It was an ordinary morning when Courtney Greatrex walked on the way to the London tube station to catch a train to work. It was 7.30 AM and the 22-year-old was going about her usual routine. Just then, a white van drove up next to her in the slow morning traffic, and three men inside …
Four years ago, six-year-old Sara Hinesley came to America to join a new family in Fredrick, Maryland. When she arrived from China, she could speak and write some Mandarin. With the help of her new family, particularly her new sister Veronica, Sara quickly picked up English. It’s a story not so unique until you learn …
Many young men and women enjoy challenging themselves, both physically and mentally. Amelia Milling, a 21-year-old girl who is deaf, isn’t scared of tough challenges. She decided that she was going to climb up a mountain in Alaska by herself. However, things went terribly wrong at one point. Amelia set off on a three-day hike …
When Denny Kukich got on a plane, he didn’t know what good deed he would be doing in that very aircraft shortly after. Kukich had just finished settling into his seat when a large group of ten soldiers arrived on the plane. They filled up all the empty seats surrounding Kukich. Curious, Kukich decided to …
Kirsten Kinch of Dublin, Ireland, thought everything would be fine when she left Nova, her Husky, at a boarding kennel to take a family trip to Iceland. But then she came home and found that her beloved canine companion had passed away. Kinch dropped Nova off at P&E Boarding Kennels and Cattery on the 27th …
A number of staff and students at the University of Edinburgh have struggled to keep faith in the university’s protocols and zero-tolerance policies concerning sexual misconduct and harassment. An incident involving Ross Brain was left unresolved until this month. Action has finally been taken, but is it too little, too late? Back in January, Ross …
When animals are mistreated and abused, it tends to stir emotions in people that they don’t normally show. A husky was dragged behind a bike in China one day, and the entire event was captured on camera for others to see. The dog was dragged for some time before it was finally removed. During the …
College graduation is supposed to be a day filled with excitement for students graduating from their university. After four years of hard work and dedication, they walk across the stage to receive their diploma, cheered on by friends and family. For one graduate of La Concepcion College, that day might have ended only in tears …
A few Taiwanese flight attendants had to deal with a male passenger from the United States recently. The passenger was obese and found that it was difficult to sit comfortably in the airplane seat. While the passenger was on the flight, he asked the attendants to wipe his butt for him. The head flight attendant …
In the United States, McDonald’s is known for its hamburgers and chicken nuggets. However, the restaurant is known for the variety of chicken wings that it serves in China. One customer got a little more in her order than what she wanted when she opened her container of chicken wings. She noticed that some of …