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Dying Hospice Patient Gets One Last Ocean Hurrah Thanks to Officials
A hospice nurse recalled last week a sunny day back in August when everything came together to give Jim, a dying cancer patient, a...
And, the Top 10 CNN Heroes of 2013 are…
They clean up rivers, build homes for disabled veterans and bring health care to some of the darkest parts of the world. They help...
Secret Store Camera Catches Teens in Act of Honesty
Managers of a New Jersey shop had to search for four teens who were captured on surveillance cameras entering the store even though it...
US Child Obesity Rate Begins Falling in Many States
After decades of rising rates, obesity among low-income preschoolers declined in 19 states and U.S. territories, according to the latest report from the Centers...
Billionaire Gave Most of His Money Away and You Never Heard His Name
An Irish-American billionaire who kept his philanthropy secret for 15 years has given away $7.5 billion - and plans for it all to go...
Cat Returns Home 6 Months After Hurricane Sandy
It's a "miracle" for a couple whose cat bolted out the door six months ago after Hurricane Sandy forced the family to flee their...
At 48 Panera Cafes, You Can Pay Whatever You Want (Or Nothing) For Turkey Chili
Can’t afford a hot meal? Panera will now give you one. It’s the latest in the company’s experiments in letting customers set their own...
Drill Team Keeps 4000 Idle Kids off Deadly Streets
Tawanda Jones is using dance to empower the youth of Camden, New Jersey, one of the poorest cities in the country. Through Jones' precision...
Home Solar Leasing Pumped Nearly $1 Billion into California in 2012
The number of homeowners installing solar panels leased from third parties is skyrocketing in the US, particularly in states that initiate incentive programs, like...
Madonna Donates Costumes to Auction for Sandy Storm Victims
Madonna is auctioning her tour costumes to benefit those affected by Hurricane Sandy in New York and New Jersey.Some of the outfits the singer...
Santa Rides on Wings of (Blue) Angels to Deliver Gifts to Sandy Victims
The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels squadron transformed its C-130 aircraft into a modern-day Santa’s sleigh in support of the U.S Marine Corps' Toys for...
Sandy Aftermath: Disney Donates to Help Children Recover
The Disney company has donated $250,000 to aid in ongoing recovery efforts for children and families in New York and New Jersey affected by...
Anonymous ‘Santa’ Hands Out $100 bills in Storm-hit NY
A wealthy Missouri man posing as "Secret Santa" stunned New Yorkers, handing $100 bills to many in Staten Island who had lost everything to...
No Person Shot, Stabbed, or Murdered in NYC Monday – Part of a Trend
For a blissful 36 hours beginning on Sunday night, there was no gun or knife violence reported in New York City. Officials couldn't remember...
Chicago Man Wins Lottery Because He Came to Serve in Post-Storm Sandy Cleanup
John Turner, who owns a Chicago business specializing in pumping water and cleaning out buildings following disasters, traveled to the East Coast immediately after...
Entertainers and Fashion Icons Pitch in With Storm Relief Donations, Benefit Concerts, Auctions
Stars from Hollywood to Virginia are pitching in to help New York and New Jersey recover from Hurricane Sandy. A celebrity auction has even...
Hurricane Sandy Heroes: High School Coach Braves Icy Waters to Save Dozens
As he inched through the churning, chest-deep water, Jay Price struggled to distinguish one potential catastrophe from the next. Fifty-foot oak trees snapped in...
Veterans Volunteer for One More Mission, a Hurricane Sandy Response Team
Armed simply with chainsaws, a corps of military veterans has arrived on the Jersey Shore to help Sandy-stricken residents trapped by a maze of...
Springsteen, Bon Jovi and Sting to Star in Hurricane Benefit Concert Friday
Superstar musicians born in the New York-New Jersey area will perform at Rockefeller Plaza Friday, part of a benefit concert for victims of Hurricane...
Dog-lovers Flock to NJ Shelter to Adopt 63 Shih Tzus Rescued From Breeder
Friday and Saturday were busy days at a once-abandoned warehouse -- now the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter -- as rescued Shih Tzus were adopted...