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Chicago Tribune Sends Pizzas and Thanks to Boston Globe Newsroom

On Monday, the newspaper staff that had been working overtime in Boston to cover the tragic events of their city found a welcome gift from fellow journalists in a thousand miles away. The Chicago Tribune staff overwhelmed them with pizzas delivered at noontime along with a nice note, We can only imagine what an exhausting and heartbreaking week it's been for you and your city.... We can't buy you lost sleep, so at least let us pick up lunch.

Strangers Give Young Fiancé His Dying Wish: A Disney Honeymoon

Four years ago, Nolan was diagnosed with brian cancer. After many treatments and interventions, doctors say they can do no more for him. Despite his terrible illness, the determined athlete still wants to marry his fiancée and take her on a honeymoon to Disney World. The couple was left dirt poor from major health bills so a fundraising page at GiveForward.com was set up to ask for donations. Strangers responded in a big way.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 March 29 Views

Montana Tribes Prepare for Historic Return of Buffalo From US Officials

For the first time in 140 years, the Indian tribes of Montana are preparing for the return of wild buffalo that are descended from herds that once thundered across the vast American West. A plan long in the making between federal, state and tribal managers will transfer custody of dozens of Yellowstone bison to Native Americans to cultivate new herds on tribal lands.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 May 33 Views

Montana Dog Becomes Local Celebrity for His Math Skills

Labrador Retrievers are known for their hunting skills and friendly dispositions, but Beau, a black Lab who lives in Montana, is winning acclaim for his math abilities. He counts, he adds and subtracts, he can do some division and has memorized square roots, his owner said.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 August 34 Views

'Christmas Miracle' for Lonely Endangered Rhino

Conservationists in Malaysia airlifted a young Sumatran Rhinoceros — one of the world's most endangered animals — from an area where she had no hope of ever seeing another rhinoceros. After monitoring her isolation since 2007, the Sabah Wildlife Department and Borneo Rhino Alliance flew the female rhino, named Puntung to a forest where she would encounter a potential partner.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 December 33 Views

Blind Orangutan Receives Cataract Surgery, Sees her Babies for First Time

A formerly blind orangutan has been given the remarkable gift of being able to see her baby twins for the first time after undergoing cataract surgery in the first such operation in Indonesia. Prior to her surgery on Monday afternoon, Gober, a 40-year-old orangutan, had spent at least the last four years blind due to cataracts leading.

By Jeanne Goddard

02 September 32 Views

Help Save a Rainforest the Size of Wales

An area the size of Wales' is frequently used to measure the rate of forest destruction. Welsh-born comedian Dan Mitchell is bringing people together to help protect an area of rainforest at least this size and is assembling Welsh tribes from all over the country to do it.

By Jeanne Goddard

17 December 32 Views

War Vet Returns to Vietnam to Turn Troubling Memories to Happy Ones

Diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, Vietnam War veteran Kent Maxfield was determined to erase the negative battlefield memories with happier ones, so he traveled back there, bringing toys for children in orphanages

By Jeanne Goddard

07 March 37 Views

Extraordinary Man Rebuilds Pianos While Blind

It is not uncommon for piano tuners to be blind, but very rare for piano builders to have no sight. John Furniss of Vancouver is that rare individual. I'm totally blind, he told KGW-TV. But if you put your mind to something, you can do what you want to do.Read More

By Jeanne Goddard

10 February 29 Views

Love at First Ride - Vancouver Couple Weds Aboard Transit Bus

Vancouver's downtown bus drivers - and their passengers - are quite a friendly bunch. One woman even met her true love and the pair asked the transit officials if they could get married on bus No.3.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 August 27 Views

Arab Country Donates $500,000 to Help Joplin Schools to Reopen After Tornado Disaster

A $500,00 gift from the embassy of the United Arab Emirates to spend on laptops is the latest donation aimed at helping tornado-damaged Joplin, Mo., schools prepare to open next week. The $500,000 will help meet a goal of providing all 2,200 Joplin High School students with a personal laptop.

By Jeanne Goddard

11 August 26 Views

Europe's Largest Solar Station Powers Up — In Ukraine?

With solar panels spread over almost 400 acres (160 hectares), a solar power facility in Ukraine began producing power on Monday, aiming to power 20,000 houses with electricity.

By Jeanne Goddard

18 August 35 Views

South Korea Allows Food Aid to North Korea

South Korean civic groups received the okay to deliver eight trucks of food aid to North Korea Friday. The 180 tons of flour is being delivered to hospitals, schools and day care centers with the hope that the measure will also lead to a softening of strained inter-Korean relations, following the passing of North Korea's leader.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 January 84 Views

Hero Homeless Migrant Rewarded After Rescuing Drowning Woman in Rome

After a homeless illegal immigrant leaped into the Tiber River to save a drowning woman in Rome, he was rewarded by officials and given residency status.

19 May 51 Views

Qatar to Invest $18 Billion in Egypt to Boost Ailing Economy

Egypt's prime minister says Qatar has agreed to invest $18 billion in Egypt over the next five years. The funds aim to help revive Egypt's battered economy and lure back foreign investment that has all but disappeared since last year's uprising.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 September 40 Views

Volunteers in Philadelphia Help Toads Mate

Spring means breeding season for toads and, in Philadelphia, that means closing off a city street so the tiny creatures are safe from traffic as they seek their mates. Each year for the month of April, 150 volunteers organize the Toad Detour

By Jeanne Goddard

06 April 27 Views

Jon Bon Jovi Opens New Housing for Homeless Teens in Philadelphia

Philadelphia's mayor joined Jon Bon Jovi and formerly homeless youth in a special ribbon cutting ceremony this week for a new 10-unit apartment house for youth in need of transitional homes, job training and experiences that help them become responsible adults.

By Jeanne Goddard

23 April 32 Views

CEO Helps 3 Moms See Hero Sons Honored in Paris, Lends His Jet

The moms of 3 Americans who thwarted an attack on a train in France had no way to get to their sons' Legion of Honor ceremony, until a CEO stepped up.

28 August 38 Views

China, South Korea Hold Summit on North Korea, China Pledges to Keep the Peace

The presidents of South Korea and China agreed Monday to work together to achieve peace and stability on the Korean peninsula, in their first summit since Kim Jong Il's death opened the chance for major changes in North Korea. China's Hu Jintao said he is willing to make 'unremitting efforts' to safeguard peace and stability.

By Jeanne Goddard

10 January 69 Views

Hometown Celebrity Josh Duhamel and Black Eyed Peas Help North Dakota Flood Victims

As a Hollywood actor, Josh Duhamel proves that he hasn't forgotten about his little hometown of Minot. He asked his girlfriend, Fergie, to bring her band, the Black Eyed Peas, to North Dakota to perform a benefit concert for victims of local flooding that damaged 4100 houses and hundreds of businesses.

By Jeanne Goddard

06 September 29 Views