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Another Advancement in Hydrogen Fuel Uses Cheap Abundant Sulfide

The hydrogen fuel process has been limited by the lack of perfect parts. Platinum works, it's just too expensive and rare. Now, scientists have found and tested an abundant and inexpensive catalyst — molybdenum sulfide — a necessary step on the road to the elusive clean, green hydrogen economy.

10-Year-old Boy Running Charity for Homeless

Ten year old Jonas Corona is on a mission to give back to his community. Four years ago he started a Los Angeles based nonprofit organization called Love In The Mirror, which provides necessities such as food, clothing, school supplies, and books to kids and families living on Skid Row in LA.

Girl's "Amazing" Graduation Gift From Dad is a 13-year Labor of Love

For 13 years, Bryan Martin kept the book hidden from his daughter, dutifully taking it to her teachers, coaches and school principals every year to have them append it with positive comments and messages. Finally, on June 8 — the day of her graduation from North Johnston High School in Kenly, N.C. — Brenna Martin received a special copy of the Dr. Seuss classic "Oh, the Places You'll Go!'' "At first I just smiled and said that it meant a lot and that I loved that book,'' Brenna said. "But then he told me ‘No, open it up.'

Mark Wahlberg Earns High School Diploma at Age 42

Hollywood superstar Mark Wahlberg has been quietly finishing high school, after finding a course he could take online. For almost a year, I've been taking classes and studying any chance I could get, (and) I'm happy to report that I am officially a high school graduate, having received my diploma this summer. He's also giving back, helping other teens stay in school.

Once the Poster-child of Crisis, Iceland Recovers

The economy of Iceland is growing at a clip that has surprised many people. A number of carefully planned steps has brought its fiscal deficit of more than 10 percent back to a near balance.

GOP House Speaker Boehner Says He Wants to Help President Succeed

Congressional leaders unveiled a more conciliatory tone of cooperation in the face of a new Washington landscape that is suddenly more Democratic. In an 11-minute speech, House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) hinted that the days of stranglehold partisanship may be over. Reading from a teleprompter, he suggested that he would work with Obama on the imminent fiscal issues.

Christmas Gifts For Stamp Collectors Aid Volcano Victims

A stamp series commemorating famous pop musicians such as Elvis Presley and Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, with Queen Elizabeth II’s royal cipher on each stamp, has been issued to help raise funds for the Montserrat Volcano Relief Fund.

Basketball Pro Saved By an Angel

Portland Trail Blazers basketball star, Jermaine O'Neal has an angel...at least his mother thinks so. He was trapped in his car in a ditch after a truck slammed into him and left the scene in early December.

Man Wins Lottery and Gives it all to Charity

A Canadian man who won $1 million in a lottery for charity plans to give it all back. “I bought a ticket for $100, thinking I would be giving $100 to charity -- now I can give $1 million!”