Maria Carlin
A 4-year-old boy is alive today one year after a terrifying run-in with death and a mother’s decision that may have saved his life. In July 2024, Long Island resident Maria Carlin decided to take her son Jack to the hospital. He had awoken in the middle of the night struggling with what appeared to…

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As fear spreads across Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods, something else is growing too — compassion. In recent weeks, residents have stepped up in remarkable ways to support the city’s beloved street vendors, many of whom are afraid to work amid a sweeping federal immigration crackdown. Since the start of the operation, more than 3,200 people have…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The big red charity vending machines will be in more locations in more cities around the world for the ninth straight year. (See full list below.) The Giving Machines, part of the Light the World initiative meant to help people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ by serving others, allows donors to purchase chickens, sports…

Katharine House Hospice / SWNS
Love has a way of shining brightest in life’s hardest moments. That truth was on full display at Katharine House Hospice in Stafford, where 52-year-old cancer patient Karl Marsh married the love of his life, Sarah, in an emotional bedside ceremony that moved everyone to tears. Karl, who was diagnosed with tongue cancer last May,…

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