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101-Year-old Woman Gets Her House Back Thanks to Author Mitch Albom
Last fall, Texana Hollis, 101, was evicted from her Detroit home after almost 60 years. A Good Samaritan from church took her in, while...
Students’ Home Design Wins Solar Decathlon 2011
The University of Maryland team won top honors over the weekend in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon 2011. Competing against schools from...
Military Installations Help SolarCity Double Panel Use In The U.S.
A solar leasing company has inked a deal to put solar panels on the housing in 124 military bases in 33 states. SolarCity has...
US Retail Sales, Factory Output Rebound
While U.S. economic data this summer have tended to suggest that the recovery from the recession is slowing, several releases this month painted a...
Positive Radio Station Run By and For Palestinian Women
Palestinian women are hoping to improve their lives by using the air waves. A group of women in the West Bank this month launched...
How Cory Booker Turned Campaign Inspiration into Capable Governance
"Believe in me; believe in us," was his hopeful campaign message five years ago when he first ran for mayor of Newark. But...
‘Recession Gave Me a New Opportunity’
Many people say they had found unexpected and uplifting turns during the struggling economy's darkest moments. Some have rediscovered what they previously dismissed or...
Innovative IPO Raises Million for Homeless
A new homeless shelter in San Francisco is using an innovative IPO program to raise money. Homeward Bound of Marin raised one million dollars...
Public Choosees 5 Non-profits for $100,000 Grant From Tom’s of Maine
For the first time in its 40 year history of charitable giving, Tom's of Maine, the natural toothpaste company, opened up its funding process...
Good News on Home Prices
Home prices in major U.S. cities rose for the second straight month in June in the latest sign the housing market may be steadying...
One of the Most Polluted Sites in US to Become Green Tech Community
A 140-year-old shipyard in San Francisco Bay, left for dead in the early 1970's as a radioactive wasteland contaminated by heavy metals, is to...
Homebuyer Credit Makes August Hot For Home Sales
Just like the "Cash for Clunkers" program that helped the auto industry, the homebuyer tax credit is helping turn around the housing market....
How is the Stimulus Working Out?
President Obama announced Wednesday that the stimulus is now providing $2.4 billion in taxpayer grants to create electric cars and tens of thousands of...
Obama Names Medal of Freedom Winners: Kennedy, Poitier, Hawking, 13 Others
President Obama on Thursday named the 16 recipients of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom. America’s highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom is...
Crime in US Drops Significantly, Despite Economic Downturn
From Washington to Oregon, to Vermont, states across the country are tallying lower crime rates over the past few years. Even in 2009,...
US Economy Starting to Grow – Are You Prepared
The last two weeks have been filled with positive news about the economy. It all started when several of the major banks announced...
States Now Helping People With Foreclosure Programs
More than 600 attorneys have volunteered to help New Jersey homeowners facing foreclosure in an unprecedented state-sponsored effort to keep people in their...
MIT Students Create Bicycle-Powered Washing Machine (w/ Video)
Thanks to some MIT students, many people living without electricity in developing countries may benefit from a new human-powered washing machine that could save...
Colorado Breaks U.S. Milestone In Race with Obama-like Leadership
Perhaps no leader in American life feels the historical significance of Barack Obama's inauguration and his political imperatives more than Terrance Carroll, who two...
More than 300,000 Children’s Books Reach Children in Need
The eBay Foundation and First Book, a nonprofit providing new books to children in need, are holding reading parties in three cities to celebrate...