Kailyn Toussaint

It was lunchtime at Woodrow Wilson Elementary in Binghamton, NY when seven-year-old David Diaz Jr. noticed one of his classmates choking on his food.

Peter McConville, Pavel Krechetov, and Abdullahi Salah recently broke the world record for the fastest visit to all 50 states in the U.S, completing the journey in five days, 13 hours, and 10 minutes.

CreatiVets is a nonprofit offering immersive visual art and songwriting programs to wounded combat veterans.

❤️ One Arizona family took the phrase "love your neighbor" to the extreme when they took in an evicted elderly woman in need of a home for 18 months.

📸🐶 Read more about Koko the Fashionista.

🧢Tensions were high as 12-year-old batter Isaiah Jarvis stepped up to the plate at his team’s Little League World Series qualifying game.

A lucky pup in New York was rescued after his previous owner left him locked in a car for over two hours.

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🎈When ten-year-old Reid Habbart released a note tied to a bunch of balloons from his home in Kansas, he wasn't sure if ever he'd receive a response. 

🐎 Someone's first thought of NYC would rarely be a horse farm- but for people at GallopNYC, it's just that.

🤔 A sticky note with a letter from mom and dad, a photo of a loved one, a beautiful sketch... all of these items have been found in accidentally returned library books, after their owners dropped the books in the return slot at Oakland Public Library.

🪑 Middle school teacher Daniel Gill has been at the same school for 52 years. He's taught and beloved by generations of New Jersey students, but today's story isn't about those relationships. It's about an unused empty chair – and the lessons it can teach us.

🧢 Eleven-year-old Zoe Wood is one of the only girls on the baseball field. 

🐘 A mama elephant and her baby were strolling through Khao Yai National Park in Thailand last month when the baby fell deep into a manhole.

🍼 YMCA Lifeguard Natalie Lucas was on duty at the pool when one swimmer suddenly went into labor. 

🏈 Texan teacher Jennifer Simpson was shocked when she heard from professional athlete J.J. Watt in response to a tweet reaching out for help... 

🐶 Peace of Mind Dog Rescue cares for dogs from senior citizens who are no longer able to care for them, have gone into a nursing home, or have passed away.

🛺 🔨 Rick and Jan Dorothy always loved their daily walks together. They were a sacred time for the couple, and gave the duo "daily time to reflect on things and plan each day."

🌳 For every goal soccer-player Lesein scores on the soccer field, he plants eleven saplings- one for each member of his team.

Annie is a two-year-old alpaca who thinks of herself more as a dog than anything.