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Tucson Kindness Project Hangs 1000 Bells Around Newtown, In Solidarity With Shooting Victims
A project that hangs small wind chimes with bells is becoming a healing remedy for grieving communities following tragic mass shootings.
An Arizona mom in...
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...
Stray Pit Bull Saves a Woman and Child From Attacker (Video)
A Florida woman named Angela was leaving a playground with her toddler in Port Charlotte when a man approached her in the parking lot...
29-year-old Transforms Afghan Orphanages as New Government Director
Neglected orphanages in Afghanistan are being revamped by a dedicated public official, just 29 years-old. In a country desperately in need of a hero,...
Gift Exchange Among Senators Could Bring Bipartisan Cheer
Scores of U.S. senators have signed on to an idea for a gift exchange, Secret Santa style, across party lines.
Senator Al Franken (D-MN) came...
The Answer in Tucson, is Blowing in the Wind
What started out as a memorial for a little boy has become a gift for a community in need of smiles.
Ben's Bells has never...
Massive City Park Revitalized in Crime Area of Philadelphia
A Philadelphia man is leading the charge to reclaim an 86-acre city park that had become overgrown with weeds and trash while becoming a...
Michelle Obama Joins Disney in Healthy Living Campaign
First Lady Michelle Obama joined the Walt Disney Company in a new media campaign designed to give parents and kids more reasons to eat...
Ten Hero Kids Voted Most Huggable, Each Awarded $10,000
Ten youth judged as this year's Huggable Heroes were honored today for their volunteer efforts at making the world a better place -- in...
Adult Fears Are Encouraging Obesity in Kids
Are kids today becoming sedentary and obese because of a heightened desire for video games, or because their inborn desire to run free in...
Man Sheds 365 Pounds Thanks to Yoga Class
A Detroit-area man lost 365 pounds in the last three and a half years, thanks to a yoga class and its meditative messages.
Weighing 540...
Mine-Littered Desert Springs to Life, Thanks to Humanitarian Efforts
Sheikh Misri was once known as a dreary and rough desert of barren land littered with landmines and unexploded ordinances. Now, after four...
Rocket-battered Israeli Border Town Enjoying Calm
Six months after Israel ended its bruising offensive against Gaza Strip militants, the people of the rocket-scarred border town of Sderot are enjoying...
Mothers in Crisis Turn to Temporary Parents
After resolving to leave a violent partner, single moms want to make a fresh start. But they feel trapped tending small children if they...
Play Builds Bridges to Change in the Bedouin desert
The school playground in the Israeli Bedouin desert town of Hura is abuzz with excitement as boys and girls get their first taste...
Green Prisons Farm, Recycle to Save Energy, Money
Inmates of the minimum-security facility, 25 miles from Olympia, the state capital, raise bees, grow organic tomatoes and lettuce, compost 100 percent of food...
Nike’s Reuse-A-Shoe Program Turns Old Footwear into Basketball Courts
Every year, millions of pairs of athletic shoes are thrown away, clogging landfills and wasting a lot of good material. Now, you can...
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...
See-Saw to Power African Schools With Electricity
"A young inventor is hoping to tap the unbounded energy of children in a playground to power schools in Africa. Design student Daniel Sheridan...
New Bird Species Discovered in Indonesia
A small green bird that had been "playing hide and seek" with researchers has been declared a newly discovered species and named Togian white-eye,...