Snowman who melted Florida students' hearts takes on new life
The trips in and out of the freezer took their toll on the snowman who was sent from Kentucky to snow-deprived children in Florida.
On the Road
Brett Phillips credits home run to young fan battling cancer
Chloe Grimes gifted her favorite player a bracelet and he's been wearing it for good luck ever since.
Blind drag racer has a lesson about following your dreams
Steve Hartman's blind nephew was inspired by a blind drag racer. A pilot then helped him achieve his dream of flying a plane.
A Navy sailor's love song landed him the girl and, decades later, an album
For years, the sheet music sat in a drawer until their grandson found it.
Cancer patient asked her nurse to adopt her young son when she died
"I'm thankful everyday that she made that decision," the son, who is now 16, said of his late mother.
An unlikely urban planner injects new life into her Michigan community
In six years, Shamayim Harris and an army of volunteers have transformed Highland Park from a ghost town.
Having a bad day? Elementary students offer pep talks on free hotline
Whatever your insecurity, their advice will restore your confidence.
The 'HugAgain' lets grandfather embrace grandchildren after stroke
The HugAgain has allowed Arkansas grandfather Kevin Eubanks do something he hadn't been able to do in years —envelope his grandchildren.
Every student at five Chicago high schools to get free college tuition, nonprofit says
"This country was built on the notion that no matter where you come from, you can become successful and wealthy — that just factually is not true," Pete Kadens said.
A Florida teacher's students had never seen snow — so her sister sent them a snowman
Lucky the snowman now lives in the school cafeteria freezer.
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