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Teary 1-Minute Ad is Perfect Farewell to Baseball’s Gentleman Derek Jeter
Now that beloved baseball great Derek Jeter is headed for retirement, a new Gatorade commercial has baseball fans getting misty-eyed.
Frank Sinatra croons "My Way"...
America’s Biggest Landfill To Become New York’s Largest Solar Project
What was once the largest landfill on the planet is being reinvented to provide solar energy to the citizens of New York City --...
Ex-con Becomes an Honorary Police Officer
At one time he was considered one of the most notorious jewel thieves in the United States. He spent 11 years in some of...
How You Can Help Protect Endangered Frogs
You may have heard that frogs are in trouble, with about a third of the world's species currently threatened by a disease called chytrid...
Charge Your Phone on the Street With NYC Solar Stations
New York City unveiled the first of 25 free solar charging stations for mobile phones on Tuesday, installed in response to Superstorm Sandy, which...
UPDATE: Amazing 97-year-old Sprinter Sets World Track Record
Ida Keeling has set a record as America's oldest sprinter. The Bronx athlete started running when she was already a senior, at 67. Her...
Teacher Brings Yoga to Juveniles Behind Bars
Leslie Booker began her career in the fashion industry but exchanged the runway for a juvenile detention center in the Bronx. As a dedicated...
Extinct in the Wild, Toad Makes a Comeback
The thumbnail-sized golden colored Kihansi Spray Toad, only discovered by scientists in 1996, was officially declared Extinct in the Wild by the International Union...
New York’s New Environmental ‘Hero’ –The Oyster
Marine scientists, planners and government officials say millions of mollusks planted in polluted waters off New York and other cities could go a long...
Conservationists Save Rare Blue Iguana From Extinction
Score another success for species conservation. The Grand Cayman blue iguana now has a chance for complete recovery, even though the wild population numbered...
Healthy Snow Leopard Population Found in Afghanistan by Hidden Cameras
Hidden cameras have revealed the existence of a surprisingly healthy population of rare snow leopards living in the mountainous reaches of northeastern Afghanistan, according...
Amanda Burden’s Urban Revitalization of NYC is a Model for the World
Amanda Burden, the daughter of famed socialite Babe Paley, and now, the director of city planning, is spearheading Mayor Michael Bloomberg's far-reaching effort to...
President Obama Honors 15 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients
Today, President Barack Obama awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, to fifteen diverse recipients. The Medal of Freedom is...
6 Young Environmental Leaders Win Prestigious Brower Award
They are the green generation. Six young people who are doing incredible things to safeguard the environment were honored this week with the prestigious...
A Lift for NY Spirits: Stray-bullet Victim Making Miraculous Recovery
A gift for a grateful city, a reason to rejoice. Vada Vasquez - the 15-year-old Bronx girl felled a stray bullet - is making...
NYC’s Chinatown Elects Chinese-American to City Council for First Time
For the first time in its 150 year history, Chinatown will have a Chinese-American representative on the City Council, as Margaret Chin beat her...
Newspaper Plea for 2-year-old’s Brain Operation Helps Raise 32K
With some help from the New York Daily News, a little boy in desperate need of a lifesaving operation will get the help he...
6000 Rare River Dolphins Found Off Bangladesh
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has discovered a huge population of rare dolphins in South Asia. Nearly 6,000 Irrawaddy dolphins, which are related to...
Ten Extraordinary Americans Recognized for Innovation in Health Care
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation announced the 2008 recipients of its Community Health Leaders Award for individuals who overcome the odds to improve...
Top Tailpipe Polluters Clean Up Their Act
With current fuel prices high, alternative fuel use is surging among businesses and governments that depend on vehicle fleets to transport their products and...