After Getting COVID, This Louisiana Teen Made It His Mission to Get His Peers Vaccinated: 'This Is Our Fight'

Photo: courtesy Trenton BarfieldTrenton Barfield didn’t think he could catch COVID.Then on spring break last year, he started feeling sick. When he got home, he tested positive for COVID. He began texting friends and family members, worried that he had gotten them sick too.Now, the 18-year-old high school senior at Airline High Schoolin Bossier City, Louisiana is an ambassador for the non-profitTeens for Vaccines. He now works to convince others – including his father, who is against vaccines – to take get the shot.

After Going Years Without Baby African Elephants, Omaha Zoo Welcomes Two Calves in One Month

Photo: Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium According to a release from the Nebraska zoo, the zoo’s 13-year-old African elephant Claire gave birth to a male calf at 9:08 p.m on Jan. 30. The currently unnamed male calf is the second African elephant born at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo in the zoo’s history. The first was born just a few weeks prior, on Jan. 7, to mother Kiki and father Callee.

After Groomer Allegedly Attacks Her, Veteran's Service Dog Has Tail Amputated

Photo: Brevard County Sheriff’s OfficeThe service dog of a disabled veteran had its tail amputated after a Florida groomer allegedly attacked the animal during an appointment.James Cordell Doughy Suthann was arrested on Monday on charges of felony cruelty to animals, according to astatementfrom the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.During a “violent incident” at a local salon, Suthann allegedly became angry when the 8-year-old German Shepard would not stand still as Suthann was trying to complete the grooming process, police say.

After Harrowing Escape from Island in Hurricane Ian's Path, Couple Can't Wait to Go Home: 'It's Paradise'

Photo: Maureen and Rich Vath Maureen and Rich Vath watched the floodwaters rise inside their Sanibel, Florida, home asHurricane Ianpassed over the island when it made itsfirst U.S. landfallWednesday as an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm with sustained winds of 150 mph. Ian destroyed portions ofSanibel Causeway— a series of bridges that connect the island to the Florida mainland — so they couldn’t reach to their boat either. Maureen, 76, and Rich, 77, tried to use their bikes to find help, but the muddy terrain made riding impossible.

After He Killed Their Daughter, Okla. Rapist Texted Parents Pretending to Be Teen: Report

Rylee Elizabeth Allen, Michael James Mayo, Tiffany Dore Guess; Holly Guess McFadden; Brittany Brewer; Ivy Webster.Photo: Facebook (4); GoFundMe; Okmulgee County Sheriff’s Office Ashleigh Webster and her daughter,Ivy Webster, were as close as a mother and daughter could be and kept in constant contact whenever the 14-year-old was away from home. “Ivy, she’s my best friend,” Ashleigh toldNewsNation. “She is constantly like, ‘Mom, I love you’…She lets me know everything.”