Category: People

Woman Takes Orphaned 6-Year-Old Child to Visit Mom’s Grave and Learns an Important Lesson

A South African woman was startled when an orphaned child she had befriended on her shopping route asked for help to visit her mother’s grave. The woman obliged and was moved by the outcome. When it comes to kids, she stressed, “never make a promise that you can’t fulfill.” Anam George, 28, was born and…


Reunion at Walmart: Dog Lost for 3 Weeks Wanders Into Store to Find Owner at Work

June Rountree was frantic when her dog, Abby, went missing, leaving behind just her collar and leash tied to a ground stake. For days, June and her husband searched for their beloved pet, but she was nowhere to be seen. The Rountrees started losing hope. But they couldn’t have anticipated getting their very own holiday…


Mom Posts Viral TikTok Money Hack Teaching People to Save $5,000 in 25 Weeks

When an Australian mom posted a TikTok video on how to save $5,000 in just 25 weeks, her hard-to-believe financial hack went viral. Now, the “Money Challenge” is inspiring people to up their savings game. In the widely circulated video, Becky Turiczi unpacks a tutorial on how she achieves her savings goals with only a tin…


Georgia Man Catches 6 People Jumping Out of Burning 3-Story Apartment Building

A Georgia man is being hailed as a hero after breaking the fall of at least six people who were jumping from the top floor of a burning apartment complex, catching them with his bare arms. Among those he rescued were a newborn baby and a pregnant woman. William Cox had just dropped off his…


Mom Walks 6 Miles to Work Every Day for Her Kids–Until Sheriff Helps Her Get New Van for Christmas

A young mom from Franklin County, Kansas, was walking 6 miles every day to get to work. But this month, she received a Christmas gift to remember: a van to speed her off to work and keep her warm and safe. After community members noticed the 24-year-old woman walking alongside the highway no matter how…


Rugby Player Plunges Into Freezing Water to Rescue Lab Caught in Mooring Lines in Ireland

A rugby player from Co Down, in Northern Ireland, leaped into freezing seawater to rescue a drowning Labrador last month, likely saving the dog’s life. The dog’s owner says they are grateful, and the “dog is fine now.” When Paddy Bond was visiting some friends near Bangor’s Long Hole, he saw a crowd gathering near…


Veteran Pays Off 114 Outstanding Utility Bills for Struggling Neighbors Ahead of Christmas

For the second holiday season in a row, a Vietnam veteran of Gulf Breeze, Florida, has extended a huge gesture of kindness to his community by paying off $7,600 worth of past due utility bills to ease the burden for local families ahead of Christmas. Mike Esmond is a 74-year-old great-grandfather who runs Gulf Breeze…


‘I Was Broken’: Former Ketamine ‘Druggie’ Transforms His Life, Becomes Public Speaker

A 34-year-old UK man’s story has gone viral after he shared on Facebook his personal experiences, and incredible transformation, of recovering from addiction. Thomas Delaney is a public speaker who’s passionate about alternative drug education. But life wasn’t always this way for the Glasgow local; he used to struggle with addiction. On Nov. 15, Delaney…


Buddhist Monks Transform Plastic Bottles, Waste Into Monastic Robes, Masks in Thailand

A group of Thai monks has caught international attention for their innovative approach to reducing plastic waste: turning used bottles and bags into brand-new monastic robes and masks. The Buddhist temple of Wat Chak Daeng has been on a mission to reduce plastic waste in Thailand for years. The country suffers from the sixth-largest amount…


Musician Alex Boyé on Staying Positive Through Fear, Failure, and This Tumultuous Year

When the pandemic hit, everything came to a halt. About $250,000 worth of contracts and work suddenly went up in smoke for musician Alex Boyé, and he was stuck with nothing he could do about it. “Then I thought, OK, well what can I do right now, in this situation where all of my friends…