A mystery has been unraveled for U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy, who has been searching for the sender of a set of Japanese hina dolls that were sent 53 years ago to her father, U.S. President John F. Kennedy -- dolls she fondly remembers playing with as a child and has on display in her Tokyo residence.
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Though constrained by the walls of the prison, these women still have a choice as to how they want to show up in the world.
An Australian woman has been sewing a message of encouragement into every blanket she gives to the poor, warming the hearts of hundreds of homeless people.
The billionaire philanthropist is making sure that the United States will reach its climate goals – even if we have to do it "from the bottom up".
The local businesses of Kampung Pelangi are thriving thanks to the Indonesian village's latest rainbow makeover.
The Brazilian government has announced that the Zika virus is no longer a public health crises.
Because this vital gas was becoming scarce, a recent discovery of a helium field is being hailed as a major milestone.
For 7 days in a row, Chau Smith would wake up, run a marathon, jump on a plane to the next continent. and run another marathon in the morning.
Following territorial disputes, this Indian boxer decided to ease tensions by giving the belt that he had just won back to his Chinese opponent.
In honor of the holiday, over 2,000 volunteers gathered on Versova Beach, collecting over 160 tons of accumulated trash.
This Sri Lankan elephant was given a "miraculous escape" after it was rescued by navy officers 5 miles out at sea.
While messing around and building things on his deck one day, Todd Bol took a dollhouse-size structure and turned it into a free community library that would have global impact. He started a movement called Little Free Library, a nonprofit that seeks to place small book exchange boxes in neighborhoods around the world. The idea has taken off, growing from 100 libraries in 2011 to 6,000 libraries in 2013.
Ben Lecomte might be the person most prepared to spend 6 to 8 months swimming the 5,500-mile span of the Pacific—and he hopes to leave a healthier ocean in his wake.
These pilots couldn't stand the thought of refugees dying at sea in search of safety – so they pooled their life savings to buy a plane.
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