Adorable Pika Critter Photographed For The First Time in 20 Years
A certain adorable yellow lightning Pokémon may be named after this elusive mountainous creatures called a pika.
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Iraqi Soldiers Send Aid to California Fire Victims
A group of Iraqi soldiers stepped up to help California residents victimized by recent wildfires raging throughout the state. "We want to send a message to the American president and the American people," Abbas said. "We feel that we are a family."
Thousands Pick Free Vegetables on Colo. Farm (UPDATED w/ Video)
Joe Miller, a Colorado farmer wondered if there were any way he could save his leftover potatos and onions from going to waste in the fields. He decided to open his fields to the public on Saturday and thought he might see 5,000 people show up, but 40,000 arrived for the gleaning.
Toys For Tots Literacy Program Turns Dollars Into Books
While known for giving toys to under-privileged children during the holidays, the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is teaming up with The UPS Store and Mail Boxes Etc. locations nationwide to provide books to needy children this holiday season through the Toys for Tots Literacy Program.
Bicycle Recyclers Empower NYC Youth, Lighten Landfills
Recycle-a-Bike was founded in 1999 with a straightforward mandate: Repair abused, remaindered, broken, or worn bikes and funnel them back to consumers. But the organization's youth programs have become a big draw for students who want the mechanics training.
A Different Kind Of Healing for Vets (Video)
Two wounded veterans of the Iraq War started a weekly dinner five years ago for fellow veterans who lost limbs in the war. Each Friday there is healing and camaraderie.
Bloggers Create Fundraising Tool For Runners to Help Rebuild School In Darfur
Bloggers are combining physical fitness with the desire to help others in a new internet tool called Train for Humanity. Their initial pilot project focuses on raising $50,000 to help rebuild a school in Darfur.
Signs That, Amid Tough Times, Americans Will Keep Giving
Even while Americans are reeling from bad economic news, most donors plan to give to charity, with 51 percent planning to donate via the Internet during November or December, according to a new survey.
Giant Buddha Statue Unearthed in Afghanistan
Archaeologists in Afghanistan said they discovered a giant Buddha statue measuring 62 feet tall and features the Buddha in a sleeping position.
This Sunday Join a Worldwide Intention Experiment for Peace
Join possibly the largest experiment ever designed to test the power of group intention to lower violence and bring peace in conflict areas around the world. This Sunday, September 14, you can participate with hundreds of thousands of people for ten minutes sending an intention for peace under highly controlled scientific conditions.
Jumper With Chute Problem Survives Mile-High Mountain Fall (UPDATED)
A Norwegian jumper survived a spine-chilling crash from a mile-high mountain. Video captured by a camera attached to Hans Lange's specially designed jump suit showed him struggling to straighten out his parachute before slamming into a rock wall and crashing into a tree top
Farm Aid to Help Farmers Hurt by Ike, Gustav
Farm Aid today announced that initial grants would be made to southern farm and faith-based organizations to support family farmers hardest hit by Hurricanes Ike and Gustav.
Put the Doom Merchants on Notice: There is Good News!
For the past seven days, there has been no getting away from the incessant drum beat of bad news... "Everything is collapsing around our ears," so says the television reporter. But the journalists' world is not the only world. There are also rescues, innovations, breakthroughs and happy endings.
The Lion Who Thought He was People
Christian the lion was bought as a cub in London and raised by two young men who gave him up when he outgrew the city. They released him in Africa to be raised in the wild and the video of their joyful reunion a year later has become a YouTube sensation.
Chinook Rescues Helicopter
A Chinook has successfully airlifted a giant RAF Sea King helicopter which had broken down while on an operation to winch an injured hillwalker to safety. BBC NEWS features a video of the dramatic lift.
From Motown to Growtown: Urban Gardens Revitalize City and Feed Poor
Taja Sevelle's Urban Farming program transformed hundreds of acres of vacant land in the city into 190 gardens blooming across the country and abroad, providing fresh produce to an estimated 50,000 people, some of whom desperately need it.
New Way of Growing Rice Could Help Solve World Food Crisis
Professor Norman T. Uphoff of Cornell University is advocating a new way of growing rice in hopes of helping to solve the world food crisis.
Happy in Horse Poop: The Entremanureal Journey
I didn't make a plan to save critters in need, but that is the path my life has taken. My passion for animals went all the way back to when I was four years old. For months, I stole rags from under Mom's kitchen sink. I made little beds for stray cats, injured rabbits and […]
Community Pulls Together to Build Home for Cancer Patient
After a cancer patient's plea to Extreme Home Makeover to help her build a new house for her family of six, her community pulled together to grant the wish that the show couldn't.
US Communities Build Earthquake Safe School in China
Members of the Chinese community in Oklahoma and West Virginia have decided to take direct action to help children whose schools crumbled in the May Earthquake in China by building a new safe school