Single mother receives symbolic tip from strangers before the new year
"I’m going to build a future because of this. My kids have a future and I have a home."
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Uber driver graduates from college thanks to generous passenger
She was his Uber driver, and neither had no idea his random act of kindness was going to change her life.
He was sentenced to death at 19, now the former death row inmate is a college graduate
Ryan Matthews was a teenager when he was sentenced to death, after five years he was exonerated, and now as a 39-year-old, father of four he’s graduating from college. “This is one of my dreams ...
91-year-old receives high school diploma after leaving school to save family farm
In 2017, 2.1 million students between the ages of 16 and 24 dropped out of school–that’s 5.4 percent. What causes students to drop out? A number of reasons: academic struggles, lack of support, illness, the ...
Family wants to give boy with failing donor heart the ‘best holiday ever’
Have you sent out your Christmas cards yet? If you haven’t, William Sidebottom asks that you add him to your list. The nine-year-old from Asheboro, North Carolina was born with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS) ...
Strangers answer lonely, disabled veteran’s call for friends during the holidays
While spending time alone can be wonderful, it can get quite lonely, especially around the holidays. After spending 15 years of birthdays and holidays by himself, Carl Braun, wanted some company. The disabled veteran, who ...
Police officers show up to shovel snow from 99-year-old woman’s driveway
December is here, which for many areas means winter weather has arrived. While the snow can be nice and scenic, it can also be a major hassle for the people who have to shovel it ...
Hockey fans flood ice with 45,650 stuffed animals for annual teddy bear toss
The stuffed animals will be donated to more than 40 local charities during the holiday season.
9-year-old boy saves three lives after he was killed in hunting accident
His kidneys saved the lives of two children in South Carolina and his liver saved the life of a child in Virginia.
Bus driver accused of drinking beer while driving students to school
On November 15, Michelle Passley was caught on camera allegedly purchasing beer and then drinking it while she drove students on her school bus.