For most of her high school years, Chelesa Fearce lived in homeless shelters, short-term apartments or even in a car with her mom and three siblings. But even though many nights she had to study using light from a cell phone, the 17-year-old will be graduating as her school’s valedictorian—she scored a 1900 on her SATs and is finishing school with a 4.466 GPA (which doesn’t even seem possible). The secret to overcoming challenges when things were tough? She told ABC News, “I would just pray. My mom, whenever we're in that situation, she always finds a way out of it. So I would just tell myself, tomorrow it will not be like this, so take your time, do what you have to do now so that you get the future that you want tomorrow" … Discuss

Of late, Coca-Cola's marketing has focused on genuinely heartwarming, life-affirming, live-action experiments to attempt to show that the world is full of genuinely nice people. The free money-dispensing ATM in Spain was their last example—and now, we have this: In recent decades, the countries of India and Pakistan have had a tense relationship. Following years of military conflicts and political disputes, citizens of each country do not have much contact with one another. As part of their "Small World Machines" campaign, Coke created a special vending machine which (in addition to serving ice-cold, refreshing beverages) creates an interactive connection with someone in the other country. You can watch this, kind of touching, video and see the “live communications portal” in action … Discuss

Would that every hero be so appropriately rewarded. Charles Ramsey, the instantly beloved hero of the Cleveland kidnappings, famously was eating a Big Mac when he first noticed something was amiss at his neighbor's house. McDonald's had promised to reach out to Ramsey, but seeing as they never did, over a dozen Cleveland-area restaurants have come up with their own plan to reward Ramsey. They're giving him a personalized "Chuck Card," good for a lifetime of free burgers at any of these fourteen restaurants in northern Ohio and Pennsylvania. A more deserving recipient to such a grand reward you could not find ... Discuss

British Prime Minister David Cameron has condemned a brutal attack that took place in London yesterday. Two men, who authorities believe are British-born Muslims, struck a man with their car and attempted to behead and dismember him in the street with cleavers and knives. The victim was a British soldier wearing a shirt supporting fellow military members. The murder happened in broad daylight, and its aftermath was caught on tape by several commuters.

Following the attack, a 48-year-old woman got off of a passing bus to help the victim, and immediately began reasoning with one of the attackers. Both men appeared to want to be on video and told bystanders that the attack was retribution for wars in predominantly Muslim countries. One of them told a camera, "We swear by almighty Allah we will never stop fighting you." Both of the attackers were shot by police and are currently receiving treatment … Discuss

When we last saw Girls Gone Wild creator Joe Francis, he was headed to jail for three counts of false imprisonment and one count of assault, so things were already not looking great. But now the Hollywood Reporter has profiled him, and it's apparent that the sad, troubled, angry depths of this individual have a lot going on in them. In the interview, Francis calls the jury that found him guilty to be "mentally [expletive] retarded" and states that they should be "euthanized" and "lined up and shot." He also says that anyone who criticizes him is just "jealous." So, there you go. So strange that a man who has built his empire on the manipulation and objectification of young, inebriated women would turn out to be such an unhinged individual in desperate need of actual help ... Discuss