You can easily call Ryan Marquiss a miracle boy. He was born in Pennsylvania in 2009 with a rare condition…
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Man Survives Being Stuck in Frozen Car for 2 Months
An incredible story of survival out of Sweden, where a man has survived more than two months in his frozen…
Charlie Weingarten finds fresh ways to champion selfless acts of philanthropy
Charlie Annenberg Weingarten wants you to fall in love – with the world. That is one reason he founded Explore.org,…
Father delivered first baby (with help of 999 operator)
Sarah Alder spent months planning for her home birth. But what she hadn’t planned for was four inches of snowfall…
‘Oldest living twins’ aged 102
Two 102-year-old sisters who live in Aberdeenshire have been recognised as the world’s oldest living twins by the Guinness World…
Deng Fei goes beyond journalism to right wrongs
Investigative reporter Deng Fei won plaudits and nearly 3 million Chinese microblog followers with a string of articles on sensitive…
Defender of the weakest
Tony Boursiquot flashes the smile known to thousands of poor children and others across Haiti as he negotiates his SUV…
Shan Sethna teaches avalanche awareness to make backcountry skiing safer
The wind howls and the temperature plummets to hypothermic levels. Despite the frigid conditions, Shan Sethna is digging a pit…
Our truly special friendship
On a blustery day, Lily Turley and Cara Hearst are sipping tea together in a cafe. Lily is still grieving…
After double lung transplant to go back to work
A woman who was on the brink of death has told how she has returned to her pole dancing day…