Story Dose

When 85-year-old Nana Abernathy picked up the phone and called a tree removal company in North Carolina, she was not looking for a miracle. She just needed firewood. She told them she was out…

In Rio de Janeiro, an animal shelter called Abrigo HOPE doesn’t just rescue abandoned dogs. It exclusively hires homeless people to care for them. The idea came from a simple observation: many people living…

Mervin Raudabaugh is 86 years old and has spent his entire life farming 261 acres in Pennsylvania. When data center developers came knocking with an offer of $60,000 per acre, the total came to…

PART 3 Ben moved the cursor over the name. Then he pulled his hand away from the mouse. “You don’t want to know.” “Yes, I do.” He looked around the finance office. Nobody seemed…

Part 2 Marcus’s camera hit the auditorium floor with a sharp crack that echoed louder than the applause had. No one bent to pick it up. Even Marcus just stared at the crimson folder…

PART 3 “Mom, don’t force yourself.” But she shook her head. No. She needed to tell me. Her fingers moved slowly across the paper. “Your name was not Sophia.” My heart stopped. I looked…

Five months after our divorce became final, a doctor called and said, “Your son was born early this morning.” I didn’t even know my ex-wife had been pregnant. I rushed to the hospital, convinced…

For 6 years, I secretly paid my 84-year-old neighbor’s $29 water bill, certain she never knew. The morning after her funeral, her son showed up at my door with an attorney and accused me…

A dramatic helicopter rescue off the Sonoma County coast in California ended safely after emergency crews reached a man who was clinging to rocks while being battered by waves. Authorities said the incident happened…

A dramatic wildlife rescue in New Jersey is warming hearts after firefighters worked together to save a young deer trapped in a metal fence during severe storm conditions. The rescue happened as a powerful…