A World War II hero from Maine gave himself a 90th birthday present — his first skydiving jump from an airplane. Lester Slate, of Exeter, said he wasn't nervous as he strapped on a parachute, although he'd never jumped with one even during his more than 40 years flying for the Navy and the Coast Guard.
After 86 days in the South Pole, Norwegian explorer Aleksander Gamme, approached the final cache he left hidden in the snow at the start of his expedition. Extremely hungry, he hopes to find food, but has no memory of what he stashed there and doesn't expect to find much.
A Lancashire couple who were known around town as the hardworking fundraisers for the neighborhood park were thrilled to find an anonymous donation of piles of £20 notes left on their doorstep -- a total of £21,480 tucked in a wicker basket.
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 man with cancer, who was not expected to live past June, wished he knew how his favorite book series would end. His friend, suspecting the internet can do anything, used Reddit to obtain an advance copy, effectively lifting the only remaining regret of his dying friend.
For many it is just a game, but for two couples who live half a world away from each other, Words with Friends was more that that, it was a life saver.
Aided by a grant from Chevrolet, a professional photographer is helping homeless children visualize their dreams through the lens of a camera. Pictures of Hope will travel to ten homeless shelters in ten cities this year.
At least 11 kids and their parents, refugees from Fukushima and other parts of Japan, are visiting Oregon this month and living with U.S. host families as part of a grass-roots effort to give them a break from the stress and health risks they had been facing at home.
A travel insurance company is looking for the good deeds that turned around some travel nightmares for its new contest, "World's Unluckiest Traveler: The Rescue". Travelers are already posting at the website, stories featuring the kindness of strangers, how a stranger salvaged a mishap or saved an entire vacation. The prize is a $10,000 vacation.
The city of Grand Rapids came together to produce a sweeping and inspiring music video as an official response to the Newsweek article calling the Michigan metropolis a dying city. The filming on May 22nd involved 5,000 participants and a major shutdown of downtown Grand Rapids.
A Swedish man who was moving had no room in his new place for the large canvas that had hung on his wall for over a decade, but when he took it to an auction house he learned it was a Russian masterpiece that was valued at over a million dollars.
An 84 year-old tinkerer has invented many useful items, but all were rejected by every company and investor, until now. A small company agreed to invest in a word game he came up with called "Dabble," which is now sold in 50 stores nationwide and won the 2011 Game of the Year Award from Creative Child Magazine.
Sensing a mid-life crisis, a successful 35-year-old Japanese businessman quit his job believing it was time to do something positive with his life instead of just making money. He turned to what he loved most, manga (or anime), the graphic comic book novels popularized by Japanese animators. Normally the medium for superheroes, he uses manga to tell tales of real life heroes, such as the Dalai Lama and Ghandi, to create positive change within young people and society.
1000 at-risk kids from the streets of Miami are given an alternative to drugs and gangs, with free musical training in The American Children's Orchestra for Peace. Like a second family, the orchestra program offers support and friendship along with free musical instruments.
A ski session on sand for extreme sports enthusiasts in the natural wilderness of Namibia's desert. Skiing here is unlikely to spread, though. With no lifts only the most dedicated will climb the dune in ski boots first! (Video from AFP)
In honor of firefighters, nurses, and police officers everywhere, this corn maze is showing its appreciation through free admission and a husky design.
An ambitious plan calls for building new routes connecting existing bike trails to create one, continuous bike path from Florida to Maine.
This glorious New England space is now open to the public for skiing, canoeing, hunting, fishing, and recreation as the official 413th National Park.
American rocker Bruce Springsteen turns 60 this year, yet he rocked the Super Bowl on Sunday with the physical dynamics of a man half his age, dropping to his knees and sliding across the stage.
When these cops got a call complaining about kids playing soccer outside, they joined the game – for two days running – scoring points with the kids.
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