Chicago photographer takes pictures for girl who was denied by school for hair extensions

One Michigan youngster was more than ready for her close-up after she wasn’t allowed to take school pictures because of her red, braided hair extensions, which violated dress code policies.

Navy dad surprises son at school in heartwarming reunion

A Central Florida father who has been deployed for nine months gave his son the surprise of a lifetime at his Winter Garden school Friday.

84-year-old Oakland woman hikes 300 miles along the Camino de Santiago

 “It’s simple,” Hanna Alger said. “ There’s nothing that I have to do other than get up and move one foot in front of the other.  I can start when I want and I can stop whenever I want and it just lets me be me.”

Austin couple declared oldest living married couple in the world by Guinness World Records

More than 80 years ago, John and Charlotte Henderson met as students at the University of Texas and both say they would've never imagined they'd be a world record holding couple. 

SWAT team member dressed as Batman surprises patients at children’s hospital, rappelling down side of building

Patients at a children’s hospital in Toledo, Ohio got a surprise visit from Batman on Wednesday when a SWAT team member dressed as Gotham’s Dark Knight rappelled down the side of the building.

Boy, 11, with terminal brain cancer asks for 'patches and prayers' from military, law enforcement

The family of a young boy from New York who was diagnosed earlier this year with a rare and terminal brain cancer is asking members of the military, law enforcement, EMS and firefighting communities to send along “patches and prayers” as he continues his difficult battle.

Act of kindness: Homeless man changes tire for woman stranded in middle of street

A homeless Utah man who changed a tire for a woman is challenging the stigma surrounding homelessness, according to a store owner who snapped a photo of the kind act. 

Act of kindness: Homeless man changes tire for woman stranded in middle of street

 A homeless Utah man who changed a tire for a woman is challenging the stigma surrounding homelessness, according to a store owner who snapped a photo of the kind act. 

Despite fall, 95-year-old former President Carter helps build home

With a bandage above his left eye and a large, red welt below it, former President Jimmy Carter was greeted by a cheering crowd Monday morning as he prepared to help build a home with Habitat for Humanity in Nashville.