Gospel singer BeBe Winans sang God Bless America and more than 100 workers signed the final steel beam that was lifted into place at the new World Trade Center skyscraper, the first expected to be open for business since the twin towers were decimated on 9/11. Workers raised their hardhats in tribute as the mammoth beam rose slowly into the Manhattan sky at the ceremony Monday to mark the completion of the structure at 4 World Trade Center.
One night last month, Russell, who was unable to sleep, climbed out of bed and sat down at his computer to do some late night eBay searching. Russell, who lives in Southland, Texas, says that every so often he'd do a search for his 1967 Austin Healey, a beloved sports car that was stolen in 1970.
There is an extraordinary sign on the outside of a well-tended West Yorkshire vegetable garden: Help yourself. It is part of the sharing revolution across the UK.
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 community of Laramie, Wyoming came together with strangers across the US in a touching tribute to a US soldier killed overseas who never got the chance to finish a project which was to become a meaningful gift for his wife -- the restoration of a 1959 Chevy truck.
The funeral of a 28-year-old waiter in southern Egypt turned into a celebration when he woke up after being declared dead.
A Twitter user who threatened to commit a real-time suicide with live commentary was rescued by social media followers who became concerned by her online messages.
After a massive tornado hit Joplin, Missouri last year, thousands of families whose homes were destroyed lost their most treasured mementos. But thanks to the dedication and hard work of Abi Almandinger, tornado survivors have been reunited with thousands of old photographs that were blown away with the wind and found by strangers. Her webpage, Joplin's Found Photos, acts as a clearinghouse for photos that had been been blown away by the storm.
Two-thirds of Americans are optimistic that they will be better off financially next year than they are now, according to a new poll. In a separate Gallup survey, fewer Americans are experiencing daily worry or stress, and their emotional heath, self-measured by how much they remember smiling, laughing and enjoyment of recent days, is now higher than it has been in any month since Gallup and Healthways started tracking it in January 2008.
A 6 year-old boy and his mother probably would have died of starvation at sea had the Coast Guard not found them and their fellow migrants from Haiti. The gratitude he felt as a boy led Orlando Morel to eventually join the Coast Guard. Today, 18 years later, he graduates as a cadet.
A woman says a Facebook poem she posted about bullying has brought pleas for forgiveness from former classmates who tormented her at a California high school 25 years ago.
A West Vancouver bus driver and passengers on an express bus to Horseshoe Bay are being hailed as Good Samaritans after they stepped up to get a woman to Nanaimo to see her dying mother on Mother's Day.
From its musical sounds, it's just like any other professional orchestra. But the assembly of white-veiled Egyptian women in matching black gowns has a startling difference. Every woman in the orchestra is blind. The women in Cairo's Egyptian Blind Girls Chamber Orchestra first study the songs in braille, memorizing every note on their sheet music. The group has already performed on five continents and in 24 countries.
A province in southern Italy has dedicated a 1,400-year-old olive tree known as The Queen to US First Lady Michelle Obama because of her commitment to promoting healthy lifestyles. Local farmers that manage the land where the tree is located said the 26 gallons of extra-virgin olive oil made from the fruits of the giant tree would be sent to the White House every year starting this fall.
An Israeli who rescued a distressed climber on Mount Everest instead of pushing onward to the summit said Friday that the man he helped, an American of Turkish origin, is like a brother to him. The friendship stands in contrast to the political tension between Turkey and Israel, which were once firm allies.
No relative or friend proved to be a suitable donor match for Michael Andrade's mom. Weeks dragged on, with Lucy on a waiting list, while her condition grew visibly worse. Michael decided they needed to cast a wider net, and do everything he could to find a donor. Under the headline "Please help us find a liver donor," he added a grainy photo of himself as a boy on his mom's lap and wrote a detailed appeal on a Tumblr blog post.
A motorcycle cop lassoed a runaway bull that was on a rampage in residential neighborhoods and threatened the lockdown of two elementary schools.
Since 9/11, more than 2 million service people have been deployed overseas. But the strain of long-distance relationships makes the moment when families are finally reunited that much sweeter. A Memorial Day TV special on Nat Geo channel reveals the emotional back-stories behind the best surprise soldier homecoming videos.
Georgetown University medical students recently held their yearly religious service, to say thank you to anatomical donors. Each year, 19,000 medical students in the United States dissect cadavers as part of their Each year their schools hold some type of memorial service at the end of the year to honor donors.
Greg Rubar still can't believe how his bad luck turned into good fortune. On Saturday, he was working in the Italian cafe where he's been a waiter for 16 years. A couple, who are regular customers at the restaurant, gave him a tip he will never forget. They had heard about him losing his car recently and wanted to help.
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