WASHINGTON - A message in a bottle that a Washington state teenager dropped into the ocean while sailing in the South Pacific was found two years later after floating 1,200 miles to Papua New Guinea. FULL ARTICLE

Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers got the best of Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints on Sunday, winning 30-20 to advance to the NFC title game. FULL ARTICLE

KANSAS CITY, Ks. - We're all finding ways to cope with changes during the pandemic. One woman in Kansas City, Kansas, is keeping busy during isolation by crocheting. Even she admits she got a little carried away. But it's all for a good cause. FULL ARTICLE

FLORIDA - Six trapped manatees were rescued at Pine island Conversation Area in Florida by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission. FULL ARTICLE

No one in the United States had the winning Powerball lottery ticket on Wednesday night, meaning the combined jackpot for it and another drawing grows to about $1.4 billion this weekend. FULL ARTICLE

AUSTRIA - A young cow that was able to escape from a slaughterhouse is being allowed to live on an animal farm located near Salzburg, Austria. FULL ARTICLE

TAIWAN – A soap bubble master in Taiwan broke a Guinness World Record by blowing 783 bubbles inside of a much larger bubble. FULL ARTICLE

ST. LOUIS, Mo. - A cave used for storing beer in the early 1800s has been rediscovered underneath a community garden in St. Louis. FULL ARTICLE

MIDLAND CO., Mi. - A cat who went missing from a Michigan family's home during a flood in May 2020 was reunited with the family months later after being rescued by a couple named Flood. FULL ARTICLE