"A new study, published today in the journal Science, suggests that what matters most is not how much money we have but, rather, what we do with it. Spending money on others, it shows, can boost our own happiness."
three national winners this week were awarded the Above & Beyond Citizen Honor, a unique award because they are personally presented to unsung heroes by our nations most honored heroes, the 109 living Medal of Honor recipients themselves -- along with Gen. Colin Powell and Brian Williams
For one week, February 15 to 24, Ottawa is choosing to be kind. The city will be celebrating, encouraging, and even keeping a web journal to showcase the simple acts of kindness brought to life throughout the community this week.
On a recent Saturday two hundred New Yorkers sycronized their watches, converged on the grand concourse of the world's largest train station and froze in place like statues while hundreds of travelers gawked in awe at the Grand Central Station spectacle.
My faith in human nature has never been so inflated as it was last weekend after our family get-together in Vail. Here's the story.
The Emirati Women's Traveller Group are four young Emirati women who have toured the country in a car breaking tradition by travelling alone without a male relative.
Here's some modern advice on how to be happy with a number of fresh twists and insights.
Osama bin Laden's 26-year-old son Omar wears dreadlocks and a biker jacket and tells the AP "there is a better way to defend Islam than militancy: Omar wants to be an "ambassador for peace" between Muslims and the West."
A group of women villagers on a remote island off Papua New Guinea have funded and built their own medical aid station after all local services had been closed due to lack of funds for maintenance.
Deciding she'd had enough at 250 pounds, Heather Davis took it upon herself to make lifestyle changes through regular exercise and a healthier diet to lose weight.
Sammy Gitau grew up in the slums of Nairobi, Kenya. As a teenager, he joined a gang, and became a drug addict. But a pamphlet in a dust bin helped turn his life around.
Residents of a West Bank village with no electricity have been helped out of the darkness by an unlikely aid group: Israelis installed solar panels and wind turbines to illuminate the Palestinians' makeshift homes.
India will spend some $200 million to protect its forests and will announce how much carbon emission is being captured by its green cover, the environment minister said on Friday.
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Friday he's halting federal raids on medial marijuana distributors in the 13 states that allow marijuana use for patients with cancer and other painful medical conditions.
Indonesian governors and ministers have reached a historic agreement to stop the devastating loss of forests and species in Sumatra, helping to protect iconic species like the tiger, orangutan, rhinoceros and elephant.
Encroachment by palm oil plantations into elephant habitat have greatly increased conflicts between humans and elephants. Now the Indonesian government is to double the size of a national park that is one of the last havens for endangered Sumatran elephants and tigers.
A gray whale spotted feeding in Howe Sound north of Vancouver -- for the first time in more than a 100 years -- is a sign that efforts to restore the area's natural ecosystem are working.
The United Arab Emirates became the first Gulf state to name an ambassador to Iraq -- a move that is hoped will encourage other Arab states to follow.
The United Nations refugee agency has restored 134 primary schools in northern Uganda, allowing thousands of children to return to classes, after the damage and destruction caused by two decades of conflict between Government forces and the rebel Lord's Resistance Army.
Ugandan rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army signed a formal cease-fire with the government on Feb. 24 and are moving toward a March deadline for the final peace deal that would disarm the group, ending an insurgency that has lasted more than two decades and killed thousands.
Recent Stories
A Heartfelt Reminder to Appreciate the Ones We Love
Cherish the Woman Who Stands by You
Breaking Generational Cycles of Pain
Living by Your Own Values, Not Others' Approval
When Life Brings Rain, It’s Okay to Rest
Before You Judge Someone's Life, Take a Moment to Walk in Their Shoes.
A Friend Who Spreads Gossip is Not a True Friend at All
The Value of Human Connection Over Digital Convenience
The Quiet Kind of Love
One Day, Your Mom Won’t Call You Anymore
I’ve reached a point in my life...
Happiness is a mindset, a conscious choice we make every day