Firefighters rescue cat with head stuck in tire
A cat whose head got stuck in the rim of a tire was freed with help from firefighters on Feb. 2.
Storekeeper allows customers to take free goods if they can answer math problems
A storekeeper in a convenience store in the Bronx, New York City, lets customers grab whatever they want in the store for five seconds if they can answer a math problem right. Twenty-year-old Ahmed Alwan looks after Lucky Candy, a small bodega or convenience store owned by his family. He initially started the game to […]
Dance class brings elderly with dementia out of isolation
A dance class in Nevada, USA, is changing the lives of the elderly with dementia by drawing them out of isolation to establish connections with others. Dance school Ballroom of Reno partnered with Dementia Friendly Washoe County for the initiative and holds the dance class on Wednesdays for the elderly to attend, as per KOLO […]
103-year-old woman plays piano every day for fellow elderly in assisted living facility
A 103-year-old woman from Minnesota, USA, is using her passion for music to play piano for her fellow elderly in their assisted living facility. Ruth Everson, a resident at Stearns Place Assisted Living in Paynesville City, puts on a piano recital every day at lunch time, much to the joy of the other elderly residents, […]
Teachers help mom who gave birth to baby in school restroom
Three teachers from Austin, Texas, in the US extended their help to a mother who gave birth inside one of the restrooms of elementary school IDEA Bluff Springs. Amberlynn Balli, Valentina Davalos and Erica Beverly were leaving an awards ceremony at the school last week when they happened upon Andres Soto-Rodriguez, the dad of one […]
Dad loses 40 pounds to save baby son’s life with liver transplant
Sean Kelley, a father in New York, did not think twice about losing weight so he could donate a portion of his liver to his infant son and save his life. Kelley, who works as a professor, lives in West Almond with his wife, Josie, and their seven children–Dylan, 19; Meara, 11; Christina, 11; Tristan, […]
Couple brings wedding to ICU so bride’s father can witness ceremony
A couple from Indiana, USA, brought their wedding to the intensive care unit so the bride’s father could join them in their special occasion. When Shelby Schweikhart and Jared Conville got engaged, they were not expecting to have their wedding at the hospital. But when Schweikhart’s father’s cancer returned, the couple decided to exchange their […]
US woman who grew up in foster care adopts 6 boys
Jessica Benzakein, a single mom from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, changed the lives of her six foster sons when she adopted them. Benzakein has two biological children, 14-year-old Eli and 9-year-old Brenna, but her brood expanded even more when the adoption papers of her six foster sons were signed last Jan. 3, as per TMJ4 on Jan […]
Uber driver goes back to college, earns degree after passenger settles unpaid balance
A former Uber driver from Atlanta, Georgia in the United States, was able to return to college and earn an associate’s degree after her passenger settled her unpaid balance. Forty-three-year-old Latonya Young worked as a hairstylist and a driver for Uber to make ends meet, according to WBS-TV on Jan. 1. Young had put on […]