Good Karma Can Save Your Life
A Thailand television commercial tells a moving story about a shopkeeper who gives to others without hope of return. But his good deed is returned after years and saves the man's life.
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Toronto Cop Reunites Little Boy With Teddy Bear Using Twitter
A Toronto police officer must remember what it's like being five-years-old because he took the time to tweet a photo of a stuffed toy animal lost at the airport hoping to find the owner. Known for his social media presence, Staff Sgt. Chris Boddy's photo of the stuffed dog was re-tweeted hundreds of times using the hashtag #FindMyOwner until it resulted in a happy reunion for the boy.
TV Viewers Help Marine with Vandalized Car in Big Way
On Monday, the news on channel 2 in Houston featured a story about a former Marine whose car was senselessly vandalized, and now a viewer has stepped up to help.
Warren Buffett Invites Good Deed Dairy Queen Teen to Shareholders Meeting
A Minnesota teen's act of kindness for a blind customer has prompted an outpouring of praise, including from billionaire Warren Buffett, who has invited the teen to his company shareholder's meeting next year.
Moving Tribute for Fallen Firefighter's Widow Returning Home From Arizona
Atop every overpass for 500 miles Sean Misner, one of the 19 firefighters killed in Arizona, was paid a moving tribute as his wife drove by with his ashes on her way home to Santa Ynez Valley, California. Local firefighters stood atop trucks saluting their fallen brother.
Mystery Man Picks Up Tab for 500 Free Coffees in Calgary
For the second time in Alberta this week, a man has walked into Tim Hortons and slapped down cash for the equivalent of 500 large coffees for other customers. The mystery donor gave the store almost $900 to hand out free coffees to those behind him in line.
$77 Million in Sunken Treasure Found at Bottom of Atlantic
The underwater treasure, which sank in 1941 when the SS Gairsoppa — a British steamship that was secretly carrying silver from India to Great Britain to fund the war effort — was hit by a German U-boat torpedo.
Woman Recovers Savings From Discarded Refrigerator
A woman in Queens discovered the honesty of blue-collar workers from a recycling center this week after she accidentally left $5,000 in an old refrigerator her husband dropped off there.
Community Bike Shop Where City Kids Gather to Earn a Bicycle
After the attacks of Sept. 11, Kerri Martin decided to change her life, leaving the corporate world to open a bike shop. Now, through her store Second Life Bikes, she's giving neighborhood kids the opportunity to learn the value of hard work by helping them to fix and earn their own bikes.
55 Customers 'Pay It Forward' for Next Car in Donut Line
A gesture by a customer at Heav'nly Donuts in Amesbury, Massachusetts triggered a chain reaction on Saturday that led to a lot of smiles. The staff began counting at around the seventh car as the driver paid for the order of the customer behind them, after getting theirs free.
Social Media Delivers on Cancer Patient's Plea for Pizza Party
When your two year-old is in the hospital battling childhood cancer, you do whatever crazy thing will help keep their spirits up. Lauren, the particularly creative mother of little Hazel Hammersley, used medical tape on the window to form giant letters: SEND PIZZA RM 4112.
Woman's Vision for Peace Park Sealed With New Spinning Peace Wheel
A decade after Julie Caldwell had the initial inspiration to build a peace park in Elko, Nevada, the community is spinning the park's final installation, a hand-crafted 3000 pound Universal Peace Wheel, which is filled with thousands of hand-written notes and printed mantras collected by volunteers, and sent in, from people wishing for peace.