An Amazing Act of Friendship Helps Blind Girl Drive

With so much darkness in the news lately, it's amazing how one simple idea could bring so much light to so many lives. That's what happened last weekend, when over 100 people came together to make a dream reality for their blind friend. For the legally-blind teen, her dream was to drive a car just once.Read More

By Jeanne Goddard

26 December 33 Views

Quadriplegic Gets Long Sought DJ Career Using Technology Made by Friend

A man who was left severely disabled after he was hit by a car in Northampton is now enjoying a career as a DJ, thanks to the use of a specially-adapted wheelchair, and his friend who created the computer program that runs it.

By Jeanne Goddard

16 September 45 Views

Diner Owner With Down Syndrome Serves Breakfast, Lunch and Hugs

Tim Harris, owner of Tim's Place, is the country's only restaurant owner with Down's Syndrome, and the joy he gets from serving people good food carries over into his diner's most famous export: hugs.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 March 31 Views

Dying Wife Gives Husband a Final Gift, 29 Cobra Sports Cars Show Up to Give Him a Ride

They both have terminal cancer but Kathleen Rinard has only days to live and wanted to give her husband one final gift. He always wanted to ride in a Cobra convertible sports car, so she called an auto club. Instead of a single convertible rolling up to their hospice, 29 Cobras arrived revving engines outside.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 November 33 Views

Sea Lion Pup Jumps on Boat, Cuddles With Driver (WATCH)

While sailing off Newport Beach, California, James Gilkinson and his niece got the surprise of a lifetime when a sea lion cub jumped onto their boat. The young mammal seemed tired but also became quite affectionate, rubbing against the captain and angling for pats on the head for an hour or more.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 June 35 Views

None of the 900 Evacuees Needed Shelter Because Alaska Residents Opened Their Homes

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.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 June 32 Views

Mystery Train Passenger Encourages Young Mum

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."

By Jeanne Goddard

28 January 40 Views

Strangers Raise $30,000 on Reddit for Fatally Ill Man to Travel

The social media community of Reddit has once again responded with incredible generosity to a personal story of tragedy posted on their website. Jake Villanueva, 23, was given six months to live after a surprise diagnosis of terminal kidney cancer and he posted his story on the website. Not to ask for anything, but just to talk. What happened next is the stuff of Reddit legend.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 June 28 Views

Group of Men Played Game of Tag for 23 Years

Mr. Dennehy and nine of his friends have spent the past 23 years locked in a game of Tag. It started in high school and has been pulling them closer ever since. Nowadays, their wives and co-workers are trained to keep a lookout so they can avoid being tagged by other players.

By Jeanne Goddard

30 January 38 Views

Animal Odd Couples: PBS Features Cross-Species Compassion (WATCH)

According to Dr. Marc Bekoff Ph.D., emotions like joy, love, empathy, compassion, kindness, and grief can readily be shared by improbable friends including predators and prey such as a cat and a bird, a snake and a hamster, and a lioness and a baby oryx.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 November 37 Views

Lonely Veteran Finds New Friend in a Four-Legged "Battle Buddy"

Since leaving the army, Chris's days have been--well, lonely. He missed the camaraderie and closeness of fellow soldiers. A little Puggle (Pug and Beagle mix) has changed that.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 April 34 Views

5 Things We Need To Teach Our Girls About Female Friendships

A comprehensive list of healthy practices to teach young ladies about living with their fellow girlfriends.

By Bobby Woodrow

16 June 33 Views

Heartbroken Dog Walks Two Miles to Find Owner in Hospital (Video)

A husky-mix dog was so upset to lose contact with his owner who was being hospitalized that he traveled more than 2 miles away tracking him down at the Good Samaritan Medical Center.

By Roy Baker

08 October 32 Views

U.S. Forces Rescue Iranians at Sea for Second Time in a Week

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued six Iranians from sea whose boat had flooded on Tuesday in the Gulf, the second time in less than a week that the American military has come to the aid of Iranians in distress. The earlier rescue involved pirates, with the US Navy boarding a ship to free 13 Iranian fishermen who had been held hostage for weeks by Somalis.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 January 33 Views

North Korean Orchestra Visits Paris for First European Concert Ever

In a warming of ties between North and South Korea, a North Korean orchestra arrived in Paris today for a rare performance with a South Korean conductor. A joint-performance Wednesday with a French Philharmonic Orchestra will be the first concert by a North Korean orchestra in Europe.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 March 42 Views