Americans Thwart Train Attack in France, Hailed for Exceptional Courage
A tragedy was narrowly averted in France thanks to the courage of 3 American passengers and a British man who rushed straight at a heavily armed man.
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Young Grad Leaves Wall Street to Rescue Food For Those in Need
This 24-year-old hero left his job at J.P. Morgan to start a nonprofit that has saved 100,000 pounds of good food for delivery to homeless shelters in NYC.
Vet Who Lost Limbs in War Buys Celebrity Spa as a Retreat for Veterans
Less than three years after losing his arms and legs in war, Army veteran Travis Mills is charging ahead on a mission to renovate a sprawling estate in Maine to provide a countryside retreat for the healing of other veterans recovering from their wounds.
Trucker Hero Stops to Rescue Officer Being Strangled by Prisoner in Car
Truck drivers are often the first responders to the scene of highway accidents. But one trucker from Kentucky saved a law enforcement officer from being strangled and was named one of three finalists for the Goodyear Tire Company's Highway Hero Award.
Honoring Three Men Who Came to B.C., Found Success, and Gave Millions Back
A jovial 87-year-old has parlayed a huge construction business in Iran into a Canadian philanthropic legacy that will continue after he is gone. His Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation has given away tens of millions of his personal wealth to build children hospitals in Vancouver -- and building schools for children around the world. Most ambitious, his Foundation has built a new $68.8-million center for brain health at the University of BC with 500 scientists working on diseases like alzheimer's.
In Minutes, Strangers Give $160K for Field Trips to Harvard for NYC's Poorest Kids
In just an hour, after the popular photography blog, Humans of New York, posted a plea to help fund field trips to Harvard for an inner city school, 6000 people donated, rocketing the campaign past its goal of $100,000. And, the total has been growing for five days to reach almost a million dollars. It all started with a photo of a little black boy from the neighborhood, who said his hero was the school's principal.
Man Who Daily Visits Memorial Bench to Wife Gets Help From Volunteer Shovelers
An 82-year-old Wisconsin widower spent more than half his life with Betty, and didn't want to let her go. So every day he walks to the park, brings a daisy, and talks to his wife on a bench he bought and dedicated to her after she died two years ago. A recent snowfall threatened to break his daily routine, until two city Parks employees grabbed shovels, saying, "We have to make sure he can get to his bench and talk to his wife." (WATCH)
Workers Drop Everything to Care for Elderly Left Behind
When an assisted living home for the elderly in California shut down last fall, many of its residents were left behind, with nowhere to go. Maurice Rowland, the cook, and Miguel Alvarez, the janitor, who were working there, stayed to take care of them, quickly becoming round-the-clock caretakers.
A Jogger Saved Mike's Life, Six Years Later… Repaid
In late 2008, a jogger saved Mike Wise's life after he'd fallen through the ice on the C&O Canal while trying to save his dog. Six years later, the sports columnist got to repay him.
Local Business Gives Free Roof to NC Grandmother Who Only Had $300
It's a Christmas miracle come early for a North Carolina grandmother. Barbara's roof was leaking throughout the house so she went to see All About Roofing, located in Elon. The owner decided to give her a new roof for free because she only had $300.
Kind Off-duty Cop Takes Elderly Widow on Her Weekly Shopping Trips
Officer John Holder and 73-year-old widow Dorothy Shepard formed an unlikely friendship 6 months ago, after multiple surgeries left her recovering on her own. Every week he has taken her to doctors appointments and to run errands, mostly while he was off-duty. This was all a secret until a Walmart shopper snapped this photo and it went viral.
'I Need a Hammer': Good Samaritans Rescue Man, 92, From Sinking Car
"A 92-year-old man is recovering in a Florida hospital after two Good Samaritans rescued him from his car, which had veered off the road and was sinking into a pond."
Indigenous Athlete is Australian of the Year for Anti-racism, Youth Work
Aboriginal AFL player and anti-racism campaigner Adam Goodes has been named the 2014 Australian of the Year. Goodes, a decorated Sydney football champion, was chosen from a diverse field of nominees that represented the best of scientific, medical, arts and community leaders.
Woman Can Buy Her Home Thanks to the Honesty of a Stranger
On January 10, a Portland woman dropped in a store parking lot an envelope containing $2,000 in cash and a $38,000 cashier's check. It was the down payment she needed for a house. Lucky for her, Brian DiCarlo, a 23-year-old aspiring teacher, found the envelope.
Hero Who Stopped Seattle Shooter Gets Wedding Gifts And Honeymoon Paid For By Strangers
Seattle area residents were so relieved that a 22-year-old college student tackled a gunman and thus prevented any more killings at the school Thursday, they began to buy up all the wedding gifts for Jon Meis and his fiance at their online registry. Then, someone set up a fundraising page to pay for a honeymoon and you won't believe how much was raised in two days.
Son Finds Kidney for Mom on Craigslist
A 65-year-old mom in West Virginia was told she'd have to wait five years to receive an kidney transplant, so her son Jeremy posted an ad on Craigslist, saying "Wanted: Kidney", and found a perfect match.
Hurricane Katrina Hero Noticed by 'Hardcore Heroes' and Will Smith
Ex-marine John Keller says he wasn't trying to be a hero when he used a kayak, a hotwired boat and an air mattress — along with his smarts and brawn — to fend off thugs and save more than 200 people in his New Orleans apartment building during Hurricane Katrina. Keller's Herculean story is one of two in the first episode of Proper Television's new series Hardcore Heroes, which premiered in January on History.
Winnipeg Woman Marks One Year of Baking, Giving Bread to Hungry
Over the last year Althea Guiboche has run out of money and run out of baking supplies, but she has never stopped giving away free bread and soup to the city's homeless every week. The aboriginal mother of seven was even forced by the province to become trained in food-handling if she wanted to continue, but now she has an official certificate and she cooks inside a commercial kitchen at the community center -- all toward the goal of becoming more compassionate and giving.
Pizza Man With Heart Funds Elderly Meals Program
The owner of Fox's Pizza, Tom Wynkoop, who earned media attention in early January after he volunteered to deliver their medicines to any homebound residents during an extreme snow storm in Pennsylvania, received many donations in the mail from strangers who heard about the gesture. Wynkoop thought about positive avenues in which to distribute the money, and he chose the local Meals on Wheels program, which delivers hot meals to shut-ins. He then matched the donations, doubling the amount of the check to $2,000.
And, the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 are…
They clean up rivers, build homes for disabled veterans and bring health care to some of the darkest parts of the world. They help children who are fighting cancer, living in poverty and a lack of opportunity -- the top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013.
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