Category: Inspiring News

Toddler Thrown From Truck Into Bay in Crash—Then Heroic Bystander Leaps In, Saves Her Life

A toddler was thrown from a truck, off a bridge, and into the water of a bay in Maryland during a vehicle collision on May 2. Heroically, a good Samaritan leapt in and retrieved the baby girl with help from nearby boaters. The five-car crash occurred just before 3 p.m. on a Route 90 bridge connecting…


Photographer Was ‘Shaking From Excitement’ After Spotting 5 Elusive Florida Panthers in a Day

A photographer from Miami Beach was left shaking with excitement after a once-in-a-lifetime encounter with five elusive Florida panthers, from behind the lens, in one day. Ezra Van had been tracking wild Florida panthers, the official state animal, for years without luck. “I poured over Fish and Wildlife research maps and reports, talked to rangers,…


Great-Grandma Artist, 88 Years Old, Paints Portrait of Donald J Trump—Says ‘I Am a Patriot’

This unassuming great-grandma from Colorado Springs actually has a burning patriotic streak instilled in her—which she has expressed in her art, painting the 45th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump. Though she’s 88 years old and enjoys painting watercolors of her grandkids in her spare time, under that amicable exterior lies a passionate…


Explorer Shares About the Moment He Witnessed the Newly Found Ancient Golden City of Luxor in Egypt

An explorer has shared the moment he witnessed the newly found ancient Egyptian city of Luxor. Covered and buried in the sand for thousands of years, the golden city has finally been unearthed and was open to a select few for exploration on April 10. Archaeologists have been trying to locate this city for approximately 100…


Coffee Shop Manager Is Reunited With Baby He Helped Deliver as Barista 18 Years Ago

An Illinois teen who was born in a Starbucks bathroom 18 years ago had a heartwarming reunion with the barista who helped his mom give birth. At the Starbucks in West Edens Plaza in Wilmette last month, Jonathan Celner was reunited with Griffin Baron, who was a 21-year-old Starbucks manager on the day Jonathan’s mother…


Photographer Layers 100,000 Images of Sun to Create Ultra-Sharp Photo of Solar Surface—and It’s Breathtaking

A photographer has captured a spectacular image of the solar surface in crystal clear detail using an inventive method. Astronomical photographer Andrew McCarthy has been shooting the Sun and the Moon for three years—but this month, he took on his “most unique challenge” yet. He captured the amazing close-up shot of our star, which is…


Nebraska Woman Turns 114 Years Old, Claims Title of ‘Oldest Living American’

A 114-year-old Nebraska woman who has taken the title of America’s oldest living person says that what she wants most is to eat with her friend after a year of pandemic restrictions. Thelma Sutcliffe, of Omaha, became the nation’s oldest living person and seventh-oldest in the world on April 17 when Hester Ford, a 115-year-old…


19-Year-Old Who Aged Out of Adoption System Gets Adopted by Her Caseworker Who Stepped Up

It is not every day that we hear stories as heartwarming as the adoption of a young woman in her late teens. Leah Paskalides, a Safe Children Coalition caseworker in Florida, has captured media attention for adopting a 19-year-old girl, Monyay Paskalides, who aged out of the system. With this adoption, Monyay will gain the…


Deputy Pulls Over Biker Who Just Saw Friend Die, Offers a Shoulder to Lean on Instead of Ticket

A routine traffic stop recently turned into much more when a traffic officer encountered a distraught biker on a Florida highway. Hillsborough County master deputy Donald Rizer was on his usual traffic patrol on Dale Mabry Highway when he pulled over a biker for an exhaust pipe violation. Rizer quickly observed that the rider, in…


Blind Chef Opens Cafe After Losing His Vision to Cancer and Being Forced to Quit His Job

An Australian chef who became blind from cancer has made his dream a reality by opening a cafe that is accessible to everyone including individuals with a disability, proving that there is nothing one cannot achieve when one sets their mind to it. Craig Shanahan, 29, from Sydney, took a year to finally open the…