(CNN)Vaccine eligibility in the US is expanding quickly, and so is the popularity of the . While plans to establish standardized vaccination proof are , many are holding to their Covid-19 vaccine cards as a potential form of social currency. And companies, like Staples and , are offering to help keep them safe with . While it may be tempting to get your vaccine card laminated as soon as possible, you should take your time and make sure you've considered a few things beforehand.Here's what you should know about laminating your coveted vaccine card. Read MoreIf you are getting a two-dose...…(CNN)Vaccine eligibility in the US is expanding quickly, and so is the popularity of the . While plans to establish standardized vaccination proof are , many are holding to their Covid-19 vaccine cards as a potential form of social currency. And companies, like Staples and , are offering to help keep them safe with . While it may be tempting to get your vaccine card laminated as soon as possible, you should take your time and make sure you've considered a few things beforehand.Here's what you should know about laminating your coveted vaccine card. Read MoreIf you are getting a two-dose...WW…

(CNN)A UPS employee had quite the birthday celebration this week -- but he almost didn't live to see it. William Torres battled Covid-19 in a Texas hospital for 64 days, partially in the ICU, before he was released. This week, his friends and co-workers at UPS celebrated his birthday with a parade, CNN affiliate .With friends by his side, Torres watched a procession of vehicles -- UPS trucks, motorcycles and adorned cars -- line up to wish him a happy birthday. "It was great," Torres told KOSA. "Cause in the hospital I got to have one guest and my wife would go every day. But seeing a bunch...…(CNN)A UPS employee had quite the birthday celebration this week -- but he almost didn't live to see it. William Torres battled Covid-19 in a Texas hospital for 64 days, partially in the ICU, before he was released. This week, his friends and co-workers at UPS celebrated his birthday with a parade, CNN affiliate .With friends by his side, Torres watched a procession of vehicles -- UPS trucks, motorcycles and adorned cars -- line up to wish him a happy birthday. "It was great," Torres told KOSA. "Cause in the hospital I got to have one guest and my wife would go every day. But seeing a bunch...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Low-income families of color in Oakland, California, could receive some extra financial assistance over the next year and a half.Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced this week that the city will launch a guaranteed income project to give hundreds of Black and Indigenous families and people of color $500 per month for 18 months.The project’s payments will be unconditional, and recipients may spend the money however they choose.The Oakland Resilient Families program is the latest trial of a “” system of wealth distribution, where residents are...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Low-income families of color in Oakland, California, could receive some extra financial assistance over the next year and a half.Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf announced this week that the city will launch a guaranteed income project to give hundreds of Black and Indigenous families and people of color $500 per month for 18 months.The project’s payments will be unconditional, and recipients may spend the money however they choose.The Oakland Resilient Families program is the latest trial of a “” system of wealth distribution, where residents are...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Scott Kolbrenner could buy more than a few vowels with the $145,000 he won on “Wheel of Fortune” last week.But he doesn’t plan on buying anything. Instead, he’s giving all of his winnings to charity.The California resident announced that he will donate the money, which includes the $100,000 grand prize, to two California charities – and . “It’s been a dark time,” Kolbrenner told “Good Morning America” on Friday.“When I went on the show, I was doing it for the fun of it, and I said to my wife … ‘If I do OK here, anything that I get, let’s give...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Scott Kolbrenner could buy more than a few vowels with the $145,000 he won on “Wheel of Fortune” last week.But he doesn’t plan on buying anything. Instead, he’s giving all of his winnings to charity.The California resident announced that he will donate the money, which includes the $100,000 grand prize, to two California charities – and . “It’s been a dark time,” Kolbrenner told “Good Morning America” on Friday.“When I went on the show, I was doing it for the fun of it, and I said to my wife … ‘If I do OK here, anything that I get, let’s give...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackEditor’s Note: Want more inspiring, positive news? , a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. — Jennifer Williams wants students to love reading the way she did as a child.So, she decided to give away 1 million books to people in her small town of Danville, Virginia – and she’s earned the nickname “book lady” in the process.Since Williams started in 2017, she’s given away more than 63,000 books, mostly to students.“Books are important to me,” she said. “My mother was a librarian, and she would read to...…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad FeedbackEditor’s Note: Want more inspiring, positive news? , a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. — Jennifer Williams wants students to love reading the way she did as a child.So, she decided to give away 1 million books to people in her small town of Danville, Virginia – and she’s earned the nickname “book lady” in the process.Since Williams started in 2017, she’s given away more than 63,000 books, mostly to students.“Books are important to me,” she said. “My mother was a librarian, and she would read to...WW…

