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The Top 10 Good News Stories of 2014
In many respects 2014 was a rough year, with Ebola, the Islamic State, and deaths in Ukraine, but it was also one in which...
As Oil Prices Tank, New Era Dawns: From Scarcity to Abundance
"As oil production swells, demand falters and prices slide, the global oil market appears on the verge of a pivotal shift from an era...
First Woman to Win ‘Nobel Prize of Math’
Stanford University professor Maryam Mirzakhani made history this week by becoming the first woman to ever win the Fields Medal – known as the...
Breaking Bard: Shakespeare’s Best Villains
This week marks 450 years since William Shakespeare's birth. This is the 2nd article in a series to honor the historic birthday of perhaps...
Romance Novel Supports Free Dental Care For Domestic Abuse Survivors
For 15 years, dentists from around the U.S. have teamed up with women who are domestic abuse survivors in need of major dental work...
LEGO Donates $3 Million to Educate Refugee Children
The LEGO Foundation presented a $3 million donation to the UN refugee agency on Friday to help improve access to quality primary school education...
Purring Monkey Discovered in the Amazon
A purring monkey and a vegetarian piranha are among the new species of animals discovered during scientific expeditions in the Amazon rainforest. Discovered by researchers...
Potential Diplomatic Breakthrough on Syria Chemical Weapons
Russia and France are working on separate plans for bringing Syria's chemical weapons under international control, after the idea emerged as a way to...
Bolivia Designates World’s Largest Protected Wetland
The Bolivian government recently created the largest protected wetland in the world – an area bigger than the Netherlands and Belgium combined, more than...
Vancouver Students Take Their Plastic Eating Bacteria Idea to TED Stage
High School seniors Miranda Wang and Jeanny Yao want to continue pursuing a solution for how to make plastic decompose using natural bacteria already...
CIA Plays the Hero for a Change in True Life Film Thriller, Argo
CIA spies are the good guys for a change in Argo, Ben Affleck’s shrewd reconstruction of a heroic real-life mission to retrieve six Americans...
Hero Dogs Awarded in Star-Studded Ceremony in Hollywood
Number one New York Times bestselling author and blind 9/11 survivor, Michael Hingson will appear as guest judge for the American Humane Association Hero...
Maternal Deaths Drop By Nearly Half Worldwide Over 20 Years
The number of women dying of pregnancy and childbirth related complications has almost halved in 20 years, according to a new joint U.N. report...
Saudi Girls School Defies Clerics With Basketball
A girls' school in Saudi Arabia has defied a religious ban on female sports by erecting basketball hoops and letting pupils play at break-time,...
Heavy Metal Music Unites Jews and Muslims Across the Middle East
Sometimes change happens in the most unlikely ways, fostered by the most unlikely of people. In the last few years, while Israel’s relationship with...
American Muslim Comedians Transcend Politics with Humor
A motley crew of diverse Arab, Persian and American comedians is making audiences laugh while unraveling stereotypes at the same time. With their own...
Israeli President Says Nation Acts “In Full Agreement” With Obama
Current Israeli President Shimon Peres told Barbara Walters on Wednesday, "I think our relations with Obama are in a good shape."
Appearing to disagree with...
Danish Navy Captures Pirate Ship, Frees 14 Hostages
The Danish navy says it has captured a suspected pirate mothership off the Horn of Africa and rescued 14 people from Iran and Pakistan...
Hero Attorney Who Caught Arsonist: ‘This Is A Lot More Exciting Than My Day Job’
It wasn't a veteran detective or even a full-time cop who finally caught the man suspected of lighting 52 fires in Los Angeles last...
Lady Gaga Tops List of 20 Celebrities Doing Good in 2011
DoSomething.org, an organizations that helps teens take action on causes they care about, released its fourth annual 'Top 20 Celebs Gone Good' list. Lady...