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Starbucks Tries Again to Tackle Cup Recycling
Starbucks has promised that 100 percent of its cups will be reusable or recyclable by 2015, but that doesn't mean none will end up...
Cat Missing for 5 Years Found in NYC 1600 Miles From Home
Willow, a calico cat who disappeared from her Colorado home five years ago, was found Wednesday on a Manhattan street and will soon be...
Greenest Skyscraper Ever Rises From World Trade Center Site
The new World Trade Center in New York currently under construction promises to be the most environmentally advanced structure ever built on such a...
Scientists Retrain An Immune System to Kill Cancer, Leukemia is Now Gone
A year ago, when chemotherapy stopped working against his leukemia and he had nothing to lose, William Ludwig signed up to be the first...
Thousands of Firefighters Climbed Stairs Around the World to Honor NYFD on 9/11
On Sunday, 343 firefighters from across Texas donning their heavy coats and gear gathered in downtown Dallas to honor the lives of New York...
Inspiring 9/11 Story: A Massai Warrior’s Unexpected Gift to America
In the days following 9/11, Americans were in shock and grieving—but so were others around the world who offered extraordinary gestures of support to a country that...
Roadless Vermonters Turn Woodland Path into Pedestrian Lifeline
After flooding ripped apart roads (now under construction) near Killington, Vermont, townspeople have marshaled their resources, taking a quiet half-mile trail over a mountain...
Affection Forged on 9/11 Leads to “Fireman’s Funeral” for Indigent Angel
A group of New York firefighters have always credited Josephine Harris with saving their lives during the World Trade Center collapse. Nine years later...
Fashion Professionals Fulfill Wishes of Teens With Life-threatening Illnesses
With Fashion Week just days away, New York City fashionistas are lighting the way with some charity work from the heart.
The Make-a-Wish Foundation teamed up...
Cancer Surviving College Football Star Overjoyed to be Hired by NY Giants
College football star Mark Herzlich was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer in his left leg in 2009. But, the 2008 ACC...
Beauty Pageant Winner Tells Her Story of Depression to Reduce Stigma for Others
Jennifer Ferris was crowned Ms. New York World International 2011, but throughout her early life, and into her 20's, constant depression made her days...
‘University of the People’ Offers Online Courses to Poor Students
After the earthquake in Haiti destroyed much of the country’s higher-education infrastructure, the University of the People decided to set up three computer centers...
Hurricane Irene is Milder Than Expected for US Coast, Extensive Damage Averted
Coastal areas in the path of Hurricane Irene were mostly spared from major damage overnight and many residents awoke to catch glimpses of blue...
Hurricane Irene: How People Are Helping, and How You Can too
While everyone watches Hurricane Irene's next move along the eastern seaboard, hundreds of people from around the US are organizing relief efforts.
Toledo-area volunteers, including...
Last Surviving Ellis Island Ferry Transformed Into Historic Houseboat
The last surviving Ellis Island Ferry is now a beautiful residence for one New York couple.
Christened the Yankee Ferry, it was used to transport...
Bill Clinton and Ben Stiller Team Up for Haiti
Former President Bill Clinton will be co-hosting a New York City gala Sept. 23 to benefit actor Ben Stiller's foundation for building schools in...
Students and Post-it Notes Help Schools Cut Their Energy Bills
Simple yellow Post-it notes with the message “When not in use, turn off the juice,” pointedly left on classroom computers, printers and air-conditioners, have...
Bloomberg to Use Own Funds in Plan to Aid Minority Youth
Mayor Michael Bloomberg, in an acknowledgment that thousands of young black and Latino men are cut off from New York’s civic, educational and economic...
Mayor Bloomberg Donates $50 Million To Sierra Club for Anti-Coal Campaign
New York's Mayor Michael Bloomberg is giving the Sierra Club a substantial gift -- $50 million to put toward battling coal-fired power plants across...
Healthy Snow Leopard Population Found in Afghanistan by Hidden Cameras
Hidden cameras have revealed the existence of a surprisingly healthy population of rare snow leopards living in the mountainous reaches of northeastern Afghanistan, according...