Human Interest

One high school senior in Indiana was planning to sit out her prom this year, but at the last minute her knight in shining, white sneakers arrived.

Calvin Borel, who began riding racehorses at age 8 and dropped out of eighth grade to become a jockey, could become the first rider to win the Triple Crown on different horses.

Austrian mourners have complained that new talking tombstones are disruptive; but are they just the next postmortem fad as technology and memorials meet?

After the tragic shooting of Warren-Prescott School student Soheil Turner, his grief-stricken classmates won the Massachusetts statewide singing contest, overcoming their sorrow through music. 

Two women from Oregon turned a potentially devastating situation into a new friendship after learning last month that they had been switched at birth.

In New Zealand, a violent criminal running from authorities has inspired celebration, T-shirts and beer drinking.

Thanks to YouTube, Americans are riveted to a show they can't even watch as another contestant, Greg Pritchard, shocks the judges and gives Susan Boyle a run for her money.

A painful lump above Gavin Hyatt's bellybutton ruptured and excreted his twin, absorbed by Hyatt in utero. Other cases of "vanishing twins" are rare, but have recently made headlines.

The last survivor of the Titanic sinking can’t pay for her nursing home care, and an Irish photographer has started a campaign to help.

McCarthy has owned and trained horses for decades. At the age of 75, the Louisville native has a horse, General Quarters, in the race for the first time.

Retired Col. Diane Schroer has been awarded almost a half million dollars for losing a job offer after admitting plans for gender change surgery.

Former private eye and paroled ex-con Larry Levine has made a business out of explaining the nuances of prison society to potential white-collar inmates.

Former football players at Phillipsburg and Easton high schools were able to replay a famous 1993 game that ended in a tie.

Kevin Roose took a semester off from Brown University to infiltrate Jerry Falwell’s Liberty University. His new book chronicles that experience.

Kellermann, Freddie Mac acting CEO, was found dead in his home Wednesday morning. His death, still under investigation, is a suspected suicide.

Rachel Scott was the first person killed during the Columbine shooting on April 20, 1999. Her memory continues to inspire students nationwide to see the best in others.

Fighting prostate cancer at age 61, Rodgers, a four-time Boston Marathon winner, seeks to raise awareness of the condition.

Elle’s no makeup issue, an all-black issue of Vogue, a shift toward healthier runway models and a demand for older models evince the fundamental changes underway in the beauty industry.

The 47-year-old woman from Scotland has become a global Internet sensation after her performance on “Britain's Got Talent.” Now Scotland's Daily Record has released a recording of Boyle's recording debut in 1999, singing “Cry Me a River” on a charity CD compilation.

A loyal school social worker who spent decades in service quietly amassed a personal fortune that has offered many a lesson in frugality and charity.

Susan Boyle surprised the world with her grand debut at age 47. But as a 76-year-old man who scaled Mt. Everest and a 95-year-old college graduate showed, you can achieve lifelong dreams far into adulthood.

Susan Boyle's stunning emergence as a star at age 47 shows how a parent's death can lead adult children to pursue passions and interests with renewed vigor.

The 47-year-old woman from Scotland has become a global Internet sensation due to her performance on “Britain's Got Talent,” leaving the rest of us to make sense of the overwhelming reaction.

The single woman from the village community of West Lothian in Scotland wowed the audience and judges of "Britain's Got Talent"—even Simon Cowell—with her bold rendition of "I Dreamed A Dream" from the musical "Les Miserables."

The young male elephant is the latest zoo animal to show signs of being gay. A high-ranking Polish politician has spoken out against Ninio's sexual preference.

The humble dessert has long been thought to be a Chinese contribution, but researchers contend that Japan deserves credit.

A 17th-century statue stolen from a church in Italy was found in North Carolina, making for another remarkable recent recovery of a lost possession.

Concerns have arisen that a number of bodies on display may have come from Chinese prisons, while other critics say the exhibit is simply wrong.

The Web has streamlined the adoption process and helped adopted children find their birth parents, but improvements must still be made, and repercussions of in-person meetings must be considered.

Kaing Guak Eav, also known as Duch, admitted his role in the atrocities committed at the Khmer Rouge prison that he commanded; however, he and his lawyer said he was being scapegoated for others’ wrongdoing.