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Prepare For Nostalgia Overload: 90’s Fest Draws Huge Crowd For Charity
If you remember that Kel loves orange soda, that the Spice Girls had their own line of lollipops, and that you can never have...
More “Homeboys” Can Bake, Sew, Begin Ex-Gang Lives, Thanks to Grant
Making the decision to leave a gang isn’t easy—finding a way to integrate yourself into the workforce with a family to support is even...
10 Year-old Girl Saves a Life Three Hours After Learning CPR
It's been said that you never know when CPR will come in handy–including minutes after you've learned it.
Literally three hours after learning the technique,...
The Top 10 Good News Stories of 2014
In many respects 2014 was a rough year, with Ebola, the Islamic State, and deaths in Ukraine, but it was also one in which...
Gang Members Feed Hungry School Kids Every Day, Defying Stereotypes
Every single day of the school year, gang members in New Zealand deliver hundreds of handmade sandwiches to schools in Waikato, making sure no...
Teen Collects Clothing and Tooth Paste for Border Refugees
After watching a documentary about the thousands of child refugees at the Nogales, Arizona border who were fleeing to escape violence and drug gangs,...
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...
10 Black Child Geniuses You Should Know
If you depended on the evening news or pop culture to paint a picture of young Blacks, you would probably think that the majority...
Former Gang Member Becomes Star Student With 4.0 GPA
The first time Brayan ever held a gun, he pointed it at a woman stepping out of a gray Lexus and stole her purse...
“LandFillHarmonic” Orchestra Plays With Instruments Made of Trash
In Paraguay there is a town essentially built atop a landfill where adults pick through the latest heaps of trash for sellable goods and...
El Salvador’s Gang Truce Cuts Murder Rate Dramatically
Gang leaders in El Salvador declared an unprecedented truce that authorities say has cut the homicide rate in half in just four months.
In March,...
Camera Drones Enlisted in Fight Against Badger Cruelty in Ireland
In the UK, the world's second oldest animal welfare organization said it was shocked by the scale of organized badger persecution it has uncovered...
Thousands of Chinese Trafficking Victims Rescued by Police
Chinese police rescued more than 24,000 abducted women and children across the country in 2011, as nearly 3,200 human trafficking gangs were broken up,...
CNN Names Top 10 ‘CNN Heroes’ for 2011
CNN announced its Top 10 CNN Heroes for 2011, while opening online voting that will determine the winner of the $250,000 grand prize. All...
Hero Grandmother Helping Chicago Kids to Get ‘Off the Block’
In Roseland, one of Chicago's most dangerous neighborhoods, many residents stay off the streets to protect themselves from rampant gang violence.
But one grandmother opened...
15-Year-Olds Plant Garden in One of the Worst Neighborhoods in Detroit
Despite her own struggles, one teen has stepped up to help revitalize Detroit. She led a group of volunteers with shovels to plant a...
Orchestra Keeps Kids In Tune and Off the Streets (Video)
1000 at-risk kids from the streets of Miami are given an alternative to drugs and gangs, with free musical training in The American Children's...
Good News on Security in Haiti
The United Nations is citing dramatic improvements in security in Haiti, saying that a larger, more potent police force has pushed the crime...
It was Difficult Mentoring Gus But I’m Glad I Did
Was I ever glad to get home. The day was spent walking dogs outside during a Wisconsin ice and sleet storm. My clothes were...
Chicago Waiter Gets $4,000 Tip From Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp visited Gibsons Steakhouse in Chicago last week with co-star Marion Cotillard, director Michael Mann, and a dozen other folks, after the premiere...