What others see as an urban disaster zone, Nafa Khalaf views as a land of opportunity. The Motor City, he says, gave him chances that would have been inconceivable in his native Iraq. The Arab community is growing and prospering alongside Detroit's decay as one of the largest concentrations of Arabs outside the Middle East.
French photographer Sacha Goldberger found his 91-year-old Hungarian grandmother Frederika feeling lonely and depressed. To cheer her up, he suggested that they shoot a series of outrageous photographs in unusual costumes, poses, and locations. Grandma reluctantly agreed, but once they got rolling, she couldn't stop smiling.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has contributed $50 million to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC. The gift, announced Wednesday night by the Smithsonian, sets aside $30 million to create the Youth Access Endowment to reach underserved youth
Three New Zealand teenagers have been rescued after 50 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean in a tiny boat. The trio survived by drinking rainwater and sharing raw fish and a seagull that landed in their boat.
A mother and daughter thought the reason they were invited as special halftime guests at an NFL Titans game was their winning Veteran's Day essay. But, 101st Airborne soldier Mark Foster surprised his wife Jodi and daughter Kayla with an on field homecoming in front of 70,000 cheering people Sunday.
On November 13, unsuspecting shoppers got a big surprise while enjoying their lunch. More than 100 choir participants joined in this Christmassinging flash mob.
Nearly 60 years ago, and without telling their parents, five high school students led 720 of their fellow pupils on a walkout to protest the inferior facilities at their all-black school in segregated Kinston, North Carolina. Over the weekend, a reunion of original students reenacted the demonstration that succeeded in getting many of their demands met by the school board.
Now-67-years-old, a German woman finally got to thank in person an 88-year-old American woman for her middle-class family's generosity toward 'the enemy' after World War II.
Out of his love for the environment and concern about over-flowing landfills, Akinori Ito, from the Japanese company Blest, developed a machine capable of transforming plastic back into oil for use later as gasoline. While the process is easy to understand the results are pretty impressive: For every 1kg of plastic, 1 liter of oil can be harvested.
Despite the struggling economy, officials with the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon say contributions and pledges from this weekend's 45th annual Labor Day event totaled $58.9 million.
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