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Photo: GoFundMeA dog born without front legs is playing an instrumental role in helping young students learn ever-important lessons about acceptance and kindness.Paige Bradford — a special education teacher in Alexandria, Virginia — works with her five-year-old, two-legged miniatureAustralian shepherdTobi to teach her students important life and academic lessons, according toABC 7.“One of the things that was really fun was to work on some of my students' goals while they were playing with Tobi because they didn’t even notice they were doing hard work,” Bradford told the outlet about the calming properties of her rescue pup....

Pamela and Mark Novak, Nephew Adam Roring.Photo:GoFundMe; HENNEPIN COUNTY JAIL GoFundMe; HENNEPIN COUNTY JAIL A Minnesota man is facing murder charges after being accused of killing his uncle — a former mayor — and his aunt in their home in the middle of the night, say police. Adam Garrett Roring, 44, of Savage, is charged with second-degree intentional murder in connection with the death of his uncle, Mark Novak, 74, according to the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office, theStarTribunereports....

Photo: Amy Sussman/KCA2021/Getty; Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic TheiCarlycrew may be down one member in the upcoming revival series withoutJennette McCurdy’s character Sam Puckett, but that doesn’t mean she will be forgotten. In a new interview withEntertainment Weekly,Miranda Cosgroveconfirmed that McCurdy’s character would be addressed in the upcoming storylines. “Definitely, we touch a lot on the whole relationship with Sam and where Sam’s at in the pilot episode,” Cosgrove, 28, said. “And then we mention her a little bit throughout the season, so we’ll definitely explain that on the show....

Miranda Lambertand her husbandBrendan McLoughlinare living the dream. “Thank you@bmisongwriters festival for having us back this year,” she captioned the photos. “Maui is a magical place. Playing music here with great friends is a dream.” “Headed home for family time!” she continued. In the photos, the couple are seen smiling and holding each other in front of gorgeous island views. In one picture,Lambert and McLoughlinwere seen grinning as they posed in front of waterfalls wearing colorful tops....

Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin.Photo: miranda Lambert/ instagramMiranda Lambertis thankful for all the time she’s been able to spend with her husbandBrendan McLoughlin.During an appearance on a recent episode ofSiriusXM’sThe Storme Warren Show, the country star, 37, opened up about reallygetting to know her husbandover the past year, now that they’ve been spending “so much alone time” together.“I think it was really good,” Lambert said of the former NYPD officer, 29, whom shemet just months before marrying....

Mitch McConnell (left) and Nancy Pelosi.Photo: Sarah Silbiger-Pool/Getty; Stefani Reynolds/Getty Late Supreme Court JusticeRuth Bader Ginsburgwas the first woman who lie in state at the U.S. Capitol, following her Septemberdeath at age 87— but her casket was not placed in the rotunda, at the objection of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, according to a new book. In the biographyMadam Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power,USA Today’s Susan Page writes that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, 81, initially proposed that Ginsburg lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda....

Josh Donaldson will face a single-game suspension from the MLB.Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty “There is no dispute over what was said on the field. Regardless of Mr. Donaldson’s intent, the comment he directed toward Mr. Anderson was disrespectful and in poor judgment, particularly when viewed in the context of their prior interactions,” Hill added. The MLB announced that Donaldson plans to appeal the decision. The MLB will allow him to play for the Yankees until the appeal process has finished,ESPNreported....

Major League Soccer player Alejandro Bedoya made a bold statement to Congress regarding gun control after he scored a goal over the weekend. Bedoya, co-captain of the Philadelphia Union, scored a goal during Sunday’s match against D.C. United in Washington, and after running around to celebrate, the soccer star demanded Congress take action against gun violence. “Hey Congress, do something now! End gun violence! Let’s go!” Badoya, 32, yelled in a microphone before running back onto the field to continue playing....

As the horrific brushfires in Southern Australia continue to rage on, dozens of kangaroos have been spotted hopping away to safety. In a video captures onTwitterMonday, dozens of kangaroos are seen jumping up a large, barren hill to get away from the brushfire. As the video continues to pan uphill, more kangaroos can be seen in the distance also trying to steer clear of the dangerous burning. “Look, they don’t know which way to run from cars, but they sure know which way to run from fire#NSWfires#bushfirecrisis,” the user joked in the caption of the clip....

Photo: Cindy Ord/WireImage Mod Sunis grateful for those closest to him as his ex-fiancée,Avril Lavigne, steps out withTyga. The songstress, 38, and rapper, 33, werespotted sharing a kissoutside the Mugler X Hunter Schafer party at Paris Fashion Week on Monday. That same day, the pop-punk rocker (whose real name is Derek Smith), 35,took to Twitter to share his candid emotionsabout the people in his life. He wrote: “I’m so grateful to have real friends who will sit on the phone with me for 2 hours....

Neelam Gill and Leonardo DiCaprio.Photo:Sylvain Lefevre/Getty, Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Sylvain Lefevre/Getty, Spaziani/Mondadori Portfolio/Getty Neelam Gill is putting thoseLeonardo DiCaprioromance rumors to rest. On Friday, the model and DiCaprio were spotted yachting together in Sardinia, sparking speculation that the pair was an item. Just hours after the two were pictured together, Gill, 28, took toInstagramto speak her truth. “Just to clear up any rumors… I am not Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘new flame,' ” the activist wrote....

Photo: Facebook It was a searing 100 degrees whenCassie Barker finished her shiftas an officer for the Long Beach Police Department on the Mississippi Gulf Coast in September 2016. Barker, then 27, headed over to the Kiln home of her then-supervisor, Sgt. Clark Ladner, with her daughter, Cheyenne Hyer, in her patrol car. She told authorities at the timeshe was “visiting” with Ladner, then 36, when she left 3-year-old Cheyenne strapped in her car seat in the back of her patrol car to go see him, local station WXXV 25 reports....

Photo: abc Nancy Womac, a teen mom whose daughter was taken from her at birth in 1979, finally had the reunion she’d been dreaming of for more than four decades. “I loved her from the first time I knew I was pregnant,” Womac said in aninterview with NBC Newsthat aired Monday onToday. “Never stopped loving her.” Womac was 16 years old when she learned she was pregnant, and was living in an orphanage in Dalton, Georgia, at the time....