Batman Hero Christian Bale Visits Colorado Shooting Victims
Christian Bale, the hero in the latest Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises, on Tuesday visited victims of last week's mass shooting in a Colorado theatre where the movie was premiering.
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4-year-old Painter Debuts in New York Gallery (Video)
Aelita Andre is a Russian abstract painter who has already been compared to Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Jackson Pollack -- and she is just four years old. Her parents both paint as a hobby and from the start gave her all the canvas and tubes she needed to express to her heart's content.
Kentucky Man Buys Out K-Mart Store, Donates it All to Charity
A business owner realized, It's time to give back, after years of seeing needy people selling their stuff in his jewelry-exchange business. Rankin Paynter was shopping at a Kmart that was closing its doors in Winchester, Kentucky and decided on-the-spot to buy the rest of its contents and give it away to charity.
Pay-It-Forward Chain Lasts 3 Hours at Canadian Coffee Shop
In a show of seasonal goodwill, coffee drinkers in line at a Winnipeg drive-through paid it forward for 228 customers in a row on Friday, according to the staff at Tim Hortons. One customer started the chain by paying for his own order and the order of the car behind him. The generosity continued for the next three hours.
Another Town Helps Student Overcome Homecoming Prank
A high school freshman could hardly believe she landed a nomination to the homecoming court for the big fall dance. She had expected a more popular girl would be picked. Later she learned the votes had been a prank. But she decided not to back down. As news of the cruelty spread, the school, family members, and the community rallied around her.
High School Boy Broadcasts Compliments for Students Having a Bad Day
To combat bullying and to simply cheer up students at his high school, Jeremiah Anthony set up a Twitter Account a year and a half ago that posts compliments about kids and teachers.
In Age of Bullying, Special Needs Student Elected Prom King
Scott Shaver and Katie Buell were crowned prom king and queen last week at Westview High School. Katie is an all-American girl, class president, champion in girls basketball, and an absolute sweetheart, according to her teachers. Yet, it seems every student, no matter their ability, is accepted here and treasured. Scotty, as the kids call him, is a HUGE personality at the school, brought out of his shell over four years by the nurturing attention given, not only by specialized staff who have tutored him as a special needs student with autism, but by the accepting student body.
Amazing 3-D Light Festival Creates Illusions on Sydney Landmarks
Australia's Festival of Lights is transforming Sydney's famous landmarks using wild imagination and cutting edge 3-D projectors beaming images from a distance. The evening lit sails of the iconic Opera House overlooking the harbor suddenly appeared to break out in cracks and holes, with a giant woman tip-toeing across the surface.
Stray Dog Joined Thousand Mile Cycling Race, is Adopted at the Finish Line
A stray dog has run alongside cyclists on their 1000-mile journey across China after a rider gave him some food. He ran alongside them for 24 days, covering up to 37 miles a day. Remarkably, the dog was indefatigable throughout the rest of the adventure and climbed over 10 mountains along the route.
Whopper of a Fish Tale: 4 Deer Caught by Charter Fishing Boat
Some fish tales are hard to believe. But Tom Satre has the photos to back it up. He was out with a charter group on his 62-foot fishing vessel when four black-tailed deer swam directly toward his boat. They circled the boat, looking directly at us. They looked distressed...
Peace Corps Volunteers Use Chocolate To Lift Africans from Poverty
Africa produces 70% of the world's chocolate and 60% of the world's vanilla crop, yet the continent makes just 1% of finished chocolate bars, which leaves very little profit for the essential farming communities. Now, an innovative company started by former Peace Corps volunteers is disrupting that market spiral to make the world's best chocolate bars -- and make a difference in Madagascar.
Citizen Outcry Saves N. America's Largest Old Growth Red Pine Forest
After thousands of Canadian residents joined forces to preserve a forest of 300 year-old red pines from expanded mining, the government scrapped its plans to rescind the reserve status bestowed on 840 acres (340 hectares) of pristine forest.
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