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New Website Helps Germans Meet Migrants to Talk About Life
Even though thousands of migrants were pouring into Germany at the height of the refugee crisis last year, Lasse Landt of Berlin realized he...
This Olympic Moms Video Will Bring Tears as You Say #ThankYouMom
More than 95,000 people have shared this dramatic two-minute video to say "thank you" to their mothers for being strong.
As a sponsor of the...
500 Basset Hounds Parade Down the Boardwalk to Help Homeless Dogs (WATCH)
It almost sounds too good to be true: hundreds of chubby basset hounds waddling down the boardwalk to kick off the beach season and...
She Swam for Her Life to the Greek Coast, Now Syrian Refugee is Olympic Hopeful
A teen-aged girl who saved the lives of fellow refugees may soon represent them at the 2016 Olympics.
Fleeing Syria last August, Yusra Mardini and...
Greek Football Teams Stop Play to Sit Down and Honor Lost Refugees
When the whistle blew to start a football match between two Greek teams, instead of hustling to take control, players on both sides did...
Ex-NBA Star Yao Ming Saves Millions of Sharks From Slaughter
Basketball star Yao Ming led his Houston team to four championship tournaments in America, but his greatest victory may be his work in China...
American Swimmer Stuns World, First to Win All These Races in Single Meet
Like any world-class athlete, 18-year-old swimmer Katie Ledecky can swim hundreds of meters and make it look easy.
And, a mere 30 minutes later,...
Boxing Champ Helps 4-yo “Get Back Up” After iPad is Snatched From His Little Hands
After a four-year-old lost his iPad to a thief, he soon discovered that he had a former boxing champion in his corner.
When Howard Davis, Jr....
Four Athletes Who Totally Crushed It At The 2015 Special Olympic Games
As closing ceremonies commence, we’d like to be able to shine a spotlight on all 6,500 Special Olympics competitor—but these four inspiring individuals stood...
Nike Partners With Disabled Teen to Create Easy-Entry Shoe
When a teenager with cerebral palsy wrote to Nike requesting a shoe he could put on himself, the company decided to ‘Just Do It’.
When...
Japan’s Ban on Dancing After Midnight Finally Lifted After 67 Years
Japanese club-goers and night owls can soon bust a move – legally – and dance til dawn.
Until last week, dancing was prohibited by law...
Late UNC Coach Dean Smith Left Surprise in His Will For Each Player
Legendary North Carolina Coach Dean Smith, who took his college basketball team to two NCAA championships, always coaxed the best out of his players....
Saudi Girls Get Gym Classes for the First Time (And Other Advances)
Public schools in Saudi Arabia will for the first time offer programs of physical exercise and sports for their girls. Even though the country’s...
The Top 10 Good News Stories of 2014
In many respects 2014 was a rough year, with Ebola, the Islamic State, and deaths in Ukraine, but it was also one in which...
Canadian Speedskater Who Gave Oympic Dream to Teammate Thanked with Crowdfunded Medal
Speedskater Gilmore Junio made worldwide headlines when he stepped aside from the men's 1000 meters at the 2014 Sochi Olympics so that Canadian teammate...
US Olympic Skier Makes Plans to Adopt Stray Sochi Puppies
A day before making his Olympic debut, 22-year-old free-skier Gus Kenworthy found some stray puppies in the Russian city of Sochi and fell in...
Injured Skier Lindsey Vonn Adopts Shelter Dog With a Bum Knee
One day after announcing she was withdrawing from the Sochi Winter Olympics because of a bum knee, Lindsey Vonn adopted a shelter dog. When...
Unsung Community Heroes Year in Review
One news station looks back at the community members who demonstrated an unselfish attitude to help others in 2013. Like, Matthew Williams, who...
Moscow Gives Free Subway Ride to Anyone Who Can Do 30 Squats (WATCH!)
To promote the February Sochi Olympics, the Russian Olympic Committee has added a machine in the Moscow subway that gives a free ticket if...
International Space Crew Returns Olympic Torch to Earth
A Russian Soyuz spacecraft carried three astronauts and the Olympic torch back to Earth on Monday after the torch was taken on its first...