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Chick-Fil-A Manager Offers Blessings to Drifter, Diners Feel it Too
When a drifter wandered into a fast food restaurant asking for any food they might be tossing out, the manager refused to give him scraps...
Be a Star at Thanksgiving: 8 Awe-Inspiring Stories to Bring to the Party
Need some conversation starters to steer away from politics or Aunt Millie’s surgery during your family gatherings? Here are eight compelling and funny stories...
Person Sends $500 to Make Amends for Park Vandalism 25 Years Ago
A desire to make things right has gotten this Parks Department one step closer to helping local kids with special needs join their friends...
Girl’s Fight for Friend in Wheelchair Gets New Swings at Four Schools
A fourth grade girl in Texas felt really sad that one of her best friends couldn’t play with her on the swings at school....
Twister, Battleship, Jenga and Super Soaker Vie for the Toy Hall of Fame
Woody and Buzz Lightyear still haven’t made the cut, even though some of their “Toy Story” supporting actors, like Mr. Potato Head and Barbie,...
Little Girl Who Wants to be Cop is Cheered By Ladies With Badges Worldwide
When a four-year-old girl decided she wanted to be a police officer for Halloween, her mother ran into a shopping roadblock: all of the...
What Are These Seniors Doing At a Skate Park? (WATCH)
We all know seniors need to keep their minds and bodies active, but taking folks from an assisted living center to the local skateboard park seems a...
Federer Builds 50 New Preschools in Africa, Mobbed by Kids on First Visit (WATCH)
Some of Roger Federer’s biggest—and youngest—fans are probably too tiny to know about his victories on the tennis court–and too touched by poverty to...
Disability Pride Parade Tomorrow in New York City is First One Ever
At noon on Sunday, July 12, New York City’s first ever Disability Pride parade will commence at Madison Square Park, traveling down Broadway to Union...
Dad Builds “Awesome” Giant Swing so Daughter in Wheelchair Can Play
Mary Nelson may be confined to a wheelchair, but she can feel the breeze in her hair now, too–since her father built a roll-on...
Persistent Kids With Spoons Dig Up Huge Rock, Grownups Finally Get It
“Ten years ago, three intrepid Kittredge Elementary School second-graders started secretly digging up a giant rock behind their school,” began a news report in...
Eighth Grader Raises $2700 to Buy Wheelchair for 10-Year-Old
When a neighbor’s expensive wheelchair was stolen, Ryan Czech wanted to help — but how much of a difference can an eighth-grader make? It...
Boy Gets New Bionic Arm From ‘Tony Stark’ Himself (Robert Downey Jr.)
Robert Downey Jr. took time last weekend to present Alex Pring with a new hi-tech prosthetic arm designed to look like the red metallic...
8-Year-old’s ‘Buddy Bench’ for Lonely Kids in the Schoolyard is Catching On
"Sometimes it's the really simple ideas that can make the biggest difference."
A second grader in York, Pennsylvania came up with an idea last year...
After Tragedy, Couple Gives Court Case Money Back to Community
Until a catastrophic car accident changed their lives, Massachusetts residents Marcia and Harold Rhodes didn’t realize how much they would come to need and...
Finding “Lost Lots” to Make More Parks in LA
A 30-year-old is compiling a database for the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, mapping all the small lots and alleys in the city that...
Women Activists Clean Up and Revitalize Libyan City
In downtown Benghazi, a dark and deserted park is now bustling with life. Fathers and mothers bring their children to play on the new...
Hero of Hanukkah Touches Down at School
The kids at the Hebrew Academy of Huntington Beach could barely contain their excitement Tuesday as a sword- and shield-wielding Judah Maccabee — the...
US Child Obesity Rate Begins Falling in Many States
After decades of rising rates, obesity among low-income preschoolers declined in 19 states and U.S. territories, according to the latest report from the Centers...
Cambodian Orphans Donate to Flood Victims in Canada
When the wife of their prime minister came to their orphanage recently, all the children were thrilled when she gifted each one the equivalent...