At the southern end of the Las Vegas Strip, the iconic "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign is getting even more fabulous: The power source is going solar. Yesterday, officials broke ground at the site of the 50-year-old landmark and promised the makeover, with construction of renewable energy solar trees, will be completed in early 2014.
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President Obama awarded the Medal of Valor, to thirteen public safety officers who have exhibited exceptional courage, while putting their lives at risk.
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These trash cans aren't overflowing with garbage – they're overflowing with beautiful blossoms instead.
This nonprofit teaches others how to provide cheap tattoo removal for ex-convicts and victims of human trafficking who are eager for a fresh start.
Thanks to reductions in smoking and advances in early detection and treatment, fewer Americans are dying of cancer every year, with millions of lives saved.
According to a new national survey, teenagers' use of drugs, alcohol and tobacco declined in 2016 at rates that are at their lowest since the 1990s.
Over 400 of the most beautiful American landscapes will be fee-free next week in celebration of the National Parks Week.
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