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Stories of Kindness After the Bombing
From the smoke in Boston today heartening stories arose of kindness emerging from tragedy: people on Twitter urging others to note the people who...
Contest Produces 5 Outside-The-Box Ideas To Change U.S. Cities
The Mayor’s Challenge is a contest run by Bloomberg Philanthropies to find the best ideas bubbling out of our cities--from data mining to turning...
Travel Restrictions Lifted in Cuba Signaling Sea Change of Hope
Many of the 11 million Cubans have been eagerly awaiting this day since the government announced the change in October.
Starting Monday, a new kind...
Experts: Giving Money to a Good Cause Can Fuel Happiness
Money can buy you happiness, especially if you share it with others. “There is some science to this, literally,” said Robert Ashcraft, executive director...
Intimate, Spontaneous Moments Win Cell Phone Photo Contest
The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards announced the winners of their first Cell Phone Photo Contest.
The call for entries attracted intimate family portraits, spontaneous street...
High Schooler Saves Opponent’s Life During Cross Country Meet
Seth Goldstein was in the middle of a cross country meet in Memphis recently when he saw a runner drop to the ground in...
London Marathon Breaks All-Time Charity Fund-raising Record
The London Marathon's claim to fame is not the speed of the runners, but the generosity of their record-breaking charity pledges.
As the world's greatest...
Puppy Born Without Front Legs Gets a Second Chance at Life
The double amputee Olympic runner, Oscar Pistorius was the inspiration for a veterinary technician in St. Cloud, Florida to stop the request to put...
Boy Garners National Attention for Heartwarming Gesture, Sends Medal to Failed Olympian
A Newfoundland boy who sent a letter and his soccer medal to the Canadian men’s 4X100 relay team says he simply wanted to boost...
Olympic Heroes Join British Prime Minister for Hunger Talks
Britain's double Olympic gold hero Mo Farah on Sunday helped launch a "hunger summit" with other athletes aimed at tackling malnutrition worldwide, held at...
Not All Olympic Champions Stand on the Podium — Some Finish Last
Tahmina Kohistani’s Olympics lasted just 14 seconds. The 23-year-old student from Kabul University in Afghanistan is the only female athlete from that nation to...
Teen Track Star Carries Fallen Opponent Across Finish Line
She Lost a Race Knowing it Would Help Another
A junior at West Liberty Salem High School in Ohio brought home a state championship medal...
With Help of a ‘Bionic’ Suit, Paralyzed Woman Finishes London Marathon (Video)
A 32-year-old British woman paralyzed from the chest down has finished the London marathon after 16 days of walking with the help of a...
Green Schoolhouse Project Breaks Ground on First LEED School Built by Volunteers
Lesson plans in public schools across the country now include sustainability and environmental awareness but many teachers in overcrowded classrooms are having to teach...
6 Rags-to-Riches Millionaires Haven’t Forgotten Their Roots
Entrepreneurial success stories are the stuff of which American dreams are made. Much like Oprah Winfrey and Steve Jobs, the six self-made millionaires profiled...
Forest Policies in Rwanda, US and Gambia Win UN-backed Awards
Rwanda won a United Nations-backed gold award for its forest promotion policies, an event that former US track and field star Carl Lewis, a...
Happy Moment for Horn of Africa
Mo Farah, a Somali refugee who grew up in London and became a British champion runner, visited his homeland Somalia this week, bringing joy...
Six Keys to Changing Almost Anything
Change is hard. New Year's resolutions almost always fail. But at The Energy Project, we have developed a way of making changes that has...
12 Tips for Getting Regular Exercise — and the Benefits for Happiness
Exercise is a KEY to happiness. Research shows that people who exercise are healthier, more energetic, think more clearly, sleep better, and have delayed...
Obama Honors 13 Citizens for Their Good Deeds
This week, President Barack Obama awarded the 2010 Citizens Medal to 13 outstanding Americans who have "performed exemplary deeds of service for their country...