50 years ago today, as the youngest president in history took the stage and the oath of office, John F. Kennedy declared that he was passing the torch to a new generation. It would become one of the most famous speeches in American history, a speech that would change the lives of many young Americans. Hear their stories on NPR...
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Panera Bread will open its third nonprofit restaurant Monday in Portland where customers can pay what they want for food. Panera opened community cafes last year in Clayton, Mo., and Dearborn, Mich., owned and operated by a nonprofit arm of the national restaurant chain. So far, customers have stepped up in a spirit of generosity.
University graduate Caleb Barclay is on a mission to break cultural stereotypes throughout the world and cast a positive light on misinterpreted cultures.
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Native-American Alaskans hosted a traditional potlatch on Tuesday for about 400 soldiers and officers getting ready to deploy to Iraq and Afghanistan. Donations of moose meat and fish came from throughout the area. Although food was a highlight, the troops also enjoyed traditional songs and dances.
Last August, Renee Varela's 18-year-old son was killed by a drunk driver and she donated his heart to a father who needed a transplant. Recently Varela held a stethoscope to his chest and heard her son's heart beating. Tragedy brought the two families together -- an extended family now bound by an act of grace.
After 7 years, Canadian lottery officials say they've finally awarded to the correct people a multimillion-dollar jackpot that authorities say was fraudulently claimed by someone else. Seven construction workers who played the lottery together in December 2003 were awarded $12.5 million plus $2.35 million in interest after being declared the rightful jackpot winners. "After more […]
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A South Carolina retiree is doing his part to help California close its massive budget deficit. More than four decades after Dennis Ferguson received unemployment benefits from the state, he wrote a $10,000 check to the treasury to pay back the money, plus interest.
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