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13-Year-old Receives Google Science Prize for Ingenious Medical Solution
This 7th grader has become the youngest person to ever receive the international award thanks to her remarkably simple invention.
Company Creates Win-Win by Repairing Good Clothing Destined For Landfills
Instead of perfectly good apparel ending up in landfills because of missing buttons, this company is salvaging the clothing for you.
She Barely Made Flight For Son’s Surgery Thanks to Noble Baggage Handler
Karma came back around for this philanthropic traveling mother when a baggage handler made sure she got on her flight home just in the nick of time.
Mystery Philanthropist Hides $100 Bills All Over City
An anonymous philanthropist has left more than $55,000 hidden around Salem, Oregon, surprising anyone who find his $100 dollar bills hidden in everything from...
Literature Professor Bikes Straight to the Homeless, Offering a Weekly Street Library (WATCH)
Meet the professor who began a library on wheels to make sure people on the fringes of society have access to literature and stimulating...
Man on Horse Lassoes Bicycle Thief Trying to Get Away (WATCH)
He’s being called the “Lone Ranger” of Oregon after this cowboy was in the right place–a Wal-Mart parking lot–at the right time to rescue...
Domino’s Pizza Shop Follows Hunch, Sends Life-Saving Delivery
When the staff of this pizza parlor had gone two weeks without hearing from one of their regular customers, a simple check-up turned into the restaurant's first...
Man Finds Heartfelt Note Inside Used Record: “Play It Loud For Mark”
Music connects people in the most incredible ways, but for this record collector, it was a piece of paper that came with an LP that touched his heart.
Software Saves Prescription Drugs From Landfills, Sends to Needy Patients
A group of Stanford University graduates have created a nonprofit organization to save millions of jars of prescription medication from the trash–and get them...
Coffee Shop Employees Console Widow Through Window of Drive-Through (LOOK)
A group of employees at a Vancouver, Washington, coffee shop stopped what they were doing to console a grieving widow, while another customer shot...
The Kentucky House Just Approved Free Community College Tuition Plan
Kentucky lawmakers overwhelmingly voted for a plan that would guarantee free community college or vocational training to high school graduates in the state.
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Obama Quietly Signs Ban on Products Made by Children and Slaves
President Barack Obama signed a trade bill that went into effect in March which finally banned the importation of products and goods marketed on...
How A Homeless Veteran Couple Got a Taste of Happily Ever After (WATCH)
True love knows no boundaries – even if the lovers in question are homeless.
Larry Cannon, a Vietnam veteran, and Julia have been desperately in...
Solar Power in US Sets New Records, Beats Natural Gas for the First Time
For the first time in history, solar beat out natural gas in new additions to generating capacity on the American electrical grid last year.
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Dating Site That Hooks Up Volunteers Leads to a Valentine’s Day Wedding
He baked for others.
That’s a big reason why she put Michael Webber in her list of favorites on iHeartVolunteers, the dating site for service-minded...
Changing The Expensive Funeral Game, She’s ‘The Green Reaper’
Death is a natural part of life that everyone must deal with, but when the financial burdens of funeral costs and burial services mount,...
New Therapy Halts Progression of Lou Gehrig’s Disease in Mice
Researchers announced that they have essentially stopped the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, for nearly two years, allowing the...
Man With Heart of Gold Keeps Theater Open So Kids Have Something to Do
This guy has a heart that is rarely seen except on silver screens.
The Desert Historic Theatre is the only cinema within 100 miles for the people...
Cardiac Arrest Victims Get Warnings Weeks Ahead – Know The Signs
Sudden cardiac arrest may not be so sudden after all. Doctors have discovered that early warning signs may be experienced up to a month...
Man’s Arrest Prompts Police to Buy, Bring Gifts to His Kids on Christmas
Police officers in Bend, Oregon didn’t just ignore the children after a father was arrested on drug charges shortly before Christmas. In fact, they...