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The Starbucks barista shamed on social media for refusing service to a customer who was not wearing a mask just received the tip of a lifetime. Lenin Gutierrez’ story started at a San Diego Starbucks, and after it was first shared by NBC 7 it spread throughout country. A couple of fundraising strangers recorded the moment they officially made that…

Mack Watson had clearly seen a lot in his century of life. He’d witnesses changes in San Francisco’s Fillmore neighborhood where he’s known as Daddy Mac. But even with 99 birthdays under his belt, he hadn’t seen anything like the birthday reception he got on Friday when he hit 100 years.

A Navy veteran who used to land aircraft on carriers in the dead of night during WWII celebrated his 99th birthday Friday with a drive-by celebration in Del Mar, California. It was a milestone birthday for Admiral Don Shelton. Friends and families turned out by car to help celebrate. And although drive-by birthdays are about the only way to celebrate…

Self-isolating Americans are bringing glimpses of normalcy, decency and solidarity to an uncertain world.

Since it’s beginning, OneHope Wine has donated a portion of every bottle sold to a good cause, and now the Napa County business is helping mothers laid off during the pandemic.

Self-isolating Americans are bringing glimpses of normalcy, decency and solidarity to an uncertain world.

Self-isolating Americans are bringing glimpses of normalcy to a locked-down world. In this week’s edition: Life finds a way.

A Virginia Beach bridal boutique is giving away wedding dresses to dozens of engaged healthcare workers on the front lines. Ava Clara Couture Bridal has been closed to the public for over a month, but the boutique is still giving a special group of brides their Cinderella moment.

Self-isolating Americans are bringing glimpses of normalcy to a locked-down world. In this week’s edition: hope on a bus, love in a bucket truck, kindness at the supermarket and music in the air

The plywood boards sealing-up many closed San Francisco businesses are to many, a painful reminder of what is at least temporarily gone. But a group of artists is now transforming those drab plywood storefronts into colorful art.

Americans have been told to practice “social distancing” to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, but that hasn’t prevented people across the country from lifting the spirits of those in need and saying thanks to those on the front lines of the crisis.

A Richmond, Virginia, artist, hoping to share messages of hope, is using his talent to show the faces of recovered coronavirus patients.

One health care worker made a special name tag to spread some comfort and joy.

Coronavirus precautions kept Jerry and Beverley Lindell apart for the longest stretch of their 63-year marriage. But there was no way Jerry was going to miss Beverley’s 84th birthday.

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown daily life across the U.S. into chaos. Families suddenly losing loved ones cannot come together to mourn. Health care professionals are putting their lives at risk to treat the untreatable. And the leaders to whom we turn in times of crisis don’t have all the answers. One bit of good news is there is...

A man in the UK is dressing up as Spider-Man to cheer up kids stuck inside during the coronavirus pandemic.

With a microphone and passion for music, Chris Lomeli is spreading joy throughout California’s Coachella Valley during the era of coronavirus social distancing. After the pandemic shut down venues, Lomeli decided to take his talents on the road, performing for families outside of their homes.

As coronavirus cancellations bring schools across the world to a standstill, depriving young people of the kind of precious memories made in classes, at sporting events and dances, teenager Natalie Reese of Danville, California, mourned the cancellation of her school prom. “I had already bought my dress,” the 17-year-old San Ramon Valley High School student said.