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Town Celebrates Renewal By Building Giant Phoenix, and Burning It Down
The first Firebird Festival lit up the sky 12 years ago, a celebration in homage to the rebirth of one Pennsylvania town named Phoenixville.
A former...
On Endangered List Since the 60s, Fox Squirrel Finally Jumps Off
After being on the endangered species list for the last 48 years, the Delmarva Fox Squirrel has bounced back from extinction.
Also called eastern fox...
‘Why Are My Eyes Watering?’ Watch The First Time A Child Cries for Joy
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Intrepid good news reporter Steve Hartman brings us a very simple story this week, but its ending was so happy that it melted...
Smart Move: Two U.S. Colleges Are Lowering Tuition by 40%
As tuition costs continue to rise at colleges around the U.S., a pair of small, private, liberal arts colleges are slashing theirs by 40%.
Beginning...
Doctor Practicing “Street Medicine” Named Top Hero of 2015 (WATCH)
For more than 20 years, Dr. Jim Withers has walked the streets of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, going where the homeless go, to bring them free,...
CNN Announces Amazing Line-Up For Top Ten Heroes of 2015
They’ve brought healthcare to the poor, saved animals in Suriname, rescued children in Nepal, and provided food, water, and hope to people who’ve had...
How A Caring Teen Ensured Cozy Bedtimes For 180 Foster Kids
A high school senior’s simple idea is making nighttime less lonely for dozens of foster kids in California’s Central Valley.
17-year-old Conner Johnson decided to...
Blood Cells “Retrained” to Destroy Cancer, Lead Again to Full Remission
Scientists have been able to put a virtually incurable disease into complete remission by altering patients’ blood cells inside the body to fight the...
For Every Product Sold, This Company Picks Up Trash— 124 Tons So Far
The products it sells aren’t so unusual—shirts, bags, coffee mugs, and outdoorsy stuff. The unique part of this business is the stellar service it...
Woman Reads to Shelter Dogs to Ease Their Loneliness—And Her Own
It all started because she missed her own dog.
After 14 years with her beloved Welsh corgi, Sandy Barbabella was at a loss when he died last...
Uncanny Rescue: Cops Struggle to Free Groundhog From Tin Can on His Head (WATCH)
This groundhog couldn’t see his shadow — or anything else for that matter. His head was wedged inside a food can.
Campus police at Lehigh...
Arizona City Mandates All Dogs Sold in Pet Stores Will Come From Shelters
For the longest time, rescue groups, shelter volunteers, and animal lovers everywhere have hoped the day would come when pet stores would sell shelter...
Adorable: Bride Has 89-year-old Grandmother as One of Her Bridesmaids
At Christine Quinn’s Pennsylvania wedding in May, one of her bridesmaids was her 89-year-old grandmother.
Nana Betty was hesitant at first, worried that she wasn’t as...
Oregon Students To Receive Two Years of Free College With Their Diplomas
High school seniors in Oregon are getting a graduation present from their state leaders that’s just too big to fit into an envelope.
Oregon is...
Homeless Man Returns Wallet, $350 to Single Mother Battling Cancer
A homeless man in State College, Pennsylvania who wishes to remain anonymous returned a wallet with $350 cash to its rightful owner.
After the...
Homeless Man Reunited w/ Inheritance Thanks to Good Samaritan and Police
A volunteer on beach patrol who was looking for sea turtles, instead found a bag of money — and launched a week-long search to...
College Gal Uses Signing Bonus to Fly Host Family from Africa to See Her Graduate
Two sets of proud parents from opposite ends of the world met for the first time this weekend to cheer on a graduating senior...
Starbucks to Stop Bottling Water in California Due to Drought
For each bottle of Ethos Water sold, a small contribution is funneled to water charities around the world–but those benefits came at the expense...
What We Can Learn From James Bond About Living a Meaningful Life (007 Tips)
62 years ago today, the first James Bond novel, Casino Royale, was published on April 13, 1953. The English author, Ian Fleming, was a...
Homebound Elderly Across America Will Get The Gift of Puppy Love
Many homebound elderly people are deprived of the simple joys of puppy love, but this heartbreaking fact is about to change for some American...