'I peeled my orange today': A simple story about love and loss is a bittersweet tear-jerker

A slideshow on TikTok has been bringing people to tears because it’s a touching slice of life that describes what it is like to love, lose and find oneself again. The story is centered around a text conversation between Charlotte and EM, who recently broke up and are heading into college. Charlotte is still in …

Watch Jesse Jackson get a bunch of kids to chant a 'I Am Somebody' on 'Sesame Street'

Sesame Street is a national treasure. I think we can all agree on that. Sesame Street invented the idea that television could teach children, not just entertain them. It taught kids letters and numbers and introduced them to talented and famous people, from Savion Glover to Kofi Annan. But the curriculum on the Street was …

Parody of Whitney Houston's 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' is the ultimate introvert anthem

There are two kinds of people in this world—those who Google “nightlife” when they’re exploring travel destinations and those with no desire to venture anywhere after 10:00 p.m. Nothing against those folks who enjoy spending after-bedtime hours in crowded nightclubs, but “nightlife” just sounds like torture to me. Even during my somewhat wild college days, …

Boy finally says 'I love you mommy' after years of a speech delay and moves his mom to tears

I am not a mother myself, but I’d imagine all moms eagerly await the day they can finally hear the words “I love you” sweetly whispered by their kids. For Texas-based mom Jayla Henry, that moment might have come a little later than usual, but that certainly didn’t make it any less special. Plus, she …

'I put my arms around him': Man risks his life saving a stranger during suicide attempt on bridge

Suicide is an emotionally fraught and complex topic to discuss. But one overlooked part of the issue that provides some hope is that even though suicidal crises are predominantly caused by chronic issues, they are usually short-lived. An article in the journal Crisis, cited in a Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health news piece, …

People share their most ridiculous 'I paid for it, not letting it go to waste' moments

The saying “waste not, want not” can be very valuable. However, as with most idioms of wisdom, it can be taken too far. Especially if it means putting up with severely unpleasant experiences simply to save a buck or two. A person on Reddit by the username @Bull56Dozer recently asked the online community to share …

'I love you if you love me'—choirboy's touching letter found in church pew after 125 years

The date was August 11, 1897. William Elliott’s 14th birthday was fast approaching, which meant the days he spent singing in the church choir of the Sunderland Orphanage would soon be over. William took a pencil and scribbled some words onto the back of a sermon paper, then hastily stuck it away inside a church …

Kelly Clarkson paid tribute to Dolly Parton with a spine-tingling cover of 'I Will Always Love You'

Kelly Clarkson tore the roof off Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Monday night at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards with a powerful performance of Dolly Parton’s “I Will Always Love You.” The performance was a tribute to Parton, who was the ceremony’s host. Clarkson’s performance was magnificent because she sang the song …