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Texas Olive Garden Pays Couple’s Tab Before Soldier Deploys
It had been a normal Sunday night for Dawn Ward, a waitress at the Olive Garden restaurant in Lubbock, Texas.
Then, a married couple were...
Shoe Shiner Donates $200,000 in Tips to Children in Need
Albert Lexie, the longtime shoe shiner, has been giving back to others for years.
He is Pittsburgh's hero in disguise. With no fancy clothes and...
25 Years of Red Nose Day Raises Millions for Charity
Comic Relief stars, past and present, today will mark 25 years of Red Nose Day and celebrate the 50 million lives that have been...
Hero Uses Own Money to Buy Groceries for Those Who Can’t Afford to Shop
Named an everyday Hero, Don Hanlon achieves that with a simple, but generous gesture.
He walks in the doors and says, "What do you need?"
Once...
Mark Zuckerberg Creating a New Breed Of Silicon Valley Philanthropists
Facebook founder Mark Zuckerburg is the ultimate success story, and he is a generous guy. This is typical of the latest generation of wealthy...
Cockroaches Could Lead to New Antibiotics
Most people might see cockroaches as good-for-nothing pests, but this germ-ridden insect could be an indirect source of new antibiotics for humans. Researchers have...
Six Photos That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity – and Cops
Officer Buys Boots for Homeless Man-
This photo taken by a tourist in Times Square, shows 25 year-old NYPD officer Lawrence DePrimo stooping on his...
Companies That Were ‘Naughty And Nice’ In 2012
Consumer Reports unveiled its third annual Naughty & Nice List featuring companies whose policies attracted either nasty stares or gleeful praise. The companies were...
$38 Mil Donated to Storm Relief as Help Streams in From Agencies
Friday night a star-studded NBC telethon raised an unknown amount of money for storm relief efforts with its broadcast featuring hometown heroes Springsteen, Jon...
Start Up Company Wins $630,000 for Making Bio-Plastic Out of Greenhouse Gas
A young start-up called Mango Materials has won a Green Challenge prize of $630,000 for its plan to use bacteria to turn the most...
Five ‘Good News Heroes’ Win Sweet Treats for Their Inspiring Acts
SendFudge.com has partnered with the Good News Network to award free gourmet fudge to five people who are consistently doing nice things to make...
Billionaire Driver Asks Directions, Donates $20,000 for Woman’s Kidney Fund
Santa Barbara resident Jennifer Vasilakos was in the neighborhood handing out flyers and raising funds when a driver stopped to ask for directions.
She never...
Trucker Convoy Brings Donated Hay to Oregon Ranches Devastated by Fires
Massive wildfires have blackened about a million acres in southeast Oregon, killing countless cattle and horses and leaving no grazing land for struggling ranches...
Nation’s Sense of Itself Has Been Utterly Transformed by Olympics
The International Olympic Committee's decision seven years ago to choose London has, after 17 sport-packed days, been joyously, wondrously vindicated.
The most precious and unexpected...
Beating the Odds, Teen Moves From Homeless and Bullied, to Harvard
A North Carolina teen returned from camp last summer and discovered her parents had abandoned her. After years of hardship, Dawn Loggins did the...
Group Builds Fences to Free Dogs From Chained Existence
On May 23, 2009, a small group arrived at the Portland home of Chopper, a big hunk of a dog who spent day after...
As Federal Money Dries Up, States Get Creative in Funding Renewable Energy
Advocates of renewable energy have been trying unsuccessfully to pitch a new federal program in gridlocked Washington. But, in the states, progress in Hawaii,...
Man With 10 Brain Tumors Gets Cancer Treatment Paid By Good Samaritan
The family of a British man with 10 brain tumours say their prayers have been answered after a generous stranger agreed to pay for...
Community Kindness Spreads in Honor of Mom and Daughter Who Died
A kindness project has deeply touched the community of Tillamook, Ore., after the death of two locals -- a young mom named Wendy and...
Australia’s Best Boss: Bus Company CEO Gives Staff $15 Million
A Melbourne boss has stunned his staff by giving them a staggering $15 million gift -- the ultimate pay-off for their hard work and...