In a village in southern Afghanistan, a group of men crowded around a computer screen, watching a little boy trapped deep underground. Five-year-old Zainullah was sitting in a dark, damp space at the bottom of an abandoned well. Water had collected around his feet, and he had been down there for two days. The opening … Read more
Benita Karo was filming the waves along a beach in Oceanside, California, when she noticed a surfer walking out of the water with his board. A huge wave was building behind him, and he had no idea it was coming. She watched it hit him and throw him straight into the rocks. The impact was … Read more
Michael Brandon Hill walked into Ronald E. McNair Discovery Learning Academy carrying an assault-style rifle and 498 rounds of ammunition. Within minutes, shots had been fired, police were outside, and hundreds of children were locked down inside the elementary school. In the front office sat Antoinette Tuff, the school bookkeeper, with no weapon, no police training and no hostage-negotiation experience.
Two little girls were about to be hit by a motorcycle in Zamboanga City, Philippines, when their family dog, Kabang, saw the danger and ran straight toward them. Dina Bunggal and her cousin Princess Diansing had wandered into the motorcycle’s path. Before it could reach them, Kabang lunged in front of the moving bike, taking … Read more
When a student brought a loaded shotgun into an Oregon high school, football coach Keanon Lowe found himself facing a situation no teacher ever wants to encounter. He moved toward the student, took the weapon away and handed it to another staff member. Then, instead of backing away, he turned toward the young man and … Read more
James Shaw Jr. had gone out for a late-night meal with a friend. A few hours later, he would be credited with saving lives, and before the day was over, he would be raising money for families he had never met. It was April 22, 2018, shortly after 3 a.m., in Antioch, Tennessee. James and … Read more