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As he was gutting a house in Elbow Lake, Minn., David Gonzalez, 34, made a startling discovery: In among the old newspapers insulating a wall was an original Action Comics No. 1 book from June 1938. On the cover, a brand new character wore a flowing red cape and lifted a car over his head: Superman.
Barbecue aficionados and local businesses are bringing comfort to victims of the Oklahoma tornado with classic American cuisine, with plans to serve up hundreds of thousands of free meals. “Barbecue reminds people of the good times,” said one volunteer.
On the day she was born, Rachael Clark, now 23, was found sealed inside a plastic garbage bag in a dumpster. Despite crippling anxiety as a child, she has a wedding and a bright future ahead, but still wants to find her birth parents “to tell them I forgive them.”
If the words “good enough” make you cringe, you may be suffering from a form of the same modern-day malady that affects most high-achieving women (and men!) in the year 2013.
For most of his life, Jonny Hickey was quiet and withdrawn — but not anymore. Here is the story of how a mistreated dog and a misunderstood boy found, and rescued, each other.
Of all the traits that make dogs special, here’s one of the best: They don’t judge you when you cry. For that reason, specially trained therapy dogs are making bedside visits to dozens of hospitalized victims of the Boston Marathon bombings.
All 1,091 races completed by Dick and Rick Hoyt have been special, but Monday’s Boston Marathon was a crowning achievement for the father-and-son team. Then, at the 25-mile marker, their jubilant day devolved into chaos.
Dick and Rick Hoyt are about to be honored with a life-sized bronze statue at the starting line of the Boston Marathon. The statue captures the father and son running “for the people who think they can’t run.”
Binders full of Peeps? PeepsCasso? “Life of Pie”? A beloved marshmallow treat provides the perfect artistic medium for funny, creative types.
In an exclusive TODAY interview, the eldest daughter of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards talks to Savannah Guthrie about her family, her late mother’s legacy and Rielle Hunter.
