Mom helps other families in need after her infant son died

Mattie Mitchell started a group to do good deeds for other families following her son's death at one month old.

• Dec 17, 2021

A Secret Santa gave out $30,000 to strangers — but it was his words that moved them

"Whether you're Native American, African American, Christian American, left American, right American — kindness is that universal language between us all," the anonymous businessman said.

• Dec 10, 2021

Customers step in to save iconic general store from closing

"Sometimes it takes sort of a crisis, if you will, to appreciate what you have," said store owner Dan Fraser.

• Dec 3, 2021

Siblings celebrate Thanksgiving together thanks to adoptive dad

CBS News checks back in with Lamont Thomas and the children he adopted.

• Nov 26, 2021

9-year-old brother gives emotional speech at sister's wedding

A younger brother worried he would lose his sister when she got married. Instead, he learned a lesson about family.

• Nov 19, 2021

Stranger who set out to return discarded Army uniforms also gave family hope

Donna Parker could have never guessed how much the Army uniforms she found at the bottom of a dumpster were wanted.

• Nov 12, 2021

Meet the 82-year-old pole vaulter setting records

Don Isett is the nation's best pole vaulter in his age group, and pretty much the only pole vaulter in his age group.

• Nov 5, 2021

"Dads on Duty" has big ambitions after "CBS Evening News" story goes viral

A group of dads showed up at a Louisiana school after 23 students were arrested in a rash of fights.

• Oct 29, 2021

Dads spend time in Louisiana school to curb violence among students

After a violent week of fighting in school at Southwood High School, a group of dads decided to take matters into their own hands.

• Oct 22, 2021

This retired FBI boss who became a school bus driver amid shortage

Mike Mason wanted to be useful in retirement, so he applied to be a school bus driver to help alleviate a shortage.

• Oct 15, 2021

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