Local police rescued an 80-year-old woman and her grandson from their collapsed home nine days after they became trapped following an earthquake-tsunami. The rescue is giving hope to people around the world.
The amount of pain-staking and personal details involved in this almost forgotten art is jaw-dropping.
Last week in Virginia, a transgender woman was given a job at a local KFC restaurant –and then had her heart broken within an hour as she was fired for being trans-gender. The corporate headquarters of KFC soon stepped in and offered her a new job and fired the manager who discriminated against her. WANT […]
Their best friend came off the paper and into real life – it was beautiful.
Today at the White House, Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Edward C. Byers Jr. became the sixth Navy SEAL in U.S. history to receive the Medal of Honor. In a ceremony, President Barack Obama praised Byers' for his heroic gallantry as an assault team member during Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012. "Like so many of […]
Operation Beautiful, a campaign to encourage women through positive messages on Post-It notes in public places, is part of a new movement of positive body image campaigns launched to boost the self-esteem of countless women, including those recovering from anorexia and bulimia. Here is an interview with OB chief, Caitlin Boyle.
Specialist Jeff Hart spent the last 33 days on his feet, operating the drill that finally provided a way out Saturday for 33 trapped miners.
A woman whose home was destroyed by a fire last month won $80,000 in the Kentucky Lottery a few weeks later. At first, she panicked, believing the ticket had been destroyed by the fire.
Not only does Rachel Cooperstein have Down syndrome, she participates as a regular cheerleader in the all-inclusive squad at San Francisco's Dublin High School, and was crowned Homecoming Queen Friday night -- a title her fellow classmates were thrilled to give her in a secret ballot.
The Dalai Lama returned this week on his third visit to Stanford University, drawn to the scientific research conducted at its Center for Compassion and Altruism Research, which was partially funded by the spiritual leader. The Center is at the forefront of a growing movement to bring the tools of psychology and neuroscience to the study of empathy, compassion and altruism.
A man said he was robbed at gun point in York, Pennsylvania -- but when he told the robber he was homeless, the man gave the all items back, police said.
Most Mexicans cross the border to find work and send money home to impoverished families, but Jesus Hernandez's reason was different: He was crossing the border so others wouldn't have to. His mission was to help impoverished Mexican farmers by starting a coffee co-op.
In the small town of Emiliano Zapata, farmers struggle to find a viable way to get their fruit to market. Meanwhile, much of it rots on the ground. A plan to build a processing plant may hold the key to their future -– and a sick child may be to thank. (Part 2 of the Award-winning series, Crossing Lines)
If you have 24 more hours of a year to do something kind, why not go big? One car company did...
Illegal logging has practically been eliminated in the western Mexico wintering grounds of the monarch butterfly, according to a report released in August. The successful anti-logging patrols and payments to rural residents may help solve other forestry conflicts throughout the country.
This puppy's 100-mile journey home might have been a rough one if she hadn't been picked up by Jersey volunteers.
Two 21-yr-olds who created a fleet of mobile laundries, taking washers and driers to the homeless, have been honored as Young Australians of the Year.
Greek Islanders who've risked their lives and sacrificed their livelihoods to save thousands of refugees are being nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
This armless 2nd grader was given a new hope for dexterity when Darth Vader and company came to his school delivering a new 3D-printed prosthetic.
A teen's life-saving sleeping bags are keeping Dublin's homeless warm and giving former homeless people jobs.