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Start a New Tradition with Dave Barry’s Hilarious 2010 Year in Review
Ever since our three teens became interested in current events, probably when they were in fourth or fifth grade, our family has maintained an...
A Kiss to Build a Year on – If Your Brain’s Chemistry Agrees
A kiss at midnight to ring in the new year. That's what Friday night should bring, right? And there's pressure to get it right.
There...
New FBI Data Shows Crime Rate Continues to Decline Across US
Violent crime and property crime rates continued to fall across the US, according to preliminary crime statistics from the Justice Department. Reports of violent...
Homeless Man Uses Facebook, Social Media to Advocate for Others Like Him
Eric Sheptock has 4,548 Facebook friends, 839 Twitter followers, two blogs and an e-mail account with 1,600 unread messages.
What he doesn't have is a...
Unique Arsenic-Built Life Form Points NASA to Extraterrestrial Possibilities
NASA-funded astrobiology research has changed the fundamental knowledge about what comprises all known life on Earth. Researchers conducting tests in the harsh environment of...
Who Says Democrats and Republicans Can’t Work Together: Historic Bill Passes Senate
The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to launch the biggest overhaul of the nation's food safety laws since the 1930s. The bill passed 73 to...
Cost of TARP Bailout Plummets, From $700 Billion to Just $25B
The Troubled Assets Relief Program, which was widely reviled as a $700 billion bailout for Wall Street titans, is now expected to cost the...
American Express Announces $10-Million Commitment for Historic Preservation
Today, American Express announced an additional $10 million in funding for their Partners in Preservation program. Launched in 2006, the program awards grants in...
Jeff Bridges Leads New Hungry Kids Campaign to End U.S. Childhood Hunger
Academy Award winning actor Jeff Bridges came to Washington, D.C. yesterday to roll out a new campaign as national spokesperson for the No Kid...
Tina Fey Joins Comedy Greats as Twain Prize Honoree Last Night (Video)
Steve Carell, Betty White and Steve Martin walked the red carpet at the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC along with other comedians, including Lorne...
Gates Foundation Gives $50 Million to Smithsonian to Reach Youth
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has contributed $50 million to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC.
The gift, announced Wednesday night by the Smithsonian,...
Seinfeld, Jon Stewart & The Boss Rock The ‘Stand Up For Heroes’ Benefit
Two nights ago at the Beacon Theater in New York City, all-stars of music and comedy donated their talents for charity at the fourth...
AIG to Pay Back $37B in Bailout Cash
Insurance giant AIG is poised to repay 36.7 billion dollars in government bailout aid. In recent days American International Group raised the money through...
India’s Growing Wealth Boosts Charitable Giving
The Malkani family made a fortune building one of the country's first online travel agencies.
Now, as India's wealth continues to expand, the Malkanis...
Rally to Restore Sanity Ends With Stewart’s Hopeful ‘Moment of Sincerity’
At least a quarter of a million people gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC yesterday, heeding a call for sanity in response...
iPhone Fever: ‘Laugh Out Loud’ Column Debuts on Good News Network
We weren’t in our seats five minutes when it began: “Look at this,” my cousin Peter said, tilting his iPhone so I might see...
Recycle Old Furs Into Bedding for Injured Animals
Is your grandmother's mink stored away in the attic? Maybe not, but with so many people relegating fur coats -- theirs, or a loved...
Dead Sea Scrolls to be Digitized and Put Online
The Israel Antiquities Authority and Google announced Tuesday that they are collaborating to produce digitized images of the entire collection of the Dead Sea...
Mighty American Chestnut Tree Poised for Comeback Thanks to New Science
It is now more than a century since the American chestnut tree - once 4 billion strong and towering over East Coast forests -...
Tennessee’s Bold Leap in Care for the Aged and Disabled
After lagging behind the rest of the country for years, Tennessee is catching up fast when it comes to improvements in its health care...