A Gunman Opened Fire. This Man Acted Quickly—And Saved Dozens of Lives.
Holden Harrah, left, hugs Matt Wennerstom, right, after the mass shooting at Borderline bar in Thousand Oaks, California.Al Seib/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Matt Wennerstrom was at a bar with his friends when a gunman started firing. First, the 20-year-old ushered people behind a pool table. Then, as the gunman reloaded, Wennerstrom threw a barstool through…
Teeny Tiny Libraries Are Sprouting Up All Over the World. This Guy Started it All.
Todd BolDavid Joles/Minneapolis Star Tribune/ZUMA Wire Todd Bol built the first Little Free Library, a front-yard bookshelf with a small door, using the wood from his old garage door. He hoped that the whimsical structure would build conversation and community by encouraging neighbors to share books that were dear to them. Soon, the idea spread, and…
His Classmates Called Him the N-Word. What This 12-Year-Old Did Next Will Melt Your Heart.
Tarrick Walker with his parents, Darlene and Marcel. Courtesy of John Walker/Fresno Bee Tarrick Walker was playing basketball with a group of friends at his California school when the 12-year-old heard a group of seventh-graders say something. He stopped playing basketball and walked over. “What’s happening?” he asked the group. The response, as Walker recounted it to…
Too Young to Vote—But Too Riled Up to Stay Quiet
Students from the Arizona March for our Lives group at a rally in March. Courtesy of Jordan Harb High schoolers across the country are leading voter registration efforts—even though some are too young to head to the polls themselves. Some of these new organizers, like 17-year-old Jordan Harb of Arizona, were energized to call for tighter gun…
They Said She Had “No Chance” of Winning. She Proved Them Wrong.
Jahana Hayes after winning her primary on August 14. John Woike/Hartford Courant/AP On the day of the Sandy Hook shootings, Jahana Hayes stood in front of her stunned students in Waterbury, Connecticut, “trying to keep them calm, to not ignite any hysteria.” She watched year after year as Washington failed to pass laws on gun control.…
The Heartwarming Messages Shared Between the Stranded Thai Boys and Their Parents
A boy smiles as a Thai Navy SEAL medic helps injured children inside a cave in northern Thailand, where a group of boys and their soccer coach were trapped.Royal Thai Navy Facebook Page/AP The kids wrote about their favorite meals, their school obligations, and helping their parents at the store. The families told them they…