4th Grade Boys Find and Return Woman's Purse 3 Years After It Was Stolen: 'Do the Right Thing'
“It just restored my faith in humanity, that there’s still good people out there," Mallory Pittman-Morris said after getting her purse back
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JJ Shavit
- Oct 22, 2020
Fan-to-fan kindness: How one Dodgers fan got a free trip to World Series
As so many of us do in trying times, Scott Warner took to Twitter. He had not lost hope, and so he made a promise of his own: If the Dodgers
JJ Shavit
- Oct 21, 2020
Reese Witherspoon confirms Legally Blonde charity reunion
The 44-year-old actress has confirmed a virtual get-together for the hit 2001 comedy's cast - including the likes of Luke Wilson, Holland
JJ Shavit
- Oct 20, 2020
Move over X-Men, meet Glitter a real-life superhero
Jordan Reeves is a young girl with a prosthetic arm. At the age of 10, she made her own prosthetic that shoots at glitter.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 20, 2020
'A dollar that's very well spent': Smile cookies raise $250K for CHF
Tim Hortons owner present a cheque for over $250,000 from the Smile cookie campaign to the Children's Health Foundation in London, Ont.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 20, 2020
Boy leads effort to make 1,000 lunches for the homeless
A 7-year-old Baltimore County boy spearheaded an effort to make 1,000 lunches for the homeless.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 19, 2020
Firefighters destroy $90,000 Mustang Shelby GT500 ... here's why that's good
Firefighters in Dearborn, Mich, destroyed a $90,000 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500 last week, but they had a good reason.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 18, 2020
Couple married for 60 years reunites after 215 days apart
The coronavirus pandemic has kept countless families apart for the majority of 2020. After 200+ days, one couple has finally reunited
JJ Shavit
- Oct 17, 2020
14-Year-Old Wins $25,000 for Developing Antiviral Drug That May Combat COVID-19
A Texas teenager was awarded tens of thousands of dollars for developing a potential cure for COVID-19.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 16, 2020
Mich. Teacher Saves Student’s Grandmother After Recognizing Stroke Signs While Teaching Remotely
The student was having technical difficulties when the teacher called and recognized there was a problem
JJ Shavit
- Oct 16, 2020
Marathoner limping in pain gets help from prisoner on work release to finish race
"Then about mile 4, I heard talking and someone running behind me. Who could be slower than me? It turned out to be a prisoner out on work
JJ Shavit
- Oct 16, 2020
Georgia Chick-fil-A employee saves choking child in drive-thru
A Georgia Chick-fil-A worker definitely just earned Employee of the Month!
JJ Shavit
- Oct 15, 2020
Cows prefer to co-moo-nicate in person, research suggests
Cows don't make video calls but if they did, chances are they'd hate them just as much as most of us do.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 15, 2020
College student contrives 'genius' plan to make money at Disney: 'I wanted more for myself'
Like many of her young peers, Cyan Nardiello, a 21-year-old student at the University of Central Florida (UCF), used to work an unrewarding
JJ Shavit
- Oct 8, 2020
Greek Athlete Carries Disabled Woman on his Back to the Top of Mount Olympus
Long-distance runner Marios Giannakou completed the race of his life on Monday as he climbed to the summit of Mount Olympus carrying
JJ Shavit
- Oct 8, 2020
This baker is helping kids experiencing food insecurity — 1 pie at a time
At Justice of the Pies, Maya-Camille Broussard bakes social justice into every treat.
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