Luke Schemm, a Kansas teenager and his family’s “beautiful gift from God,” as his father described him, has become the latest high school football player to die this season. He was just a month shy of his 18th birthday. “A beautiful gift from God was taken away from Lisa and I last night,” David Schemm wrote on his Facebook page Wednesday. “Luke Schemm suffered trauma to the brain, causing it to swell an shut off blood flow to the brain. Read More...
Tasmania This article is more than 3 months oldNeil the 600kg seal stops Tasmanian woman going to work after taking nap in front of her carThis article is more than 3 months oldAmber Harris woke to the sound of what she thought was somebody breaking into her car but found a tired southern elephant seal
Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A 600kg seal took a nap in front of a Tasmanian woman’s car, stopping her from going to work on Tuesday. Read More...
SCHOLARSHIPS USUALLY GO to, well, scholars. But last week Minnesota businessman Warren Bielke endowed a $1 million college fund at his former high school for students with B- or C+ averages. ""We can't all be A students,'' says Bielke, now CEO of Advanced Bio-Surfaces. ""I sure wasn't.'' Bielke says he worked as hard as honors kids, but didn't qualify for financial aid in college. Now, giving well is his best revenge. Read More...