good deeds
'Grandpa Kitchen,' beloved Indian YouTuber, dead at 73
November 1, 2019 | 10:02amCherished Indian YouTube cook Narayana Reddy, whose enormous meals served local orphan children, has died at 73. Since Reddy debuted on social media in August 2017, his channel Grandpa Kitchen...
Server gets surprise $1,000 tip from mysterious man
October 28, 2019 | 3:23pmOne mysterious benefactor left some major green after enjoying his red sauce. A server at Mama Catena, an Italian joint in Euclid, Ohio, got the shock of her life after...
Classmates surprise boy who lost everything in fire with new toys
October 2, 2019 | 9:27amThese third-graders can teach us all a lesson.
Professor's compassionate act for student goes viral
September 27, 2019 | 10:54amTaking matters -- and the child -- into her own hands, the Georgia professor carried the boy on her back for the duration of the three-hour lecture so the baby’s...
Football players give bullied classmate their clothes in moving video
September 16, 2019 | 10:55am"The best day of my entire life basically."
Bar receives anonymous $500 with 45-year-old confession
September 9, 2019 | 11:57amIt’s never too late to make amends. A bar in Lincoln, Neb., recently received an envelope that reportedly contained $500 and a letter from an anonymous source apologizing for breaking...
Manhattan jogger appears to give sneakers to homeless man, walks off barefoot
August 19, 2019 | 12:34amHe's a good 'sole.' Heart-warming video shows a jogger in the Financial District gifting his socks and sneakers to a man sitting on a sidewalk grate on Sunday morning. The...
Boy challenges neighbors to random acts of kindness after El Paso shooting
August 6, 2019 | 9:38amAn 11-year-old boy with a heart of gold is challenging the community of El Paso to commit random acts of kindness as a way to help the city heal from...
Mom and her son overwhelmed by a stranger's kind deed at McDonald's
August 2, 2019 | 10:15amA McDonald's combo supersized her heart. Last Sunday, mother Heidi Goforth and her son were ordering breakfast burritos at the drive-thru. When they arrived at the window to pay, they...
Man reunited with lost class ring more than 50 years later
June 27, 2019 | 12:02pmDOTHAN, Ala. — A man has been reunited with the Auburn University class ring he lost most than 50 years ago. The Dothan Eagle reports 74-year-old Victor Voss got his...
School custodian finds class ring, tracks down man who lost it in 1979
June 4, 2019 | 10:26amOne man’s trash is another man’s treasure — in this case, a long-lost class ring. For custodian Brian Rizzo, it was just another day at the office, cleaning up debris...
Home Depot heroes build walker for toddler with muscle condition
May 30, 2019 | 12:01pmHome Depot offered more than building supplies to Logan Moore. The 2-year-old has a condition called hypotonia, which weakens his muscles and leaves him unable to walk on his own....
Chick-fil-A makes special Sunday delivery for boy with brain tumor
April 25, 2019 | 4:29pmChick-fil-A might usually be closed on Sundays, but that doesn’t mean they’re not willing to help out a child in need.
How new parents can ask for help without being jerks
April 23, 2019 | 7:29pmPhiladelphia couple Jim and Alex Burns recently went viral for an eyebrow-raising crowdsourcing request. In a post on MealTrain.com, Jim, the husband, explained that he and his wife were expecting...
Couple expecting first kid wants free meals, therapy from donors
April 19, 2019 | 3:00pmThis outrageous crowdsourcing request is leaving a bad taste in the mouth of Twitter readers. Most people ask for meal donations out of need — but a Philadelphia man has...
Unexpected reason Miami spring breaker went viral
March 28, 2019 | 11:34amJoshua Caraway, 19, a freshman at the University of West Georgia, went against the grain last week by picking up after hundreds of rowdy fellow college students -- and the...
Kenyan teacher who gave earnings to poor wins $1M prize
March 25, 2019 | 10:18amA Kenyan educator's lesson in selflessness has just earned him the title of the best teacher in the world. Peter Tabichi -- who teaches at a school with just one...
Supermarket worker praised for returning wallet with cash inside
October 23, 2018 | 5:13pmAn Alabama teen has gone viral after returning a lost cell phone and wallet filled with nearly $300 cash left behind at a supermarket. Sheila Spencer, the owner of the...
My mission in life is to mow lawns for free
June 13, 2018 | 3:54pmRodney Smith Jr. is the pied piper of lawn mowers. For the second summer in a row, the 28-year-old is on a mission to mow lawns in all 50 states...
Man reaches out to Jeff Bezos after Amazon driver stole his dog — and got results
May 4, 2018 | 10:46pmA puppy stolen by a British Amazon driver was reunited with her owner after the pooch’s “dad” reached out directly to CEO Jeff Bezos. Richard Guttfield said his black schnauzer...