A pair called the Serial Pranksters on YouTube decided to turn their mischief-making into doing something good.
“It was so much fun making a prank that also feeds people in need!” wrote Roman Atwood and Dennis Roady on their web page on YouTube.
Merry Pranksters Buy Pizza Delivery for Cold Street People
Cat Born Without Leg Bones Gets Operation Thanks to Facebook Donors
Harvey, a 4-month-old kitten in Scotland born without bones in his front legs, is happy and healthy. But while his rare genetic condition could lead to spinal problems and other health issues later in life, the preventive surgery is expensive.
Doctors, however, will now be able to go ahead and insert metal pins into Harvey’s legs thanks to a successful fundraising effort from cat lovers on Facebook.
Cat Born Without Leg Bones Gets Operation Thanks to Facebook Donors
Harvey, a 4-month-old kitten in Scotland born without bones in his front legs, is happy and healthy. But while his rare genetic condition could lead to spinal problems and other health issues later in life, the preventive surgery is expensive.
Doctors, however, will now be able to go ahead and insert metal pins into Harvey’s legs thanks to a successful fundraising effort from cat lovers on Facebook.
Powerball Winners Give Back to Nearby Community
The Dearborn, Mo., couple who won a share of the largest jackpot in Powerball history plan to use their money to help a nearby community.
Mark and Cindy Hill said they are helping Camden Point with new ball fields, firehouse and treatment plant.
“For some reason, (God) put it in our hands, I think, to make sure that it goes to the right things,” Cindy Hill said at her news conference.
(WATCH the video below, or READ the story at KMBC)
Dolphin Asks Scuba Divers for a Little Assistance (Video)
A bottlenose dolphin started hanging around a tour group as they were scuba diving off Kona viewing manta rays.
Surrounded by manta rays, Keller Laros was surprised to find himself face-to-face with the curious visitor.
He was struck by the animal’s persistence and as the dolphin circled the divers, Laros noticed a fishing line wrapped around his left pectoral fin that stretched into his mouth and trailed the length of his body.
New Program Brings Teaching Opportunities to Vets
Hoping to lower the unemployment rate for vets returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, which stands near 10.8 percent, a new initiative is aims to place veterans in the classroom.
Tenth-grade history teacher Brian Thompson brings a little something extra to the classroom, especially when the subject matter turns to war.
From Brink of Extinction: Elephant Seals Stage Remarkable Comeback
The northern Pacific Elephant Seal once numbered in the tens of thousands until the 19th century when hunters, killing them for their oil-rich blubber, cut that number to just a few hundred animals.
The species was thought to be extinct in 1884 until a remnant population of eight individuals was discovered off Baja California in 1892.
In 1922, the Mexican government banned hunting, followed shortly thereafter by the United States government. Since then, the population of northern elephant seals has recovered at an average rate of six percent per year.
From Brink of Extinction: Elephant Seals Stage Remarkable Comeback
The northern Pacific Elephant Seal once numbered in the tens of thousands until the 19th century when hunters, killing them for their oil-rich blubber, cut that number to just a few hundred animals.
The species was thought to be extinct in 1884 until a remnant population of eight individuals was discovered off Baja California in 1892.
In 1922, the Mexican government banned hunting, followed shortly thereafter by the United States government. Since then, the population of northern elephant seals has recovered at an average rate of six percent per year.
Would-be Robber Breaks-down, Store Clerk Gives him Pizza
An apparent attempt to rob a Papa John’s pizza restaurant in Montana’s capital went awry when the would-be robber started to cry.
A man entered the restaurant and gave the cashier a note demanding money. He later broke down and confessed he was doing the deed for his wife and child.
“The clerk talked to him for a while,” Helena Police Chief Troy McGee told the Independent Record, and determined that some free pizza, wings, and soda – to go – are what he really needed.
(READ the KTVH story from MSNBC)
Homecoming King Gives Crown to Boy With Genetic Condition
Three Tennessee homecoming king nominees made a unanimous and touching decision that no matter who won, they would give the crown to a beloved student who has Williams Syndrome, a neurological disorder that inhibits learning and speech.
At the Unionville Community High School’s basketball homecoming ceremony, the teens turned over the honor to junior Scotty Maloney.
Young Girl Hatches Rescue Plan to Save Family from Bankruptcy
Her parents were going bankrupt after her mom became completely disabled and needed full-time nursing home care. Ttheir daughter wasn’t told they were going broke, but she knew — and decided to something.
