Town Surprises UPS Driver With $1,000 to Thank Him For Being Essential During Pandemic
Dauphin, Pennsylvania surprised its UPS driver Chad Turns with a $1,000 gift to thank him for his hard work during the pandemic.
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Prison Camp Survivor is Casually Building and Donating a $50 Million Children's Hospital in New Zealand
Holocaust survivor and philanthropist Mark Dunajtschik is funding a $50 million children's hospital in Wellington, New Zealand.
In Texas Natural Disaster This Furniture Store Owner Heroically Offers His Store as Shelter - Again
Texas' Gallery Furniture has opened up its locations to locals as warming stations where they can get care during Storm Uri.
Coal Miner Plucks Woman Out of Her Car Moments Before it Went Up in Flames
Coal miner John Burkes pulled Mercedes Boggs from her crashed car just moments before it went in flames in Kentucky.
Truckers Who Saved Others are Finalists for Highway Hero Award
Professional truck drivers who jumped from their cabs to rescue fellow motorists are being honored as heroes by the Goodyear Tire Company in their 29th annual Highway Hero Awards for North America.
Trucker Hero Pulls Over When He Sees 'Frantic' Man Running Up Highway After Wreck Flings His Toddler into the Dark
Trucker Joe Hylton rescues baby along highway after terrifying accident flings her into the darkness and her father couldn't find her.
9-Year-old Hero Unlocks Dad's Phone With His Face to Call 911 as Carbon Monoxide Fills Home and Overtakes Parents
In Brockton, Mass., 9-yo hero Jayline Barbosa Brandao finds parents unconscious from carbon monoxide and unlocks dad's phone with face.
Two Boy Scouts Save Drowning Woman While Cycling Alongside Missouri Floodwaters
Two boys scouts, Dominic Viet and Joseph Diener are being called heroes after rescuing a young drowning woman from Missouri floodwaters.
Hero Officers and Good Samaritan Save Unconscious Woman From Sinking Car in Near-Fatal Accident - WATCH
An anonymous Good Samaritan in Melbourne, Florida and police Officers saved a woman in a sinking car after it tumbled into the Indian River.
How a 29-Year-old Stockbroker Saved 669 Lives on Nights and Weekends
Milena Grenfell-Baines and 668 other mostly Jewish children were transported from Czechoslovakia to England in order to save their lives before the outbreak of WWII. The man who made this possible was Sir Nicholas Winton. In 1939, Winton, at the time a 29-year-old stockbroker, spent nights and weekends organizing logistics, raising money and cutting through red tape to get children out of Czechoslavakia.
Hitchhiker Gets Ride from The President of Uruguay- Hero to the Poor
Uruguay's president has become legendary for giving 90 percent of his salary to the poor, choosing to live on an austere farm, instead of the presidential palace, and using his 28-year-old Volkswagen Beetle to get around town. Now, President Jose Mujica and his wife are being praised for giving a ride to a hitchhiking mill worker.
Donated Cars and Cash Flood in to South Carolina Mechanic Who Fixes Them And Gives Them Away to Those in Need
Eliot Middleton lives in rural S. Carolina where there's no public transportation—so he repairs used cars for those in need.
Teen Hailed as 'Hero of Ukraine' For Using His Drone to Pinpoint Russian Convoy Headed Toward Capital
A fifteen year-old boy was the only experienced drone operator in the area, and now he's hailed as a hero for spying a Russian convoy.
Woman Ensures Safety of Passengers By Waving Her Red Sari to Stop a Train After Spotting Broken Track
A brave woman may have saved hundreds of lives in India by waving her sari to stop a train—after spotting broken tracks up ahead.
'The Greatest American Frontier Hero' Was a Former Slave: The Story of Bass Reeves
With the strengths of Wyatt Earp, Sherlock Holmes, and Robin Hood, the black dep. marshal Bass Reeves was a Wild West legend.
Wheelchair Tumbles into Lake, But 81-Year-old is Saved From Drowning By His Dog's Barking
An 81-year-old Florida man lost control of his electric wheelchair and tumbled into a lake, but his dog alerted bystanders for a rescue.
A Hero Just Passing By Saves Young Mom and Son From Dying in Wyoming House Fire
Ryan Pasborg became a hero when he pulled off the road, late for work, to rescue a young mom and son from Jamestown, Wyoming fire.
High School Athletes Shovel Snow For Their Neighbors as Special Weightlifting Assignment for Football Team
Coach Brian DeLallo at Bethel Park High School in Pittsburgh, assigned his football team to shovel snow for neighbors instead of practice.
Heroic New York Police Officer Runs Out on Thin Ice to Rescue Dog Floundering in Frozen Lake - WATCH
Police Officer Jonathan Smith bolted onto a frozen lake to rescue a puppy that had fallen through the thin ice in Lewiston, New York
Walmart Cashier Uses Own Money for Elderly Man Who Can't Afford Groceries
A young cashier at a Walmart near Albany, New York used her own money so an elderly man in her line could afford all of his groceries.
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