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Dog Nobody Wanted is Honored as National Lifesaving Hero
Three years ago, Bear was a 100-pound Shiloh German shepherd nobody wanted at a Texas shelter. Monday, he was given the 30th National Hero...
IBM Creates Advanced Car Battery That ‘Breathes’
IBM and partners are working on solving one of the biggest barriers to widespread electric vehicle adoption: limited battery range. Under its Battery 500...
Humane Society Pairs Problem Pups With Prisoners
California inmates are helping correct the behavior problems of shelter dogs, a therapeutic exercise that benefits both convicts and canines.
Dogs described as having "limited...
Footwear Company Protects Million Square Feet of Rainforest With Square-foot Sandals
An eco-conscious footwear company announced a milestone in efforts to save the rainforest after just one week of online sales. For every purchase of...
Cat Sanctuary Takes in Tabby Number 1,000
Tabby’s Place is celebrating the rescue of its 1,000th cat. Since opening its doors to hard-luck cats in 2003, the sanctuary has made the...
Despite Spell Check, Interest in Spelling Bees Is Way Up
You might think that spell check technology would make us less likely to care about developing our spelling abilities. But, since its widespread adoption...
Adoptive Mom Helps ‘Give Birth’ to 43 Families
Becky Fawcett learned firsthand the exorbitant amount of money it takes to adopt a child when she and her husband spent more than $100,000...
More Families are Adopting HIV-positive Children
The number of U.S. parents undertaking HIV adoptions is surging - from a trickle just five years ago. Most involve orphans from foreign countries,...
Photographer’s Talent Rescues Abandoned Animals
A professional photographer focused her talent on the plight of homeless dogs. Now her photos persuade hundreds of families to fall in love with...
Prisoners Train Deaf Shelter Dogs in Sign Language
Across the state of Missouri, dog rescue programs set up by the state's Department of Corrections are thriving in prisons, creating a more humane...
Medical Miracle as Adopted Son Gets to Repay Mom With a Kidney
Facing 7 or 8 years on the organ donor waiting list, an ailing Massachusetts mom, having exhausted all possibilities for kidney matches with blood...
DNA Evidence Clears Texas Man Who Spent 30 Years In Prison
A Texas judge this morning freed Cornelius Dupree after more than 30 years of wrongful imprisonment. DNA evidence cleared him of his conviction after...
100 Million Poor Families to Get Clean-Burning Stoves From Mrs. Clinton
As the primary cooking and heating tool for nearly three billion people, traditional cookstoves and open fires cause 1.9 million premature deaths worldwide each...
Her Mission is Helping Senior Dogs Who Need a Home
A San Francisco hairstylist developed a passion for older dogs: those last to be adopted, and first to be euthanized, so she founded the...
Britain Closes Budget Gap With Green Measures
Britain has saved up to 70 million pounds a year by making government departments more energy efficient and the effort could help cut a...
Happy Ending for British Child Migrant Returned Home After WWII Expulsion
The terrific cost of World War II, both human and financial, forced England to consider sending away thousands of its children to live in...
Homeless Cat Loaned to Hospice Patient Offers a Soothing End
A person in their final months of life cannot adopt a pet, but, what if they are longing for the snuggling and affection of...
Soldiers Team Up With Shelter Dogs in Operation Heroes & Hounds
Operation Heroes & Hounds gives injured or traumatized members of the U.S. armed forces the chance to work with shelter dogs. Using a positive,...
Adopted Russian Orphan Raises $60,000 to Build Playground Back Home
Alex Griffith, 16, was adopted as a baby from a Krasnoyarsk, Russia, hospital. Now, he's raised more than $60,000 to design and build a...
Brothers Find Each Other Across the Street After 30 Years
Stephen Goosney, 29, and Tommy Larkin, 30, were born a year and a half apart. They were both adopted and began life knowing they...