(CNN)Winter storms have battered the US this week, and many animals are . The cold-blooded alligator, though, is getting through the week with an unusual method of survival.This week, an employee at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation posted of alligators frozen in water. A grim scene, maybe -- if their snouts weren't sticking out.It's called "icing," and it's how alligators breathe when submerged in freezing temperatures. While they may look dead in photos, they're surviving -- and in the middle of a fight of their lives.Read MoreThe "icing" response is tied to , which is...…(CNN)Winter storms have battered the US this week, and many animals are . The cold-blooded alligator, though, is getting through the week with an unusual method of survival.This week, an employee at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation posted of alligators frozen in water. A grim scene, maybe -- if their snouts weren't sticking out.It's called "icing," and it's how alligators breathe when submerged in freezing temperatures. While they may look dead in photos, they're surviving -- and in the middle of a fight of their lives.Read MoreThe "icing" response is tied to , which is...WW…

Want more inspiring, positive news? , a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. (CNN)Wiggles had food, a backyard and plenty of laps to sit on at her animal shelter in Godfrey, Illinois.But for 11 years, the female pit bull mix was missing one thing -- a family.That changed this week when Wiggles, now 14 years old, was finally adopted."They're perfect," Karla Crane, a dog trainer at , said of the adoptive family. "We couldn't ask for anybody better."Read MoreWiggles was brought to the 5As (Alton Area Animal Aid Association) shelter in 2010, when...…Want more inspiring, positive news? , a newsletter for the good in life. It will brighten your inbox every Saturday morning. (CNN)Wiggles had food, a backyard and plenty of laps to sit on at her animal shelter in Godfrey, Illinois.But for 11 years, the female pit bull mix was missing one thing -- a family.That changed this week when Wiggles, now 14 years old, was finally adopted."They're perfect," Karla Crane, a dog trainer at , said of the adoptive family. "We couldn't ask for anybody better."Read MoreWiggles was brought to the 5As (Alton Area Animal Aid Association) shelter in 2010, when...WW…

By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Gabbi Tuft is ready to show the world who she is.Tuft, a former WWE wrestling star, announced she is transgender this week.“This is me,” she wrote in an coming out as transgender. “Unashamed, unabashedly me.”The former wrestler was active in the WWE from 2009-2012 under the ring name “Tyler Reks.” In 2012, she left WWE fame to spend more time with her wife, Priscilla, and their daughter.But her post-wrestling life wasn’t always smooth sailing.“The previous eight months have been some of the darkest of my entire life,” Tuft wrote on Instagram....…By and , CNNLink Copied!Ad Feedback — Gabbi Tuft is ready to show the world who she is.Tuft, a former WWE wrestling star, announced she is transgender this week.“This is me,” she wrote in an coming out as transgender. “Unashamed, unabashedly me.”The former wrestler was active in the WWE from 2009-2012 under the ring name “Tyler Reks.” In 2012, she left WWE fame to spend more time with her wife, Priscilla, and their daughter.But her post-wrestling life wasn’t always smooth sailing.“The previous eight months have been some of the darkest of my entire life,” Tuft wrote on Instagram....WW…

(CNN)For 112 years, a 30-foot obelisk stood outside the courthouse grounds in the suburban Atlanta city of Decatur.Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, it suggested the Civil War was about state's rights and "Southern honor" instead of the real root cause: slavery. That structure was finally taken down last year. And in its place, officials now plan to erect a monument that honors the late John Lewis, . It is the latest chapter in a years-long battle the city has waged to rid itself of this symbol in its town square; a symbol it considered a dark legacy of slavery.Decatur is...…(CNN)For 112 years, a 30-foot obelisk stood outside the courthouse grounds in the suburban Atlanta city of Decatur.Erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy, it suggested the Civil War was about state's rights and "Southern honor" instead of the real root cause: slavery. That structure was finally taken down last year. And in its place, officials now plan to erect a monument that honors the late John Lewis, . It is the latest chapter in a years-long battle the city has waged to rid itself of this symbol in its town square; a symbol it considered a dark legacy of slavery.Decatur is...WW…