Category: Inspiring News

Photos: Cheetah Hitches a Ride, Surprising Tourists With a Chance for Close-Up Shots

A cheetah decided to take some rest and hitch a ride across the Serengeti Plain of southeastern Africa, giving tourists a very up-close and personal glimpse of her majestic build. The too-close-for-comfort footage was taken by Denice Alex Massawe, the owner of Top Deck Safari. Massawe spotted the predator mother-and-daughter duo in July 2021 prowling across…


Treasured Libraries: Man Travels to 101 Countries Photographing Libraries All Over the World

Photographer Richard Silver, 60, has traveled to 101 countries capturing timeless architectural wonders through his lens. His favorite subject of all are libraries, and his stunning collection shines a light on their splendid glory, all over the world. “Libraries offer symmetry to me,” Silver told The Epoch Times. “The books are lined up, aisles, desks,…


‘She Is Just Perfect’: Girl With ‘1-in-a-Million’ Hair Disorder Embraces Resilience, Inspires Others

Shilah Calvert, 12, from Melbourne, Australia, has hair that draws attention—it sticks straight out of her head. It’s not unusual for people to stop and stare, do a double take, or even attempt taking photographs of Shilah. While her standout blonde hair, the result of a genetic mutation, has led her to often face unwanted attention…


Moral Tales for Children From McGuffey’s Readers: Weighing an Elephant

This is the 11th installment in our McGuffey Readers series, in which we reproduce some of the best moral tales from the classic 1800s schoolbooks that sold an estimated 122 million copies by 1960, the largest circulation of any book in the world next to the Bible and Webster’s Dictionary. McGuffey’s Readers played an important…


Photographer Captures Mongolia’s Herdsmen Showcasing Incredible Horse Herding Skills in Epic Winter Festival

Photographer Zay Yar Lin’s shots of Mongolian herdsmen charging across snow look as if straight out of a movie. But the pictures, taken during a traditional winter festival, represent a battle to preserve one of Earth’s sacred ways of life. Recounting a conversation he had with one of the herdsmen he met on location, Lin…


Proud Mom Marks Milestones for Miracle Twins Who Were Conceived 1 Week Apart in Rare Event

A Texas mom of two miracle babies who were conceived one week apart in a very rare event has shared an update on her boys as they pass the 7-month mark, claiming that they’re such “easy babies” now, despite the rocky start. At 7 months old, digital creator Cara Winhold’s baby Colson weighed a healthy…


Kitten Trapped Between Car Engine Block and Firewall Rescued by Police Officer, Who Gives Him New Home

Police were called to save a kitten that was found trapped between the engine block and firewall of a vehicle in New York state. The cat recovery operation later led to its adoption by one of the rescuers who responded to the call. Officers of the Ramapo Police Department on May 26 found the tiny…


Woman Watched Doctors Save Her Life From Outside Her Body — After Predicting She’d Die Giving Birth

Stephanie Arnold was already a mother to two young girls, but when she became pregnant with her third child, she had a bad feeling. It wasn’t pregnancy jitters; it wasn’t fear of the unknown — it was a premonition. “I knew 100 percent I was going to die giving birth to my son,” Arnold told Today….


‘Love Is Worth That Risk’: Woman Shares Her Cross-Border Love Story and New Life as a Blended Family

An American woman who spent eight years trying to make it as an actress in Hollywood didn’t anticipate that, one day, her own love story would resemble a Hallmark movie—getting married to her soulmate, moving to a foreign country to raise two children, and living life as a blended family. “Love is worth the risk,” Cheyanne…


PHOTOS: NASA Reveals First Images From New Space Telescope Showing Unseen Scenes of Distant Galaxies

NASA just kicked off the “dawn of a new era in astronomy” this week releasing the first full-color images and spectroscopic data from its new James Webb Space Telescope. It’s the “largest and most powerful space telescope” the world has ever seen, the space agency stated. Dazzling shots display previously unseen reaches of space, near and far,…