They thought cell phone service would be impossible, stranded on the remote Idaho mountain after their plane crashed. But then the Brown family heard a voice echoing into the night: "You are the dancing queen, young and sweet, only seventeen…"
An online pop culture editor posted a collection of 20+ heartwarming photos to illustrate inspiring stories of kindness.
An unemployed man down on his luck was browsing at his local thrift store for items he could restore and resell when he spotted a Picasso poster with the word Exposition written across the front, some French words, and the image of a warped round face. He handed over $14.14 for what he saw as a nice commercial print.
The funeral of a 28-year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead.
Amateur diggers on a trip to the aging North American Emerald Mine in Hiddenite, N.C., struck gold -- actually, emeralds. The couple had only been in the mine for five minutes before Kevin Barrieault flipped over a rock to find a huge 50.5-carat emerald.
Three Maryland winners sharing the record $656 million lottery payoff are remaining anonymous but garnering praise for their intentions to continue teaching school children. They both said, 'I can't give up my kids,' according to lottery officials.
A French Champagne producer is spreading the wealth with his workers after they discovered nearly $1 million in gold coins stashed away in the old building's rafters, that began raining down from above.
A Delaware woman trying to free her car from railroad tracks as a train approached was pulled to safety by two strangers moments before the train crushed her vehicle.
Marine Cpl. Alexander Degenhardt credits good karma for hitting a nearly $3 million jackpot in the Las Vegas Bellagio casino. Only days before winning the second highest amount ever paid for the slot machine, he learned he was accepted as a bone marrow donor to an anonymous patient.
A Kansas City woman got an early Christmas present when she received a state record $6.1 million from the Missouri unclaimed property fund, which works to return stocks, bonds, bank balances and safe deposit box contents to unknown owners.
Disappointment turned into celebration and happiness after a group of manufacturing plant employees in Ottawa won $7 million in the lottery a day after their company announced massive layoffs.
Five years ago, an Evergreen High School custodian was in the middle of bankruptcy when he won the Washington State Lottery's Quinto game -- 3.4 million dollars. But he still lives in a tiny house in Seattle and drives to work in the same car. He splurged on a new track at school.
A man survived with injuries after driving his car over the south rim of the Grand Canyon by accident, authorities said on Wednesday.
This Florida hockey arena never roared louder than when a fan was given the chance to win $100,000 and hit the most perfect shot you could imagine.
Maybe the stork had a plan in mind for these newly-born cousins– or it was simply fate that delivered them at the same time.
After Hurricane Matthew damaged his home in Central, Louisiana, things weren't going too well for James Lapeze – until his $1 million lotto win.
A single mom from San Diego, who adopted seven special needs boys, remained patient and pleasant during an extensive April Fools gag, perpetrated by a fake valet parking service — and she's glad she waited for the punchline.
It would be hard to turn down $500 worth of free pizza, but Hannah Spooner didn't think twice about passing the prize on to those less fortunate.
Las Vegas cab driver Gerardo Gamboa found $300,000 of someone's poker winnings left in a paper bag in his taxi Monday, but made sure every penny was returned to the rightful owner. He was rewarded graciously by his company.
Remember we reported last week about the Las Vegas cabbie who returned $300,000 in cash left in his car? His boss had rewarded his honesty by naming him Driver of the Year and giving him $1,000 and a dinner for two at a restaurant. Now, CNN reports that the gambler who lost the cash has given him a $10,000 bonus.
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