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98-Year-old Becomes First Woman Ever to Win 10th Degree Black Belt in Judo
After dedicating her life to the martial arts, 98-year-old, Keiko Fukuda of San Francisco, became the first woman to be promoted to judo's highest...
Solar Chargers for Electric Cars Make Zero Emissions a Reality
The California company, SolarCity, has started offering solar EV chargers to customers in 11 states and Washington, DC, allowing people to drive their cars...
12 of The Greatest Things to Love About America
What makes America great? On this, the 235th birthday of the nation's founding Declaration of Independence, it seems like a question we need to...
Solar Energy From Windows
A start-up in Northern California is working on creating "solar windows" that could act as solar panels at the same time as blocking sunlight from...
7 Leading US Airlines to Use BioMass Fuel Made From Waste in California
Seven of the leading U.S. airlines announced this week they've signed up to purchase jet fuel made from recycled urban and agricultural waste to...
Return of Optimism for US Housing as Values Rise
The housing market in many US cities is performing better than recent national data would suggest, leading some analysts and real estate brokers to...
Barry Bonds to Pay College Costs for Kids of Beaten Baseball Fan
Baseball great Barry Bonds has quietly pledged to pay the college costs for two children whose father was attacked on opening day of the...
California Passes Rule That Would Stop Invasive Species From Entering Ports
California is cracking down on invasive species. The state has passed the strictest rules in the country to prevent cargo ships from introducing foreign...
CA Transportation Officials Protect Falcons Nesting on Job Site
Amidst major renovation work on the Dumbarton Bridge spanning San Francisco Bay, officials with the California Department of Transportation are taking every precaution not...
Star Pitcher Donates $25K to Fund for Man Attacked Outside Stadium
Giants ace Tim Lincecum is giving $25,000 to assist the longtime San Francisco fan who was attacked outside Dodger Stadium last month. The donation...
Hospital’s 5-transplant Kidney Swap Sets California Record
In what is the largest single-hospital kidney swap in the state, five patients received new kidneys from five healthy donors in a marathon series...
PepsiCo Unveils World’s First 100% Renewable Food-Based PET Bottle
PepsiCo this week unveiled the world's first PET plastic bottle made entirely from plant-based, fully renewable resources, enabling the company to manufacture a beverage...
World Landmarks Light-Up With ‘End Polio’ Message in Final Push to Eradicate Disease
What do the Trevi Fountain in Rome, India’s Charminar monument, and the New York Stock Exchange building have in common? Each of these iconic...
California Gets Sneak Peek at New Documentary on Happiness – One Night Only
Calling all supporters of happiness: Get your tickets for exclusive pre-release screenings of HAPPY, the new documentary by Academy Award winning director Roko Belic...
Recession Upside: U.S. Teen Births Hit All-time Low
The U.S. teen birth rate in 2009 fell to its lowest point in almost 70 years of record-keeping — a decline that stunned experts...
Neighbors Use 88,000 Christmas Lights to Feed the Hungry
Two neighboring families are using the power of a Christmas light display to feed a lot of hungry people in the San Francisco Bay...
U.S. Cities Offer Homeless Free Storage Space
Last Thanksgiving, Phillip Black says most of his belongings were thrown away by the police. He has been homeless ever since illness forced him...
American Express Announces $10-Million Commitment for Historic Preservation
Today, American Express announced an additional $10 million in funding for their Partners in Preservation program. Launched in 2006, the program awards grants in...
iPhone Fever: ‘Laugh Out Loud’ Column Debuts on Good News Network
We weren’t in our seats five minutes when it began: “Look at this,” my cousin Peter said, tilting his iPhone so I might see...
Stroke Patients Get a “Bionic” Leg Up for Healing
A computer-controlled device that fits around the leg of stroke victim is helping speed the physical rehabilitation of patients as they relearn how to...