Boy Fleeing Syria Makes His Puppy a Passport So They Can Stick Together
Rose the puppy is this young man's best friend—he carried her 500 kilometers as he fled his hometown
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Love of Books Lifted Homeless Man From Streets, Now He's Written One
The Pavement Bookworm who turned his life around by selling books instead of begging has now written a book about his life.
Kenyan Exchange Student Runs for His Tiny Village Back Home
He set out on his own in 2009 when he took the 8,000-mile flight from Kenya to Maryland as a foreign exchange student. He had no running experience before coming to the US, but now owns the fastest 1,600 time in the state and has secured a college scholarship. But his long goal is to return to his village that has no electricity or running water and teach them to read.
Gates Foundation Funds Bold Ideas Including Dirt-Charged Cell Phones and Human Waste Fertilizer
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Thursday announced 88 new winners of $100,000 grants to support innovative research that has the potential to dramatically improve lives in some of the world's poorest countries. The funding, made possible through the Grand Challenges Exploration program, will enable researchers worldwide to test unorthodox ideas that address persistent health and development challenges.
Tiny Town in Newfoundland Hosts 10,000 Stranded Airline Passengers on 9-11
When U.S. airspace was closed on 9-11, Delta flight 15 and 52 other airplanes from all over the world were diverted to New Foundland. The small town of Gander and surrounding communities sent convoys of school buses pick up the 10,500 stranded passengers.
Persistence Pays for PhD Student Once Labeled Retarded
Dawson remembers his ongoing frustration with school. I would fail no matter what I did, no matter how hard I studied. Then he got a diagnosis and then, a PhD
Hold On For Deer Life: Man Risks His Own to Rescue Frozen Doe (Video)
When he saw a deer trapped in a frozen river, this man crawled across the ice himself rather than call emergency 911–he recorded the rescue from shore.
Instead of Offering Pocket Change, This Man Changed Homeless Vet's Life
A homeless veteran's request for something to eat led to a job, a new home, and thousands of dollars in help for other homeless vets.
Woman Who Hugged Every Returning Soldier Gets Hugs Back in Hospital
Service members return the favor to a woman who's hugged a half-million troops in the last 12 years.
Donations May Reach $1Mil for Wounded Hero of Oregon Shooting
After a cousin asked for $10,000 donations to pay for Chris Mintz's medical care, people contributed $785,000 in just four days for the hero.
CNN Announces Amazing Line-Up For Top Ten Heroes of 2015
These 10 outstanding heroes have helped thousands of people and animals around the world with food, shelter, medical care, and hope for a brighter future.
Doctor Practicing "Street Medicine" Named Top Hero of 2015 (WATCH)
Meet the Pittsburgh doctor who routinely treats the homeless, their injuries and illness, and hands out medicine.
(WATCH) 100 People Work Together to Rescue a Great White Shark
About 100 people race against time to rescue a stranded great white shark on a beach, draggin it with a rope back out to sea.
Nurse Stunned to Tears by Parade of Grown Babies Whose Lives She Saved (WATCH)
By the time the parade of former patients filled the room, she was reunited with more than a dozen kids whose lives she saved over her 33 year career.
Boxing Champ Helps 4-yo "Get Back Up" After iPad is Snatched From His Little Hands
When a boxing champ saw video of someone stealing a little boy's iPad, he put himself in the kid's corner–providing some relief and a valuable life lesson.
78-year-old Grandmother Goes Viral After Powerlifting 245 Pounds
Shirley Webb doesn't like grandma jokes in the gym. No one is laughing now because she can deadlift 245 pounds and is dedicated to feeling good.
Lawyer Bought His Own Fire Truck and is Out Fighting Wildfires
An attorney is on voluntary patrol in Washington using a vintage firetruck he named "Clifford" to save people's homes from wildfires.
Policeman Risks Spraying to Save Skunk From Yogurt Can Situation
While a policeman was on patrol, he came upon a skunk running in circles with his head stuck in a yogurt container. What would you do? He did the right thing.
Stranger Works for Decades to Return Family's Purple Heart Found in Trash
A Purple Heart medal's incredible journey of 49 years: It had disappeared but thanks to a stranger who worked for decades, it was reunited with soldier's family.
(WATCH) Qdoba Restaurant Worker's Incredible Act of Kindness
A disabled woman had a special request for five-year employee Ridge Quarles, who works at the Kentucky Qdoba she likes to frequent.
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