Nothing was going to keep teenager Corey Patrick from his high school graduation. But he had no way of knowing that a photo of him taken by a stranger that day would lead to a series of surprises that would change his life. Nineteen-year-old Corey Patrick spent the entire school year waking up at 4:30…
A riderless horse is lucky to be alive after quick-thinking drivers on a Texas highway came to its aid. Stephania Lipp and her partner Jesse Mattison were traveling along Houston’s Highway 69 when they saw the horse bolting down the freeway, no rider in sight. Lipp told Storyful that they had just gotten onto the…
What was supposed to be a routine traffic stop for an Oregon state trooper turned into a rescue of 10 helpless puppies. Senior Trooper and K9 Handler Travis Peterson with the Oregon State Police stopped a car on the highway near Medford, Oregon when he noticed the driver acting suspiciously. He decided to investigate and…
Not many people can say they’ve saved the lives of babies with their blood, but James Harrison’s blood has helped save the lives of more than 2.4 million babies. The Australian Blood Cross Service calls him the “man with the golden arm” and he’s donated more blood than anyone on the planet and holds the…
Hope For Paws received a call about a little dog abandoned at the LAX airport. Every time they tried to get close, she would run into traffic, so they decided to set up a trap. But first they had to figure out where she was hiding. It took them several days for them to track…
A subway car became a classroom for one father trying to relearn elementary school math to help his son. Denise Wilson was tired and heading home when saw the two strangers across from her on the subway. What she overheard warmed her heart. [Note: this is pre-COVID.] She noticed Corey Simmons, looking at math problems…
When Hope For Paws received a call about a dog who had given birth in an industrial area they didn’t realize they were in for a long and arduous rescue trying to catch the mother and her pups. The trouble began when the mother didn’t respond to food, but instead kept a close eye on…
A special musical tribute rung out in a town in the Netherlands to commemorate the passing of Avicii, the electronic dance music superstar, who was found dead in Oman on April 20, 2018. Bells chimed from the Dom Tower in Utrecht, Netherlands, playing three of Avicii’s songs (Wake Me Up, Without You and Hey Brother)…
Six-year-old Keira Campbell was born without a left hand. Doctors told Kiera’s family that she was too young for a prosthetic limb. But when Callum Miller saw her story on Facebook he decided to help. Miller’s son, Jamie, also was born without a hand. But rather than take doctors advise, he bought a 3D printer…
A woman at a mall food court in Salvador, Brazil witnessed a touching moment of a fast-food employee feeding a disabled diner and her video has gone viral. While sitting in the food court, Laurinha Victória noticed a Giraffas employee bring a seated customer his food. When the employee saw that the man was having…
A family received an unexpected visitor at their doorstep asking for help – and orphaned otter cub. The baby river otter appeared at the Florida home of Tamera-Kay Greenwell while she and her husband were in their garage. The otter walked in through the open door, crying loudly looking for help. They decided the best course…
After 24 years, the Chinese parents who never gave up the search for their missing daughter were finally reunited with her in an emotional story that has captured the world’s hearts. The family’s despair and long search began in 1994 when Wang Mingqing and his wife Liu Dengying were working as fruit vendors in the…
18-year-old waitress Evoni Williams was busy on the morning her destiny changed. The teen works at the Waffle House in La Marque, Texas, saving up tips to go to college. But on this particular day, she was unaware that her small act of kindness towards a customer would end up with her receiving a life-changing…
A heart-breaking discovery on Detroit’s east side required a rescue from Detroit Pit Crew. A dog was spotted by a Good Samaritan chained to a stop sign in the middle of a snow storm carpeting the city with wet, freezing snow. She was chained very tightly to the stop sign with a padlock and link-chain…
Officers Oklander and Sidders were ]helping a disabled motorist when they had to leap into action to help an infant desperately needing help. Incredible police body cam video captures the moments Shaker Heights police officers rush to save the baby, who is choking. Officer Sidders immediately jumped into action, turning the infant over and started…
What would you do for a caramel apple pie? If you are math teacher Mr. Austen, you’ll break dance in the school hallway to win one. It all started when one of his students, Natalie, proclaimed that geometry was boring and he responded by asking if he break danced would it make it better? And…
Planes are delayed for take-off for all sorts of reasons. It can be bad weather, a back-up on the runway, or sometimes – and most unpleasantly – because of an unruly passenger. That’s what Kristen Wiley recently experienced on her flight, but it wasn’t for the reasons you’d expect. Kristen and the other passengers on…
A beloved firehouse dog who passed away got a loving send-off from the firefighters who were his friends for over 10 years. The black dog named Negro lived with the firefighters in the Chilean city of Iquique for more than a decade. As the fire station’s dog, he was an ever present companion for the…
