Homeless Woman and Her Dog Stop Burglary, Receive Thousands for New Home
Thousands of dollars in donations have poured in to buy this homeless woman a trailer after she and her dog thwarted a burglary.
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Guy Brilliantly Sticks Out His Leg to Trip Man Running From Police (WATCH)
Walking arm-in-arm with a woman on the street, a man used perfect timing and a flick of the foot to stop a fleeing suspect for officers near London.
10 Meaningful Ways to Carry Out Random Acts of Kindness
It's Random Acts of Kindness week! – so here's ten classic ways to celebrate being kind to your neighbors, friends, family, and community.
13-Year-old Recycles Cooking Grease into Heating Oil for Needy Families
After reading an article in the local newspaper, Cassandra Lin of Westerly, Rhode Island discovered that many residents could not afford to heat their homes. Inspired to do something, she formed a team of five seventh graders to recycle waste cooking oil and turn it into biofuel for distribution to needy families. Started in 2008, TGIF (Turn Grease Into Fuel) works with local biofuel companies to recycle the grease from residents and restaurants, and refine it into biodiesel. The award-winning project has been collecting more than 36,000 gallons of waste cooking oil a year, bringing an estimated value of $60,000 of alternative energy that keeps 92 needy families warm in the winter.
Famed Electric Guitar Sells for $965,000
The electric guitar Bob Dylan was playing at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival, when he got booed for playing rock 'n' roll, sold for $965,000 on Friday, which is a world auction record for a guitar. The 1964 Fender Stratocaster had been accidentally left on a private aircraft by the songwriter and his band in the months after the Rhode Island festival.
Humpback Whale Rescued off Rhode Island
Officials from Rhode Island's Mystic Aquarium freed a 30-foot juvenile humpback whale from entanglement in a fishing net Monday.
Congressman Touts Rhode Island's Switch to Hybrid Buses, Trollies
U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin is encouraging other agencies to follow the lead of the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority that recently bought 53 hybrid buses and upgraded 10 trolleys to run on a hybrid system.
Rhode Island Passes Bill to Guarantee Rights of Homeless People
Rhode Island's governor is expected to sign into law the first Homeless Bill of Rights in the United States as early as next week, formally banning discrimination against homeless people and affirming their equal access to jobs, housing and services, and public places.
A Fiscal Hero, Rhode Island Treasurer Balances Interests to Reform State Pension Fund
Instead of getting abuse from state teachers whose pensions were cut, Gina Raimondo, Rhode Island's treasurer, who had quarterbacked the major reform, is receiving praise for saving the system from certain calamity. She is being called a fiscal Hero.
School Keeps Secret Message for Graduate Whose Dad Went off to War
With her father away on military service in the Middle East, Chelsea Jusino was resigned to attending her high school graduation without him. But when she donned her graduation gown and went to the ceremony at a baseball stadium in Clearwater, Fla., she got a surprise.
Volunteers Heed Cry for Help in Wake of Oil Spill
Thanks, in part, to a million dollar donation from BP, fishermen and their families are getting the help they need in Gulf coast areas where shrimp boats are docked along waters polluted with oil. Food is being distributed for the people, while animals needing to be cleaned are being rescued.
How a Kalamazoo High School Won a Graduation Speech from Obama
Kalamazoo Central High School beat out more than 1,000 applicants to win the "Race to the Top High School Commencement Challenge" and the honor of having President Obama deliver the school's graduation speech, which took place on Monday night.
70 Teens Bring Valentines to Old Lady Who Always Waves to Their Bus
Seventy students "heart-bombed" an 86-year-old woman's yard to thank her for waving to them every day for years on their way to school.
Extraordinary Math Teacher Also Has Extraordinary Hip hop Dance Moves
So you think you can dance? Maybe, but not as well as this educator shakin' out the moves to "Bet You Can't Do It Like Me."
Woman Repurposes Wedding Dress Into Gowns For Stillborn Babies
A charity that usually turns a wedding dresses into 10 to 30 gowns for stillborn babies, found one dress that has turned into thousands.
Dr. Saves Baby's Life With $20 Google Cardboard Virtual Reality Glasses
A cardboard box and a smartphone helped doctors complete an "impossible" lifesaving surgery for a baby born with one lung and only half a heart.
Moby Opens Vegan Restaurant, Donates All Profits to Purrr-fect Cause
Just when we thought Moby couldn't get any cooler, he serves us ethically-made food that supports the humane treatment of animals.
Clothing Pantry on Wheels Delivers Winter Gear to Cold Folks on the Street
This former school bus is a lesson in helping your neighbors as it delivers cold weather gear to people on the street facing freezing temperatures.
Boston Reduces Veteran Homelessness by 85%, Housing 533 Vets in 18 Months
Boston, Massachusetts has delivered permanent housing for 533 homeless veterans in just the past 18 months.
Volunteers Turn Abandoned Buildings into Apartments for Homeless Vets
Volunteers are turning abandoned buildings into more than 100 apartments for homeless veterans in Ohio, with businesses doing work for free.