, a Tampa company, was having its morning meeting on the third floor of a building on Harbour Island when a couple of snook caught the eye of one of them, who was standing at the glass window.

Speeding man in Alpharetta pulled over with alien doll passenger

Police say a motorcycle officer who stopped a driver for speeding on a suburban highway north of Atlanta had an 'extraterrestrial encounter' - sort of.  

Teen caught after fall from amusement park ride

A 14-year-old girl visiting from Delaware survived a 25-foot fall from a stopped gondola ride at a Six Flags in upstate New York Saturday night.

Frosé is the drink of summer, so what is it?

With the start of summer comes the heat and of course the cool refreshments. Frosé is the new unofficial drink of summer. A frosé is basically a frozen rosé wine. Bar Primi in the East Village is credited with creating the concoction that comes straight from a slushy-type machine.