Heroes
4-foot Bag of Money Falls Out of Brinks Truck… What Would Dan Kennedy Do?
Dan Kennedy was driving to work Tuesday morning near Salt Lake City when he saw a huge orange bag fall off the back of...
Monkeys Give WAY Too Many Hugs to Animal Rescuers in Peru
While in Peru on a volunteer mission to improve an animal rescue reserve deep in the jungle, Trevor King found some unlikely friends in...
Hero Librarian to Receive Lemony Snicket Prize For Work During Riots
The most effective superheroes, like Super Man's alter ego Clark Kent or Spiderman's Peter Parker, often are the most unassuming. As the director of Ferguson, Missouri's tiny library, Scott...
Cheers For Good Deeds By Airlines to Rescue Stranded Travelers
When airport problems stranded a business traveler on the West Coast and a cheerleading team on the East Coast, good Samaritans at rival airlines,...
Vet Who Lost Limbs in War Buys Celebrity Spa as a Retreat for Veterans
Less than three years after losing his arms and legs in war, former Army Staff Sgt. Travis Mills is charging ahead on a mission...
Dame Saves Orphaned Elephants for 50 Years With Own Milk Recipe
Nobody gives hugs like grandma — especially when the hugs are bringing life to orphan elephants that would otherwise die without their mama in...
The Man Who Single-handedly Carved A Road Through a Mountain
For years, he was called a madman for toiling away on the rocks. But Dashrath Manjhi was not crazy. His quest to break a...
On His First Date, Youth Pulls Man From Explosive Car (Video)
A young man in Winnipeg, Canada interrupted his first date to stop and check on the scene of an automobile accident, and became an...
Legacy of Selfless Chinese Principal Who Helped 10,000 Kids Go to College Comes to an End
Thousands of grateful admirers showed up—some traveling across oceans—to mourn the passing of a high school principal who helped more than 10,000 underprivileged students...
Irish Town Builds Memorial to Thank Native Americans Who Helped During Famine
A sculpture is being erected in Ireland to thank a Native American tribe for sending what little money they could to the Irish people...
Just One Man Remains in Fukushima Radiation Zone – He’s Feeding All the Animals Left Behind
Naoto Matsumura is adamant: “Animals and people are equal.” That’s why the 55-year-old rice farmer returned to the Fukushima exclusion zone after being forced to...
99-Year-Old Woman Sews Her 1,000th Dress For Little Girls in Africa
Lillian Weber kept her word. The 99-year-old woman, who sews a handmade dress every single day for small girls in Africa, reached her goal of...
FedEx Driver Detours to Save Trapped Homeowner From Flames
FedEx driver John Bryant headed out to work in Arlington, Texas like it was any other day. But on March 5th, the sight of...
Waiter Gets A Beyond-Generous Tip to Pay for Dental Surgery
A Wichita, Kansas diner that has been a hub for kindness and helpfulness changed the life of a smiley waiter who was in dire...
In a “Bad Neighborhood” Surprising Honesty Wins the Day
A family has newfound respect for the honesty of their community, the notorious gang-infested Jane and Finch neighborhood of Toronto, after their tire business was accidentally...
Retired Nurse Uses Her Pension to Feed Thousands in Hometown
69 year-old Charolotte Tidwell has been working six days a week, and even using her own pension money, to feed 7,000 people a month...
Teachers Ensure Poor Kids are Fed on Snow Days With No Free School Lunch
When snowstorms canceled schools for a full week around Cincinnati, Ohio, it meant a week of empty stomachs for many low-income kids who rely...
Police Officer Gives a Ride to College Student and Changes His Life
An Arkansas police officer, who saw a young man walking down the road at two o'clock in the morning on a frigid cold night,...
Homeless Man Spends Hours Pushing Cars in the Snow, Now His Luck is Turning Around
A homeless man in Colorado Springs spent three hours pushing cars out of the snow Saturday. Today, because his good deeds did not go...
Romantic Firefighters Save Couple’s Wedding After Snow Caves in Roof
An Arlington, Virginia fire captain and his team of romantic firefighters saved the day for a bride and groom Saturday after a snow storm...
Trucker Hero Stops to Rescue Officer Being Strangled by Prisoner in Car
A trucker hero from Kentucky who saved a law enforcement officer from being strangled was one of three finalists named this month by the...
Teen Builds Excellent Tiny House, Donates to Homeless
After an arduous three-and-a-half-years building it in her California backyard, Kendall Ronzano is donating the excellent “tiny home” she started at age 16. Last week,...
NYC Mom Brings Vegan ‘Chili on Wheels’ to Homeless
A vegan family, Michelle Carrera, and her 4-year-old son Ollie, realized the city's soup kitchen meals all contained meat, so the two started bringing...
From Dishwasher to Restaurant Owner, Haitian-American Succeeds With Help of Stranger
A hopeful 20-year-old Haitian immigrant was brought to the United States in 2000 by his father, a taxi driver in Philadelphia. But with no...
Customers Flock to Bakery to Thank Hero Who Rescued 3-year-old Girl
The hero owner of Mini's Cupcakes in Salt Lake City has been inundated with customers showing their gratitude after her quick-thinking rescue of a...
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