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Iraqi Troops Bring Toys, Supplies to Children
The grin on the Iraqi soldier’s face widened as a little girl ran back to her house holding up a new stuffed animal and...
Halloween Candy Safe, After All
It is time we de-bunked the myth that trick-or-treat candy is in need of an x-ray before our children are allowed to dig in....
When Doctors Say Your Child Will be ‘a Vegetable’
Dick and Rick Hoyt are a father-and-son team competing in nearly continuous marathon races. And if they’re not in a marathon they're competing in...
Killer’s Wife Salutes Amish Mercy, Forgiveness
The widow of a man who murdered five Amish girls in their schoolhouse sent a letter to the Amish community thanking them for their...
Banker to the Poor Wins Nobel Prize, Reinvests Winnings
Bangladeshi Banker to the Poor, Muhammad Yunus, and his Grameen Bank are winners of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to help...
Doctors Orders: Kids Should Play More
A new study by doctors is calling for changes in kids' over-scheduled lifestyles with more time in the school day for recess. The American...
Veteran Claims $200M Powerball Jackpot
A Gulf War veteran and his wife who works at Wal-Mart were living paycheck-to-paycheck, but this week they stepped forward to claim a $200...
Amish Parents Forgive Gunman, Befriend his Family
After a man burst into a Pennsylvania schoolhouse Monday and shot five young girls to death, the Amish community that was left to deal...
De Beers to Help Reduce Poverty for Diamond Miners
Last Friday at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, Jonathan Oppenheimer, Director of De Beers, and Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete announced a $2...
Paraguay: Music against Hunger
Tomorrow a group of world-famous artists raise their voices in Paraguay's capital to draw attention to the world's hungry and raise money for food...
China, India Once Food Aid Recipients, Now Food Donors
In the same year it stopped receiving global food aid, China emerged as the world's third largest food donor. According to a report by...
Four Exchange Kidneys In Remarkable Swap
A new program allows healthy family members to donate their kidneys to strangers in exchange for receiving an organ for their loved one. In...
G is for Gorgeous Albuquerque
EDITOR'S BLOG I am in beautiful New Mexico on vacation with my family. We're attending our fourth annual Live and Learn ...
Retirees Win 100K for Creating Lasting Change
The Purpose Prize honors "what may be a new trend -- retirees taking on some of the country's biggest social problems."
The five winners of...
Peace Camp Grows Friendship Between Middle Eastern Kids
Hempstead, NY - If you were invited to sit down with your enemy for a cup of tea and discuss your conflicting views, would...
Overcoming the Matrix of War in the Middle East
It strains my heart when I see the escalation of the war in the Middle East. Again. For so long already. When will...
Mel Gibson Donates $1M for Mexico Disaster Recovery
Originally published April 11 by Rotary International News
While scouting locations for his film Apocalypto, Mel Gibson came upon a near apocalyptic situation in southern...
Japan Donates US$3 million in Food Aid to Afghans
The government of Japan has donated US$3 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) to purchase food for 44,000 of the worst...
Street Piano Saved by Citizens Fighting City Council
(Big Cheers for Clare Kerr for submitted this story) Sheffield, England- Three lovely blokes were moving into a flat at 165 Sharrow Vale Road...
US Senate Passes DoD Renewable Energy Amendment
The US Defense Department has made great strides toward increasing its usage of renewable energy sources. In 2005, DOD generated over 8% of its...