Thankfully, Texas police have decided not to charge a 14-year-old Muslim boy wrongfully arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. Officials at MacArthur High
Kindness Changes Everything
Thankfully, Texas police have decided not to charge a 14-year-old Muslim boy wrongfully arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. Officials at MacArthur High
I am certainly not the first parent in the world to be surprised at some of the things my child says. Occasionally the words of
On Wednesday morning, around 8:00 am, Corporal Che’ Atkinson noticed a woman sitting in the lobby of our District I station in Hyattsville. She had
I was doing this crappy market research job where I’d stand outside supermarkets and ask people for their receipts if they didn’t need to keep
Construction workers get a reputation for being pretty tough dudes. They work in all sorts of weather, slam hammers into things, and lift heavy stuff
Officer Dan Hicks in North Carolina extended a hand of compassion to a man in apparent distress on Wednesday evening. The part where they hug…
On Sept. 11, 2001, 83 employees of the investment banking firm Sandler O’Neill & Partners were in the company’s office on the 104th floor of
For many years, it has been thought that children are born to be altruistic. The theory was that children quickly realize that being kind gets
Following childbirth at a military hospital I shared a room with another lady who had given birth within a couple hours of me. This lady
Millions of children around the world grow hungrier every day. And the United States is no different. According to the Department of Agriculture (USDA), 15.8
Children can teach us a lot. There needs to be even more of this in the world. …and we’re loving the refugee mother’s smile. So
“What’s your favorite insect?” my seven-year-old daughter asked as we took an evening walk on the first night of her spring vacation. “You can’t pick
About the Quote: Roger Joseph Ebert (/ˈiːbərt/; June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic and historian, journalist, screenwriter and author.
I bought a ticket to Ireland when I was 24 (I’m from California) for my boyfriend and I. We didn’t have much money, and planned
We are the women with heavy eyelids, hectic homes, and full hearts. We are mothers. When our little one forgot his favorite blanket in the
I hired a plumber to help me restore an old farmhouse, and after he had just finished a rough first day on the job: a
Several residents and first responders came to help victims of a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 10, Harrison County. In the photo above, Firefighter Casey Lessard, plays
‘Miss,’ she said, as I bit my tongue. I was choking on the worst insult a female junior doctor can bear, ‘I know that crystal
It’s the break-up that nobody talks about. The one that tears you apart in ways your high school boyfriends and hazy nights with strangers at
There’s simply nothing classy about fox hunting, a bloody tradition that uses dogs to tear foxes limb from limb. While a ban on the cruel
As a police officer, I don’t make much money, but I meet people on a daily basis that struggle more than I do. Tonight while
My grandparents were married for almost 60 years. At the time, my granddad was in his late 70s and due to his unhealthy diet (the
Below is a text from my daughter which she sent to me. It gave me a glow of pride. “I just have to share this
“For as long as I have lived in my house, (I) always thought the Mailman was very nice. He put this in the mailbox. Reminds
Last month when my soon to be ex husband decided to beat the ever living (hell) out of me, and I tried to call the