South Korean Golfer Gives $200K to Tornado Relief in the US
A South Korean golfer, K.J. Choi is giving $200,000 from his win at The Players Championship to help victims of the tornados that ravaged the southeastern United States.
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Augusta National Golf Club Finally Admits Women Members, After 80 years
For the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members. The home of the Masters, under increasing criticism the last decade because of its all-male membership, invited former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and South Carolina financier Darla Moore to become the first women members when the club opens for a new season in October.
Golfer Shoots Hole-in-one on First Shot Since Cancer Battle
A 76-year-old man, Geoff Pilkington, had been sick with cancer for a two years. Finally, he recovered enough to play golf. On the first hole, with his first shot, he scored a hole in one
Stuck to a Tree, Wild Sheep's Majestic Horns Freed By Jogger (WATCH)
While out for a run, a Polish man who encountered a mouflon sheep with horns entangled in a small tree, called up courage to get close enough to help.
Syrian Man Returns to Volunteer in Greece 3 Years After He Was Welcomed as Refugee
Ibrahim Bayzed's story is one that can only be described as "coming full circle." He fled Syria in 2012 during a mass exodus of opponents of Syrian dictator Assad's regime and headed to Egypt to complete his studies in international trade and logistics management. Upon completion of his studies he went to Turkey to work […]
Veteran Homelessness Has Been Ended in Virginia, First State to Do It
By incorporating the principles of ‘Housing First', Virginia has become the first state in the U.S. to be certified as effectively ending homelessness among veterans.
4 College Kids Changed History By Sitting Down, 56 Years Ago Today
Today, on the first day of Black History Month in the US, some pretty savvy college kids made history 56 years ago, by not getting up from a lunch counter.
International Women's Day: Three Women Turned Pennies into Empowerment
Today is the 100-year anniversary of the founding of International Women's Day—a day to celebrate the achievements of women worldwide and to rekindle efforts toward their advancement. With hopes of building a business, three women stand out as examples of how to lift themselves out of poverty.
World On Track to Cut Poverty in Half, But Turner and Gates Called in to Boost Other Goals
Despite the global economic downturn, the world is still on track to meet a key U.N. goal of halving the number of people living on less than $1 a day by 2015, according a UN report. Other Millenium Goals are not similarly on track, so UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon created a star-powered committee that will try to spark progress against all eight welfare problems named in the goals.
Nobel Laureate Announces Growth of Micro-Loan Program
Muhammad Yunus gets people out of poverty with the help of small loan-interest loans. The Nobel Laureate announced that his banking organization, the Grameen Bank is set to expand in America and elsewhere.
2 Guys Outfit Their Van With Washer and Dryer for Brisbane Homeless
A young TV news cameraman in Australia and his friend have hollowed out a van to fit a pair of washers and dryers to offer free laundry services for Brisbane's homeless. Lucas Patchett and Nic Marchesi retrofitted the van themselves and bought a generator to run the four machines that were donated by sponsors.
Survivors Found 126 Hours After Haiti Earthquake
After surviving more than 5 days in the rubble, two victims were pulled alive from the wreckage of a collapsed Haiti supermarket late on Sunday to applause from amazed onlookers.