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.
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Veteran Surprised by Combat Partner- A Yellow Lab Named Casey He Vowed to Adopt
On this Memorial Day, here is a heart-warming story about a soldier who vowed to take care of his partner if they both escaped Afghanistan alive. Marine Sgt. Ross Gundlach made that promise to a canine bomb-sniffer, a loving co-worker he felt especially indebted to. His persistent pleas with Iowa officials about adoption eventually earned empathy, and an elaborate surprise.
2 Ex-Presidents Urge Wounded Vet to Propose Marriage in Front of Them (WATCH)
A retired soldier was urged by two former presidents to propose to his girlfriend right there, instead of waiting for the evening. Cameras caught the moment.
Firefighter Revives Family Pet, Mouth to Snout
When his fellow firefighters carried an unconscious Labrador retriever out of a burning house on Tuesday, Jamie Giese had no medical equipment to revive him. So he went with something he had only seen on TV -- mouth-to-snout respiration.
January Jobs Surge, Unemployment Drops to 8.3%
The unemployment rate fell for the fifth straight month after a surge of January hiring, a promising shift in the nation's outlook for job growth. The Labor Department says employers added 243,000 jobs in January, the most in nine months
Nestlé Removes All Artificial Ingredients From its UK Candy Line
Nestlé has become the first major candy manufacturer in the UK to remove all artificial ingredients from its entire candy product line. The company has replaced artificial colors, flavors and preservatives with natural alternatives in all 79 candy products sold there.
US Air Pollution Hits 10-year Low, Report Finds
A report by the American Lung Association finds that air pollution has fallen to its lowest levels since the group began collecting data in 2000. The nonprofit organization credits the Clean Air Act for the cleanup of major air pollution sources, such as coal-fired power plants and the fleet of older, dirtier trucks.
U.S. Infant Mortality Rate Declines by 12 Percent
Infant mortality in the U.S. has declined 12% since 2005 after holding steady for many years, according to data released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The decreased rate highlighted improvements among all major racial and ethnic groups.
Victory for Food Blogger: Kraft Agrees to Take Yellow Dye Out of Kids' Mac and Cheese
After nearly 350,000 people signed a food blogger's petition calling on Kraft to remove artificial yellow dyes from its Macaroni and Cheese, the company has announced it will remove the dyes from three kinds of Mac and Cheese targeted to children. Kraft already eliminated these dyes in Europe due to public concern about possible effects on children's health.
ABC News Gets Insurer to Cover Cochlear Implants for Kids
cochlear implant covered by insurance-ABCvidA kindergartner has shown dramatic improvement in school in just a few months after ABC News stepped in and asked his family's insurance company to pay for a cochlear implant so the child hearing disability could be cured.
Teen Gives Money to Victim, to Right His Father's Wrong
Seventy-eight-year-old Tona Herndon of Oklahoma was already vulnerable in every way when her purse was stolen while visiting her husband's newly dug grave. The thief's mugshot flashed across the TV screen after he was caught and 15-year-old Christian Lunsford recognized the culprit to be his wayward father. Then, the 15-year-old did something remarkable.
Teen Once Declared Brain Dead Now Graduating From High School
Doctors had once counted her out, but next week, this teen will be walking alongside her graduating classmates to get her high school diploma.
Family Dinners Nourish Teens' Happiness: Study
Regular family suppers contribute to good mental health in adolescents, according to a study co-authored by McGill University professor Frank Elgar. Despite the fact that teens may squirm under the barrage of parental questioning, there are benefits to these family meals -- regardless of whether or not they can easily talk to their parents.
Teens Come Running to Shovel Snow When Elderly Neighbor was Laboring
Tracy Lynn DelValle of Gardner, Massachusetts posted a story and photo on Facebook proving that (in her words), Not all kids nowadays are thoughtless. It only took them 30 seconds to respond to an elderly lady laboring to shovel snow.
Phone Uses a Radar App to Help Locate Keys, Kids, or Dogs
Are you tired of misplacing your keys, remote control or iPad? A clever invention called Stick-N-Find can help you find anything within 100 feet using your smart phone and Bluetooth. The application uses small tokens that you can affix to anything -- a device, a child or an animal -- for instant location using your Apple or Android phone. 4,500 people on the internet were impressed enough with the device that they've funded the project to the tune of $340,000.
Ellen DeGeneres Helps Heroic Teacher Who Pledged to Work for Free
Last month, teachers in Chester, Pennsylvania were hailed as heroes when they pledged to work for free after their school ran out of money. The Ellen DeGeneres Show presented a teacher representative with some surprises, including a $100,000 check for their school.
Green Schoolhouse Project Breaks Ground on First LEED School Built by Volunteers
An innovative project called The Green Schoolhouse Series is on a mission -- with the help of volunteers, school officials, community members, and corporations -- to build healthy and efficient green schoolhouses on existing, low-income, public school campuses.
Six Days After Driver Plunges Off Cliff, Kids Find Dad
A 67-year-old man found alive by his kids six days after his car plunged 200 feet off a mountain road built a makeshift camp, ate leaves and drank water from a nearby creek to survive, when he couldn't climb the ravine with his injuries.
Girl's "Amazing" Graduation Gift From Dad is a 13-year Labor of Love
For 13 years, Bryan Martin kept the book hidden from his daughter, dutifully taking it to her teachers, coaches and school principals every year to have them append it with positive comments and messages. Finally, on the day of her graduation from high school, Brenna Martin received a special copy of the Dr. Seuss classic "Oh, the Places You'll Go!'' At first she just smiled and said, I love that book. But then he told her ‘No, open it up.'
College Student Given Cadillac by Stranger After He is Struck by Car While Walking to School
A Georgia college student who walked 15 miles each way to attend classes was seriously injured while on his way to school by a hit and run driver. That unfortunate event caused an Atlanta woman to donate her Cadillac so the young man never again has to risk his life to make the five hour trek to school.
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