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Ex-Gang Members Take Bang Out Of L.A. Crime
From New York to Los Angeles, murders and other violent crimes are at a 50-year low. In Los Angeles, that's partly because police and...
Join Famous Drummers in Their Beat for Peace in Sudan (Video)
Drummers from Pink Floyd, Radiohead and The Police joined percussionists around the globe to jam for peace in Sudan. Sudan365.org launched a video this...
Library of Congress Puts Thousands of Historic Books Online
Nearly 60,000 books prized by historians, writers and genealogists, many too old and fragile to be safely handled, have been digitally scanned as part...
Brazil Justice Rules for US Dad in Custody Battle
A five year court battle to retrieve his son appears to be over for a New York man. Brazil's chief justice on Tuesday...
UN Calls Non-binding Climate Change Deal an ‘Essential Beginning’
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the deal on climate change reached by world leaders at a United Nations summit in Copenhagen, calling it an...
Roto-Rooter Crew Rescues Trapped Dog
On Thursday, a Roto-Rooter crew used their drain equipment to help find a dog trapped in a foxhole in Upstate New York. After...
Bad Boy Actor Nick Cage Steps into Real-Life Good Cop Role for UN Crime Office
Acclaimed actor and filmmaker Nicolas Cage, whose action roles have included both a contract killer and a federal anti-terrorist agent, stepped into the...
(LINK ADDED) Goldman Sachs, Buffett Donate $500 Million for Small Businesses
Goldman Sachs joined Warren Buffett to announce a half-billion dollar donation to provide assistance to small businesses in the United States. The $500...
We May Be Born With an Urge to Help
What is the essence of human nature? Flawed, say many theologians. Vicious and addicted to warfare, wrote Hobbes. Selfish and in need of...
The Wizards’ Wizard: A Tribute to Generosity
In the last few years, Washington’s great sports impresario and philanthropist suffered from a rare brain disease that robbed him of everything but his...
Restaurant Owner Leads Community in Offering Free Thanksgiving Banquet for East Harlem
East Harlem restaurant owner Kevin Walters is not only known for his business savvy, he has a deep appreciation for and commitment to the...
Gateses Give $290 Million for Innovative Education
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Thursday announced its biggest education donation in a decade, $290 million, in support of three school districts...
White House Considering Cash for Caulkers Program
The highly visible success of the stimulus program known as cash-for-clunkers induced a boom in vehicle sales this summer that clearly would not have...
Afghan Enclave Seen as Model for Development
Small grants given directly to villagers have brought important changes to this corner of Afghanistan, offering a model for the country.
In Jurm, people have...
Singapore Kindness Movement a Cultural Success
For over three decades, Singapore has quietly and tirelessly campaigned to upgrade their self-described third-world "spitting, gum-chewing" citizens to first-class citizens who "smile,...
Girardi Helps Driver Hours After Series Win (w/ Video)
Just because someone has just won the World Series, doesn't mean they wouldn't run across three traffic lanes to help someone who has...
Warship Made With World Trade Center Steel Sails Into NYC (w/ Video)
A U.S. warship built with steel from the ruins of the World Trade Center sailed into New York harbor just after sunrise yesterday greeted...
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to Host Oscars
Hosting the next Academy Awards ceremony will be a double-bill co-starring Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, Oscar producers announced yesterday. “We think the...
NYC’s Chinatown Elects Chinese-American to City Council for First Time
For the first time in its 150 year history, Chinatown will have a Chinese-American representative on the City Council, as Margaret Chin beat her...
Artist Draws Manhattan From Memory
Stephen Wiltshire is an autistic artist with an amazing ability to create a detailed architectural drawing of an entire city after a single...