Tube Rider Finds Bag of Cash, Turns it in
An anonymous Tube rider in London's Underground found and turned into authorities a purse containing more than $3,300 in cash. The bag, left by Sri Lanken tourists, also contained passports and credit cards.
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Obama Gives Medal of Freedom to Outstanding Leaders
President Barack Obama recognized the accomplishments of actors, activists, scientists and humanitarians by awarding each one a Presidential Medal of Freedom in a White House East Room ceremony yesterday.
Clothes and Food Left in the Park for Homeless
Today we spent the morning going through our personal belongings. We were looking for items to give away, free, at a local park. Not just any items but things people really needed.
Professional Makeovers Lift the Homeless (Video)
Through mock interviews, speaker training, and clothing makeovers, Frank Kelly's Project Vacant Streets prepares homeless citizens in Miami for new jobs.
College Adventurers Row for a Cause
Two college rowers decided to travel 2000 miles in a self-designed rowboat from Cleveland to Key West, to work on Habitat homes along the way.
Attorney Gives Jena 6 Teen Chance at New Life
An attorney in the racially-charged trial of the Jena-6 rescued the youngest of the incarcerated youth, bringing him to New York to live with his family.
Elephant Whisperer Saves the Baghdad Zoo in Wartime
In 2003 while the US armed forces were invading the Iraqi capital, a Zululand conservationist undertook a wartime rescue of the Baghdad Zoo and all its animals. In his book, Babylon's Ark: The Incredible Wartime Rescue of the Baghdad Zoo, Lawrence Anthony describes how he, along with the zoo's former deputy director and several brave workers, risked daily danger to save the bears, lions, tigers, monkeys and birds.
Retired Doctors Give Free Medical Care at their Community Clinic (Video)
Two boyhood friends who know what it's like to struggle in lower income families, together made it through medical school and now, 60 years later, they've come together again to provide free medical care to their community.
S. Korean President Gives His $26M Fortune to Youth Scholarship Fund
South Korea's president will donate about 33.1 billion won ($26 million) — almost all of his personal fortune — to establish a new youth scholarship program, his office said Monday.
Retired Man Fights Armed Robber (Video)
A 68-year-old pensioner fights a knife wielding robber who attempted a raid on a bookmakers in Farnborough, England. He came to the aid of two women cashiers and despite getting stabbed twice, he fought on. Due to his efforts, police were able to identify and charge the man.
Flowers Clean Sewage at Scotland Eco-haven
Flowers help clean the sewage at Europe's first organic waster water installation in Findhorn, a Scottish community with the lowest ecological footprint on record in the industrialized world.
Saying Goodbye to Walter Cronkite: A Video Retrospective
Walter Cronkite, once called the "most trusted man in America" has died at the age of 92.
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