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Super Bowl Hero: Giants’ Rookie Battled Cancer to Live Dream
112 million Americans will watch Mark Herzlich take the field tomorrow, a rookie linebacker and cancer survivor whose story has inspired Super Bowl fans across...
In Daring Raid, Navy SEALs Free 2 Aid Workers From Somali Pirates
In a daring raid reminiscent of the kind used to kill Osama bin Laden, U.S. Navy SEALs swooped into Somalia Wednesday morning and rescued...
Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman Unveil ‘We Can Be Heroes’ Campaign for Horn of Africa
DC Entertainment, home of some of the greatest super heroes, today unleashed a giving campaign to help fight the hunger crisis in the Horn...
UPDATE: Homeless Science Whiz Given $50K Scholarship on Ellen Show
New York high school senior Samantha Garvey appeared Thursday as a guest on the "Ellen" talk show, where she received a $50,000 scholarship from...
The (Surprisingly Upbeat) State of the World: Trends are Strikingly Positive
Regular readers of the Good News Network know about these four major areas where global progress is heartening: War is on the decline, poverty...
Tribute: Cold War Hero of ‘Velvet Revolution’ Vaclav Havel (1936-2011)
Playwright, poet and politician Vaclav Havel led the charge to peacefully bring down communism in Czechoslovakia proving the power of the people to overcome...
Belgian Nurse who Saved American GIs in WWII Honored
It's never too late to be recognized for bravery.
67 years after the US Army assumed she was killed when a bomb destroyed the hospital...
Jay-Z To Raise Money For Education With Benefit Concert at Carnegie Hall
Jay-Z didn't graduate from high school, but he's encouraging others to value their education. The rapper announced Thursday that he will perform two shows...
The Sailor who Single-Handedly Saved His Ship During the Pearl Harbor Attack
Yesterday marked the 70th anniversary of the attack on the US Navy base at Pearl Harbor, and "a day that will live in infamy".
It...
U.S. Medical ‘Trash’ Saving Lives Abroad
Doctors will often prepare for surgical procedures by opening instrument and supply kits that contain up to 100 items. Many of these items, such...
Santa’s Mailroom Helpers Moved by Letters to Help
Santa gets a helping hand from Operation Santa Claus hidden away in New York City's main Post Office.
The organization lets donors help fulfill wishes...
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...
City Rallies Behind Hero Whose Home was Firebombed
The overwhelming support shown to block club leader Cheryl Walker Williams, whose home was firebombed by drug dealers deserves the praise of the entire...
High-end Jewelry Made From AK-47s, for the Greater Good
To combat the devastation caused by illegal assault rifles in Africa's war zones, founder of Ethos water, Peter Thum, announced this week the launch...
MIT Debuts First Prototype of Effort to Build $1,000 Homes
Home prices in many of the world’s most famous cities run to well over $1,000 per square foot. By contrast, MIT architects have produced...
iPhone 4S Introduces Amazing Features to Assist the Blind
Plenty has been written about the new iPhone 4S, but one little known feature is the amazingly thoughtful AssistiveTouch.
Apple has always gone to considerable...
Number Starving in Somalia Drops by Half a Million Thanks to Rain and Intl Aid
The drought-induced famine crisis in Somalia has eased somewhat, United Nations officials said on Friday, with the number of people facing imminent starvation dropping...
US Economy Shows Signs of Momentum in 4th Quarter
Retail sales were up .5 percent in October outpacing forecasters. Consumer spending was up, spurred by producer prices that fell in October, especially for...
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart Honor Vets at Stand Up for Heroes NY Benefit
The fifth annual New York Comedy Festival's Stand Up for Heroes gala this week featured stellar comedians like Ricky Gervais, Seth Meyers and Jon...
He Built 12,000 Libraries So Far, Changing Lives
One of the legendary triumphs of philanthropy was Andrew Carnegie’s construction of more than 2,500 libraries around the world. It’s renowned as a stimulus...