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Travel can be tough surrounding holidays. Airports and highways are always jam-packed, and everyone seems a little more on edge than usual. In the midst of it all, there are kind strangers waiting to help those who need it. A couple recently made one man’s day when they generously offered a helping hand in his …

Every Memorial Day, many war veterans and active duty servicemen and women head to cemeteries around the country. They are there to visit the graves of their fellow servicemen and women that fell in the line of duty. If you were to take a walk through a cemetery on one of the days following Memorial …

Prior to August 2, 2010, Benson was a flourishing college student. Fluent in French, she had almost completed degrees in History, French, and Education at Trent University. She had dreams of becoming a teacher. But a tragic car accident and her decision to put her feet on the dashboard changed all of that. Benson doesn’t …

These pictures are disturbing. They show a badly beaten teenager who was attacked by bullies on his way home from school in South Wales. Look at how swollen his face is, who could have done this? The boy, 15, had reportedly just gotten off the school bus when he was attacked. His jaw was broken, …

News of the horrific bombing which took place Monday night at an Ariana Grande concert shocked the world far beyond Manchester, where the tragedy took place. The devastating aftermath of the attack– which left 22 dead and 59 injured– has broken hearts around the world; including the heart of 23-year-old pop star Ariana Grande, who …

A Utah couple credited divine intervention with their diabetic alert dog being able to sense their daughter’s blood sugar dropping from five miles away. Sadie, a 4-year-old with diabetes and Down Syndrome, once relied on her parents to keep her blood sugar levels stable. That is until they brought home a special Labrador named Hero …

    Christianity and Islam are two of the largest religions in the world and share a historical and traditional connection, but with some major theological differences. The two faiths share a common place of origin in the Middle East, and both are monotheistic religions. However, Muslim expansion into Christian territories and Christian imperialism in …

  While most of us love doing some funny stuff for a night life, we sometimes come up enjoying the unexpected things. But perhaps little did some people know, sometimes a fun night out turns out unreasonably violent. And this has happened to a shirtless guy who went violent and has learned a big mistake …

  Gloria Porter lived in Pennsylvania and she had to stay for a week at Excela Frick Hospital. She would pass time in her third-floor room by watching steel and ironworkers construct the front of the hospital.   Gloria was a bit concerned about the safety of the workers. But it was ironworker Jeff Reick …

  There’s nothing more daunting that buying a new, or a new-to-you, car. First, there’s the research, Kelley’s Blue Book and CARFAX Vehicle History Report, especially if you are looking at a used auto.   After amassing tons of incomprehensible data, then you brace yourself to face down the car salesman and negotiate. It doesn’t …

  When Jenny Verastro neared the end of her life, she revealed something truly stunning to her family. From her deathbed, the Staten Island-native told her family about a hidden secret, locked away for many years – right underneath a sewing machine.   Source: www.theriflebird.com

  Most of us don’t really think much about pennies. In fact, if we were to drop a penny, we might not even take the effort to bend over and pick it up. After all, you can’t get much for a single cent these days but you might be surprised to learn that one of …

“Everyone says if you consume more, you’re happier. But that’s not the mark of a very thoughtful person.” Travel Writer and guru, Rick Steves, believes in investing his money, but not in the traditional sense of the word. “Rick’s investment is in people, community, and as he says, it could be more rewarding [than money],” …

  This might just look like a bench, but it’s actually being seen as a symbol of a greater social issue by a lot of outraged people.     As you can see, someone nailed down wooden dividers to every bench in Lamont Park in Washington D.C. without authorization, with many citing the act as …

  There are good people in the world, and more of them than you think. We see so much negativity in the media and around us sometimes, that it’s hard to remember this simple fact. Stories like the following are what keep us going. They’re the positive fuel that helps us battle all that not-so-good …

Ah, the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune of love, that can so easily turn into poisoned barbs and bitter resentment when something goes wrong, which, unfortunately, it often does. Young love is a many splendoured thing and an important part of maturing and growing up into the responsible adults today’s youth will one day …

  Seriously, does any woman actually want to be proposed to on a scoreboard during a baseball game?   One unfortunate man thought it was a good idea to broadcast his feelings for a certain somebody on the scoreboard at Fenway Park during the Boston Red Sox-Chicago Cubs game Sunday night.   Apparently, the woman …