Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in September 2013. A British man convicted of raping a sleeping woman was notified that he may have contracted HIV from his victim. Richard Thomas, 27, was sentenced to five years and four months in prison for raping a woman in her home while…

I LEFT MY LAPTOP IN THE CAR FOR TEN MINUTES—AND LOST WAY MORE THAN THAT I parked right in front of the coffee shop. Broad daylight, busy street, people walking by nonstop. I figured, Ten minutes. I’ll be in and out. My laptop bag was on the passenger seat. I usually throw a jacket over…

It was a real nightmare. My wife passed away four days ago during childbirth. I was holding our newborn daughter, still trying to wrap my head around the fact that Mary was gone — that she never even got to meet our baby girl. All I wanted was to get back home. “Is this your…

It was just another morning. Another trash pickup. But then I saw him—the same sanitation worker I’d noticed before. He didn’t just empty the can and leave. He carefully wheeled it all the way back to the side door of the small brick house, just like he always did. No rush. No hesitation. Just quiet…

A POLICE OFFICER HELPED A LITTLE BOY TIE HIS SHOE—SECONDS LATER, EVERYONE IN THE RESTAURANT FROZE It was supposed to be just a quick lunch break. The officers sat at their table, half-eaten burgers and fries in front of them, when a little boy walked up. He wasn’t scared. He wasn’t shy. He simply lifted…