When a police wagon got stuck in the snow it was Disney’s Elsa to the rescue! A snowstorm that hit New England left some streets nearly impassable. One unlucky commuter was a police wagon, that got stuck in a snow bank in the South End of Boston. That is until Elsa – the heroine from…
For people approaching their end-of-life what will happen to their loved ones – including their pets – is always a looming concern. Who will take care of their canine companion when they are too sick to care for them? Some hospice patients are not as fortunate as others in having friends or family who will…
Every week day, “Lunch Lady Lynn” serves the students at Bishop Manogue High School. You’d think her daily work would be overlooked by the kids, but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the students wanted to show how much they appreciate what Lynn does for them. As one boy reveals in the…
A distraught woman ran into a police station with her 9-week-old Saint Bernard puppy desperate for help after the dog began choking to death on food. When officers of North Reading, Mass. came over to see what was the matter, they found the puppy was not breathing, limp, and unresponsive. What the police officers and…
Being on a cheerleading squad usually means a team experience, but that wasn’t Tori Adams felt when she was the lone member of her squad to show up to cheer on her school. But Tori wasn’t alone for long, when girls from the opposing squad joined her on the court at the CLAA Conference Tournament…
Malcolm Alexander spent nearly four decades in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. But with the Innocence Project’s help, he finally went home and got to bring the dog he helped raise in jail home with him. Malcolm was 21 years old in 1980 when he was sentenced to life in prison for rape….
A father’s quick thinking saved the life of his child after he pushed the stroller out of the way of a drunk driver. Surveillance footage taken in Zagreb, Croatia, captured the shocking moment an Audi swerves through the barriers onto the pedestrian sidewalk and careens straight towards the father walking his three-month-old baby. The father…
Teenager Charlotte Eades shared inspirational videos about her battle with brain cancer online and inspired many with her strength of spirit and good humor. Charlotte was just 16 years old when she was diagnosed with Glioblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer. She began vlogging shortly after her diagnosis and created a YouTube channel to…
For children in rural Uganda, school supplies are in short supply and kids often share books and desks. As for toys, many children don’t have any at home and the few toys they have at school are improvised. So imagine their surprise and delight when they open a suitcase filled with 50 pounds of LEGO….
Bus driver John Lunceford regularly shuttles kids to school in the Kennewick School District in Washington. But on this particular wintery day, he noticed a little boy crying when he boarded the bus. Lunceford noticed the boy’s hands and ears were flushed red because he wasn’t bundled up for the cold. The U.S. Army veteran…
Cops in Shanghai say two bumbling burglars did their jobs for them and released hilarious surveillance footage to prove it. The two burglars who failed in their mission, didn’t lack confidence or bravery – only brains. The two would-be thieves were attempting to break into a business by throwing bricks through the window when one…
Rosemanne Park shared this happy video of her daughter daughter Page Park, a Nashville-based musician, performing bluegrass fiddle music for a group of children from Malawi. It’s the first time they’ve heard a fiddle and they do what you’d expect anyone who hears the lively music to do! The happy moment brought a huge smile…
The principal at Whitmer High School was speaking to the students in the gym when he hears “Uptown Funk” blare through on the speakers. That was the cue for the teachers to usher him off the court and take center stage for an amazing flash mob dance routine. It starts off with just a few…
A Florida ER nurse is fed up with this year’s terrible flu season but even more so with people’s lack of hygiene and understanding of how the flu is spread. Coming off of a long night-shift, Katherine Lockler shared her frustrations and her advise, and what she says in her Facebook video is going viral…
This is the moment when one thief feels the painful slap of instant karma. Home security cameras captured this brazen theft in Bothell, Washington, featuring a clumsy thief attempting to steal UPS packages off someone’s porch. A UPS van is seen delivering packages to a porch and only moments later a car pulls over the…
It seems to be happening more and more. A developer or rich neighbor is building a new home and decides to take some short cuts to make the project cheaper, easier or increase their property’s value at the expense of the neighborhood. They might chop down a neighbor’s tree without permission because it blocks their…
A sweet video of three elderly sisters looking after one another is touching the hearts around the globe. “My 97-year-old grandma is being loved by her sisters, all in their 90s, shared the granddaughter on the Love What Matters Facebook page. “When my sisters are old, I will brush their hair and make sure they…
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