A volunteer-run nonprofit that provides free knitted breast prosthetics to mastectomy patients now operates in all 50 states and 76 countries, with a recent viral Instagram reel flooding the organization with new orders. Barbara Demorest founded Knitted Knockers in 2011 after her own mastectomy left her struggling with the standard options. Her doctor told her […] The post Knitted Knockers gives breast cancer survivors free handmade prosthetics — and demand is surging appeared first on American Almanac .
A volunteer-run nonprofit that provides free knitted breast prosthetics to mastectomy patients now operates in all 50 states and 76 countries, with a recent viral Instagram reel flooding the organization with new orders. Barbara Demorest founded Knitted Knockers in 2011 after her own mastectomy left her struggling with the standard options. Her doctor told her she couldn't place a traditional silicone prosthetic against her surgical scar for weeks. The silicone was heavy, hot, and uncomfortable. He mentioned that some people had started making a lightweight knitted version instead. A knitting friend from her church took the idea and ran with it. She made Demorest a pair and delivered them in a Victoria's Secret bag. Demorest tried them…Open
Carson Reifsteck, 16, a Nile C. Kinnick High School student, received the Eagle Scout rank, completing a four-year journey that began in the U.S. in 2022.
AI:Sixteen-year-old Carson Reifsteck, a student at Nile C. Kinnick High School, has achieved the prestigious Eagle Scout rank after a four-year commitment to the program. Reifsteck's journey to this milestone began in 2022 while in the United States and concluded during his current residence in Japan, following a relocation from Virginia.Open
Five young Americans from across the War Department were honored as finalists during the Boys & Girls Clubs of America's 2026 National Military Youth of the Year celebration in the nation's capital, and one walked away with the honor and the opportunity to compete at the next level.
LONDON — The United Kingdom finally decided to crack down on extremist violence, increasing the penalty for terrorist attacks to five hours of community service.
Clint John is a 15-year-old who serves as the executive director of a youth civic nonprofit in Miami-Dade County. He works with students to place them inside real city halls, gaining experience in government. NewsNation’s Brian Entin spoke with Clint on his future goals ahead of America’s 250th anniversary. “I think about America at 250, but I think about America at 500,” Clint says. “I want an America at 500 years where a student that stands up at a city council meeting is not unprecedented.” Start your day with "Morning in America," NewsNation's live three-hour national morning newscast hosted by Markie Martin. Weekdays starting at 6a/5C. #MorningInAmerica NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all…
