News & Features Archive

• December 17 2010

  Bystander Angela Pierce Protects Police Officer from Suspect Attack

  Angela Pierce was driving through Dayton, Ohio when she spotted police officer Jonathan Seiter in trouble -- and she risked her life to rush in and help him. Read More

• December 16 2010

  Matthew Mickelson Butman Celebrates Last Christmas By Sharing Gifts with Needy

  Matthew Mickelson Butman, an 11-year-old with a terminal condition called Leigh's disease, is celebrating Christmas by donating gifts to needy children and collecting greeting cards from all over the world. Read More

• December 13 2010

  Homeless Man Dave Tally Returns Thousands in Lost Cash

  Dave Tally, a homeless man from Tempe, Arizona, returned $3,300 in lost money -- and was richly rewarded for his good deed. Read More

• December 08 2010

  Football Rookie Keith Fitzhugh Turns Down Pro Team to Support Family

  Keith Fitzhugh turned down the New York Jets to keep a steady job as a train conductor, which lets him support his family. Read More

• November 30 2010

  Hero Teacher Valerie Burd Helps Prevent Shootings in Wisconsin School Standoff

  Yesterday, a Marinette, Wisconsin student took classmates and a teacher hostage. Thanks to teacher Valerie Burd and the other students, no one but the gunman was injured. Read More

• November 24 2010

  Wrong Number Turns Into Thanksgiving Gift

  When a woman called the wrong number and left a message on a stranger's machine, she received far more than she had bargained for. Read More

• November 21 2010

  Cival Mills: Man with Locked-In Syndrome Lives to Inspire

  Cival Mills was diagnosed with "locked-in syndrome" a decade ago -- but despite his immobility, he's written two books and provided great inspiration to others. Read More

• November 12 2010

  Wheelchair Hero Larry Skopnik Tackles Would-Be Robber

  Larry Skopnik, a wheelchair-bound man from Vancouver, tackled a would-be thief. Read More

• November 10 2010

  Six Great Stories for Veterans’ Day

  Happy Veterans’ Day! In honor of our national holiday for war veterans, we’ve rounded up some of our favorite past features about military heroes. Read More

• November 09 2010

  Great Depression Hero B. Virdot Honored At Reunion of Those He Helped

  A Canton, Ohio businessman, Samuel J. Stone, gave money to people in need, using the alias B. Virdot. Now, the relatives of those he helped have reunited to remember his kindness. Read More

• November 04 2010

  Canadian Lottery Winners Allen and Violet Large Give $11 Million Fortune to Charity

  Violet and Allen Large, a couple from Nova Scotia, won $11.2 million in a lottery - and gave it all away. Read More

• October 25 2010

  Engineer Duane Innes Causes Car Accident to Save Fellow Driver’s Life

  Duane Innes, a Boeing engineer, caused a car accident on a Seattle highway to save the life of fellow driver Bill Pace. Read More

• October 21 2010

  Make-A-Wish Patient Grants Wish to Family Who Lost Child

  A.J. Basila had died before he could receive a wish from the Make-a-Wish Foundation. So another patient, Megan Millman, gave her wish to his family. Read More

• October 19 2010

  Grieving Mother Starts Organization to Help Children

  After a tornado killed Kathryn Martin's 2-year-old son, C.J., she decided to dedicate her life to helping other victims of natural disasters by starting an emergency child care service in her son's honor. Read More

• October 14 2010

  Betty Anne Waters Becomes Lawyer to Free Brother from Prison

  Betty Anne Waters, inspiration for the new movie Conviction, was a waitress who became a lawyer so she could overturn her brother's wrongful murder conviction. Read More

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