‘The Trilliad’: Professor puts modern-day spin on ancient classic by rapping ‘The Iliad’

University of Southern California classics professor Brandon Bourgeois has translated Homer’s Greek classic, "The Iliad," for students in the 21st century.  Bourgeois rapped the epic poem during one of his lectures, hoping to continue the tradition of spoken word for a more modern audience. 

The cat’s out of the bag: Airport security stops couple after pet cat sneaks into carry-on luggage

Airport security stopped a couple flying to New York from London due to a stowaway passenger - their 5-year-old cat Candy Coole had snuck inside their luggage as they were packing for the trip.

San Jose mother builds elaborate Halloween display for dying son

The Jimenez family is causing quite a stir in one San Jose neighborhood, but it was a labor of love for a mother who created an elaborate Halloween display for her terminally-ill son.

Beer fan Carson King drops off $3M check to children’s hospital, continues to raise money for charity

24-year-old football – and beer – fan donated a check for more than $3 million to the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, after he accidentally began raking in donations in September.

Barbie lists her real-life Malibu Dreamhouse on AirBNB for $60 a night

The pink palace will be listed for only $60 a night to commemorate Barbie brand’s 60th anniversary and can only be booked once.

‘It brought tears to my eyes’: Sanitation worker walks elderly woman up driveway in act of kindness

After an elderly woman fell while bringing in her trash can, a Waste Management worker has stepped up to help the woman every week since in a touching act of kindness captured on video.

Boy, 2, can't believe mom would leave for work without kissing him goodbye, viral video shows

A mom in Jacksonville, Fla., recently shared footage of her 2-year-old son complaining about how she rushed off to work without giving him a kiss goodbye — and the adorable video is going viral.

Video of 4-year-old boy joining school drumline at football game goes viral

A Georgia 4-year-old is making hearts burst across the internet after a video of him unexpectedly joining a school's drumline went viral.

Boy, 11, with terminal brain cancer asks for 'patches and prayers' from military, law enforcement

The family of a young boy from New York who was diagnosed earlier this year with a rare and terminal brain cancer is asking members of the military, law enforcement, EMS and firefighting communities to send along “patches and prayers” as he continues his difficult battle.