5 Stories You May Have Missed This Weekend

— -- 1. Cleveland Residents 'a Model' for Handling of Officer's Acquittal, Ohio Governor Says

Ohio Gov. John Kasich praised the people of Cleveland today, calling its residents a "model" in their response to the acquittal of a white police officer charged in the 2012 shooting deaths of an unarmed black couple.

Protests quickly followed the acquittal of officer Michael Brelo, who had been charged in the deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. While the city's police chief said the protests grew violent after earlier peaceful demonstrations, Kasich said Cleveland residents should be "proud of themselves."

2. Gloria Steinem, Female Peace Activists Cross Korea Border

Female activists including Gloria Steinem, Medea Benjamin, and two Nobel Peace Prize laureates crossed the border between North and South Korea today, calling for peace and for more women to be involved in that process.

The group of 30 women arrived at Dorasan Station dressed in white with colorful traditional Korean scarves wrapped around them.

"It was an enormous, enormous triumph," Steinem said of their trip inside North Korea. "We feel very celebratory and positive that we have created a voyage across the DMZ in peace and reconciliation that was said to be impossible."

3. Paralyzed Georgia Teen Walks at His High School Graduation

A paralyzed high school student in Georgia did something described by some as a miraculous step forward: He walked at his graduation.

Thanks to a special medical device, Will Hutchins of Heard County was able to walk across the stage to receive his diploma at his graduation ceremony Friday night, ABC affiliate WSB-TV reports. It led to a standing ovation from the audience inside Atlanta's Shepherd Center.

"I knew I was going to be able to do it somehow," Hutchins told WSB-TV.

4. Woman Uses Obituary to Defend Tom Brady in 'Deflategate'

A Massachusetts woman who died last week enjoyed scrapbooking, knitting, and apparently defending New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady from critics in the "Deflategate" scandal.

Patricia Shong, of Auburn, Massachusetts, died Monday, according to an obituary published on Telegram.com. She was 72.

While the obituary listed the names of her family members, where she worked and her hobbies, it also included one defense of the Super Bowl-winning quarterback.

"She would also like us to set the record straight for her: Brady is innocent!!" the obituary reads.

5. World's Oldest Person Celebrates 116th Birthday in Michigan

A woman believed to be the world's oldest person, Jeralean Talley, turned 116 Saturday in Inkster, Michigan.

Talley -- who was born in 1899 -- was named the oldest living person in the world last month, according to ABC affiliate WXYZ-TV in Detroit.