Heroes
Bridal Plans Resurrected From Fire, in Downpour of Kindness by Shop Owner
The Valley Fire, one of the worst in California history, swept over their home leaving Rachel and her fiancé without a place to live...
Australian Widow Leaves $4 Million Mansion To Help Homeless Kids
Lily Fardell may not have had any children of her own, but many children who don’t have a home will be living a better...
This Moving Company Helps Women Leave Abusive Homes At No Cost
Getting out of an abusive relationship isn’t easy—but actually packing up and moving out is even more daunting. Hundreds of women have Aaron and Evan Steed to...
Quick-Thinking Teen ‘Befriends’ Couple to Thwart Kidnapping in Progress
It was none of his business, maybe, but Malyk Bonnet didn’t like the way the guy at the bus stop was treating the woman...
Lawyer Bought His Own Fire Truck and is Out Fighting Wildfires
At the height of wildfire season, a Washington state lawyer bought a vintage fire truck to protect his home. Two days later, he was...
Americans and Briton Who Thwarted Train Attack Receive Legion of Honor
With a kiss on each cheek, and words of thanks from grateful nation, French President Hollande pinned the Legion of Honor, France’s highest...
Americans Thwart Train Attack in France, Hailed for Exceptional Courage
A tragedy was narrowly averted in France Friday thanks to the courage of three American passengers and a British man who rushed to take...
Poet Decides to Use $500K Genius Grant to Send Caregivers on Vacations
For two years, Heather McHugh held on to half-million dollars. After being awarded a $500,000 MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant for her poetry, she just couldn’t decide...
8 Stories of Cops Being Absolutely Awesome in 2015
From coaching little league to handing out gift cards to strangers in need, these officers made us freeze, put our hands above our heads, and...
School Police Officer Adopts 6-yo Boy Who Seemed ‘Unadoptable’
Students in this South Carolina school district are taught from an early age that police officers are their friends, thanks to a resource-officer program that brings...
Elderly Man’s Home is Repainted by Strangers After Kids Make Fun Of It
Leonard Bullock is one of those guys who sits on his porch every day. And a railroad track inspector named Josh Cyganik has made it a point...
Stranger Works for Decades to Return Family’s Purple Heart Found in Trash
Tech Sergeant Wiljo Matalamaki never came home from World War II, but a medal recognizing his sacrifice made an incredible journey after it disappeared...
Frances Kelsey: Hero Who Saved a Nation From Thalidomide (1914-2015)
Tributes are hailing Frances Kelsey as a hero after her death at the age of 101 on Friday. The Canadian pharmacologist fought tenaciously in the...
Teens Rescue 89-yr-old Who Didn’t Know Her House Was On Fire
An elderly South Carolina woman didn’t realize her house was on fire until two teenage neighbors pulled her out of the burning building. Logan Campbell...
Boxing Champ Helps 4-yo “Get Back Up” After iPad is Snatched From His Little Hands
After a four-year-old lost his iPad to a thief, he soon discovered that he had a former boxing champion in his corner. When Howard Davis, Jr....
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