A man spent $82,000 on gift cards and sent them to every home in an Iowa town
Talk about "Iowa Nice." Lots of folks in Earlham (pop. 1,450) have decided to "pass that joy down" by giving their $150 in gift cards...
A small bookstore pondered its future after a day without a sale. After a tweet, it became overwhelmed with orders.
After more than 100 years in business, the Petersfield Bookshop in Hampshire County, England, had perhaps never seen a day quite like Jan. 14.For the...
Nurse ‘adopts’ homeless man she just met so he can get a heart transplant
Jonathan Pinkard desperately needed a heart transplant. But Pinkard was homeless, and he did not have a support system to help care for him after...
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Comedians are being hired by the hour to help dementia patients
Laughter on Call pairs comedians with people who have dementia and Alzheimer's. The group also puts on laughter workshops and live comedy shows at care...
Trapped at a waterfall, they sent an SOS message in a water bottle and were rescued
Pilot Joe Kingman said that in his 23 years of rescuing people, this is the first time he had heard of a rescue because of...
A sick child couldn’t leave his house. So strangers came to his window to entertain him.
First, Quinn Waters' two uncles showed up at the front window to have a water balloon fight and help cheer up the 3-year-old who lives...
Baby born last year weighing less than a soda can heads home for the first time
Baby Connor was born a tiny preemie in July, weighing just 11 ounces — about the size of a human heart and lighter than a...