As sons, daughters, and wives across the globe celebrated Father’s Day on Sunday, June 20, 8-year-old Sianna Tully from the UK was missing her dad, who’d passed away when she was just 4 months old. Unable to spend time with her dad that day, the girl from Braunstone, Leicester, chose to write him a letter…
8-Year-Old Girl Writes Letter to Late Dad Addressed to ‘Heaven, Cloud 9,’ Gets Unexpected Response
Mom With Broken Pelvis Rescues Daughter During Surfside Condo Collapse After Falling 4 Stories
Amidst tragedy—when a 12-story oceanfront condo in Miami collapsed Thursday morning—an act of heroism was shown when a badly injured mom pulled her daughter from the rubble. Angela Gonzalez, 40, and her 16-year-old daughter, Devon, were on the ninth floor of the Surfside Chaplain Towers when the level they were on collapsed and together they…
Photographer Captures Surreal Sight of Huge Raging Sun Setting Behind Iconic Rock Formation in UK
Spectacular photos show a glowing sun setting behind an ancient rock formation in the Shropshire Hills—made famous by a D.H. Lawrence novel. Andrew Fusek-Peters, 54, captured the breathtaking sight as the sun descended behind Devil’s Chair in the Stiperstones National Reserve at 9:20 p.m. on June 7. The hills boast some of the oldest rock…
A Thrifty Couple in Their 30s Pay Off $133,500 Mortgage 28 Years Early
A young thrifty couple are celebrating being mortgage-free in their 30s—after paying off their 95,620 pound (approx. US$133,500) mortgage 28 years early. Siobhan and Lee Bowen from Great Wyrley, Staffs, England, purchased their first home together in 2011, and despite having a relatively low income, the pair now own their three-bed semi-detached home outright. The parents…
Teen Lumberjack Who’s Been Chopping Wood Since Age 6 Starts Own Business Selling Firewood
Michigan eighth-grader Cameron Janda has been chopping wood ever since he could read. Now 13 years old, he’s been running his own business chopping and selling firewood for two years—and he still finds time to ace his schoolwork. Proud mom Barbara Kline says it is her son’s rigorous organization that makes all this possible. “The…
91-Year-Old Teaches Cursive to Arizona Students to Keep Art of Handwriting Alive
The rise of the keyboard, and smart technology, has seen the tradition of handwriting fall by the wayside in most modern classrooms. A woman in Scottsdale, Arizona, continues to keep the art of cursive writing alive, however, more than 20 years after officially retiring from teaching. Marilyn Harrer, 91, began teaching cursive writing in 1951; after teaching…
Deputies Save Suicidal 17-Year-Old After Talking for an Hour as She Hung From Overpass
Florida deputies came to the aid of a suicidal teen this Father’s Day as she hung from an interstate overpass, threatening to take her own life. The deputies secured her to the railing, talking to her for an hour before lifting her to safety on a fire engine ladder. Flagler County Sheriff’s Office received a…
‘Can’t Let a Human Being Walk Around With No Shoes’: Florida Deputies Help Man in Need
After responding to a call about a person loitering behind a gas station, Florida sheriff’s deputies saw there was more to the story: the man had no shoes, and he was hungry. Thus the kindhearted officers went above and beyond their call of duty to offer a solution. In the bodycam footage shot in the…
Video: Officers Fix Elderly Couple’s Roof After Contractor Scams Them Out of $33,000
After learning that an elderly woman and her blind husband had been scammed by an unlicensed contractor, Maryland police intervened, restoring not only the couple’s broken roof but also their faith in humanity. Howard County police officers received a fraud report after a roofing contractor without a license charged $33,000 for an unfinished job. Laying…
From Lawyer to Island Hopper: A Writer in Paradise
I know what you’re thinking. How did a seventh-generation attorney from Athens, Georgia, wind up writing fiction while kicking around the Caribbean on a boat? Like most things with me, it’s a long story, and there are twists and turns. Let’s just say I set out looking for a perfect coral reef, and along the…
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