Steve Hartman

5 days ago | yahoo.com | Steve Hartman

Culloden, West Virginia — It's generally not socially acceptable to air a person's dirty laundry. But in the case of foster mother Kari Cox of Culloden, West Virginia, the sheer volume of her daily load of laundry speaks volumes about her capacity for love. "She's like Mother Theresa, almost," one of her 14 children, most of whom were adopted, told CBS News. "My mom does 99.9% of the work, my dad does 0.1," jokes another. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt's a gross exaggeration for sure.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Steve Hartman

Chelsea, Michigan — In the Southern Michigan town of Chelsea, which has a population of about 5,000, the local bookstore has quite a story of its own. It's a story that began when Michelle Tuplin, owner of Serendipity Books, decided to relocate her business to larger space. "I knew it was going to be great," Tuplin told CBS News. But she didn't know how she was going to transport about 9,000 books to the new space a few blocks away.

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Steve Hartman

Choctaw, Oklahoma — Eleven-year-old Samuel Henderson of Choctaw, Oklahoma, is a born entertainer with a unique talent: he can perfectly imitate about 50 birds. "Some people say that I swallowed birds," Henderson, who is autistic and has Tourette syndrome, told CBS News. He says the most difficult bird to emulate is the barn swallow, but he can imitate anything from a blue jay and a tufted titmouse to a robin.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Steve Hartman

Clanton, Alabama — Sometimes, wearing rainbow colors isn't about orientation or politicization. Sometimes, a rainbow is just a rainbow, such as when 10-year-old Hunter Blankenship of Clanton, Alabama, picked out his rainbow-colored glasses. This car-loving, autistic boy wasn't making a statement, he just loved the look — until the day he didn't. A few months ago, Hunter was outside playing when an older child teased him about his glasses.

2 months ago | flipboard.com | Steve Hartman

1 day agoTrump says he was being a 'bit sarcastic' when he promised to end Russia-Ukraine war in 24 hoursWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was “being a little bit sarcastic” when he repeatedly claimed as a candidate that he would have the Russia-Ukraine war solved within 24 hours — and even before he even took office.