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Death remains one of the greatest mysteries of life. It’s impossible to know what happens as a person passes and whether there’s anything afterward because no one has ever been able to report what happens from beyond the grave. [...]

'Makes my heart smile': Volunteers serve free Easter meal at Hope Gospel Mission --- EAU CLAIRE (WQOW) - Some in Eau Claire are using the Easter weekend to help out their neighbors in the community. Hope Gospel Mission served hundreds of free Easter [...]

“It gave me my life back”: Blood Recipient Becomes Red Cross Volunteer --- By Beth Ritter-Guth For years, the iconic American Red Cross symbol represented a quiet aspiration for Angela Walker. A resident of Pittsburgh, Walker is a disaster responder in the [...]

Man dying of cancer has wish to volunteer across every state in U.S. --- IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. UP NEXT Millionaires surge in NYC as middle class gets priced out03:00 ‘I saw him [...]

It's estimated that only about 220,000 Holocaust survivors are still living. It's a number that's dwindling fast, rapidly accelerating every year. Sadly, in the coming years that number will eventually make its way to zero. When that day comes, [...]

DOGE puts entire AmeriCorps leadership on leave as future of disaster volunteer group in jeopardy --- Your support helps us to tell the storyFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story [...]

As technology improves, we learn more about the fate of the RMS Titanic, which sank into the freezing waters of the North Atlantic on its maiden voyage in 1912. In 1985, the sunken vessel was discovered 12,500 feet below [...]

An American missionary in South Africa who was kidnapped during a church service last week was rescued by authorities following a deadly shootout on Tuesday. After searching for Josh Sullivan, 45, for five days, police received a tip that [...]

We've all heard the sob stories about kids who invite the whole class to their birthday party, only for no one to show up. It's heartbreaking and horrific and all too common. But who's ever heard of a story [...]

A photo showing a man with a cane sitting on the ground at a bus stop led to a groundswell of compassion and a determination to make things right. From that uncomfortable predicament, a local movement in Berkeley, California, [...]