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60 farmers harvest 1,200-acre farm for neighbor with stage 4 skin cancer

Since his diagnosis, the cancer has spread, which left him unsure if he’d be able continue to work like he had in the past. “The cancer has spread to my bones, so I have a ...

Frugal carpenter saved $3 million to send 33 strangers to college

Years before Kira had even begun to think about college, that man, Dale Schroeder, visited his lawyer. The frugal carpenter from Iowa said he never had the opportunity to attend college and wanted to help others ...

When a veteran dies with no close family, thousands of strangers show up at funeral to honor him

Wayne “Sarge” Wilson, an army veteran, died on May 28, 2019 while undergoing heart surgery. He was 67. According to his obituary, Wilson served his country in Vietnam from 1971 to 1977, and was wounded ...

Photographer shares photos of why guests shouldn’t use phones at weddings

Hannah, 25, has her own photography business in Fort Worth, Texas, and she recently came across something that many photographers encounter at least once in their career–someone getting in the way of the perfect shot. ...

High school students give silent standing ovation for classmate with ‘severe autism’

When it came time for Jack Higgins, 21, to graduate Carmel High School in Carmel, New York, his parents wanted him to attend. They already knew he probably wouldn’t hit other milestones like graduating college ...

Chick-fil-A manager jumps up to change flat tire for elderly veteran customer

Daryl Howard has been a manager at the Chick-fil-A in Severn, Maryland for about nine years. He was working the counter on Thursday—but suddenly he took on a responsibility that wasn’t in the job description. That ...

Five Guys staff sees a customer too weak to order—so they feed him a free meal

It was late June, at the Five Guys in Detroit’s Greektown neighborhood. Justin Hollon, the franchise’s general manager, saw a familiar face at the burger joint: a man named Leonard. But he noticed that the customer ...

Police are searching for vandals who burnt flags in cemetery’s veteran memorial

During every patriotic holiday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Anderson, South Carolina, puts up a special tribute to the veterans laid to rest on their grounds by planting large American flags around the veterans’ section. “We have always ...

11-year-old boy ties flag-bearing officer’s shoe during parade

Last week at the annual Fourth of July parade in Arlington, Texas, Officer Jerrick Wilson of the Arlington Police Department was marching as a member of the honor guard. But during the parade, Officer Wilson found himself in ...

Grocery store calls cops on shoplifting woman—instead, the officers pay for her food.

It all happened around 1 pm on the Fourth of July, at the Whole Foods in Union Square. A woman was caught shoplifting items from the store by the staff, who called the police on ...