Woman Can't Walk, So She Teams Up With Blind Man for Hiking: 'He's the Legs, I'm the Eyes'

A blind man paired up to hike with a woman who can't walk, and together they make the perfect team to climb a 14,000-foot mountain.

By Jeanne Goddard

21 July 89 Views

NASA to Send 'Message in a Bottle' Into Space Designed to Communicate With Extraterrestrials

In 1977 it was a golden record, now scientists are sending a "message in a bottle" into space to communicate with aliens. NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will carry a message from Earth in the form of an inscribed plaque when it launches in October, 2024, and heads toward Jupiter's moon Europa. On one side is […]

By Blake Isbell

13 March 71 Views

Blind Jazz Sax Teacher Inspires Students to 'Feel' Their Instruments-Uses His 'Disability' as Teaching Tool

As an educator with blindness, Weihmuller stresses turning any disadvantage into an advantage; one reason why he has students play in the dark

By Blake Isbell

08 February 72 Views

Teen Who Was Told He'd Never Walk with Cerebral Palsy Just Took 1st Place in Bodybuilding Competition

By the time he competed last summer in the Professional Natural Bodybuilding Association, he was pressing 120 lbs. with one arm

By Blake Isbell

25 January 83 Views

You Have a Hidden Potential That Only Travel Can Unlock-And You Hold the Key

Travel can unlock your superpowers and with his new book, On the Face of It, author and traveler Andrew Corbley persuades you to just do it.

By Blake Isbell

06 December 115 Views

Vatican To Host Stem Cell Research Conference

Vatican officials, looking for the best way to make a positive impact on society, decided that adult stem cells, which hold the promise of curing the most difficult diseases, are the technology to watch. They decided to invest $1 million to form a joint foundation, and next week, scientists from around the world will meet at the Vatican to discuss the future of stem cell therapies.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 November 112 Views

Hearts Are Melting Over Little Girl Admiring a Beauty Ad Depicting Woman in a Wheelchair

This photo of an enchanted little girl staring at an Ulta beauty advertisement shows just how much representation can matter for differently-abled kids.

By Tiffani Spengler

21 August 78 Views

Red Sox Player Promised Ailing Young Fan That He Would Hit a Home Run; Instead, He Hit Three

This baseball MVP went above and beyond the call of duty to grant the wish of an ailing fan—and he succeeded in granting that wish three different times.

By Tiffani Spengler

31 July 80 Views

Boy Borrows Airplanes for a Few Joyride Laps on the Tarmac; Now Pilots Want to Teach Him How to Fly

Rather than being punished for his little airport heist, this youngster may have just impressed his way into being officially trained as a pilot.

By Tiffani Spengler

30 July 74 Views

Young Man Rebuilding His Life Receives Guidance and Friendship From the Very Cop Who Arrested Him

After being released from prison, this young man found an unlikely ally on his road to rehabilitation by befriending the very cop who arrested him.

By Tiffani Spengler

21 June 79 Views

Watch Police Officer Help to Save Suicidal Man From Bridge After Offering to Give Him a Hug

A compassionate cop managed to stop a suicidal man from jumping off of a bridge in Arizona after he offered to give the man a hug.

By Tiffani Spengler

19 June 83 Views

Singer Sarah McLachlan Diverts Video Costs to World's Poor

Singer songwriter Sarah McLachlan produced the first music video to donate the normal cost of producing such a video to people around the world who need it most -- mothers, babies, hospitals, schools.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 February 70 Views

Young Namibian Artist Uses Power of Expression to Offer a Fighting Chance to Poorest Neighbors

This 25-year-old man from Namibia has been using his art shop as a means of offering hope and confidence to some of the region's most at-risk people.

By Blake Isbell

21 December 70 Views

Man Who Once Spent Winter Without Heating Pays 'Past Due' Utility Bills for 36 Families at Risk of Losing Power

Inspired by his own financial struggles of the past, Michael Esmond paid off more than $4,600 in utility bills for families about to lose power.

By Tiffani Spengler

20 December 78 Views

Inmates Sentenced to Life in Prison Have Commitment to Spiritual Transformation Unlike Any I Have Seen

Prisoners serving life-sentences might not seem like the most obvious group for seeking spiritual enlightenment, but that's exactly the case in California.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 December 70 Views