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Boy Donates 500 Birthday Presents to Toys for Tots Campaign
It wasn't like any birthday party his friends had ever been to. Everybody brought presents -- bright, big, new ones -- but none were...
Blind, Deaf, 3-legged Dog Saves Family From Fire (Video)
A disabled dachshund, adopted by a family when no one else wanted him, alerted the household to the raging fire.
The blind and deaf dog...
Reverse Begging: Man Gives Away Money at Intersection (Video)
Many drivers commonly see homeless people carrying cardboard signs asking for money at intersections, but commuters who passed Doug Eaton on Wednesday were surprised instead...
GE to Hire 5000 Returning Veterans; States Also Seeking to Spur Jobs for Soldiers
A combination of activity is underway across government and industry has to help spur the hiring of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. General...
First Black Woman in US Coast Guard Honored at 97: She Overcame Racial Violence to Live Exemplary Life
After being the target of terrible racial violence as a young black girl in Oklahoma, Dr. Olivia Hooker went on to fight prejudice throughout...
Racer Saves Competitor From Burning Car
An Oklahoma race car driver is being hailed as a hero after pulling a fellow racer from his burning car. It happened Saturday night...
Woman Turns Rescued Shelter Dogs into… Rescuers!
In 1995, 62 year old Wilma Melville and her black lab Murphy were deployed to the Oklahoma City bombing for search and rescue work.
Devastated...
10 More of America’s Richest Join Gates and Buffett in ‘Giving Pledge’
Yesterday, 10 more of America’s wealthiest families committed to giving more than half their wealth to charity, bringing the total number who have joined...
Strangers Across 6 States Help Victims Cope Following Tornadoes
The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma is one of the many groups that leapt to the aid of communities across six states where homes were...
Dog’s Life Changes After Rising From ‘Dead’
A stray dog who survived an attempt to put him to sleep at an Oklahoma animal shelter has become a canine celebrity, with...
Good Samaritans Out in Force Among Stranded Motorists in Record U.S. Snowstorm
With snow totals of anywhere from one to two feet falling across nine midwestern states along with brutalizing winds, the February snowstorm of 2011...
Video: Pilot Uses Helicopter to Blow Calf to Safety
The same Oklahoma TV news helicopter pilot who four years ago pushed a deer on an icy pond to safety using the wind from...
States Put the ‘Home’ in Nursing Homes
The Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, Mass., is part of what's known as the Green House project, founded by geriatrician Dr. Bill...
Librarians Assemble to Read the Qur’an on Steps of Chicago Building
The American Library Association and librarians across the country have moved the Qur’an to the top of their list for titles celebrated during their...
Out of Grief Sprouts Life-Saving Legacy for Girl After Her Organ Donations
You don’t have to be rich, famous or even an adult to leave a memorable legacy that can change lives. Just ask the mother...
Sportsmanship Spreads on College Fields
The college football season began with an ugly incident — an Oregon player punching a Boise State player in a post-game fracas. But since...
Heartland States Send National Guard to Aid Afghan Farmers
National Guard troops from a half-dozen heartland states are taking their civilian farming know-how to Afghanistan in a little-noticed aspect of the Obama administration’s...
Indiana Mandates Electronics Recyling
Indiana became the first state to pass a major electronics recycling law this year, and the nineteenth state to pass a law creating...
53 Wind Projects Awarded $8.5M, Includes Environmental Impact Research
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu last week announced a list of 53 wind energy projects that will receive up to $8.5...
Stimulus in Action: “Beginning to Percolate Nationwide”
Building repairs are underway on public housing in Imboden, Ark., and Cumberland, Ill., states across the country are receiving money to weatherize the...