Pete Frates, inspiration behind Ice Bucket Challenge, dies at 32
A man who helped inspire a multimillion-dollar movement to help find a cure for ALS has died.
Author: AJ WILLINGHAM, CNN
Fewer Christmas trees are growing because of the Great Recession
It's an interesting time for the Christmas tree industry right now: There are fewer Christmas trees being grown than 10 to 15 years ago, yet more people are buying them. And, they're paying a heftier price to boot.
Most infamous balloon accidents from Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
You know what the say, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is all fun and games until one of the balloons goes down. Since the parade started marching balloons around Manhattan in 1927, the massive floating figures have occasionally come untethered, blown clear away, or been punctured, stabbed, deflated and subjected to all sorts of ignominy.
Cat put in 'solitary confinement' for freeing other cats from shelter
Quilty the cat, welcome to the resistance.
Why Washington Nationals fans are obsessed with 'Baby Shark'
The Washington Nationals are headed to the World Series for the first time in the franchise's history, and if you caught any of their postseason performances so far, you'd be forgiven for being a little confused.
Fast food drive-thrus rated on speed
Time is a matter of perception, and a minute is never longer than when you're a) waiting to use the bathroom, or b) idling in a fast food drive-thru line.
Teens of TikTok take on school shootings
If you have a teen in your life, you know that TikTok is the platform du jour for them to create and share inexplicable, absurd and often downright hilarious pieces of content.
162 heat records could be broken across US this week
Fall is here! 'Tis the time for cozy sweaters and pumpkin spice and... record-breaking 90-plus degree weather across the country!
Tennessee teen's family demands justice after his suicide
Channing Smith, a 16-year-old from Manchester, Tennessee, took his own life on Sept. 23 after two classmates publicized screenshots of explicit text conversations he had with another young man. Now, the Smith family is demanding justice for the teen -- and in the process, they're raising awareness of the dangers of cyber bullying.
Google celebrates its birthday with a cryptic doodle
You'd be forgiven if today's Google doodle threw you off a little bit. Usually when you click on the little masterpieces, it takes you to a Google page full of info about whatever milestone or memory they're highlighting.
