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Shelter Offers “Unadoptable” Feral Cats to Hunt Rats —With Big Success
With rat control problems up 67% in one year, Chicago is trying an old-fashioned, non-toxic, solution to solving the problem.
Police, Firefighters Hear Mom’s Plea, Lonely Autistic Boy Gets Best Day Ever
When friends stood him up for a play date, police and firefighters saved the day for this autistic boy.
Eleven-year-old Austin Mendrala has been having...
7-Year-Old Gets Dream Wheelchair-Accessible Tree House
Hayden Trigg only wanted what a lot of other seven-year-old boys dream of — a tree house. His dream would have seemed an impossible...
Spelling Bee Crowns Co-champions, Including Youngest Winner Ever
Can you spell Sesquipedalian?
These two could, and neither missed a word during 39 rounds, remaining cool under the pressure of a packed house and...
Watch Florence & the Machine Perform Surprise Concert for Teen in Hospice
English indie rock band Florence And The Machine played in Austin, Texas this weekend, but one of their biggest fans was unable to attend.
That’s...
Fabulous Update for Homeless Piano Man: Lands on His Feet in Big Way
A once homeless piano player has not only rehabilitated himself and his family relations, he has landed a recording contract less than a year...
“Shower To The People” – Box Truck Delivers Hot Showers to City’s Homeless (WATCH)
How much does it cost to make homeless people “feel like a million bucks?”
Just $5,000 and a lot of hard work by one Missouri...
Girl’s Lemonade Recipe to Saves Bees Turned Into Million Dollar Whole Foods Deal
This 11-year-old girl has turned her grandmother’s flaxseed lemonade recipe into a national business—and she is donating ten percent of the proceeds to saving...
Navy SEAL Received Medal of Honor for Heroic Actions in Afghanistan
Today at the White House, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward C. Byers Jr. became the sixth Navy SEAL in U.S. history to receive...
Tiny House Built by Homeless Offered as Model for Ending Homelessness
A tiny house, built from scrap and donated lumber by volunteers and homeless people, could be a model for ending homelessness in South Carolina.
A...
Remember The Movers Who Give Free Service to Domestic Abuse Victims? 10 Companies That Won Our Hearts in 2015
From moving companies helping women escape abusive relationships to a CEO setting a $70,000 minimum wage for his workers, business was good in 2015.
Here are...
Grandmother Runs–and Drinks– to Become Oldest ‘Beer Mile’ Finisher
An 81-year-old grandmother not only became the oldest finisher at the beer mile world championships, she outran her daughter.
Beer mile runners are required to...
Pro-Lifer Takes Flowers to Planned Parenthood to Apologize and Say Thanks
Following the shooting last Friday at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic when a gunman killed three people, including a police officer, and wounded nine...
The Moment a Girl Could Suddenly Hear Was Highlight for Richard Branson (WATCH)
Some moments can change everything – and also leave an indelible mark on those who witness those moments.
“I have been fortunate to do some...
Man Serenades Wife’s Return to Airport with ‘What a Wonderful World’
A retired musician serenaded his wife of 33 years, as she entered the baggage claim area in the Austin airport, home from a two-week...
Amy Poehler Online Community, Smart Girls, Urges Teens to Be Themselves
Amy Poehler loves “weird and wonderful” more than Leslie Knope loves waffles.
Which is why she started Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls, an online community for...
Chick-fil-A Owner Stuns Employees, Pays Them During 5 Month Shutdown
The owner of a fast food restaurant in Austin, Texas shocked his 50 employees by paying their full salaries during a five-month period when the business...
$600K Awarded to Mobile Tech Innovators Helping Others With Water and Health
Whether it’s fixing broken sanitation systems and rural wells, or diagnosing heart conditions, the winners of the 2015 Wireless Innovation Project are using mobile...
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...
And the Happiest City in the United States is…
Which big cities in America have the most people who are thriving?
According to the 2014 Well-Being Index, Sarasota, Florida is probably the happiest metro...