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Read moreWhen Nadia Nadim was just 10 years old, her father, a general in the Afghan army, was executed by the Taliban. Terrified and unable to...
Read moreRashad Conwell has worked as a FedEx driver for eight years now. He has gotten to know the people who live along his regular route...
Read moreLike much of the country, the weather in Oklahoma has been sweltering this summer. Michael Lynn was out running errands one day when he saw...
Read moreMatt Uber is no stranger to child-rearing. The Carmel, Indiana, dad has four daughters, the youngest of whom is 4-year-old Vera Posy. Still, all the...
Read moreFor more than a year, Nate Carroll of Winnebago, Wisconsin, got up before dawn to squeeze in a few hundred push-ups before waking up his...
Read moreA few years ago, Richard Hutchins was a successful artist who worked with several big names in entertainment. After suffering one misfortune after another, he...
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Read moreBoth domestic and international travel ground to a halt during the novel coronavirus pandemic. Travel agents like Julie Pflaumer of Rozet, Wyoming, struggled to make...
Read moreEvery once in a while, we experience defining moments that change us profoundly. Earl Young will never forget the two that set him on a...
Read moreEach year, Emily Domenech visits Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia with her family to honor their hero, her grandfather John Domenech. John was an Army...
Read moreIt's easy to forget that underneath the uniform and badge, police officers can be just as startled by emergency situations as anyone else. The difference...
Read moreAaron Murphy is no stranger to poverty. The young humanitarian has devoted his life to "blessing strangers" in Latin America, using nothing but the power...
Read moreAt the start of the novel coronavirus pandemic, personal protective equipment was nearly impossible to find. To help overburdened health care workers, 8-year-old Zohaib Begg...
Read moreFor the past 23 years, Tylan Bailey has been the person to call whenever something goes wrong at Hightower Elementary in Doraville, Georgia. As head...
Read moreMost people know Rui PatrÃcio as the professional soccer player who is the current goalkeeper for the Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Portugal national team. Off the...
Read moreEthan Katicic of Edmonton, Canada, has always dreamed of becoming a firefighter. Recently, the 18-year-old got a taste of what it really feels like to...
Read moreWhen Karen Cunningham was researching graduate programs, she knew she needed to find a school that would support her goal of having a baby while...
Read moreFifteen years ago, Vainuupo Avegalio, or "AV" as he likes to be called, left the small Samoan Islands village he called home to join the...
Read moreIn these unusual times, it's so encouraging to know that our future is in good hands! The kids and teens in the stories below are...
Read moreGrowing up in Brenham, Texas, Wanda Smith always knew she wanted to become a teacher someday. She graduated from high school ready to head to...
Read moreLike many families, Steven Poust and his two children decided to spend part of their Memorial Day weekend on their boat. Steven took his 7-year-old...
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Read moreThere are few freedoms quite as powerful as the one earned by forgiveness – a truth that few understand better than Eric Lomax. The Edinburgh,...
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