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Canadian Cookie Lady Gets a New Roof From Firefighters (WATCH)

  A woman who has treated a local fire station with home-baked cookies every week for 12 years was paid back by the Saskatchewan boys...

Texans Rush In to Foster Dogs After Flooded Shelter Posts Plea on Facebook

Storms inundated a no-kill shelter in Texas last week with 12 inches of water flooding the animal kennels. In need of immediate foster homes...

Young Grad Leaves Wall Street to Rescue Food For Those in Need

Robert Lee really, really hates to see food go to waste. That’s why he left his finance job at J.P Morgan to rescue leftover food...

My Heart at 50: Pity Party Turns Into Inspiring Day With The Homeless

A few years ago, I was whining to my daughter about my imminent crossing of that dreaded age Rubicon: the Big Five-O. “The best...

Johnny Depp Becomes Foster Father to Orphaned Bat

Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp embraced his “batty” side on the movie set of his new sequel by getting to know some...

5th Grader Runs Successful Nonprofit– After Homework is Done

This eleven-year-old is proof that size doesn't matter when you have a big idea. Mandi Simon drafted up the business plan for her nonprofit, Simon...

Seniors Get a Lift Whenever Farm Animals Come to Visit

A chance meeting with a worker at an elderly care facility eventually led to this amazing photo of a senior petting a rooster. As part of Edgar's Mission's...

Teens Raise $39K to Build ‘Impossible City’ to Help Homeless

They say it takes a village to raise a child, but in this case, twenty children are hoping to raise a village. Students in Seattle, Washington, along...

College Kids’ Invention Connects Disaster Workers When Cells Are Down

Reachi, a communication now in the hands of the Filipino Red Cross, can help emergency responders stay in touch even when cell signals are...

For Mother’s Day: Here Are Our Favorite ‘Mom-isms’…Tell Us Yours

What’s your favorite memory of your mom that is something she did that no one else did, something quirky or endearing that really makes...

Art Therapy Helps Children in Nepal Cope After Earthquake

As Nepalese struggle to recover from the devastation of last week’s 7.9-magnitude earthquake, art therapy is helping children cope with the traumatic experience. Children are...

Chinese Student Carries His Disabled Friend To Class For Three Years

This young man literally has his best friend's back. For the past three years, Xie Xu, 18, has carried his best friend Zhang Chi, 19, to school every...

7-yo Star Wars Fan Asks George Lucas If Jedis Can Marry, Gets Great Answer

A seven-year-old super fan of the Star Wars saga was concerned about the "no marriage" rule for Jedis, so he sent a letter to...

For Earth Day, Thousands of Condoms “Protect” Endangered Species

Is it too ironic that endangered species would be united snugly with the cause of preventing unwanted pregnancies? Not for the Center for Biological...

POWWOW Diverts 30 Million Pounds of Produce Annually From Landfill to Food Banks

About four billion dollars worth of produce is imported from Mexico every year at the border of Nogales, Arizona, for distribution around the U.S....

We Stumbled Upon a Lincoln Lovefest at Ford’s Theater 150 Years After His Death

The most fortuitous thing happened while I was entertaining an out-of-town friend in Washington, DC yesterday, driving her around to see the cherry blossoms...

Sheriffs Pack Patrol Cars With Little Orange Boxes of Sunshine

In Minnesota, Hennepin County sheriff's deputies are patrolling downtown Minneapolis carrying boxes filled with granola bars and other nutritious goodies to hand out to...

NASA Challenges Public to Help With Space Exploration

"All weekend long, civilians will be all up in NASA's business." On Saturday and Sunday, volunteers will be hard at work in a marathon session...

New Study Reveals Surprising Benefit to Being Overweight

People struggling with their weight often face frustration, failure and constant reminders they run the risk of heart disease, diabetes and a litany of...

Homebound Elderly Across America Will Get The Gift of Puppy Love

Many homebound elderly people are deprived of the simple joys of puppy love, but this heartbreaking fact is about to change for some American...