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History & Heroes
The Jungle Chose Mercy for a Fallen American Pilot
Fred Hargesheimer was 27 when his war turned into a fall. On a photo-reconnaissance mission over New Britain in the…
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Human Stories
From Homelessness to Success: Stories of Remarkable Resilience
Before they became rich and famous, some of the world’s most recognizable people faced a reality that many never see:…
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Human Stories
A little girl’s hospital wedding turned a hard diagnosis into joy
Four-year-old Abby Sayles was in the middle of a fight no child should have to understand. She was being treated…
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History & Heroes
The messenger who begged the world to believe him
In 1942, a 28-year-old Polish courier was smuggled into the Warsaw Ghetto disguised as a laborer. What he saw there…
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History & Heroes
At Mukti, a quiet prayer became a story the world remembered
In a quiet corner of India, at a modest mission called Mukti — a word that means salvation — Pandita…
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Human Stories
The office worker who talked a gunman into surrendering
On the morning of August 20, 2013, Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy outside Atlanta seemed to be moving through…
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NEWS
Maya Gebala’s quiet bravery in the Tumbler Ridge school shooting
Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, was left reeling after the tragic school shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday, February…
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Human Stories
The bookkeeper who talked a gunman down at a Georgia school
On the morning of August 20, 2013, Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy outside Atlanta began like any other school…
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Celebrities & Music
Five days after the tragic death of Chris Cornell, Norah Jones paid tribute to the Soundgarden legend with a spine-tingling live solo piano rendition of “Black Hole Sun” that 13 million viewers can’t stop replaying
“I just found this tonight and watched it 10 times. Then I wiped the tears. Hauntingly beautiful, and a lovely…
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Celebrities & Music
The late, great Johnny Cash’s final concert was a triumph of the spirit
Hello, I’m Johnny Cash. That’s how Johnny Cash started his concerts before firing up his early hit Folsom Prison Blues…
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