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Saying Goodbye to Walter Cronkite: A Video Retrospective
Walter Cronkite, once called the "most trusted man in America" has died at the age of 92.
As a journalist he covered all the major...
Heartland States Send National Guard to Aid Afghan Farmers
National Guard troops from a half-dozen heartland states are taking their civilian farming know-how to Afghanistan in a little-noticed aspect of the Obama administration’s...
Rare Original Declaration Of Independence Copy Found In British Archives
A rare print of America's Declaration of Independence has been found in England among files at The National Archives outside London. Printed on...
Election Victory for Pro-Western Coalition in Lebanon
Despite pre-election forecasts that the Hezbollah-led opposition might gain seats, the pro-Western coalition won 71 of the 128 seats in parliament -- picking up...
New Technology Reduces IED Bomb Effectiveness by 20 Percent in One Year
Troops are emerging unscathed from IED explosion, thanks to the MRAP, a new armored vehicle capable of withstanding very large blasts. The vehicle...
The Healing Power of Your Smile
"People want to know if smiling can help them overcome hardship in these tough economic times," says Elan Sun Star, author of the...
US and EU Should Be High on Afghan Opium
US President Barack Obama has called for new ideas on the world's seeming intractable problems. Well here's one that could undermine the Taliban in...
Optimistic Officials See Congo Peace Deal Ahead
A pledge by Congolese Tutsi rebels to abandon their four-year insurgency marks a major step towards ending more than a decade of conflict in...
“Holiday Mail for Heroes” to Deliver One Million Cards to Service Members
Holiday Mail For Heroes invites the public to send holiday cards with their message of thanks and support to service men and women...
Nine Reasons to Love the United Nations
The Nations of the world can gather this week with pride on the occasion of the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the...
Both NATO And Taliban Halt Fighting Today On Peace Day
Military operations by both NATO and the Taliban have been halted today in honor of International Peace Day. In Afghanistan, NATO's top general has...
National Day of Encouragement- September 12
A visionary group of teenagers in Arkansas identified the biggest problem facing youth and society today -- the lack of encouragement. The students felt...
Iraqi Confidence is Encouraging
"The fact that Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is calling on the United States to commit to a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops...
Video Conference Calls for Military Families in Honor of July 4th
Genesee Community College in Batavia, New York, TANDBERG, and the Freedom Calls Foundation are offering video conference calls for military families in honor...
AT&T Helps Military Families and Soldiers Connect for Mother’s Day
AT&T will donate more than 30,000 prepaid phone cards in 2008 to military personnel stationed overseas with the help of the USO. The donation,...
First Sioux Soldier Given Nation’s Highest Honor
It's taken nearly 60 years for Master Sergeant Woodrow Wilson Keeble to become the first Sioux-American to be awarded the Medal of Honor, the...
Top Ten Good News Stories of 2007!
Looking back and choosing the top good news stories of the year was a happy exercise and I've concluded that 2007 was a good...
Children Send Holiday Wishes to 1,000 Kenyan Peacekeepers
Kenyan children have sent more than 2,000 homemade Christmas and New Years messages to their country’s nearly 1,100 peacekeepers serving under United Nations' blue...
Angelina Jolie Spotlights Plight of Iraqi Refugees as Goodwill Ambassador (Video/text)
Actress and United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie is visiting Iraq and Syria to raise awareness of the plight...
Largest Peacekeeping Force Committed for Darfur
"The UN Security Council has voted to send peacekeepers to the war-ravaged Darfur region of Sudan, after months of wrangling. Up to 26,000 troops...