Thousands of kids whose parents are overseas serving in the military cling to the memory of hugging their daddy thanks to their Hug-A-Hero doll, which is imprinted with a photo of their parent in uniform. "There's nothing else like it," Berg said. "They're hugging their parent."
900 bikers from around the country are making sure that families don't have to listen to hateful protests at the funerals of soldiers. The Patriot Guard Riders, many of them former veterans, protect funeral-goers from the hurtful speech by creating a 'wall' of American flags and soaring patriotic music to shield families from the protest. The Patriot Guard Riders, many of them former veterans, protect funeral-goers from the hurtful speech by creating a 'wall' of American flags and soaring patriotic music to shield families from the protest.
Two Utah firms have joined up to send solar power units to hard-hit Japan, devices that can provide up to 50 hours of lighting from just collected sunlight. They've already sent 300 units.
The Mississippi Legislature honored the widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers for her bravery, championing civil rights and race relations even while her family lived under constant threat during their fight for voter registration and economic advancement for blacks.
Jerry and Tammy Backus moved to Tanzania in 2009 to open an orphanage and help the children find new families. The Falco's Girls Home just made a new video and wanted to share it on the Good News Network.
Teachers at Chicago's Gary Comer College Prep surprised their students this week performing a flash mob performance to Michael Jackson's "Thriller". The South Side school principal James Troupis says his team didn't come up with the idea—they borrowed the idea from suburban Palatine High School, which staged one last December. WATCH the video below..
Starting and growing a business is a bumpy journey, but it can be made a little easier with someone to provide inspiration -- and a reminder of why you embarked on this crazy path in the first place. Check out this list of role models from 14 aspiring entrepreneurs and Branson himself.
A woman trapped inside a burning apartment trusted a stranger with her child's life Saturday morning when she dropped the infant from a second-story window and into the sure and steady hands of a man who happened to be there only because he'd been called into work early.
Millionaires across New York State are banding together to ask for more taxes. About 100 wealthy New Yorkers, including actor Mark Ruffalo, say they want to do their part to help the state out of its budget crisis, and they are encouraging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend their so-called millionaire's tax.
In just 8-weeks, a program of mindfulness meditation was able to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, empathy and stress. A team at Massachusetts General Hospital documented that the structural changes in the brain were actually produced by regular periods of focused attention during meditation.
Since his three tours in Iraq, a decorated Marine Corps infantry sergeant turned organic farmer has developed a six-week course in avocado agriculture for returning veterans who may want to build new careers in the farming movement.
Sensing a mid-life crisis, a successful 35-year-old Japanese businessman quit his job believing it was time to do something positive with his life instead of just making money. He turned to what he loved most, manga (or anime), the graphic comic book novels popularized by Japanese animators. Normally the medium for superheroes, he uses manga to tell tales of real life heroes, such as the Dalai Lama and Ghandi, to create positive change within young people and society.