How an 11-year-old Iowa superfan got to meet her pop idol, Michael McDonald
Paisley Gardner's parents didn't know what to think when she became obsessed with the smooth voice of 1970s soft rock legend Michael McDonald.
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83-year-old man becomes street musician to raise money for Alzheimer's research
After Larry Kingsley's wife was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, all he wanted to do was make a difference.
Teen who walked 6 miles to middle school graduation gets college scholarship
Xavier Jones spent two hours walking to his middle school graduation, inspiring a university president in the audience.
Man who responded to suspected scammer does good — for a second time
Ben Taylor helped a second person after his story was first shared in 2018.
How a cup of coffee from a gym owner changed a homeless man's life
God Body gym owner Roderick Duncan's relationship with Bryan Taylor started with a cup of coffee, but it grew into so much more.
76-year-old celebrates self-love by marrying herself: "It's all a bed of roses"
The dress was white, but everything else about Dottie Fideli's wedding was far from traditional.
Former sanitation worker and Harvard Law grad honors school's support staff
Rehan Staton started a nonprofit to guarantee that the support staff at Harvard Law School will not only be seen, but celebrated.
Indiana town honors longtime gravedigger who lifts people up
Turns out that the man who lifts up the people of Galveston is the same man who puts them down.
7th grader who took the wheel of a school bus called "a hero"
Not having a cell phone helped seventh grader Dillon Reeves make a stunning rescue.
A clerk created art on billing statements to help a patient heal
Every month during her physical therapy, Melody Morrow's billing statement arrived in the mail with a new drawing.
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