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A Peace Corps for Geeks? Nonprofit Donates Apps to Cities
Code for America is a new kind of public service. Volunteer teams have developed apps that have trimmed Boston's costs for digging out fire...
New Foster Families Adopt Elderly U.S. Veterans, Call it a Privilege
A program run by the Veterans Administration has successfully placed elderly U.S. vets with families who receive stipends for providing room and board.
1500 veterans...
Blind, Deaf, 3-legged Dog Saves Family From Fire (Video)
A disabled dachshund, adopted by a family when no one else wanted him, alerted the household to the raging fire.
The blind and deaf dog...
Even the Storm Victims Help Others on Thanksgiving (Video)
Even those hit hard financially by the devastation of Hurricane Sandy themselves, were reaching out to help families in Queens, N.Y., who are still...
Prisoners From Rikers Island Deliver Thanksgiving Meals, Pitch In to Help Storm Victims
A group of prisoners at New York City's Rikers Island jail were let out for a day so they could deliver 700 Thanksgiving meals...
“God Loves Caviar” Film Serves up a Hero in Greece’s Hour of Need
The Greeks never used to have hero issues. But heroes have been in short supply in the country's hour of need, which could explain...
World Gorilla Population Rises Nine Percent in Two Years
The total world population of mountain gorillas has risen to 880, according to census data released last week by the Uganda Wildlife Authority. That's...
Portlanders Gather to Remember Iconic Street Performer Who Died
Portlanders are remembering a man who for five years played music, did magic tricks and smiled at cars from a sidewalk corner bordering the...
Chicago Man Wins Lottery Because He Came to Serve in Post-Storm Sandy Cleanup
John Turner, who owns a Chicago business specializing in pumping water and cleaning out buildings following disasters, traveled to the East Coast immediately after...
Hundreds of Executives and Officials Sleep Outside, Raising Millions for Homeless Teens
In 12 cities across two countries, nearly 500 business executives, advocates and celebrities slept outside on the streets Thursday night to let homeless kids...
Peru Passes 10-Year Ban on Genetically Engineered Foods
Despite pressure from multinational agri-business corporations such as Monsanto, the Peruvian Environment Minister announced this week that the government has approved a new regulation...
Occupy Wall Street Folks Are Buying and Abolishing Millions of Dollars of Debt for the 99 Percent
The Occupy Wall Street movement, forever angry about government bail-outs for big banks, finally figured out a way to issue their own bail-outs --...
Happy Employees, Culture of ‘Weirdness’ Equals Success for Green Products Company Method
Since Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan launched Method in 2000, to sell pretty bottles of eco-friendly soaps and cleaners in glowing pastel colors, the...
NYC Reserving 5,000 Coveted Seats to Macy’s Parade for Sandy Storm Victims
This year, front row seats to see the marching bands and massive balloons of the iconic Macy's Day Thanksgiving Day parade will be occupied...
Hilton Hotels Sharing Excess Food With Hungry Egyptians and Americans
Hilton Hotels has launched a program to collect safe, surplus food from conferences and daily restaurant operations that would otherwise be thrown away, and...
Scientists Demonstrate First ‘Perfect’ Invisibility Cloaking
Many "invisibility cloak" efforts have been demonstrated, but all have reflected some of the incident light, making the illusion incomplete. Now, scientists have succeeded...
300 Veterans Lead Grueling Sandy Cleanup in Rockaway Beach (Video)
300 veterans, some trained in crisis management, have been donating their time and leading the cleanup effort in the hard hit Rockaway neighborhood in...
Dying Man Finds Miracle in Abandoned Church
At 57 years old, Greg Thomas was diagnosed with stage 4 head and neck cancer. "When I found out that I had cancer, they...
Meditation Produces Enduring Changes in Brain’s Emotional Processing
A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when...
Occupy Sandy: Onetime Protesters Excel in a New Cause (VIDEO Added)
Occupy Wall Street has become a lauded and effective relief organization for victims of Sandy.
The social media savvy that helped Occupy protesters create a...