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Joseph Shavit
- Oct 28, 2020
Ky. Teen Working at Kroger Helps Pay Elderly Customer’s Bill: ‘I Wanted to Help the Guy’
"Just treat people the way you want to be treated [and] always help out if someone needs," Teo Jordan said
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 25, 2020
5-Year-Old Girl Pens Book Series on COVID Superheroes After Virus Closes Her Library
Egypt Bush has written three books so far, and hopes to one day publish 100.
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 25, 2020
School Resource Officer Adopts 2 Teenage Students: ‘We Call Ourselves a Herd'
As a school resource officer, Ryan Patton spent years working with students — but for a couple of them, he's now known as "dad."
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 22, 2020
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
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 22, 2020
102-Year-Old WWII Veteran Goes Skydiving for Her Bucket List: 'A Thrill'
"There are a lot of things that I can look back on," Millie Bailey said of her full life
Joseph 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
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 13, 2020
Calif. Postal Worker Helps a Man Who Accidentally Cut Himself with a Chainsaw: 'Everyday Hero'
After the incident, Fernando Garcia purchased a new shirt and belt and continued serving his daily mail route
Joseph Shavit
- Oct 11, 2020
Couple Who Met While Working at Ind. Grocery Store Retire Together After a Combined 100 Years
A couple who met at an Indiana grocery store and provided a combined 100 years of service is finally retiring from the very place