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'Brave' 11-year-old twins steer mom's car off Ohio highway after she has seizure while driving

"I reached over and grabbed it and I turned it all the way to the grassy part and we were safe and everything," Jermel, who had never driven a car...

Elderly couple weds where they first met — next to the mayo at the grocery store

An elderly Arizona couple decided to tie the knot where it all started — in the mayonnaise aisle at their local grocery store where they met.

Missouri boy gets unexpected gift from out-of-state stranger who found his birthday balloons

Missouri second-grader Kason Johnson had just celebrated his 8th birthday at school with his classmates on Oct. 16 when he lost his grip on the balloons he was given while...

I found a huge wad of cash while shopping at Goodwill

A woman shared how she found a surprise hidden inside a suit while shopping at the thrift store.

Elementary students offer pep talks, uplifting messages on free hotline

Students at West Side Elementary School in California started a free telephone hotline leaving uplifting messages and contagious giggles for nearly half a million callers. 

Hugs and drugs: Vaccinated nursing home residents can be hugged

WASHINGTON (AP) — Nursing home residents vaccinated against COVID-19 can get hugs again from their loved ones, and all residents may enjoy more indoor visits, the government said Wednesday in...

Why the left shouldn't bash 'populism' and other commentary

From the left: Don’t Bash ‘Populism’ At The Guardian, Thomas Frank admits he cringes every time he hears fellow progressives treat “populism” as a “synonym for everything that is wrong”...

Koalas finally returning to wild after Australian bushfires

Koalas are re-entering the wild.

Class ring of Maine woman's late husband found after it somehow made it to Finland

After 47 years, a Maine woman has been reunited with her late husband's high-school class ring, discovered across the Atlantic Ocean in the forests of Finland. Debra McKenna, 63, lost...

Indiana pizza shop gives workers 100 percent Christmas day profits

These employees didn’t just get a pizza pie, they got the whole thing. An Indiana pizza place showed its appreciation for staff members who worked on Christmas by splitting the...

Grieving waitress receives unexpected gift from group of strangers

Michele Bachman, 57, said the surprise came when she waited on a table of 13 women during her shift Sunday at Mulberry's Pancakes and Cafe in Union Grove.

A 'Florida man' finally does something good

Michael Esmond spent $4,600 to bring some holiday cheer to needy neighbors in his Gulf Breeze town.

Fur Real: Teen finds her long-lost cat while volunteering at animal shelter

Hannah Rountree was volunteering at the Saving Grace Pet Adoption Center in Roseburg, Ore., when she spotted a furr-miliar face.

These brain scans prove something miraculous about the human brain

The brain scans of six patients who've had half of their brain removed to treat severe epilepsy have left doctors in awe.

Man who lost wedding ring in ocean reunited with it thanks to a fish

That’s quite a lucky catch. A UK man who lost his wedding ring in the ocean after going for a swim over the weekend claims he was reunited with it...

Rapper DaBaby helps homeless mom's small business

A white homeless mom got mad props -- and a boost to her struggling hat business -- after chart-topping rapper DaBaby gave her $1,000 for her knit lids, then posted...

'I can do anything!' kid visits Ellen DeGeneres

This 3-year-old NYC boy regularly says, "I can do anything!" — and that apparently includes hanging with Ellen DeGeneres. Ayaan Diop and his parents, Alissa Holder and Alpha Diop, recently...

Pope's compassionate act during speech draws applaud from crowd

A young girl, who slipped away from her mother at the Vatican's audience hall, clapped and danced on the stage during Pope Francis' speech on Wednesday. But Francis signaled to...

Former Colorado school custodian becomes elementary school principal

A former Colorado custodian is skyrocketing up the educational ladder, landing a gig as elementary school principal this year, according to a new report.

6-year-old boy starts lemonade stand to fund dad's dying wish for mom

He was fulfilling his dad's dying wish. Brady Campbell, 6, of Colorado, used the money he earned from a lemonade stand to take his widowed mother on a "date" after...