Good News & Inspiring Stories - Page 151

March 23, 2021

Actor Jon Cryer helping LA homeless with tiny homes project

Hope of The Valley is a California homelessness organization building tiny homes as an innovative, affordable and scalable solution to the humanitarian crisis: a bridge between the streets and permanent housing.

March 23, 2021

Iowa woman, 104, gets COVID-19 vaccine decades after surviving 1918 flu pandemic

A 104-year-old Iowa woman who was a child during the 1918 flu pandemic has officially received her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, per local reports. 

March 22, 2021

California teacher sings affirmations ahead of tests to inspire students

Every day, Katie Booser sings affirmations alongside her students at Franklin Elementary School in Santa Barbara before their multiplication tests. 

March 22, 2021

Helen Keller and Anne Sullivan: What to know about the trailblazers for the blind and deaf

Before the age of two, Helen Keller suffered a serious illness, presumed to be either meningitis or scarlet fever.

March 19, 2021

Bell from WWII-era Navy ship returned to Oregon homeowners months after wildfire theft

After months of investigation, a World War II-era ship bell that was stolen in the wake of an Oregon wildfire was returned to its owners.

March 18, 2021

Maine cop and good Samaritan rescue driver from overturned, burning vehicle

A Maine police officer responding to an early morning crash Wednesday teamed up with a good Samaritan to pull the injured driver to safety as flames shot out of the other side of the overturned vehicle, dashcam video shows.

March 18, 2021

Cheerleader at Applebees performs CPR on man having a seizure, saves him: report

This cheerleader deserves some cheers of her own.

March 16, 2021

Generous diner leaves $10G tip at Florida Keys restaurant

This must’ve been one seriously good meal.

March 16, 2021

California substitute teacher living in car gets surprise $27,000 check on 77th birthday from former student

Even before the pandemic, Jose "Mr. V" Villarruel hadn't been making enough from his substitute teaching job and was relying mainly on his Social Security.

March 16, 2021

Manta ray photobombs Florida surfer in viral photo

Lucky Florida photographer Rusty Escandell got the snap of a lifetime on Sunday when a mammoth manta ray — more than 8 feet long — jumped out of the water and photobombed a surfer.