“Mac” Gallegos was only 5 when his father, Army Sgt. Justin Gallegos, was killed in Afghanistan in 2009. Not a day goes by that he doesn’t think about him. On days like Jan. 24, his father’s 31st birthday, he gets a little help to honor his memory.
“I wanted to write my dad a letter and get it as close to heaven as possible,” said Mac.
Mac and his mother Amanda Marr discussed ways to get the letter to heaven but ultimately decided that having someone fly it in a jet airplane would be the best.
Named an everyday Hero, Don Hanlon achieves that with a simple, but generous gesture.
He walks in the doors and says, “What do you need?”
Once each month for ten years Don has been talking trips to Sam’s Club with people who are dealing with domestic violence and homelessness.
He spends $300 on each family from his monthly Social Security check.
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Two European science projects—one to map the intricacies of the human brain, the other to explore the extraordinary carbon-based material graphene—won an EU technology contest Monday, getting up to €1 billion ($1.34 billion) each over the next decade.
“European’s position as a knowledge superpower depends on thinking the unthinkable and exploiting the best ideas,” European Commission Vice President Neelie Kroes said.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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…
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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…
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 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.
