Inspiring Stories

Kobe Bryant left the world as one of the most admired, distinguished, and skilled athletes on earth. His untimely death affected more than the basketball community; it was one of the most devastating moments of a year already filled with widespread disease, violence, and death. He left behind a near-perfect legacy, one marked by unmatched

A Target customer thought he got one heck of a deal when he saw a top of the line electric toothbrush on sale for $0.01. But when he posted pictures online to shame the Target employee for not selling him the toothbrush, the internet clapped back in the best way possible. The deal was too

When police officer Ryan Holets spotted two heroin addicts shooting up behind an Albuquerque convenience store, he had no idea that he’d have an overwhelming urge to adopt the pregnant woman’s baby, but that’s exactly what he did. A sad sight Holets was responding to a suspected theft at a convenience store when he spotted

COVID – and the surrounding social distancing and lockdown – has challenged many of us mentally, as we deal with uncertainty, fear, and isolation. Chris Rock recently revealed during an interview with Gayle King on CBS Sunday Morning, that he’s even decided to attend seven hours of therapy a week this year. Facing uncomfortable truths

Eminem is making amends. The rapper has said a lot of controversial, incendiary things over the years, but many believe that he went a touch too far in one of his verses from a song recorded in 2009. The song may have been unreleased, but when it leaked back in 2019, questions were raised over

Dominique Harrison-Bentzen wanted to get home after a (pre-pandemic) night out, but she’d lost her bank card and couldn’t afford a taxi home. A man experiencing homelessness swooped in to save the day with an extraordinary act of kindness — and his good deed ended up being rewarded many times over. Robbie to the rescue

Actor and producer Reese Witherspoon proves that misconceptions about gender continue to permeate our society — but that it’s important to challenge them. An awkward Oscars moment Back at the 2002 Oscars, Witherspoon was fresh off the release of Legally Blonde when she took to the stage with then-husband Ryan Phillippe. The speech was planned,

Musical funnyman ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic might have just won 2020 – and our hearts – with a cute story of high-school love that gives us all the feels. ‘Weird Al’ meets Mona Lisa Long before he was a four-time Grammy winner, Alfred Matthew Yankovic was a “pretty awkward, shy and nerdy” 9th grader. Then, one

All signs are pointing to 18-year-old Simone Johnson becoming a fourth generation star wrestler. But her famous dad, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, wants to make sure she’s doing it for herself and nobody else. A rising star In early 2020, Simone Johnson signed a contract with the WWE and began training to become a pro

It’s not easy to go out on your own and start your own business – but all the hard work and risk is well worth it in the end if you do make it. Especially when you are risking it all for the woman who sacrificed everything for you. Tyler Graham’s life started out rough.