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Teens Transform Liquor Store into a Needed Food Market, Choosing The Best Way To Serve Chicago
From darkness comes light. From despair comes hope. From passion comes change. In the wake of turbulent racial protests in America’s Midwest, a group...
Man Returns From Safari And Finds New Purpose By Sending Thousands of Books to Rural Kenyan Schools
Since starting his labor of love in 2018, this South Carolina man has managed to send dozens of book shipments to rural African schools.
Floating Movie Nights Where Viewers Sit in Socially-Distant Boats May Be Coming to the U.S. And Canada
Fancy coming aboard a boat for an aquatic movie adventure? It was a big success last month in Paris and now cinema fans in...
The World’s Most Valuable Company Vows to Be 100% Carbon Neutral for its Supply Chain and Product Life-cycle by 2030
Apple unveiled its plan to become carbon neutral across its entire business, manufacturing supply chain, and product life-cycle for all devices by 2030.
Hero Teacher Spent Every Day in Lockdown Preparing Food for His Pupils and Delivered 7,500 Packed Lunches
A hero teacher in England spent every day preparing food for his 85 students who were home in quarantine— and delivered 7,500 packed lunches.
Millions of COVID Cases and Deaths Averted Thanks to Lockdowns: ‘One of Humanity’s Greatest Achievements’
Researchers from Imperial College London and UC Berkeley used different methods to reach the same conclusion: COVID lockdown measures have saved millions.
This Nurse Didn’t Just Create a Replacement N95 Mask – Hers Filters More
A Texas "nurse scientist" created a better face mask, in case her nursing staff ever ran out—and Tommye Austin’s TM 2020 is a better one by far.
Dad Drives 1,100 Miles Just to Surprise Daughter With 30-Minute Socially Distant Birthday Lunch
This devoted father from El Paso, Texas drove for 17 hours just so he could surprise his quarantined daughter on her 19th birthday.
People Are Installing Portable Hand-Washing Sinks for the Homeless in Cities Across the US
Love Beyond Walls has helped install sinks in areas commonly populated by rough sleepers from New York City to New Orleans and Atlanta.
Know a Healthcare or Frontline Worker? These Companies Are Offering Wonderful Free Stuff to Say Thanks
A number of companies are offering goods and services free of charge during the COVID-19 pandemic for healthcare, emergency service and essential workers.
New York Governor Issues Order Allowing Couples to Be Legally Married Via Zoom
Not only is Gov. Andrew Cuomo allowing New Yorkers to obtain marriage licenses remotely, he is also allowing clerks to officiate ceremonies over video chat.
Watch Matthew McConaughey Cheer Nursing Home Residents With Rousing Games of Virtual Bingo
The Oscar award-winning actor hosted several virtual bingo games for the Round Rock Senior Living facility—all while respecting social distancing.
Watch Hero Cat Come to the Rescue of Human Owner Locked Out of the House Without Keys
When Gabriella Tropea got locked out of her house last year, her clever cat Boko was filmed coming to her rescue at the back door.
VHS Tape of Baby Taking First Steps is Finally Returned to Family After Man Found It Inside a Used TV
This Austin man bought an old television set from a Goodwill without having any idea that there was a VHS tape inside depicting a baby's first steps.
In Twist of Fate, Hotline Volunteer Learns She Has Been Working With Man Who Saved Her 7 Years Ago
Georgina Laurie only learned the identify of her anonymous savior after she overheard her co-worker use a seemingly innocuous phrase on the phone.
‘Sober Bars’ Are Giving More and More Recovering Alcoholics a Social Place for Fun Without Booze
Not only does it give sober patrons a place to have fun, it also helps them become adjusted to traditional bar environments.
Disabled Student Can Pursue Her Dreams of Being a Cellist After Teens Build Her a Specialized Prosthetic
When this disabled youngster told her orchestra director that she wanted to play the cello, dozens of volunteers banded together to grant her wish.
Wells Fargo to Donate $1 Billion to Affordable Housing and Homelessness Across America
Wells Fargo’s new philanthropic strategy includes a $1 billion commitment to help solve affordable housing and homelessness issues across America.
25 Years After Woman Gave Favorite Childhood Book to Charity, She is Reunited With It in a Museum
Zoe Andrew somehow knew that the museum's copy of The Secret Garden was the same one that she owned as a child—and she turned out to be right.
Un Hombre de Negocios Usa la Sabiduría de la Naturaleza para Transformar Tierra Árida en un Paisaje Lujoso
Después de hacer una fortuna con la comida rápida, este hombre de Texas usó su dinero para traer agua y vida a un paisaje abandonado de matorrales.