Tribute to Yu-Gi-Oh Creator Who Drowned While Trying to Save Child, Mom And U.S. Soldier: 'He's A Hero'
Kazuki Takahashi, creator of the manga, anime, and trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh! was found to have died on July 4th during a rescue attempt.
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Barnacles Could Lead Investigators to the Wreck of the Missing Malaysian Airways Flight 370
Using the record of water temperature, the team believes they can reconstruct the drift path of the barnacles on the washed-up plane debris.
Senior Finds Love and Connection Greeting People at Walmart After Husband Dies: 'Working is beautiful therapy' (WATCH)
Her independence was always important to her, and she reasoned that getting a job might be a good way to get the wheels of her life turning.
Rutgers Grad Blinded in Car Crash Builds New Life With Guitar and Positive Thinking
His life changed dramatically after he was struck by a reckless driver, but playing guitar helped him stay positive and speak out.
German Museums Work Year-Round to Find Rightful Heirs to Hundreds of Stolen Jewish Silver Pieces
Museum curators and historians use multiple archival sources to look for the heirs of these silver objects, as many live overseas.
Four Colombian Children Found Alive in Jungle Five Weeks After Plane Crash
The children, aged 13, 9, 4, and 12 months, managed to survive for 5 months in the jungles of Guaviare Province.
3 Children and a Baby Likely Still Alive in Colombian Jungle Weeks After Plane Crashed
Together, these durable youths stuck it out for over 2 weeks on their own, sheltering in lean-tos made of palm fronds and eating wild fruit.
Abused and Stuck in Shelter for 450 Days 'Mind-blowing' Dog Charms Everyone at Rehab and Finds Forever Home
Neo was a victim of severe animal abuse, but it wasn't long after arriving at Best Friends that a forever home was finally in sight.
Young Driver Fatality Rates Have Fallen Sharply in the US, Helped by Education, Restrictions
Education was cited as one of two major factors that have influenced the drop in fatal collisions, particularly when parents were involved.
Project Ships Blankets, Stuffed Toys and Bedtime Stories to Oklahoma Children
Project Night Night has begun delivering its comforting Night Night bags to children in Oklahoma, detouring from its regular work of providing them to kids in homeless shelters. Each Night Night Package holds a stuffed animal, a security blanket, and a bedtime story in a canvas bag.
CARE Comes to Rescue: Builds Tremor-Proof Homes in India
CARE and The Federation of India's Chambers of Commerce is building 10,000 earthquake resistant homes, schools, and community centers in 30 villages six months after a devastating earthquake ripped through Gujarat.
Young Homeless Mom Fighting Cancer Surprised With New Home
Lunchtime conversations with strangers can sometimes lead to miraculous luck. Such was the outcome for an Alabama woman working at a sandwich shop whose friendship with a compassionate Methodist Pastor led to a fresh start.
Bank That Lost 66 Workers on 9/11 has Paid for All Their Kids to Go to College
After 9/11, bankers that worked in the WTC set up a foundation to pay college tuition for all 76 children of their fallen colleagues.
Nicholas Winton, Rescuer of 669 Children in Holocaust, Dies at 106
A tribute to Nicholas Winton, who quietly organized the escape of 669 mostly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia during World War II, who died at age 106.
Cardboard Habitat Pods Give a Fighting Chance to Animals Displaced by Wildfires
Cardboard habitat pods developed by Dr. Alexandra Carthey in Australia will provide a fighting chance to animals displaced by wildfires.
Family Builds Haitian Orphanage To Continue Daughter's Legacy
19 year-old college student Britney Gengel was so moved by the spirit of the Haitian people when she visited with an aid group in 2010 that she told her mom she wanted start her own orphanage there. Hours later, she was killed in the massive earthquake, but her dream came true thanks to her parents and brothers.
After Tragedy, Couple Gives Court Case Money Back to Community
Until a catastrophic car accident changed their lives, Massachusetts residents Marcia and Harold Rhodes didn't realize how much they would come to need and value the community around them.
Mystery Donor Gives Money To Vandalized Stores In Ferguson, Keeps Town 'Hopeful'
Neighbors are helping neighbors in the riot-weary town of Ferguson. An unidentified man delivered encouraging words last week along with envelopes of cash to businesses cleaning up after the Missouri neighborhood protests left shops vandalized.
Wedding Photo From 9/11 Rubble Now in Owner's Hand 13 Years Later
A woman who worked 13 years to return a wedding photo found in the rubble of the World Trade Center after the 9/11 attacks finally found the owner, thanks to 81,000 people who retweeting the image this year.
Family Comforted By Mystery Letter After Home is Burned Down
They lost their dream home in the San Diego fires this week but found something in the rubble that restored their spirits and their community's hope as well.
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