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Wheelchair Tumbles into Lake, But 81-Year-old is Saved From Drowning By His Dog’s Barking
An 81-year-old man and his dog were on their morning walk around the lake when he lost control of his electric wheelchair. Soon, he...
A Hero Just Passing By Saves Young Mom and Son From Dying in Wyoming House Fire
A passerby is being hailed as a hero for risking his own life to help rescue a Wyoming family after their Jamestown home erupted...
McDonald’s Teen Employee Hopped Through Drive-Thru Window to Save Customer Choking on a Chicken Nugget
A one-hour class can save a life; that's what 15-year old McDonald's worker Sydney Raley learned when she instinctively deployed the Heimlich maneuver to...
McDonald’s Serves Up Free ‘Thank You Meals’ to Teachers and School Staff Across the US This Week
Next week, McDonald’s is making school day mornings a little brighter for educators and showing their appreciation with a free breakfast Thank You Meal.
Teachers,...
Man Delivers Donated RVs to Wildfire Victims and Now 95 Families Have a Place to Stay
Recreational vehicles are a great way to tour the country and see the sights, but thanks to the efforts of one dedicated father-daughter team,...
Life-saving Treatment for Heart Attacks Discovered Inside Protein of Deadly Spider Venom
Australian researchers discovered a potentially life-saving treatment for heart attacks inside a very unlikely source–the venom of one of the world’s deadliest spiders.
A drug...
NASA Helps Firefighters By Sending Pics From International Space Station to Show Key Spots of Moving Wildfires
A NASA instrument on the International Space Station is uniquely positioned to provide firefighters with valuable intel regarding wildfire progression and hotspots over time.
Data...
Paramedics in the UK Have a New Teammate – a Robot That Does the CPR for Them
Normally limited to listening to your every request for music to play in your living room or assembling things in a factory, a robot...
Comfort Dogs Arrive from Several States to Lend a Paw of Comfort to Miami Condo Rescuers
When times get toughest, man's best friend can often be the keystone in keeping our spirits from sinking too low.
Nine golden retrievers have been...
Student Builds Life-Saving Device that Can Instantly Stop Bleeding from Stab Wounds
A UK college senior is doing his part to 'stop the bleeding' of violent knife crime by inventing a device that can help first...
Midwestern Dad Breaks 31-Year World Record For 1.5 Million Push Ups – All For Charity
For one Wisconsin father of three, being 45 years old “and not getting any younger” hasn’t stopped him from performing 3,000 pushups while competing...
94-Year-old Gets Medal of Honor 70 Years After Heroism, Making Him One of the Most Decorated Soldiers in US History
Seventy years ago, on a frozen hilltop deep in what is now North Korea, a young First Lieutenant acted with bravery that earned him...
Hero Jumps Into Maryland Bay to Save Toddler’s Life After Crash Flings Her Car Seat Into the Water
Jonathan Bauer is afraid of heights, but that didn’t stop him from leaping off a bridge some 25 to 40 feet to the water...
Trying to Stop the Epidemic of Veteran Suicides, Plant Medicine Company Builds Mental Wellness Value Chain
As GNN and others have reported, the effectiveness of plant medicines like cannabis and psilocybin to treat chronic anxiety, treatment-resistant depression, and PTSD is...
Mercy Chefs Serves Its 10 Millionth Meal — Then, Heads to Texas to Feed ‘Bodies and Souls’ in the Cold
The Virginia-based disaster relief and humanitarian aid group Mercy Chefs reached a magnificent milestone this month, serving its 10 millionth meal.
The nonprofit, founded in...
Writer Starts a Pandemic Pen Pal Project – Now 7,000 People Are Mailing Joy to Strangers With Letters
From the salutation—
My Dearest Love,
to the signature line—
Yours in Breathless Anticipation,
to the final postscript—
P.S. You are forever in my heart...
The art of letter writing...
Man Sits With Typewriter on NYC Sidewalk to Help Strangers Send Letters to ‘Friends Feeling Blue’
Before the invention of text messaging—which makes it super-easy to send a note to a friend—and before there were telephones in every home that...
5-Year-old Sends Baby Yoda Mascot to Keep California Firefighters Company
In "The Mandalorian," Baby Yoda (a.k.a “the Child”) has a habit of popping up in places where grown men fear to tread and facing...
Inspired By Dog’s Survival During Wildfire, She Donates 7,500 Pet Oxygen Masks–And Adopts the Pup
Back in 2017, Southern California firefighters rescued a 4-month-old puppy from a raging wildfire.
The Great Dane/Lab mix was placed in an Anaheim animal shelter,...
Landscaping Pros Have Been Giving Free Lawn Care Services to Healthcare Workers, Relieving Their Stress
Project Evergreen has been mowing lawns for frontline workers taking some of the stress out of their lives while beautifying the environment for when...