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Man Builds Tiny House for Homeless Woman Sleeping in the Dirt (WATCH)
A 60-year-old homeless woman named Smokie has been sleeping outside in the dirt a few doors down from a man named Elvis Summers.
Most mornings,...
Loyal 56yo Man Who Walks 21 Miles to Work Sees $250K in Donations for Car
No one can say James Robertson didn't pay his dues or deserve a break during these long winter months in Detroit.
Today, thanks to a college student studying computers,...
Seahawks Reveler Gives Shirt off Back to Young Packers Fan After Loss
13-year-old Austin McElravy was attending his first NFL game with his dad, but the die-hard Packers fans were surrounded during the championship final by...
Jewish, Muslim Volunteers Do Good Christmas Day Deeds
Across Detroit, organizers said nearly 1,000 Jewish volunteers did good deeds on Thursday's Mitzvah Day — an annual rite of community service on Dec....
$2.4 Million Given to 8 Groups Helping Kids Thrive in Inner Cities
For their innovative strategies to help mold positive youth, eight organizations that mentor urban youth in six cities will share grants totaling $2.4 million.
The...
Acting On a Hunch, Man Checks Out Car, Saves a Life
When Gonzalo Outeiro saw the car from the California freeway, he wondered if it had been abandoned, or perhaps in a mishap the night...
Nerds for Nature: Techies and Treehuggers Unite to Help the Earth
"Comprised of amateur scientists, engineers, ecologists and environmentalists, a San Francisco area collective, Nerds for Nature (N4N), is trying to bridge the gap between...
Volunteers of All Faiths Join Assisi Friar, Bring Joy to Poor Kids
In America today, something truly amazing is going viral -- a new spirit of unity and giving.
In that rising spirit, hundreds of volunteers are...
Bill Murray Drives Taxi So Cabbie Can Practice Saxophone
Here is another reason to love the hilarious mind of Bill Murray.
He was attending the Toronto International Film Festival September 5, on the date...
Amelia Rose Earhart Just Finished Her Namesake’s Flight Around The World
Amelia Rose Earhart, 31, isn't related to the female pilot who disappeared more than seven decades ago, but she was given the famous name...
Hero Dog Saves Apartment Full of People, Repays Owner for Rescuing Him
He was found near a California dumpster, skinny and alone, just a few months ago.
Oakland resident Julio Cruz was a little nervous to adopt...
Bulldozer Returns Former Military Base to Tidal Marsh Land
On April 25, California's Coastal Conservancy and the Corps of Engineers took the final step in its restoration of Hamilton Airfield to tidal marsh habitat,...
Google Gives $600K to Calif. Teachers to Spend in Classrooms
Because most teachers spend their own money to simply buy classroom supplies, imagine the joy across San Francisco area schools last week, when 604...
Man With Cerebral Palsy, Autism Starts Can Collecting Business
With every can or bottle he collects and returns, Tyler Laviolette takes one step closer to fulfilling the dream of his parents, who wanted...
Carlos Santana Helps Ex-Bandmate Who was Found Homeless
A San Francisco reporter spoke with a homeless man in early December who was rummaging for valuables in Oakland.
The man, who identified himself as...
Google Rigs its Technology so Sick Boy Can Virtually Throw Ceremonial Pitch From Miles Away
13-year-old Nick LeGrande has always dreamed of throwing out the first pitch at an Oakland Athletics baseball game. Wednesday night, with a life-threatening illness...
Disabled Find Outlet to Create Artwork Worth Thousands
A huge indoor space in Oakland, California serves as a professional art studio for adults with developmental, mental and physical disabilities, and provides an...
College Grads’ New Company Recycles Coffee Grounds into Gourmet Mushrooms You Can Grow at Home
When two college students in Oakland discovered they could grow mushrooms in used coffee grounds, they started a company to recycle the waste from...
Tsunami Relief Heroes Honored in Japan at Baseball’s Opening Game
Although baseball's Ichiro Suzuki was the star player of the opening day game in Tokyo, this week, all eyes were on the tsunami heroes...
Many US Cities Still Thriving Despite the Economy
Newsweek rated American cities on their job creation, sustainability, livability and transportation-infrastructure, to cull a list of the nation’s top performing metropolises.
Of the 20...