Asia Ford finished last in a Louisville, Kentucky, 10K run, but photos of a city police officer holding her hand for miles and helping her cross the finish line are winning the hearts of people across the world.
He grew up to become a doctor inspired by the moment as a young orphan when Seattle Children's Hospital accepted a 50-cent piece from him as payment for a year's worth of treatment for his rare bone disorder. He vowed to pay back the hospital one day and now his estate is bequeathing $1.5 million as repayment.
A man has made it his mission to make Washington, D.C. smile -- especially on Monday mornings. This 5-minute video won the 2013 Pendragwn Youth Film Festival's Grand Prize Award.
Right after World War II, Ruth Crawford recalls, big weddings were a rarity for Americans. That's when she married the love of her life, but never got to wear a gorgeous dress. The 70-year-old widow still wished she had gotten to try on wedding dresses, when an organization called Second Wind Dreams came to her rescue.
An employee at McMaster University coffee shop displays exuberant happiness for every customer. Her dancing paid off when students bought her a surprise vacation.
Out of the blue, in a country town along the Murry River in Victoria, Australia, Kaylene Bell's daughter received a mournful text Saturday morning that read, Love you bud - miss you more than words can say. The 15-year-old replied asking, Who is this? A text pinged back saying 'sorry', explaining that it was his son's old phone number and that he had passed away in 2009. He didn't think the number was being used. April Bell sent the perfect reply.
A concerned mother's Facebook plea is helping ease the grief of a young boy who lost his dad, with notes of support coming from across the world.
A California widow has parted with one of the last tangible reminders of her husband, who took his own life, so she might help save the lives of others.
By the time Cesar Gutierrez was 16, he had already gone to jail twice, experimented with gang life, sold drugs and ran away from home. Today, the 22-year-old works at a popular Manhattan restaurant as a sous chef and has cooked with renown chef Daniel Boulud.
Insurance companies won't cover the cost of one medical device, so the family's neighbors decided to take matters into their own hands.
In the wake of a huge fire, the Alaska Red Cross was readying a temporary shelter in a local school but all 900 evacuees had found more comfortable accommodations elsewhere when private homes and hotels opened their doors with love.
A mystery man gave a young mum a kind note of encouragement and a £5 tip for being polite, a good mother, and a "credit to her generation."
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