Last Thursday, bystander Jessica Matrious snapped this heartbreaking photo of officer Nick Struck attempting to comfort a 2-year-old girl after she and her family were involved in a fatal roll-over crash. To distract the toddler from the grim scene behind her, which took her father’s life and injured her mother, officer Struck held the little one and sang “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star” to her.
[FOXNews / 9News]
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Jon Stewart Skips The Jokes And Delivers Emotional Message On Charleston Shooting
On Thursday night’s episode of The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart skipped his usual jokes and delivered a somber monologue addressing the racially motivated church shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. In the wake of the tragedy, which took the lives of nine parishioners, Stewart says, “I honestly have nothing, other than just sadness.”
[TheDailyShow]
Heroic Father Jumps Onto Moving SUV To Rescue Son From Carjacker
Over the weekend, Malcolm Millones was getting ready to pump gas when a teen jumped into his SUV and sped off. With his 8-year-old son, Rashaan, in the back seat, Millones sprinted after the carjacker. Millones grabbed onto the side of the SUV and held on for about a quarter-mile, long enough for his son to escape unharmed. Authorities are still looking for Millones’ stolen vehicle.
[ABCNews]
Lost Elderly Woman Driving Motorized Scooter Gets A 6 MPH Police Escort Home
After receiving several phone calls about an elderly woman driving a motorized scooter down a busy highway, Washington State Patrol Trooper Dave Hintz went out to check on her. Hintz discovered the woman, who was in her 80s, had gone out for coffee and got lost on the way home. Hintz treated her the way he would’ve wanted somebody to treat his mom, and gave her a 6 mph police escort home.
[KOMONews]
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This Miracle Man With Rare Antibodies Has Saved 2 Million Babies’ Lives Through Blood Donations
Nearly every week, for the past 60 years, 78-year-old Australian resident James Harrison has donated blood. Harrison’s blood contains a rare antibody that cures babies of Rhesus disease. In his lifetime, Harrison is credited with saving the lives of more than 2 million babies.
[CNN]