
Battling a raging house fire sent Donny Herbert into a 10-year coma. Then he woke up.
By Rich Blake, From in Reader's Digest - December 2007
Her greatest fear was drowning. Then her car plunged off a bridge and into the icy waters of the Willamette River.
By Tom Hallman, Jr. in Reader's Digest - September 2005
He was a successful executive. She was a suburban housewife. For 20 years, they covered up a murder.
By Max Alexander in Reader's Digest - October 2006
Converted bicycles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo give disabled adults a new lease on life.
Kevin Carstens needed help fast when he suffered a freak accident.
By Andrea Cooper in Reader's Digest - November 2004
Monkeys making art? Ivy League parrots? Check out this amazing video of some "animal Einsteins."
The dumbest criminals in America. Read about the dumbest of the dumb law breakers.
By William Beaman in Reader's Digest - September 2005
MS-13 is spreading senseless violence to cities and suburbs across the country.
By Sam Dealey in Reader's Digest - January 2006
An Illegal Immigrant Turned Brain Surgeon -- With His Own Two Hands
He was an illegal immigrant making a living picking tomatoes. Now Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa excels in a different field—as a top brain surgeon
By Max Alexander in Reader's Digest - February 2008
Scoring 20 points in 4 minutes, this autistic teenager became An Unlikely MVP.
By Jan Goodwin in Reader's Digest - February 2007