5 Stories You May Have Missed This Weekend
Obama makes Mother's Day calls and Kelly Ripa accepts a GLAAD Media Award.
— -- 1. Russians March to Celebrate Victory in World War II
Russia marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the Great Patriotic War -- their name for the Second World War, with huge crowds Saturday shrugging off signs of international isolation, and revelling in a sudden sense of profound national unity as the country turned inwards to celebrate one of its most important holidays.
In the weeks leading up to the parade, the Victory Day event had become marred in controversy, as Western leaders shunned it over Russia's interventions in Ukraine. With its economy under Western sanctions and its bombers buzzing European airspaces, the annual military parade had looked to become an exercise in Russian sabre-rattling.
2. Mother's Day: Surprise Phone Calls From President Obama Leaves Moms Speechless
Most moms hope to get a hug or a call from their kids on Mother's Day. What they definitely don't expect is a call from the commander-in-chief.
But President Barack Obama decided to make this Mother's Day a holiday three American moms would never forget.
All three women had written letters to Obama and were reportedly told to expect a call on Wednesday from a White House official.
When they heard the president's voice on the line, they could hardly believe their ears.
3. Kelly Ripa Gives Inspiring Speech at 2015 GLAAD Media Awards
Kelly Ripa was honored with the Excellence in Media Award at the 26th GLAAD Media Awards in New York City and the co-host of "Live With Kelly and Michael" gave an impassioned speech about equality and acceptance.
Ripa, 44, spoke at the awards ceremony Saturday night about how being close friends with the likes of Anderson Cooper, who introduced the talk show host, makes her three children -- Michael, Lola and Joaquin -- much better human beings.
4. Baby Kangaroo and 4 Baby Goats Stolen from Wisconsin Zoo
A baby kangaroo and four baby goats were stolen from a zoo in Greenville, Wisconsin, this week, officials said.
Donna Wheeler, owner of the Special Memories Zoo, said the baby kangaroo and the goats had been at their winter home about six to eight miles away from the zoo, in a large, insulated shed.
The babies were bottle fed Tuesday night, but when workers went to the shed around midday Wednesday to start moving animals to the zoo in anticipation of Thursday's opening day, the five baby animals were gone, Wheeler told ABC News. She said the facility was not locked.
5. Pitcher's 2-Year-Old Son, in Wheelchair from Snake Bites, Throws Out First Pitch for Rockies
Colorado Rockies' pitcher John Axford's 2-year-old son, who is in a wheelchair as he recovers from snake bites, took to Coors Field Friday night to throw the first pitch at the team's home game against the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Video from Major League Baseball shows Axford's wife Nicole taking 2-year-old Jameson out to the field in his wheelchair.
Jameson has a huge smile across his face when he gets to throw the ball, and his dad and older brother join him on the field to celebrate.
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