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Underdogs Triumph in 2010’s Best Sports Stories
The best story in sports, whether success is achieved through a solo performance, by a team, or a whole nation of fans, is that...
Brad Pitt Shows off His Flood Resistant Green Homes for Low-Income New Orleans Residents
Brad Pitt was interviewed for Meet The Press on this anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and gave a tour of the new homes built by...
Thad Allen: Unsung Hero of BP Gulf Oil Leak?
Coast Guard Cmdr. Thad Allen, who is in charge of overseeing the federal response to the BP oil leak, announced yesterday that BP's "top...
For New Orleans, Super Bowl Victory is About More Than Football (w/ Video)
To many residents of this storm-battered city, the New Orleans Saints carried more than a trophy when they came home on Monday after winning...
Travolta Flies Aid to Haiti
Actor John Travolta, who is also a pilot, flew himself and his wife along with four tons of vital medical supplies, doctors, ministers...
Relief Work Provides Opportunities for Haitians
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former U.S. President Bill Clinton, the U.N. special envoy for Haiti, said Haitian citizens are now being employed in...
Football Fans Deliver Deluge of Donations via Text Message
As of late Sunday, the American Red Cross had received 2.2 million text messages pledging $10 each for a whopping total of $22...
Four Community Volunteers Honored as Heros for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
To honor and encourage volunteerism on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Allstate Insurance Company is honoring four African-American volunteers who generously serve their communities...
Top Ten Innovations You’ve Never Heard Of
Here are the Top Ten Innovations from 2009 that will lead us, with chin up, into the next decade. From new technologies that strip...
Obama Chooses Doctor who Makes House Calls for Next Surgeon General
President Barack Obama nominated for U.S. Surgeon General a rural Alabama family physician, Dr. Regina Benjamin, who is known along the impoverished Gulf...
Millennials: The Civic Generation a Force for Change
The 'Civic generation' is rolling up its sleeves to lend a hand at home and abroad
Young adults who grew up in the shadow of...
Nike Donates $100,00 to Help Rebuild Football Field and Track for New Orleans
NIKE will make a $100,000 contribution to George Washington Carver High School in the 9th Ward of New Orleans for installing a football field...
CNN to Give $100,000 to ‘Hero’ on Holiday Special
This year's Top 10 CNN Heroes were announced last week. Each will receive $25,000 and be honored during a televised All-Star Tribute airing on...
Brad Pitt’s First “Make It Right” Homes Completed in New Orleans
The first homes in Brad Pitt's Make It Right rebuilding project are complete, some three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. A 68-year-old...
Solid Signs of Progress for New Orleans Since Storm
As the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina nears, it is beneficial to search for signs of recovery and progress. What can be found...
Brad Donates Millions for Eco-Housing Project in New Orleans
Brad Pitt unveiled the next phase of his mission to help the people of New Orleans rebuild their homes in the devastated ninth ward,...
Streetcars Welcomed Back in New Orleans
"On Saturday, streetcars in New Orleans resumed their historic service past the old mansions of the Garden District for the first time since Hurricane...
New Patron Saint of New Orleans
New Orleans Saints' quarterback Drew Brees and his wife Brittany founded the Brees Dream Foundation to rebuild children's facilities and programs throughout New Orleans....
Work Begins on Brad Pitt’s Green Project in 9th Ward
"Construction is to begin on an environmentally friendly new home, based on the winning design in a competition launched by movie star Brad Pitt....
U2’s Edge Gives Favorite Guitar to Charity
The Edge, of the band U2, wanted to donate something "really significant" to a charity auction raising money for musicians to replace instruments lost...