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Gesture of Sportsmanship for Down’s Syndrome Player in SC Football Playoff Game (Video)
While headlines swirl around a sports scandal of epic proportions on the college level, a high school football team quietly demonstrated the meaning of...
Man Labeled ‘Brain Dead’ May Be First to Recover from Extreme Locked-in Syndrome
A man labeled "brain dead" has become the first ever to recover from an extreme form of locked-in syndrome, which paralyzed him so completely...
Man Paralyzed from the Neck Down from Rare Disease Makes Incredible Recovery, Now Back at the Gym
A man who was paralyzed from the neck down has made an incredible recovery and is back in the gym just six months after...
For First Time in History, AI Learns to Translate Silent Human Brain Activity into Text for Locked-In Syndrome Patients
In a landmark technological achievement, scientist has developed an AI system that can translate the thoughts of paralyzed patients into words.
If You Donate to Robert Downey Jr. Fundraiser, You Could Hang Out With Him at Avengers World Premiere
The A-lister is holding the contest so his charity can donate all of the funds towards researching a disease that is ailing one of his fans.
Stranger Helps Woman Down on Her Luck – Gets Repaid Years Later
Three years ago, a man felt compelled to pull over and help an unfortunate woman stuck in the rain. Now, they are repaying each...
Sweet Enzyme Discovered Can Actually Break Down Harmful Effects of Sugar
A delicious discovery could let you indulge your sweet tooth more often in the future without worrying so much about the negative effects on...
8-yo Running a Touchdown is Cutest Thing You’ll See Today
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One last play, run on a high school football field in Rhinelander, Wisconsin, allowed both teams to have some fun so that a...
NFL Player Makes Good on His Promise to Return Home and Take Special Needs Girl to Prom
Despite a busy schedule with the NFL, this 27-year-old player was more than happy to return home so he could take a girl with Down syndrome to her high school prom.
If You Ever Need to Get Pumped, Watch this 9-Year-old Singing Whitney Houston
This boy with Down syndrome might not be as famous as Whitney Houston just yet, but he is certainly getting there with his rendition of “I Have Nothing”.
Hobbyist Hedgetrimmer Transforms His Street into Green Sculpture Gallery in Memory of Beloved Wife
"We're a tourist attraction on Google Maps now," local Londener Polly Barker told CBS News, gesturing to her garden hedge—trimmed immaculately so as to...
Couple in Their 80s Have Fostered More Than 150 Children–No Plans to Stop Accepting Babies
English couple Margaret Isdale and her husband Robert decided to welcome a teenage girl into their home for foster care back in 1978.
Now almost...
She’s on Path to Be a Top Gun or Cancer Researcher–But First She Wins the Miss America Crown
Madison Marsh is not only the current Miss Colorado–she’s a Harvard student and a U.S. Air Force 2nd lieutenant who has earned a coveted...
Lonely Birthday Boy Receives Big Surprise When Convoy of 40 Truckers Come to Parade Him Through Town
Oliver Johnson turned 8 years old yesterday in his home in New Zealand. Lonely by nature, his mother had just the idea of what...
Equipment Manager Finally Gets to Play: Watch a Boy’s Basketball Triumph as High School Cheers
Equipment manager Carson Watters loves basketball, loves working on his junior varsity high school team, but never imagined he would ever get to play...
One-Armed Basketball Player Recruited for College Team Scores His First Points
On December 10th, teammates and fans of Northwestern State sounded their applause when their new freshmen basketball player scored his first points for the...
These States Allow Visitors Free Off-Road Wheelchairs In Their Parks and Nature Areas
Parks departments across the country are beginning to offer free all-terrain wheelchairs at their visitors centers for disabled people to explore their states' treasures...
Partners in a Golf Foursome Score 2 Back to Back Holes-in-one
A pair of golfing pals were astonished when they both got a hole in one in succession, breaking 17 million to one odds.
48-year-old David...
Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days, Suggesting Lost Cognitive Ability is Not Permanent
Just a few doses of an experimental drug that reboots protein production in cells can reverse age-related declines in memory and mental flexibility in...
Lyft is Giving Free Rides to People On Their Way to Job Interviews and Training
Millions of at-risk Americans and Canadians will now have access to free transportation during the first three weeks of employment at a new company.