Uplifting

You never know when you're going to be in the right place at the right time to help someone, but being ready and willing to help is the best way ...

Canadians have a reputation for being the friendly sort, and few people embody that as well as Kim Cormier of Kingston, Ontario. The 35-year-old mortgage agent's life has been irreversibly ...

Chris Jackson is a head custodian at Unity Grove Elementary School in Locust Grove, Georgia, and he loves his job. He makes a sincere effort to do his best work, ...

It was the last mass casualty event during our 20-year war in Afghanistan -- 13 U.S. service members killed in a suicide attack at the Kabul airport, along with more ...

In groups large and small, with thoughts said aloud and others held close in silence, America’s students began Wednesday in prayer at the annual “See You at the Pole” event. ...

Natalie Luvaas understands what it means to see loved ones struggle with health issues, weather countless procedures and hope for better times. A corrections officer in Des Moines, Washington, and ...

Michael Smith, 55, of Malvern, Worcestershire, in the U.K., has never had a pet before, but earlier this year, an animal chose him and the two have been fast friends ...

"You wouldn’t believe some of the letters they have written in appreciation."

On the evening of Sept. 4, 11-year-old Mackenzie Jenkins was sitting on a swing outside her Cape Coral, Florida, home when she spotted something suspicious going on at her neighbor's ...

Matt Fountain of Glasgow had a vision: He wanted to help people who were in a bad way with the law, get their lives sorted and provide them with training ...

It's never easy to leave your family and head across the world to serve your country, but the last year has been especially difficult for one military family from Killeen, ...

The Bratspis family -- including their dog, Lucy -- from Scottsdale, Arizona, spent the summer in New Jersey. Everything was going well until their return journey. On July 31, the ...

Starting up school in-person after a summer away -- or for many modern kids, after a year away -- is an exciting but stressful time. Many families hit the stores ...

Edith Murway-Traina of Tampa, Florida, celebrated her 100th birthday this year by donning a glitzy gold dress, line dancing with friends and enjoying one of her two yearly martinis. She ...

When the Pantoja family from San Antonio, Texas, lost their 16-year-old son in 2019, their house was full of reminders of the life he had led. Despite the pain, suffering ...

If an animal is going to be rescuing you from danger, it's often a dog. There are countless movies and books based on this premise, and dogs do indeed seem ...

Plenty of children are in awe of firetrucks and firemen. The lights, the sounds, the excitement, the heroism -- all of it dazzles young hopefuls. Hanford Fire Department Chief Steve ...

"It's for him that I am auctioning my Olympic silver medal."

Not many people can say they have saved nine people's lives over their entire career, much less in the span of a year. Not many police officers can boast that ...

Nurses are generally recognized as being heroes, having chosen a profession that helps others. And over the last year, their work has been truly lauded by the communities they serve. ...