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Girl's "Amazing" Graduation Gift From Dad is a 13-year Labor of Love

For 13 years, Bryan Martin kept the book hidden from his daughter, dutifully taking it to her teachers, coaches and school principals every year to have them append it with positive comments and messages. Finally, on June 8 — the day of her graduation from North Johnston High School in Kenly, N.C. — Brenna Martin received a special copy of the Dr. Seuss classic "Oh, the Places You'll Go!'' "At first I just smiled and said that it meant a lot and that I loved that book,'' Brenna said. "But then he told me ‘No, open it up.'

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 29 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 23 Views

Facebook Riches for Artist Who Painted Headquarters

The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network's first headquarters made a smart bet. The shares owned by the artist, David Choe, are expected to be worth upward of $200 million when Facebook stock trades publicly later this year.

By Cindy McDaniel

02 February 26 Views

Ducks Near Extinction Hang On, 18 Babies Hatched in Lab

On a remote lake in Madagascar, a fateful discovery of 22 ducks belonging to a variety thought to be extinct, inspired a group of conservationists to mobilize a last ditch effort to save the species, which had been previously been written off. This week, as the Madagascar pochard's only remaining wild population hangs on with just 22 adult birds surviving, the captive breeding program started in 2009 celebrated a huge success with the birth of 18 new babies.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 April 38 Views

Couple Plans Unusual Honeymoon Taking Strangers to Breakfast Across America

This July, after an Oregon couple walk down the aisle, they will hit the open road on a unique journey from Portland, Ore., to Portland, Maine, taking a leap of faith with dozens of people they've never met. The leap? The new bride and groom will sit down to breakfast with strangers across America and select 50 of those breakfasts to highlight in a book, Breakfast with Strangers: 50 Meals across America.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 June 40 Views

Intimate, Spontaneous Moments Win Cell Phone Photo Contest

The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards announced the winners of their first Cell Phone Photo Contest. The call for entries attracted intimate family portraits, spontaneous street shots, and avant-garde imaginary that demonstrated the creativity of artists from 42 countries.

By Jeanne Goddard

21 October 29 Views

Kansas Farmer Who Built 150-foot Replica Finally Sees Real Golden Gate Bridge

After promising his wife every anniversary that they'd visit San Francisco, Larry and Barbara Richardson, who have built a 150-foot replica of the Golden Gate Bridge on their Kansas farm, finally came face to face with the iconic landmark.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 June 25 Views

UK Rivers the Cleanest in Over a Century

The last decade has been the best for UK rivers since the Industrial Revolution, according to the Environment Agency. Rivers in England and Wales are at their healthiest for over a century, with otters, salmon and other wildlife returning to many rivers in record numbers in locations across the country.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 January 31 Views

Lost Dog Reunited After 2 Years And 700 Miles (WATCH)

When Alma Dominguez's beloved dog, Leia, went missing from El Paso, Texas, during a rainstorm, Alma and her husband, Alberto, were devastated. The couple searched for their lost dog for more than two years, and had almost given up hope of ever finding her. Then a phone call changed everything.

By Jeanne Goddard

22 March 30 Views

Hurricane Irene is Milder Than Expected for US Coast, Extensive Damage Averted

Coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Irene were mostly spared from major damage overnight and many residents awoke to catch glimpses of blue skies.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 August 26 Views

How Our Golden Retriever Lost Her Sight - But Kept Her Love of Life

For years, our Golden Retriever, Shakira, could track a tennis ball all day long, no matter how hard you threw it or where it ended up. These days, though, she wouldn't notice if I stopped throwing the ball because she can't see what I'm doing anymore. In just two days, 12-year-old Shakira went from healthy to completely blind. Her story inspires us to never allow a handicap slow us down.

By Larry M Chancy

02 March 35 Views

This Amazing Device Just Made Wheelchairs Obsolete for Paraplegics

The young man in this video looks like he's riding a Segway. But Yusuf Akturkoglu was paralyzed after falling from a horse five years ago, and he's being mobilized by an amazing device invented by Turkish scientists. It's going to change lives. It's called the Tek Robotic Mobilization Device.

By Jeanne Goddard

21 March 36 Views

Strangers Hoist Disabled Fan So He Can See Favorite Concert

Two strangers became heroes at an Overland Park Blake Shelton concert last Saturday. Patrick Connelly's wheelchair kept him from being able to actually see his favorite country singer perform at the outdoor show. In the sweltering summer heat his mom and sister tried to hold him up but he was too heavy for them. Then, suddenly two strangers come over.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 July 44 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 29 Views

Elaborate Lip-Dub Marriage Proposal Earns "I Do" for Young Man

60 friends and relatives performed a choreographed marriage proposal in what the future-groom, Isaac Lamb, called the "first live lip-dub proposal". The elaborate routine, to the tune of "Marry You" by Bruno Mars, was designed to surprise his bride-to-be Amy Frankel, 33, of Portland, Ore.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 May 34 Views

Vacant Storefront Becomes Home To Post-It Tribute Notes

The windows of an empty storefront on one corner of Harvard Square are covered with colorful Post-it Note tributes, personal messages about those who inspire us most, from fourth-grade teachers to Tim Tebow to Aunt Lindsay. It all started with one, simple little message: "Who Inspires You?"

By Jeanne Goddard

21 March 27 Views

Michael Jackson's Children Imprint Father's Glove in Hollywood Cement (w/ Video)

Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalized in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the Thriller singer's glove and shoe prints in the hallowed concrete courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Jackson's daughter Paris, 13, imprinted her father's iconic silver sequined glove and scrawled his name into the cement, adding a heart in between Michael and Jackson.

By Jeanne Goddard

27 January 31 Views

Justin Bieber's Organ Donor Encouragement Causes Spike in Registrations

After a fan Tweeted Justin Bieber, as a fellow Canadian, asking for his help to save lives (like hers) by promoting organ donation, he responded -- and his fans have done the same.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 January 32 Views

Missing Teen Found Hours after Story Featured on 'The View'

It took just 15 minutes to locate a teen who went missing five months ago in New York City, after Whoopi Goldberg broadcasted her photo and appealed for help on the ABC talk show The View.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 February 29 Views