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Veteran Homelessness Has Been Ended in Virginia, First State to Do It
Virginia has become the first state in the U.S. to be certified as effectively ending homelessness among military veterans.
By incorporating the principles of Housing...
Ex-NBA Star Yao Ming Saves Millions of Sharks From Slaughter
Basketball star Yao Ming led his Houston team to four championship tournaments in America, but his greatest victory may be his work in China...
Earthlings Tweet Questions in Cyberspace, Astronaut Answers From Orbit
Here’s what we know so far about astronaut Scott Kelly’s “Year in Space” based on the Twitter questions he’s gotten from earth: He can...
Americans Can Donate AC Units to Seniors Who Can’t Afford Repairs
Instead of roasting in the oppressive heat of a Mississippi summer, an 81-year-old woman is breathing easier thanks to a donated air conditioner.
It’s more than...
While Injured, Baseball Star Works For Kids Who Stutter Like He Once Did
Houston Astros’ outfielder George Springer knows what it’s like to shy away from conversations.
The 25-year-old athlete grew up with a stutter so severe that...
JetBlue Stocks Vending Machines with Free Books for Kids in Need
Kids who feel like snacking on some food for thought can simply punch A3 for a serving of Dr. Seuss at free vending machines...
News Competitors Put Aside Rivalry to Stand In During Anchor’s Funeral
In the competitive news business, it’s rare for TV stations to help one another out, but even network affiliate rivals can work together to...
Regulators Crack Down on Annoying Telemarketers, Robocalls, Spam Texts
Americans officially have an ally when it comes to fighting off telemarketers in their homes and spammers on their cell phones.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...
Airport Not Only Returns Lost Toy, It Makes Picture Book of Tiger’s Travels
The plane to Houston, Texas, had already left the gate when six-year-old Owen Lake realized he’d left his favorite toy, a stuffed tiger named...
Man Returns Treasure He Found in Hidden Drawer of Antique Dresser
If you found an actual treasure chest, would you go in search of its rightful owner? That’s what one Texas man did after discovering...
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.
In...
Labradoodle Fetches Hope For Girl In Long Term Treatment
For a small girl, Caydence Brannaman has defied long odds. Born ten weeks early with a hole in her upper heart chamber and Pulmonary hypertension, it...
Prison Program Produces Business Savvy Inmates And Huge Success Rates
The Texas-based Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) believes that helping inmates prepare to start their own businesses when they leave prison will reduce the likelihood...
Andre Johnson Plays Santa Claus, Pays $16,266 for Poor Kids’ Shopping Sprees
"We'll have Fitzpatick's kid in here to add up the total," @kevincooper44. $16,266.26 is the total. #Texans pic.twitter.com/QzsOyWGPzt— Tania Ganguli (@taniaganguli) December 2, 2014
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Fate Unites Two Boys Who Need New Hearts
Do you believe in fate? Soul mates? Divine Intervention?
Famed surfing dog Richochet, who rides the waves with disabled or special needs children and veterans,...
Strangers Pay Thousands to Restore Soldier’s Classic Car
For years, an Iraq war veteran had been paying little by little to have his classic 1965 Mustang restored. He bought the car in...
An NFL Player Who Knows How to Treat People (Like This Bullied Preteen)
J.J. Watt has never forgotten the challenges he faced growing up. Now, the Houston Texans' NFL football player is dedicated to helping other kids...
One Man’s Planting Equals More Monarch Butterflies
"Tom Landis planted a patch of milkweed the size of a card table last spring with seeds he collected himself, hoping his 'if-you-plant-it-they-will-come' project...
Minor League Ball Player’s First Home Run is Caught by Dad
A baseball player in the Houston Astros minor league, Conrad Gregor, hit his first Midwest League home run on Saturday night and the ball...
Rap Star Drake Flies to Texas Just to Visit Teen With Cancer
Well, Drake may have just officially won himself the title of sweetest rapper ever.
He flew to Texas to surprise 15-year-old Kennedy Brown, who was...