New tradition continues as grandma and man she mistakenly texted to come to Thanksgiving dinner reunite

It's a new holiday tradition of sorts that has been going six years strong. On Thanksgiving day, two strangers who were brought together by a mistakenly-sent text message reunited again for Thanksgiving.

‘Well-fed’ squirrel freed by rescuers after getting stuck in bird feeder

According to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in England, a squirrel who may have had a few too many nuts found itself trapped in a bird feeder and had to be freed by an RSPCA rescue officer.

Georgia sheriff talks man into putting down his gun, comforts him

It could have had a tragic ending. Instead, a Georgia sheriff talked a distraught man out of taking his own life by cop.

South Bay high school aims to collect more than 1,000 turkeys for families in need

Students and staff at Presentation High in San Jose began collecting turkeys as part of their holiday drive. Their goal is to collect 1,000 turkeys. They really want to beat the school’s record – which is 1,090 turkeys collected in one day.

Woman who started virtual Thanksgiving table in 2020 to ‘create another gathering’

In 2020, the Boston resident thought up a way to spread a little holiday cheer with a creative take on a virtual Thanksgiving party — and this year she will do the same.

Wyoming girl, teddy bear reunited after year-long separation during Glacier National Park trip

Six-year-old Naomi Pascal lost a teddy bear she had since leaving an Ethiopian orphanage. Thanks to a sharp-eyed, compassionate park ranger, she has been reunited with the irreplaceable stuffed animal a year later.

A cut above: Detroit teen caught giving haircuts at school, catches eye of city's top barber

"While we were walking to the office and everything, all the administrators were like, 'I respect the hustle and things like that,'" Cameron said. And they’re certainly not alone.

Nonprofit gifts free bridal gowns, weddings to US veterans, first responders

Brides Across America has gifted over 26,000 dresses and more than two dozen weddings to military and first responder couples across the U.S.

Mother of famed climber Alex Honnold marks 70th birthday with record-setting ascent up Yosemite's El Capitan

Wolownick marked her 70th birthday by scaling Yosemite National Park's famed El Capitan, again breaking her own record as the oldest woman to climb the world's largest granite monolith.

Army dad dresses as referee, surprises son at football game

Ninth-grader Fred Grooms of Alabama was introduced to a group of referees before a football game, soon realizing one of them was his father, who is in the U.S. Army.

Tom Brady's heartwarming gesture leaves young cancer survivor in tears

Tom Brady approached a young Tampa Bay Buccaneers fan who was holding a sign saying he beat brain cancer. After the quarterback gave him a hat and shook his hand, the boy broke down in tears.

Police answer 4-year-old's call in New Zealand, confirm his toys are cool

A 4-year-old boy in New Zealand who made an emergency call asking for police to come over and see his toys was surprised by a real-life visit.