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Washington Monument Reopens After Years of Earthquake Repairs – Cool Photos!
After almost three years, the Washington Monument reopened to the public yesterday. A 2011 earthquake left gaping cracks that needed repair, so the 130-year-old structure...
17 Bears Rescued From Concrete Cages Now Roam on 60 Acres
No matter what you think of PETA, this animal rescue story will warm your heart.
Thanks to PETA, the Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, and the...
Dubai Metro Stations Will Double as Art Museums
The Dubai Metro stations are being turned into art museums to display artworks and creations from different themes and cultures, by order of the...
Toronto Hospital Celebrates 30th Anniversary of the First Successful Lung Transplant
In 1983, Tom Hall was the 45th patient in the world to receive a lung transplant, but the first ever to survive more than...
Feds to Allow States to Pay to Reopen Some National Parks
With the threat of so many tourist dollars being lost in the wake of National Park closures during the government shut down, governors have...
Love at First Ride — Vancouver Couple Weds Aboard Transit Bus
Vancouver's downtown bus drivers - and their passengers - are quite a friendly bunch. The moment an elderly or pregnant person boards the bus,...
Paralyzed Montana Man Makes Fly Rods That Are One With the Universe
A man named Tom Morgan is making some of the most expensive and sought-after fly fishing rods in the world, which he does despite...
Spain’s Endangered Iberian lynx Brought Back from Brink of Extinction
Ten years ago the Iberian lynx was nearing extinction but today, thanks to an imaginative conservation programme that has brought hunters, farmers and the...
New York City Pay Phones Get 21st Century Makeover
You can still see more than 10,000 coin-operated phones around New York City today. What seems a relic of the past in this age...
Thai Prime Minister Announces End to Ivory Trade
With the threat of sanctions against her country looming, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra today pledged to end ivory trade in Thailand, seizing a...
Knights Of Malta Celebrates 900th Anniversary of Humility and Charity
Pilgrims and tourists visiting the Vatican received a special treat Saturday, when some 4,000 members of the Knights of Malta marched in procession celebrating...
Six Photos That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity – and Cops
Officer Buys Boots for Homeless Man-
This photo taken by a tourist in Times Square, shows 25 year-old NYPD officer Lawrence DePrimo stooping on his...
Zoo Sells Elephant’s “Trunk Art” on eBay
A large painting by a 14-year-old Asian elephant has sold on eBay for £360. A buyer from Northamptonshire purchased the "abstract style" picture, which...
World Gorilla Population Rises Nine Percent in Two Years
The total world population of mountain gorillas has risen to 880, according to census data released last week by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. That's...
Haiti: New Hotels Arise Amid Ruins in Capital
Glimmers of hope are coming to the devastated capital of Haiti and its surrounding cities, as at least seven hotels are under construction or...
Space Shuttle Soars Around DC Monuments in Route to Smithsonian Retirement (Video)
Space shuttle Discovery soared around the Washington Monument and the White House in a salute to the nation's capital Tuesday before landing for the...
Emerald Bonanza Found By Amateur Diggers in North Carolina Mine
Amateur diggers on a trip to the aging North American Emerald Mine in Hiddenite, N.C., struck gold last week -- actually, emeralds.
One couple had...
White House Secret Service Agents Come to Ducklings Aid
A mother duck and her ducklings visited the White House Wednesday, but the mom was the only one of the group big enough to...
World’s Richest Man to Helm Rescue for Crime-weary Acapulco
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim will spearhead a project to rescue the Pacific port of Acapulco, a once glamorous haunt of Hollywood stars that has...
Sweet Deal for Girls After Lemonade Stand was Closed for Lack of Permit
Three girls whose lemonade stand was shut down by the police in Midway, Georgia, for not having a business license and food permit, were...