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Mom who saved kids from tornado: ‘It was instinct’
Though she selflessly shielded her two young children from a tornado while being battered to within an inch of her life, Stephanie Decker says she’s not a hero; the simple title "mom" fits her just fine. “It was instincts and protecting my children,” she said Wednesday. More
Rescuer: I thought man beneath burning car was dead
In Joplin, a diner serves up shelter from the storm
He saved six soldiers’ lives — with a child’s toy
He won $3.4M — then went back to work as janitor
Tour de ‘Force’: Star Wars fans unite for ailing infant
Born to save sister’s life, she’s ‘glad I am in this family’
  Boy saves brother from vicious dog attack
She found a kidney for ailing mom via social media
Boy’s composure during 911 call saves sitter
Girl, 9, nearly dies saving sister from oncoming truck
Pizza driver’s special delivery may have saved a life
‘Super Granny’ who clobbered robbers: ‘I’m not a hero’
Surfer thanks ‘angel’ who saved him from giant wave
Tucson victim thanks judge, ‘angel’ for saving him
Bitten by great white, she has 200 stitches in legs
Mom hears late daughter’s heart beat — inside donee
Husband steers into crash to save wife, unborn child
  Young ‘heroes’ warned families of flash floods
  Helping the homeless ‘get back on their feet’
  A charity that hits the right note
Times Square hero: ‘I wondered why nobody noticed’
Rescuer: ‘The Lord led me’ to missing girl
Mystery hero who helped rescue toddler found
Who rescued tot from plunge into icy river?
She meets 11 blood donors who saved her life
Hero nanny badly burned while saving boy, 5
Boy, 7, who rescued family thanks 911 dispatcher
  Cop saves teen from sliding car
  Video captures man’s heroics on tracks
Duggar sons help save girl, 6, in car accident
  Lifeguard feared shark feeding frenzy
He’s alive after onlookers lifted car that hit him
Hero dog saves boy, 11, from cougar attack
Subway carries 3-year-old boy’s dad away
Girl, 4, reunited with dog rescued from well
Man rescues boy from burning building
allDAY: He’s on a quest to save Iraqi refugees
Readers share stories of their inspiring mentors
Hero Pet of the Year saved two from drowning
He lost fingers saving his dog from gator attack
Pirates’ captive: ‘I didn’t think I’d ever get out’
Winning play: Football hero disarms girl on bus
Fired for foiling bank robbery, he’d do it again
14-year-old’s superhero may solve real-life case
Hero brothers pulled boy, 4, out of burning SUV
Hero cop recounts shootout with gunman
Woman saves baby’s life — by e-mail
Trio battles to save house from fire
Injured hero pushed woman to safety
Lake Erie rescuer shrugs off hero tag
Good Samaritan felt mother’s panic
Marine who lost leg returns to combat
Dad recounts triumph over grizzly attack
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Mom of girl, 9, shot in school: ‘We’re happy she’s still here’
Her 9-year-old daughter Amina nearly died after she was accidentally shot by a classmate, but Teri Bowman said she refused to accept the possibility that she would lose her child. “We’re so happy that she’s still here,” she said in a report airing Friday.
Dad of family in crash: 'We've been given a second chance'
First photos emerge since injured model’s accident
Marine shot by robbers: ‘I was a little pissed off’
Snowboarder who nearly died returns to slopes
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Harding Family
Meet the family who sent six kids to college by age 12
Bob Dotson visits the Harding family of Montgomery, Ala., who home-school their children and have so far sent six of them to college — before their teens.
American Story: How a 390-year-old family business avoids layoffs
Producer's notebook: Taking a crash course in cymbals
American Story: Golf in Alaska, where par is 70 (for one hole)
Bob Dotson is going on ‘American Story’ book tour
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  Animal Tracks
A patriotic prancer, an adorable owlet, the ugliest dog and a wild goose chase are all part of this week's awesome collection of animal photos.
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  The Week in Pictures
A volcano's fury, Kentucky Derby memories, a lonely car, a natural monarch, and more.
Image: 'As I Lay Dying' Photocall - The 66th Annual Cannes Film Festival
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  Celebrity Sightings
James Franco on the Cannes red carpet, stars at the Billboard Music Awards, Jimmy Kimmel gets an honorary degree, and more.
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