$23K Wedding Ring Accidentally Sold at Yard Sale Returned
An Orange County woman's plea for help was answered when honorable strangers returned her $23,000 wedding ring.
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$1 million! Three Friends Honor Long-time Pact to Split Lottery Winnings
Three long-time chums who made a pact to split the pot if one of them ever won the lottery got their payday last week, Georgia Lottery officials announced on Thursday. "I was just as tickled for them as I was for myself," Kenneth Wilson told NBC News. "We just had a verbal agreement and I felt like that had to be honored."
Hero NY Waiter Risked Life to Save Taxi Driver Swept Away in Storm Waters
Jon Candelaria is being hailed as a hero for pulling a man out of rushing floodwaters during Superstorm Sandy after seeing from his apartment window an SUV taxi lifted by the powerful force of water beneath it.
Chicago Man Wins Lottery Because He Came to Serve in Post-Storm Sandy Cleanup
John Turner, who owns a Chicago business specializing in pumping water and cleaning out buildings following disasters, traveled to the East Coast immediately after Hurricane Sandy hit. Turner was shocked by the devastation and even emptied out flooded homes free of charge after seeing how some families without flood insurance were completely wiped out. It must have felt like a reward from heaven when he bought a lottery ticket in New Jersey and it turned out to be a $100,000 winner.
Pilot Thankful for Plane Crash that Led Him to Kind Strangers and New Family
40 years ago, a pilot crashed violently into the ground in a city where he knew no one. That's when Minnesotans revealed their amazingly generous nature.
"Butt Dial" From Siri Saves Man Trapped Under 5,000 Pound Truck
A Tennessee teenager pinned under a five thousand pound truck is thankful to be alive after Siri spoke up in his back pocket, and asked if she could help.
Wife Refuses to Pull Plug on Comatose New Husband and He Finally Wakes Up
Just seven months after Matt and Danielle Davis got married, Matt crashed his motorcycle ended up in a coma. Though the odds of him awaking were bleak, the new wife held on to hope and was rewarded.
Kindness Restores Stolen Tools for Blind Student Chef
48 year-old Nathan Romo was all set to start culinary classes as the first fully blind student enrolled in the Fresno, California school. Then, someone broke into his house and stole all his specialized tools and knives, but it was the start of a good news story after his friend told a local TV news reporter.
Credit Card Trouble at Tampa Airport Solved by Anonymous Dogooder
A user of the online website, Reddit, posted a photo of a delightful note that he said came from a stranger at the airport in Tampa, Florida after his credit card was denied while trying to pay a baggage fee.
Stranger Finds Wedding Ring Hours After it was Lost in Ocean
Casey Brooks lost a virtual needle in a haystack this week after his oversized wedding band fell off in the Atlantic Ocean and no amount of sifting in the water could keep the waves from swallowing up the gold band. Miraculously, four hours later a woman with a metal detector volunteered to help and found the ring.
Hurricane Katrina 'Message in a Bottle' Comes Home to New Orleans, 8 years Later
Angela Caballeros, 22, stands in her family's living room in Broadmoor looking out the front door. Her mother and her grandmother are there, too. They can hardly wait to see the letter and meet the man who saved it, treasured it -- even framed it -- and vowed to return it to "the unknown Angela."
Watch The Reactions of People Finding Out They Won the Lottery
Watch this video and practice feeling the emotion you would have if you won the lottery.
This Guy Gets One Shot to Earn Free College Tuition, Watch What Happens
Ball State University freshman Lem Turner has one chance to hit a half-court basketball shot and score $11,000 in free tuition... His reaction is priceless.
Author Judy Blume Saves His Marriage After Man Tosses Wife's Prized Book
After a man accidentally tossed out his wife's prized copy of a Judy Blume book, the author came to the rescue and maybe "saved" his marriage.
Keep On Livin,' a Stranger Told Me After a Sweet Encounter
An old man with a cane was trying to make purchases in a store and was getting confused. I offered help and ended up winning something better than a lottery.
Family Finds 300-yo Golden Treasure in Shallow Florida Waters
A family found more than $1 million dollars worth of rare gold coins and artifacts hiding in a mere 15 feet of water, off the coast of Fort Pierce, Florida.
United Awards Hackers Millions of Miles for Finding Security Risks
United Airlines has awarded millions of frequent flier miles to "bug bounty" hunters who discovered vulnerabilities in the company's web security.
Old Man Filled With Emotion as $6000 Cash is Returned by Kind Strangers
The Victoria Police reported Thursday that an elderly man of 87 was reunited with a bag of cash containing $6000 after he lost it in a Melbourne suburb.
"Get Down, You Fool!" Lincoln Survives as Only US President to Come Under Enemy Fire
151 years ago marks the only time a U.S. president ever came under enemy fire. It was in Washington, DC, 100 days before Abraham Lincoln would be reelected.
Doctors Diagnose Woman's Stroke From a Selfie
A selfie video that a 49-year-old Toronto-area woman took to show numbness and slurred speech she was experiencing, helped doctors to diagnose her as having a mini-stroke.
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