Calling All Volunteers: Elvis is Hosting a "Tiny House-Building" Event in L.A.
Elvis Summers, who built a tiny mobile shelter for a homeless woman, is using the $80K he raised to host a marathon shelter-building event in L.A. this July.
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Today's Young Generation is More Serious About Volunteering
Do you hear people complaining about a tuned-out, apathetic younger generation? Here's a news flash: Today's young Americans are more serious about giving back than their parents were.
"Friends for Life" Connects Caring People To Lonely Seniors In Need
The group Friends For Life cares for elderly people who are living alone or in nursing homes without visitors, because everyone should have someone who cares.
Woman Reads to Shelter Dogs to Ease Their Loneliness-And Her Own
This grandmother volunteers at the local animal shelter reading to dogs that-like her- miss their buddies.
Loggerhead Sea Turtles Set Another Nesting Record in Georgia
In 2004, the number of loggerhead sea turtle nests on this prime nesting ground, plunged to 358, the fewest on record. What a difference a decade makes.
'Free Hugs' Campaign Video Sweeps Web
A video is sweeping the web documenting a Free Hugs campaign staged on a busy pedestrian square.
Vote on Nov 7, Urges Clooney, Roberts and Damen
In this TV spot, celebrities wait in line -- with everybody else -- to cast their votes in the mid-term election on November 7, 2006.
Two Minutes of Nothing But Goats Yelling Like Humans
You can not help but laugh while watching Nothing but two minutes of goats yelling like humans, the original video montage that went viral last week racking up almost 9 million views on YouTube.
Hungarian Dancers Tell Amazing Story With Just Shadows
There won't be a dry eye in your house after watching the Hungarian shadow theatre company Attraction perform on Britain's Got Talent. Stunning dance dramatics feature only the shadows of their bodies.
Antifreeze Manufacturers Agree to Add Bitter Taste so Animals Won't Lick
Antifreeze and engine coolant manufacturers who sell products in the U.S. must now add a bitter flavor agent to prevent animals and children from being poisoned by the sweet-tasting liquid. Previously enacted in 17 states, the industry will now voluntarily add the bitter taste to all coolant products sold across 50 states.
UPDATE: Hero Dog Who Lost Snout in Rescue Now Has Beaten Cancer
A veterinarian at UC Davis says a dog from the Philippines who became an international hero after sacrificing her snout to save two young girls may have beaten cancer.
TV's Real Hero: Iraq War Vet Overcomes Scars on Dancing With the Stars
Eight years after surviving an explosion as a teenage soldier in Iraq, Army corporal J.R. Martinez can't stop smiling as he captures the hearts of millions on Dancing With The Stars.
Hero Who Predicted 9/11 and Saved 2,700 Lives, Now Subject of New Opera
A new Opera called "Heart of a Soldier" brings to life the drama of Rick Rescorla's heroic rescue of his co-workers at the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Of the almost 2,700 Morgan Stanley employees, only four perished that day, thanks to the instincts of this war veteran and hero who had predicted an attack from the air.
Groundbreaking Prescription Calls for Video Game to Treat Pain
A U.S. Army Ranger endured more than two dozen painful surgeries, after being severely burned by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. He was deeply concerned about growing dependent on the addictive painkilling narcotics he needed to take. So, his doctor suggested something completely unexpected to relieve his pain: a video game.
Two Vietnam War Enemies Meet and Turn Friends
Two men, who tried to kill each other 40 years ago, met at the Minneapolis airport this afternoon. Dan Cherry and New Yen Hong Me were fighter pilots in Vietnam, on opposite sides of the war.
War Amputee Flashes New Limbs After Historic Double Arm Transplant
A quadruple-amputee GI proudly showed off his two newly transplanted arms last week by using them to push his wheelchair into a press conference — then vowed to drive a car again. "The arms feel great!" said beaming Iraq War vet Brendan Marrocco, as he displayed his new limbs at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where he underwent the extraordinary double transplant Dec. 18.
Service Dog Calls 911 To Save Veteran's Life
An Ohio veteran suffering from PTSD was saved after having a seizure when his dog called 9-1-1 by stepping on the screen.
Operation Gratitude Gives Ford F-150 Keys to Female Sailor (UPDATE)
A monumental milestone passed this week as Operation Gratitude handed over the millionth package to a lucky military service member aboard ship at sea. Hundreds of sailors assembled on deck to receive their boxes filled with goodies, but only one got the special package, loaded with extra gifts donated by businesses back home, as we reported on Tuesday.
10 Awesome Entrepreneurs Serving Veterans
In honor of Veteran's Day Monday, Brad Aronson sent this great list of unique organizations that serve returning warriors. From pets, to homes, to jobs to brides, and services in between.
NYC Lampost Mosaic Artist Gets Boost from Unlikely Partner
Vietnam vet Jim Power is a local celebrity in New York City known for his eclectic and colorful mosaic work on lampposts throughout the East Village. He calls them his Mosaic Trail, each one is unique, and in 2004 the city gave him permission to continue his work on the city's property.