Foreclosure Angel Buys Back Home for Stranger
While the misfortune of others lured hundreds of bargain hunters to the foreclosure auction, a Dallas woman bought a stranger's foreclosed home... and gave it back to her.
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Colombian Guard Helps Hostage Escape After 6 Years
A former Colombian lawmaker kidnapped in 2000 by FARC leftist rebels has escaped with help from one of his captors. The former guerilla will be rewarded by the government and sent with his family to settle in France.
Rip Tide Survival for Father and Autistic Son Adrift at Sea
After a rip current swept Walter Marino and his 12-year-old son, Christopher, out to sea, darkness fell, and the sound of rescue helicopters and boats died away. Despite the danger, Christopher, who has autism, was enjoying himself.
Georgia Superintendent Proves She is Smarter Than a 5th Grader, Donates $1M Prize to Schools
Georgia Superintendent of Schools Kathy Cox proved she is smarter than a 5th grader by winning $1 million for her school system on the third season debut of "Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?" on Fox Friday night. The good news is the decided to donate her winnings to three schools for blind and […]
Pay It Forward Kidney Donations Create Chain of Blessings
Inspiring video about one man decided to donate his kidney to a stranger, starting a chain of kidney swaps that changed the lives of 8 people, saving four.
Church Inspired By Anonymous Donation of $3Million Lottery Ticket (w/ Video)
A Long Island church has $3 million more dollars in its coffers after a donation from an anonymous parishioner. He dropped the lottery ticket in the collection basket asking only that their identity be kept secret.
Married 82 Years and Still Inseparable
They've been married a whopping 82 years. He just turned 100. She's 98. They remain inseparable, and an inspiration to their family.
Katrina Hero Continues to Help Families 3 Years Later
Liz McCartney was haunted by images of Hurricane Katrina's destruction so she and her boyfriend decided to move to New Orleans to help families rebuild their lives. She founded St. Bernard Project, which has rennovated homes that were devestated for more than 120 families
Lucky Ducklings Saved
It was a lucky day for nine mallard ducklings that had tumbled through a sewer grate in Liverpool, New York. Lucky for them a local student, Matt Heath got involved. (Syracuse.com has the story)
93-Year-Old Man Gets High School Diploma
Harold Pugh, a 93-year-old man from Minnesota, has finally received his high school degree.
Refugee Doctor 'Making a Difference' for Thousands in Burma
Burmese refugee, Dr. Cynthia Maung, runs a small, modest public health clinic near the border in Thailand, and is making a difference in her community by providing essential services not available to most residents of the poor region.
Inspirational 'Last Lecture' Professor Dies (Video)
Randy Pausch, a Carnegie Mellon University computer scientist whose 'last lecture' about facing terminal cancer became an Internet sensation and a best-selling book, died Friday at the age of 47, but his inspiring message lives on.
Autistic Savant Draws Amazing Detailed Buildings After Viewing Them Once
Stephen Wiltshire is an autistic savant. He is also an extraordinary artist, able to draw an entire city skyline in detail (and perfectly counted windows) after seeing it only once from a plane.
Mom's Disaster Unit For Kids Who Live Through Tornadoes (Video)
A mother who lost her own son in a tornado helps other children in devastated towns with her mobile daycare unit, named for the 2-year-old The CBS Early Show featured the inspiring voluntary effort in its week-long series, "Extraordinary People." Video
U.S. Soldier Fulfills His Mission of Getting Iraqi Girl New Legs
A U.S. soldier couldn't walk past an 11-year-old Iraqi girl who was "in a large decrepit wheelchair, the stumps of her legs crusted with dried blood... He stopped to talk and he came back every day for six months, bringing her toys, gauze for her legs, a new wheelchair... When she asked for legs, that became his mission, too."
Kindness Tornado Rips Through Town
Biddeford, Maine experienced a tornado of kindness on Thursday. Residents were lifted up and spirits were tossed into unfamiliar territory as Michael Chase of the Kindness Center churned up a whirlwind of "100 acts of kindness in 100 minutes".
Hero is Saving Children from Cambodia's Trash Heap
CNN Heroes: Cambodian's poorest kids are going to go to school now that a woman quit her job and spent $30,000 of her own money to build a school for them...
Casino Mogul Hosts Wounded Soldiers in Vegas
40 wounded soldiers from veterans hospitals in Washington flew in a private jet to Las Vegas over the weekend for an all-expenses-paid getaway, thanks to the Sands hotel chairman Sheldon Adelson and his wife Miriam, who said they wanted to eventually extend the offer to every vet who had been admitted to the two D.C.-area hospitals.
Private Psychiatrists Offer Free Service to Troops
Civilians are offering to help the Pentagon handle the growing mental health needs of troops. Thousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems, jumping in to help because the military is short on therapists.
"Man Who Stopped Knife Fight….was Blessing From Above"
"A 56-year-old intervened in a brawl just off Interstate 40, kicking a knife out of the hand of one man and then separating the fighters. But the man, an ex-Marine who saw combat in Vietnam, says he did what most people would do in that situation — the right thing."