Cheri Guy is a teacher at Desert Pines High School in a low income area of Las Vegas, where for 10 years, they’ve had a program called “Wishmas”. Students share a gift they want and why, and teachers and staff use their own money to fulfill as many wishes as possible. One student’s wish was…… read more »
One of the heirs to the fortune of fashion house Hermes is 80-year-old Nicolas Puech. He’s worth around $11 billion , and he plans to leave his money to a guy who used to work for Nicolas as a gardener and handyman, and he’s become like family. He and his wife already live with him. Nicolas…… read more »
A woman in New Hampshire accidentally threw her wedding ring in the trash recently and didn’t realize until it was already at the dump. But workers managed to find it, and she got it back. She was lucky they had some experience with this. It’s the third ring they’ve found for people, just in the…… read more »
Paula Parker, a Wyoming woman, filled her entire town with snowmen for the holidays this year. But they’re made of wood, not snow. She enjoys making snowman decorations you put out on your lawn, so she decided to make at least one for every person in her small town of just over 300 people. The snowmen…… read more »
Lizzi Larbalestier is a volunteer for British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), and she spent nine months caring for injured seals after she turned her Airbnb into a makeshift animal hospital. In some cases, the seals were in need of medical treatment after being injured by boats or fishing equipment, or they were orphaned pups.…… read more »
Def Leppard shared pro shot video of “Pour Some Sugar On Me” from a performance in Sydney in November. They also posted a new episode of “Behind The World Tour Episode 17: Brisbane + Sydney”. Ozzy Osbourne says what you saw on “The Osbournes” wasn’t scripted, like today’s reality shows. And he was ready to…… read more »
Bestselling author James Patterson just gave $300,000 in Christmas bonuses to employees at independent bookstores around the U.S. 600 people got $500 each. They were all nominated by their boss, or members of the community. (James holds the record for most #1 New York Times bestsellers. His books include “Along Came a Spider”, “Kiss the…… read more »
A firefighter in North London went above and beyond his call of duty when he found a woman’s handbag at a local gas station. Firefighter Nyma Zadeh drove over an hour to return the lost bag to its owner. in Hertfordshire. The bag’s owner said she’d been in tears for days over the loss of…… read more »
A warehouse filled with donated Christmas toys got destroyed by a tornado near Nashville on Saturday. The roof and walls are basically gone. But somehow, most of the GIFTS survived it. The charity behind the toy drive called it a Christmas miracle…… The “Arizona Daily Star” newspaper has been doing something fun for the holidays. One…… read more »
A liquor store in Nebraska did its annual “Good Beer for a Good Cause” event. They hold a beer tasting, and 20% of sales go to charity. They’ll use the funds to send care packages to families with kids in intensive care on Christmas Day…… Government workers in New Hampshire showed up to a lake…… read more »