A quick-thinking woman bravely put herself in harm's way to rescue two children in a runaway van recently. And although the woman's rescue attempt didn't quite go according to plan, she somehow managed to stop the vehicle before it rolled into the middle of a busy intersection.
A Philadelphia firefighter pulled a Superman-worthy stunt when he risked his own life rescuing a woman from a burning building, but his heroics extended far beyond that moment.
Proving that sometimes man is dog's best friend, a firefighter risked life and limb to rescue a lost pooch that had been trapped in a deep quarry on Tuesday.
Taking a page from Ryan Gosling's book, Jennifer Lawrence is now also playing the part of Good Samaritan. It's been reported that a woman collapsed outside the 'Hunger Games' star's home. As if being an Oscar-nominee isn't enough she's got to be a good person as well? Wow, now we love her even more!
Everyone knows that homelessness and poverty are an extreme problem. However, it's hard to realize that when some overpaid politician is talking about it in a $1,000 suit that they probably didn't have to pay for out of their own pocket.
One man in San Francisco hopes to change that with a camera and an internet connection.
The elderly may seem like easy targets to thieves, but as this story shows, that isn't always the case. On Monday, an unidentified 90-year-old California woman teamed up with a good Samaritan to chase down a mugger who robbed her outside a convenience store. Is this the beginning of a new crime fighting duo?
Deb Thompson got much more than she bargained after discovering a pricey diamond ring in the pocket of thrift store jeans on Monday. However, the Minnesota woman did the right thing by immediately trying to find the ring's true owner. Would you have done the same?
Like most tourists in Florida, Gus Hertz was probably just hoping for some relaxing time in the sun. Instead, the Virginia man became a hero after rescuing three people in two separate incidents over a two day period. Well, that puts us to shame. The most we ever managed on vacation is a mean case of sunburn.
In southern China, a man is being hailed as a hero for risking his own life to save a four-year-old girl dangling from a balcony four stories up. The man actually clung to the side of a building and supported the child for almost 10 minutes before rescuers arrived. He's a real-life Spider-Man!
Okay, confession time: if we witnessed a robbery first-hand, we'd probably cower in fear like a baby. But a man in Florida recently showed what he's made of by kicking a knife out of a crook's hand during the attempted robbery of a convenience store. Is this guy some sort of superhero or what?