Drivers in Oklahoma City did a double-take this week as they drove by a man standing with a sign at a busy intersection. Instead of a homeless person asking for a handout, they saw Doug Eaton holding a handwritten sign that read: “I have a home and a car andContinue Reading
A Kentucky man’s family was able to satisfy his dying wish this week and give a local waitress an emotional surprise when they gave her a $500 tip on a pizza. SETHCOLLINS VIA YOUTUBE “My brother passed away July 7, 2012. His final wish in his will,Continue Reading
A heroic dog saved a toddler from drowning after the boy fell into a pool this weekend. A Michigan family got the shock of a lifetime when 14-month-old Stanley nearly drowned after in the pool in the backyard. The reason their son is alive today, they say, is thanks toContinue Reading
A Vancouver couple has anonymously donated $30 million to help reopen heritage home Taylor Manor as a housing facility for the homeless in the city. The donation will completely underwrite the $900,000 annual cost of operating Taylor Manor, which was built in 1915 to serve as a care home forContinue Reading
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Just three months ago, Debbe Ebben had no hair. On Saturday night, she was crowned Miss Alaska. Ebben shaved her head in March to raise more than $4,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation, which donates money for childhood cancer research. She said she did it to letContinue Reading
In Albuquerque, New Mexico, five firefighters donated an unspecified amount of their share of last week’s Mega Millions $640 million jackpot to 24-year-old Vince Cordova, a fellow fireman who is currently battling an aggressive brain tumor. The Albuquerque Station Eight firemen who have decided to donate a part of theirContinue Reading
Good News of the day – Happy Independence Day U.S readers! You probably have the day off of work or school and are getting ready to enjoy the beautiful day. Have fun watching the fireworks, BBQ, movies, holiday T.V special, or whatever you do :). Be safe and let usContinue Reading
Do you think 100,000 miles is a lot for a car? How about 1 million miles? Sounds crazy right! Well Joe LoCicero, from Norway, Maine, has reached this milestone in his 1990 Honda Accord today. Way to go Joe! You are probably wondering how Joe got to 1 million miles.Continue Reading
A stray dog who ran an incredible 1,100 miles across China with a group of cyclists has finally found a basket to call her own. Internet sensation Xiao Sa had the good fortune of being adopted by one of her new friends from the race and flown to their home inContinue Reading
For most people, climbing Africa’s tallest mountain is an impossible achievement. But how about doing it without legs? For Spencer West, nothing is impossible. Or as he would put it: everything is possible. Nearly all of the 31-year-old American’s life has proven the doctors wrong. When they amputated both ofContinue Reading