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Second NYPD officer dies days after shooting, donates organs and saves 5 lives

Officer Wilbert Mora, one of two New York City police officers who was fatally injured Friday after they answered a domestic dispute call in Harlem, died Tuesday. NYPD Commissioner Keechant Sewell announced the 27-year-old’s death ...

Police officers deliver heater to 92-year-old WWII veteran using gas-powered stove to heat his home

Desperate times call for desperate measures, especially when it comes to staying warm during the cold winter months. Louis C. Hicks, a 92-year-old WWII veteran, heated his home in Austin, Texas in an unconventional and ...

Matt Damon ‘hit the jackpot’ when he saw his now wife in a crowded bar in Miami

It was an opportune trip to a bar in Miami while shooting a movie that put Hollywood star Matt Damon in the path of his now wife Lucy Damon. The movie star is considered one ...

Boy, 5, runs to neighbor’s house with infant sister to ask for help after mom suffers seizure in the shower

Katelyn Cicalese had just put her 5-year-old son and two-month-old baby girl to bed and was taking a shower when she suffered a seizure and blacked out. The Arizona mom fell to the ground, hit ...

Homeless man reunites with family after risking his life to save deputy from fiery multi-vehicle crash

Johnny Walker happened to be in the right place at the right time when a deputy, who was chasing a suspect, was involved in a crash with an innocent driver. The fatal multi-vehicle crash occurred ...

Woman uses shipping containers to create stunning off-the-grid home in private New Zealand sanctuary

Most of us would like to step away from the fast pace of modern life and be self-sufficient and enjoy nature, but for so many of us it is nothing more than a dream. Many ...

Passerby secretly catches police officer’s heartwarming act of kindness after car crash

It was a simple act of kindness by a police officer that would have gone unnoticed if it wasn’t for one passerby who was so moved by the scene. Following a three-car crash in Coral ...

Bread truck driver hands out loaves to stranded drivers in Virginia after woman calls owner and begs for food

As thousands of motorists became trapped on Interstate 95 in Virginia for a day and a half, one Maryland couple decided to take action after spotting a bread truck. Many drivers ran out of gas ...

Girl, 5, climbs up 40ft ravine barefoot and injured to save her family after crash

When Angela Shymanski veered off the road in her car with her two kids in the back, the family found themselves in a treacherous situation. Angela and her children Lexi and Peter were on their ...

Families spend their Christmas Eve rescuing elk from freezing cold river

When Rylee Stuart’s husband Jeff and his brother went out hunting for coyotes on Christmas Eve in 2021 they saw something they’d never seen before. As they approached an icy Kettle River in northeast Washington ...