Work With Texas Immigrants Earns Her 2015 Teacher of the Year Honor
An ability to make a special connection with traumatized and immigrant children has earned a Texas educator the title of 2015 National Teacher of the Year.
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Good News, Grads! Starting Salaries Are Beginning to Rise
The class of 2015 can look forward to more money in their first paychecks and more job openings than last year's graduates saw.
Winner of Boat Hands Over Keys to Less Fortunate Fisherman
Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, but give a man a new bass boat you've just won, and everyone will give you a standing ovation.
Innovative Crowdsourcing of Tweets, Phones Can Give Early Warnings of Quakes, Floods
Your smartphone could save your life before disaster strikes. Researchers are turning smartphones and social media into early warning systems for earthquakes and floods.
$70K Minimum Wage: CEO Takes Huge Pay Cut to Raise Pay For Loyal Workers
You may not be able to put a price on happiness, but a $70,000 a year minimum wage might take your mind off your problems. A young Seattle CEO is willing to give it a try -- and he's cutting his own salary to pay for it.
Breath Test Can Tell the Difference Between Heartburn, Stomach Cancer
If doctors had a way to easily spot the difference between cancer and indigestion, it could save thousands of lives. A new breath test device shows promise.
Scientists Find Two Proteins That Can Suppress Cancer
Israeli researchers have discovered that a "Jekyll and Hyde" protein, long linked to causing cancer, may also be able to stop the disease from spreading in the body.
She's Officially Celestial: Malala Gets Astroid Named After Her
She fought for girls' rights, survived an assassination attempt, and won the Nobel Peace Prize all by the time she was 17 years old. Now Malala Yousafzai has a celestial body named after her.
Journey Drummer With 'Open Arms' Helps Fire-Weary High School Band
After he learned that fire destroyed an Oregon high school band—classrooms, uniforms, sheet music and instruments—the drummer for legendary rock band, Journey, came to the rescue with "open arms".
Paramedic Saves Doctor Who Saved His Life 30 Years Earlier
Two men, who saved each other's lives 30 years apart, reunited in California this week for charity to help save even more lives.
Bernese Mountain Dog Rescues Two Swimmers Caught in Riptide (Video)
Nico the Bernese mountain dog was rescued from a shelter just a couple months ago. Now he's done some rescuing of his own — pulling two swimmers to safety after they were caught in dangerous rip currents off the Southern California coast.