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She Heard a Child’s Plea in Liberia, and it Turned into Schools for 1,500 Girls

It all started with a little girl. At age eleven, Abigail was selling herself on the streets of Liberia in exchange for clean drinking...
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It’s Official: Liberia Is Ebola-Free

Ebola has finally left Liberia. The World Health Organization has officially announced that the last case of Ebola has been cleared out of the country. The...

Massive World Response Cuts Ebola Cases to Just Five In Liberia

Liberia is dealing with just five remaining cases of Ebola, the United Nations World Health Organization announced on Saturday -- the clearest sign yet...

US Military Help for Ebola Effort in Liberia Grows, Epidemic Slows

Two new U.S. Ebola treatment facilities are opening in Liberia this week. One is a 25-bed field hospital near Monrovia's airport, specifically to treat local...
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Madam President: Her Knowledge of Global Finance Erased Liberia’s Debt

After an intense three-year campaign, Africa's first woman head of state, Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, has won international forgiveness of its crushing $4.9 billion...

Good News in History, January 16

45 years ago today, Life on Earth debuted on BBC 2. Its gravitas at the time for British television has a parallel in our time to...

Good News in History, November 23

60 years ago today, the very first episode of Doctor Who was broadcast on the BBC. An Unearthly Child, starring William Hartnell, is set amid a...

Good News in History, October 17

20 years ago, the pinnacle was secured in place on the Taipei 101 making it the highest building on Earth, surpassing the Petronas Twins...

Good News in History, October 11

48 years ago today, Saturday Night Live premiered on NBC with George Carlin as host. The seminal comedy television program in American history, SNL has...

Good News in History, August 26

On this day in 1949, jazz singer Leon Redbone was born in Nicosia, British Cyprus. As American as one might perceive Redbone as being...

Good News in History, August 18

60 years ago today, James Meredith became the first black person to graduate from the University of Mississippi, 2 years after his famous challenge...

Good News in History, August 2

11 years ago today, Michael Phelps won an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic gold medal in the 200-meter individual medley, his 16th gold medal in...

Giving Cash and Therapy to Men Engaged in Crime—and 10 Years Later, a Surprise Success

What if I told you that investing roughly $500 for therapy, plus providing a little cash, helped some of the most troubled young men...

Missing Boater Rescued 86 Miles From Shore Clinging To Capsized Boat: ‘I thought that was it’

“You know the world’s most interesting man? Well, I’m just the opposite,” 62-year-old Florida resident Stuart Bee told a news reporter. Interesting or not, when...

US School Teaches Refugee Kids in Universal Language of Soccer—And Sees 100% College Acceptance Rate

This non-traditional school in Georgia teaches refugee kids to read and write using a curriculum that is all about soccer—and it has been hugely successful.
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Why Smiling Is Good for You – and Five Photos That Guarantee Grins on World Happiness Day

Never underestimate the power and impact of one simple facial gesture: your smile–the movement can create happy feelings—even when you're not feeling happy.

NASA Engineer Saves Passenger Jet From Disaster When He Spots Malfunction From Window Seat

This commercial flight could have gone much worse if it had not been for an attentive NASA engineer who loves window seats on planes.

Guy Transforms Man He Thought Was Online Scammer into Village Saint by Sending Him $30 Camera

We're all familiar with the messages used by internet scammers to get money from unsuspecting people thousands of miles away. So, when Ben Taylor...

Dating Site That Hooks Up Volunteers Leads to a Valentine’s Day Wedding

He baked for others. That’s a big reason why she put Michael Webber in her list of favorites on iHeartVolunteers, the dating site for service-minded...

Top 10 Health, Cancer, and Science Breakthroughs of 2015

This past year saw giant leaps in how we cure cancer, with breakthroughs in treating Alzheimers and preventing Ebola. These technological developments – both big...