They both have terminal cancer but Kathleen Rinard has only days to live and wanted to give her husband one final gift. He always wanted to ride in a Cobra convertible sports car, so Kathleen called an auto club for help. Instead of a single convertible rolling up to their Arizona hospice, 29 Cobras arrived revving their engines in a neat row outside.
Sometimes dead men really do get to vote. An elderly Michigan couple was filling out their absentee ballots in Michigan, when the man suddenly died. Luckily, a nearby nurse resuscitated the man, who, upon regaining consciousness, only cared about one thing -- voting.
Bob and Marjorie were the ideal couple in high school, until World War II pulled them apart –but fate brought them back together 75 years later.
It's hard to pick up your life after the trials of illness – that's where these guys come in, with a super program at Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital.
This photo taken by a tourist in Times Square, shows a 25 year-old police officer stooping on his knee against the cold sidewalk to talk to a homeless man with bare feet. He asked his shoe size, went into the Skechers store and bought all-weather boots. Here are 6 photos posted in November on social media that serve to inspire and will restore your faith in humanity.
While running the last mile of a youth triathlon Sunday, Ben Baltz's prosthetic leg broke and the 11-year-old went down. That's when a group of Marines stepped in and carried him the rest of the way. More than a few people crying as they crossed the finish line.
It's an unusual man who can forgive his wartime torturer - or whose quest to do so can touch so many people around the world. Eric Lomax, a former British prisoner of war whose moving tale of wartime torture and forgiveness is being turned into a film, died Monday in England at 93.
17 years ago, a retired couple in Utah started making handmade wooden toys for poor and sick children. The little cars and trucks were received so enthusiastically in the local hospital, a workshop was set up which has since delivered more than 1.1 million toys to kids around the world. News spread around Cedar City telling of a Happy Factory where retired couples could come to laugh and give their time in a collective effort to make kids happy around the globe.
Friends answered the call on a sister's Facebook page to re-fill the heart of a woman with severe Multiple Sclerosis. They supplied things that most people would take for granted. What started as a dismal situation turned into a heart-warming campaign that spread across the social network like a friendly virus.
23 people heard recently that they had been chosen to receive $500,000 each to fund their work, with no strings attached. Known as genius grants, the MacArthur Fellowships, given annually, are meant to provide recipients with the freedom to pursue creative activities and ambitious projects unburdened by financial concerns.
Businesses might want to allow employees a five-minute tour of kitten videos on YouTube now that a new study released by Japanese scientists has reported added benefits of looking at cute images. Beyond just feeling warm and fuzzy, the mere sight of adorable puppies and kittens can improve our concentration, according to the research from Hiroshima University.
Tim Farber was handed a sandwich at a drive-through window and told that lunch was free because the motorist who arrived before him paid his bill. Tim Farber was handed a sandwich at a drive-through window and told that lunch was free because the motorist who arrived before him paid his bill. It was part of an infectious trend that's been bringing smiles to Winnipeg coffee store patrons. Farber, in turn, offered to pay for the order of a total stranger in the car behind him.