9/11 First Responder Hits $5 Million Lottery Jackpot
A NYC firefighter who responded to the World Trade Center on 9/11 – then had to retire because of resulting health problems – just hit the jackpot.
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Heroic Teen: "I Left a Pizza Boy and Returned a Pizza Man"
Anson Lemmer, 19, sprang into action and performed CPR when he saw his last customer of the night on the ground and unconscious.
(WATCH) Qdoba Restaurant Worker's Incredible Act of Kindness
A disabled woman had a special request for five-year employee Ridge Quarles, who works at the Kentucky Qdoba she likes to frequent.
Young Grad Leaves Wall Street to Rescue Food For Those in Need
This 24-year-old hero left his job at J.P. Morgan to start a nonprofit that has saved 100,000 pounds of good food for delivery to homeless shelters in NYC.
Michigan Troopers Charge Into Fire To Save Unconscious Baby
Before firefighters could arrive, two state troopers charged into a raging house fire to save an unconscious 2-year-old boy in Gaylord, Michigan. Police said troopers Jim Leonard and Rick Carlson "held their breath and closed their eyes" after spying, from a window, a crib in the corner of the room.
Cheers For Good Deeds By Airlines to Rescue Stranded Travelers
When airport problems stranded a business traveler on the West Coast and a cheerleading team on the East Coast, good Samaritans at rival airlines, JetBlue and Alaskan Airlines, stepped up with good deeds to get them home.
From Fast Food Fail to Unlikely Super Bowl Hero: Malcolm Butler
A guy, who just five years ago was working part-time at Popeyes after being kicked out of school, became the unlikely Super Bowl hero on Sunday stealing the ball from Seattle at the goal line with just seconds to play, giving his New England Patriots the NFL championship.
After Rescuing Him From Heart Attack Medics Return to Finish Shoveling His Driveway
After snow walloped the Milwaukee area, one resident of Greenfield suffered a cardiac emergency while attempting to shovel 12 inches of snow from his driveway. Paramedics took the man to the hospital, but then hatched a plan at the fire station to return and finish shoveling.
From Homeless Ugandan Orphan to Forbes List of 30 Young Entrepreneurs
Meeting Christopher Ategeka today, one would never guess this young Berkeley graduate, who was named one of Forbes Magazine's 30 under 30 social entrepreneurs, grew up an orphan caring for his five siblings in a dirt-walled hut in rural Uganda—and was in his teens before he owned his first pair of shoes.
NYC Mom Brings Vegan 'Chili on Wheels' to Homeless
A vegan family, Michelle Carrera, and her 4-year-old son Ollie, realized the city's soup kitchen meals all contained meat, so the two started bringing their warm homemade vegan chili to those in need, calling it 'Chili on Wheels'.
Teen Builds Excellent Tiny House, Donates to Homeless
After an arduous three-and-a-half-years building it in her California backyard, Kendall Ronzano is donating the "tiny home" she started at age 16. Last week, it was pulled on its portable trailer to Austin, Texas where it will provide shelter to a homeless person or family in a 27-acre transitional homeless community.
Trucker Hero Stops to Rescue Officer Being Strangled by Prisoner in Car
Truck drivers are often the first responders to the scene of highway accidents. But one trucker from Kentucky saved a law enforcement officer from being strangled and was named one of three finalists for the Goodyear Tire Company's Highway Hero Award.