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High School Students Participate In Makeup-Free Day (VIDEO)
Teens at Plano Senior High School in Texas are trying to redefine beauty, rallying students to wear no makeup Friday — an initiative they’re...
WWII Veteran Breaks Down Every Time He Reads a Book
"It's a hard life, let me tell you," says 89-year-old Ed Bray. "You ain't never lived hard until you go through what I've been...
C. Everett Koop (1916-2013): Unsung Hero in the Fight Against AIDS
Former surgeon general C. Everett Koop died Monday in New Hampshire at age 96. Koop is justly renowned for his role in the tobacco...
Houston Bar Gives 100% of Profits to Charity. Period.
The Original OKRA Charity Saloon in downtown Houston operates a lot like any other tavern -- booze is purchased and poured, bartenders get paid...
Tucson Kindness Project Hangs 1000 Bells Around Newtown, In Solidarity With Shooting Victims
A project that hangs small wind chimes with bells is becoming a healing remedy for grieving communities following tragic mass shootings.
An Arizona mom in...
Tax Break Extension Blows New Life into U.S. Wind Power
The US wind industry is powering up once again after Congress extended a critical tax credit that wind companies say will save tens of...
True Hero of the Senate: A Tribute to Daniel Inouye (1924-2012)
Every now and then, during this era of heated partisanship, an event emerges that brings both sides together in the U.S. Congress. When news...
Tenants in Posh Building Help Concierge Raise Money for his Village
Jean Kabre is the concierge and event planner at 101 Constitution — a place full of people focused on power, influence, and Congressional lobbying.
But...
GOP House Speaker Boehner Says He Wants to Help President Succeed
Congressional leaders unveiled a more conciliatory tone of cooperation in the face of a new Washington landscape that is suddenly more Democratic.
In an 11-minute...
Historic US Election Result: A Record 20 Women Will Serve in U.S. Senate
A record number of women will serve in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives after sweeping victories in Tuesday's election.
Five new women elected...
“Good News Goes to Washington” (on an 85-foot yacht)
To counter the barrage of negative campaigning in 2012, "Good News Goes to Washington"
An 85-foot yacht has been chartered to sail up the Potomac,...
Gabrielle Giffords Travels to Top of the French Alps (Photos)
Former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, still recovering from wounds after being shot last year, traveled high up into the French Alps on Monday with...
Obama Signs Student Loan, Road-Building Bill
President Barack Obama signed legislation Friday that accomplished two important goals -- keeping thousands of construction workers on the job rebuilding America's infrastructure and...
Political Reform of Gerrymandering is Good News From California Elections
An important political revolution is quietly unfolding in California. Citizens passed a voting reform measure on gerrymandering that promises to profoundly alter the election landscape...
How Two Bitter Adversaries Hatched A Plan To Change The Egg Business
Gene Gregory and Wayne Pacelle are the odd couple of American agriculture.
"We were adversaries. Some might say bitter adversaries," says Pacelle, president of the...
30 Secret Heroes of American History Revealed in New Book
"Secret Heroes: Everyday Americans Who Shaped Our World," by Paul Martin, is a remarkable collection of stories that spotlight 30 unknown champions, explorers, inventors,...
‘Welcome Home’ Program Inspires U.S. Soldiers for Last Time
Every day in the past 8 years, more than 100 US soldiers passed through the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport on their way home for two...
US Delegation Remembers Holocaust Hero Wallenberg in Hungary
On a chilly day, a United States Congressional delegation and other officials laid a wreath at the Budapest monument to Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg,...
GE to Hire 5000 Returning Veterans; States Also Seeking to Spur Jobs for Soldiers
A combination of activity is underway across government and industry has to help spur the hiring of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. General...
New National African-American Museum Breaks Ground in DC: What Will be Inside?
After the museum was first proposed by black Civil War veterans almost 100 years ago, a National Museum of African American History and Culture...