What Shelby did was basically start farming — at the age of 9. She got a loan from her grandma and bought chickens — lots of chickens.
Young Girl Hatches Rescue Plan to Save Family from Bankruptcy
Her parents were going bankrupt after her mom became completely disabled and needed full-time nursing home care. Their daughter wasn’t told they were going broke, but she knew — and decided to something.
What Shelby did was basically start farming — at the age of 9. She got a loan from her grandma and bought chickens — lots of chickens.
Newark Mayor Saves Freezing Dog
New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker has saved a woman from a house fire, shoveled the driveway of a local resident and invited families to stay at his house after Hurricane Sandy when the power was out. Now, the Newark politician has saved a dog who was left out in the frigid temperatures for hours.
A television crew for New York’s WABC saw the dog shivering in the cold on the front step of a home in Newark on Thursday night. They stopped back several times to see if the dog had been taken inside, but it had not.
So, they tweeted Mayor Booker about to see if he could help…
(WATCH the video below or READ the story from ABC)
Newark Mayor Saves Freezing Dog
New Jersey Mayor Cory Booker has saved a woman from a house fire, shoveled the driveway of a local resident and invited families to stay at his house after Hurricane Sandy when the power was out. Now, the Newark politician has saved a dog who was left out in the frigid temperatures for hours.
A television crew for New York’s WABC saw the dog shivering in the cold on the front step of a home in Newark on Thursday night. They stopped back several times to see if the dog had been taken inside, but it had not.
So, they tweeted Mayor Booker about to see if he could help…
California Group Helps Young Muslims, Jews Find Common Ground
Young Muslims and Jews are making friendships through an organization that builds one-on-one relationships within the two communities. The group is called NewGround, and it is building bridges, partly through the sharing of personal stories.
A young Muslim neurosurgeon explains he was orphaned as a child and was raised by a Jewish family, who insisted he be reared in the Islamic faith. A Jewish woman spoke of her childhood memories of her grandparents, Holocaust survivors from Eastern Europe.
California Gov. Jerry Brown Congratulates Voters for Embracing Optimism
“California did the impossible,” declared Gov. Jerry Brown in his State of the State address. California has “once again confounded” its critics, he said, basking in the glow of a new optimism from a recovering economy, budget surplus and fresh political victories.
“We have wrought in just two years a solid and enduring budget,” Brown said. “And, by God, we will persevere and keep it that way for years to come.
New Study Suggests Many Apples a Day Keep the Blues at Bay
Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer, happier and more energetic in their daily life, new research from New Zealand’s University of Otago suggests.
Department of Psychology researchers investigated the relationship between day-to-day emotions and food consumption. The results showed a strong day-to-day relationship between more positive mood and higher fruit and vegetable consumption, but not other foods.
New Study Suggests Many Apples a Day Keep the Blues at Bay
Eating more fruit and vegetables may make young people calmer, happier and more energetic in their daily life, new research from New Zealand’s University of Otago suggests.
Department of Psychology researchers investigated the relationship between day-to-day emotions and food consumption. The results showed a strong day-to-day relationship between more positive mood and higher fruit and vegetable consumption, but not other foods.
More Than 140 Nations, US and China, Adopt Treaty to Cut Mercury
Over the past 100 years, mercury concentrations have doubled in the top layer of the world’s oceans. That’s why more than 140 governments meeting at a United Nations forum in Geneva, including the U.S., China and India, have agreed to a global, legally-binding treaty to address mercury, a notorious heavy metal with significant health and environmental effects.
The Minamata Convention on Mercury – named after a city in Japan where serious health damage occurred as a result of mercury pollution in the mid-20th Century – provides controls and reductions across a range of products, processes and industries where mercury is used, released or emitted.
More Than 140 Nations, US and China, Adopt Treaty to Cut Mercury
Over the past 100 years, mercury concentrations have doubled in the top layer of the world’s oceans. That’s why more than 140 governments meeting at a United Nations forum in Geneva, including the U.S., China and India, have agreed to a global, legally-binding treaty to address mercury, a notorious heavy metal with significant health and environmental effects.
The Minamata Convention on Mercury – named after a city in Japan where serious health damage occurred as a result of mercury pollution in the mid-20th Century – provides controls and reductions across a range of products, processes and industries where mercury is used, released or emitted.