Stories to make you feel better.
Are you left-handed? If you are, here’s some good news for you: according to science, you are exceptional! If you look back on history, you will find that left-handedness was viewed as a weakness that needed to be worked on. Back in the day, left-handed students were forced to write with their right hands to
An adopted German Shepherd is being hailed a hero after saving her owner’s life. When Brian Myers, 59, first met Sadie, a German Shepherd surrendered at Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge (RBARI) in Oakland, New Jersey, it only took 20 minutes before the 6-year-old pooch got comfortable with him. 10 minutes later, Sadie was jumping in the
Two sanitation workers from New Iberia Parish, Louisiana, just saved an abducted girl’s life after blocking the perpetrator’s vehicle with their garbage truck. Dion Merrick and Brandon Antoine were working their trash route the morning of February 8 when they spotted the car described in an Amber Alert issued by the police about a 10-year-old
Winning a car is probably one of the luckiest things that can ever happen to anyone. That’s exactly what happened to Haley Bridges, 17, of Appleton, Wisconsin, during a company Christmas party raffle in December. However, instead of keeping the car for herself—as one normally would—she decided to give it to her co-worker! Haley works
With the hustle and bustle of human life, most of us have never taken the time to think about how stray animals live. But if you look closely, you’d see what it’s really like for these homeless creatures. They spend their days roaming the streets, scavenging for food in the trash, drinking dirty street water,
Eric Church and Jazmine Sullivan warmed the hearts of the audiences with their soulful rendition of the national anthem at the Super Bowl LV, held last Sunday, February 7, 2021. But the two talented singers were not the only ones who performed their hearts out as an ASL (American Sign Language) performer steals the spotlight.
A new Toyota ad featuring Paralympian Jessica Long’s life story is tugging at the heartstrings of many. Long—who has already won 23 medals, including 13 golds—is the second-most decorated Paralympian in U.S. history. The Toyota commercial featuring her incredible journey debuted during the Super Bowl, which aired on Sunday. The touching spot shows Long—who was
If you’ve ever wondered how Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton got together, maybe this new T-Mobile ad can tell you. The couple recently teamed up with their “The Voice” co-star Adam Levine, 41, for a Super Bowl LV commercial for the wireless network operator. In it, T-Mobile had some fun imagining just how the two
A leading applied technology company is building high-tech indoor farms to grow affordable and nutritious produce at scale. AppHarvest recently delivered its first-ever harvest—Beefsteak tomatoes—to select national retailers such as Kroger, Publix, Walmart, Food City, and Meijer. The sustainably grown vegetable crops were gathered from the company’s 60-acre flagship indoor farm in Morehead, Kentucky. These
This mother of four’s success story will inspire you to never give up on your dreams, no matter how long it will take for you to reach them. When Evelyn Uba moved to the United States from Nigeria in 1983, she had one dream: to become a lawyer. Now, after almost a decade of tears,
Dogs sometimes show the quirkiest behaviors, and those habits tend to endear them more to us. One example of a pup like that is Ruby, a German Shorthaired Pointer. She and her brother Miles often go to The Den Doggy Daycare in Burlington, Ontario, where Ruby has made many friends. This pooch is definitely not
Not even a snowstorm can stop these two friends from helping hospital staff get home to their families faster. Abbey Meeker and her friend’s son, 10-year-old Christian Stone, braved the snowstorm on February 1 just so some essential employees at Westerly Hospital wouldn’t have to worry about their snow-capped vehicles. Donning their winter gear and