Donations Soar for Inspirational Runner After Her Collapse in London Marathon
Donations to an inspirational runner who collapsed and died during the London Marathon have passed £670,000 on her fundraising website, and are continuing to be sent in.
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Kansas Farmer Who Built 150-foot Replica Finally Sees Real Golden Gate Bridge
After promising his wife every anniversary that they'd visit San Francisco, Larry and Barbara Richardson, who have built a 150-foot replica of the Golden Gate Bridge on their Kansas farm, finally came face to face with the iconic landmark.
Hockey Fan Gives Life to Another Fan
Atlanta Thrashers fan Andy Freeman, after having been on dialysis for two years, received a donated kidney from a stranger solely because they shared a love of hockey.
Blind Artist Amazes With Color and Talent (Video)
His fingers are now every bit as perceptive as his eyes once were. The artist, whose oil paintings are known for their brilliant color, started painting after he lost his sight at age 30.
Strangers Hoist Disabled Fan So He Can See Favorite Concert
Two strangers became heroes at an Overland Park Blake Shelton concert last Saturday. Patrick Connelly's wheelchair kept him from being able to actually see his favorite country singer perform at the outdoor show. In the sweltering summer heat his mom and sister tried to hold him up but he was too heavy for them. Then, suddenly two strangers come over.
Obama's Got Game Joking at White House Correspondents' Dinner (WATCH)
Hollywood celebrities, political bigwigs and journalists shared dinner and laughs last night at the 2013 White House Correspondents' Dinner. Conan O'Brien hosted the evening but the highlight of the night was the 20 minutes President Obama joked about himself, the second term, Republican leaders, and even Jay-Z.
6th Annual Peep Diorama Contest Winner: Marshmallows 'OccuPeep' DC
After six years, the Washington Post's annual Peeps Diorama contest has become a survey of all that touches and taunts our collective consciousness, displayed through malleable marshmallow rabbits and chicks. The Occupy D.C. theme took first price with OccuPeep DC, a diorama from artist/painter Cori Wright, 38, of Falls Church, VA.
Aging Better With Art: Low-Income Seniors Thrive in Artists Colony
Tim Carpenter is changing the way elderly Californians experience aging by turning low-cost senior housing communities into vibrant centers for learning and creativity. The 13-year-old Los Angeles-area program, EngAGE, provides arts, theater and wellness classes for some 5,000 people — the vast majority of them low-income — living in senior apartment communities.
Husband In Pink Tutu Still Helping Breast Cancer Patients (New Film)
For photographer Bob Carey and his wife Linda, a big hairy man in a pink tutu has taken on special meaning in their fight against breast cancer. When Linda was recovering from surgery, he discovered something he could do to ease the stress. He took photos of himself in odd locations wearing a pink tutu. Mr. Carey has now shot more than 110 images of himself in tutus, all for a book to raise money to help others dealing with the disease
North Korean Orchestra Visits Paris for First European Concert Ever
In a warming of ties between North and South Korea, a North Korean orchestra arrived in Paris today for a rare performance with a South Korean conductor. A joint-performance Wednesday with a French Philharmonic Orchestra will be the first concert by a North Korean orchestra in Europe.
Orchestra Plays Hero to 4th Grade Student
Aidan Milligan's home will be alive with the sound of music once again. The Philadelphia Orchestra has stepped in to offer a replacement trombone to a 9-year-old with Down syndrome, whose instrument was taken from the curb outside his house Thursday morning.
Former Football Star Conquers Addiction, Devotes Himself to Helping Others
Aaron Taylor leaves his life of binge drinking -- get this -- and also leaves his life as a well-paid star in television sportscasting to go for a high that comes from helping others.
Maria Shriver, Aretha Franklin Appear at Oprah Winfrey's Star-Studded Send-Off (Video)
Oprah Winfrey has made a career our of surprising people but on Tuesday night, the tables were turned as hundreds of her celebrity friends -- from Maria Shriver to Aretha Franklin to Tom Cruise -- surprised her to say goodbye.
Hugh Jackman Launches Coffee Company with All Profits to Charity
On Hugh Jackman's 43rd birthday Wednesday, the actor followed in the footsteps of Paul Newman launching a coffee, tea and chocolate company, with 100% of profits going to charity. It was the Australian actor's visit to Ethiopia with World Vision that planted the seed for the company.
Entertainers and Fashion Icons Pitch in With Storm Relief Donations, Benefit Concerts, Auctions
Stars from Hollywood to Virginia are pitching in with money and their time for helping New York and New Jersey recover from Hurricane Sandy. A celebrity auction has even been launched to accept bids on exciting opportunities to rub elbows with the stars.
Elton John Performance Will Play Simultaneously on 20 Pianos Around the World
Elton John and Yamaha are teaming up taking piano technology to a new level next week, performing a concert that will reproduce on 20 different pianos LIVE around the world. John will play at Disneyland's Hyperion Theater in Anaheim, Calif., on Jan. 25 with a 70-piece orchestra. The performance — note for note and in real time — will be reproduced through a Yamaha DisklavierTV piano and RemoteLive technology
4-year-old Painter Debuts in New York Gallery (Video)
Aelita Andre is a Russian abstract painter who has already been compared to Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, and Jackson Pollack -- and she is just four years old. Her parents both paint as a hobby and from the start gave her all the canvas and tubes she needed to express to her heart's content.
Is Success a Given in 2009?
How do we deal with the incoming changes if we are leaving a job, wanting a new career, getting married or divorced, moving, retiring, or losing weight? A new book, Success is a Given: Reading the Signs While Re-inventing Your Life, can answer your questions about transition and change and how to find success and claim it.
Safer Bike Helmet Crumples Before You Stop, Inspired by a Bird
The unique design of a woodpecker and the cycling crash where he landed on his head has led Londoner Anirudha Surabhi to come up with a more effective design for a bike helmet. The woodpecker pecks at about ten times per second and every time it pecks it sustains the same amount of force as us crashing at 50 miles per hour, says Surabhi. It's the only bird in the world where the skull and the beak are completely disjointed, and there's a soft corrugated cartilage in the middle that absorbs all the impact.
Football Pro Steps in as Prom Date for Girl Suffering From Spina Bifida
Generally, you wouldn't want to hear that an NFL player went out on date with an eighth-grader. But that's not the case with this story out of Morgantown, W.Va. That's where Chicago Bears rookie J.T. Thomas stepped in and took the girl, who suffers from spina bifida, to her prom.
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