Couple married 64 years dies within hours of each other, holding hands

Bill Schafrath, 88, and his wife Nancy, 85, died within five hours of each other in Wooster, Ohio, and held hands until the end, according to local media.

Hospice patient’s sky-high dream comes true

A group of high school students in a club called Dreamcatchers made a 78-year-old hospice patient's wish come true when they arranged for her to ride in a hot air balloon.

'Grandfather Express': Man surprises grandchildren with bus to take them to school each morning

An Oregon grandfather of 10 came up with a brilliant way to spend more time with his grandchildren — he surprised them with a school bus that he had decorated and named the “Grandfather Express,” which he will use to drive them to school each day.

Checkers, Drunkard, Barney, Bo: Presidential pets have inhabited the White House since its beginning

Bo and Sunny, the two Portuguese water dogs adopted by then-President Barack Obama, were some of the most famous four-legged White House inhabitants of all time, but they certainly weren’t the first.

Central Texas veteran uses donated Christmas trees to make wooden canes

So in 2016, US Army veteran Jamie Willis started the “Canes for Veterans Central Texas” effort. Since then he has made more than 200 canes using donated Christmas trees.

Texas man who transforms leftover Christmas trees into canes for veterans receives 1,000 donations

A central Texas man was overwhelmed by the response after he put out a call asking his local community to donate their leftover Christmas trees to him instead of throwing them out so that he could turn them into canes for veterans in need.

Husband donates kidney to wife of 51 years after learning he’s a perfect match

High school sweethearts Mike and Peggy Nipper underwent a successful transplant at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center in Texas just before the holidays.

‘Bill Gates is my Secret Santa’: Michigan woman hits Christmas jackpot

Out of all the gifts, the woman said that Bill Gates's donation to the American Heart Foundation in her late mother's memory was the most special gift of all.

Mississippi police officer creates Christmas caper for preschool neighbor to investigate

Oxford Police Officer Rachel Ratcliffe and two officer friends set up clues for her 3-year-old neighbor to follow to save their town from the Grinch this Christmas.

Postal worker surprises family after receiving boy's letter to Santa asking for food, clothing

The post office where Melissa Stinsman works collects letters to Santa in a special mailbox each holiday season, and one of the letters she came across this year inspired her to make one family's Christmas unforgettable.