3 NYC besties celebrate their 100th birthdays together

Friends Ruth Schwartz, Lorraine Perrillo and Edith Moscou all turn 100 years old around the same time.

NYC to honor essential workers with Hometown Heroes Parade July 7

New York City will honor all essential workers who saw the city through the coronavirus pandemic with a ticker-tape parade on July 7, announced Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Teen mows veterans’ lawns to honor late grandfather: ‘He taught me’

Fourteen-year-old Nathan Adams lost his grandfather, Fred, to cancer. Nathan channeled his grief into action, cutting grass for veterans in Fred’s honor.

Cops let boy whose cancer is in remission use police car siren

Police officers let Michael sit in the driver's seat of their squad car and even taught him how to flip the switch to trigger the siren.

Arkansas rookie police officer saves newborn from choking

A rookie officer in Pottsville, Arkansas used his training and dad instincts to save a baby who was choking.

Father swan carries babies on back after mama dies

“Hopefully our newest swan family is in the clear, but at least all of Boston is pulling for them!”

Teacher gives student his own shoes so he can walk in graduation

A teacher stepped in to help after a student was almost banned from his high school graduation for violating the ceremony’s dress code policy.

Phone flashlights save the day when power goes out during Texas graduation

A power outage threatened to derail a Texas high school commencement ceremony Friday evening, but attendees saved the day just by reaching into their pockets.

Sports photographer pursues dream despite losing arm, fingers in house fire

Twenty-year-old Brando Martinez is determined to become a career sports photographer despite losing his left arm and fingers as an infant in a house fire.

Military father surprises daughter at high school graduation

A high school senior thought she was going to just get her diploma at graduation, but instead, she got a surprise visit from her military father who was deployed overseas.

97-year-old Utah woman's headstone includes her favorite fudge recipe

While most cemetery headstones can give you a small glimpse into the lives of the people buried there, they don't usually catch your eye like this one does.

Former drug dealer now sworn in as attorney before same judge who challenged him to change his life

"He challenged me (at sentencing), and he said Mr. Martell, I dare you to be a CEO of a Fortune 500 company, instead of out here selling drugs," Martell said. He took that challenge head-on.

Shaq helps gift hundreds of new shoes to elementary school students

Soles4Souls partnered with The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation and Reebok to distribute 500 new pairs of shoes to students at Wesley Lakes Elementary School.