Early on Friday, the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo did something unusual: Instead of rewarding the Nobel Peace Prize to an individual, it gave it to the European Union — an international institution facing a 3-year-old existential crisis that looks nowhere close to being over.
Beyond the Nobel prize, history best can describe what the EU has done for peace in Europe.
The massive Space Shuttle Endeavour rolled carefully through the streets of Los Angeles today, creeping slowly towards its final resting place at the California Science Center.
People lined the streets pointing their cameras as the five-story-tall spacecraft with its 78-foot wingspan wound along its journey.
Streetlights and some power lines had to be moved, and a few trees trimmed as the shuttle rolled by.
A recently announced agreement between the Philippine government and Muslim rebels waging a decades-old insurgency in the southern island of Mindanao paves the way for the establishment of a new autonomous region, more access for humanitarians to conflict-affected areas and an end to the cycle of failed peace deals and displacements.
About 150,000 people have died in one of the region’s longest-running insurgencies, which has left the mineral-rich island mired in poverty.
A recently announced agreement between the Philippine government and Muslim rebels waging a decades-old insurgency in the southern island of Mindanao paves the way for the establishment of a new autonomous region, more access for humanitarians to conflict-affected areas and an end to the cycle of failed peace deals and displacements.
About 150,000 people have died in one of the region’s longest-running insurgencies, which has left the mineral-rich island mired in poverty.
A recently adopted dog saved a nine-month old infant who had stopped breathing last Sunday.
The dog, named Duke, jumped into bed to wake them after sensing the daughter not breathing in her crib.
A nice story for October, which is National Adopt a Shelter-Dog Month.
A recently adopted dog saved a nine-month old infant who had stopped breathing last Sunday.
The dog, named Duke, jumped into bed to wake them after sensing the daughter not breathing in her crib.
A nice story for October, which is National Adopt a Shelter-Dog Month.
It isn’t only the federal government’s Bureau of Labor Statistics that is issuing surprisingly good news about the U.S. economy these days… It’s also auto dealers, real estate agents, the Federal Reserve and corporate America’s 96-year-old Conference Board.
The economy is improving more than professional forecasters anticipated, particularly in generating jobs and in data on housing, according to the Bloomberg Economic Surprise Index, based on gauges compiled by private businesses and trade groups in addition to government.
A woman is saving the orphan calves of African elephants illegally hunted to satisfy the ivory trade in Asia.
The 900-pound toddlers crave a mother’s nurturing but have been left motherless by poachers.
30 years ago, the conservationist Daphne Sheldrick set up the world’s first elephant orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya.
A woman is saving the orphan calves of African elephants illegally hunted to satisfy the ivory trade in Asia.
The 900-pound toddlers crave a mother’s nurturing but have been left motherless by poachers.
30 years ago, the conservationist Daphne Sheldrick set up the world’s first elephant orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya.
CIA spies are the good guys for a change in Argo, Ben Affleck’s shrewd reconstruction of a heroic real-life mission to retrieve six Americans from Tehran during the 1979-1980 Iran hostage crisis.
There’s not a single gunshot fired over the course of the film and Affleck delivers an uplifting portrait by narrowing the story’s focus to one mind-blowing chapter of the Agency’s legacy.
While running the last mile of a youth triathlon Sunday, Ben Baltz’s prosthetic leg broke and the 11-year-old went down. That’s when a group of Marines stepped in and carried him the rest of the way.
More than a few people crying as they crossed the finish line.
According to the CNN iReport, Ben completed the 150-yard swim and 4-mile bike ride and half the one-mile run when a screw came loose and his running leg broke in half.
His mother said, “Everybody was crying…cheering and giving them support.”
(WATCH the video from Newsy or READ the story at CNN iReport)
While running the last mile of a youth triathlon Sunday, Ben Baltz’s prosthetic leg broke and the 11-year-old went down. That’s when a group of Marines stepped in and carried him the rest of the way.
More than a few people crying as they crossed the finish line.
According to the CNN iReport, Ben completed the 150-yard swim and 4-mile bike ride and half the one-mile run when a screw came loose and his running leg broke in half.
Bad news stories in the media increase women’s sensitivity to stress, according to a study by University of Montreal researchers at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress. But men do not suffer from a similar effect.
The researchers believe that evolutionary factors may be at play, with the emphasis on the survival of offspring possibly influencing the evolution of the female stress system, leading women to be more empathetic. This theory would explain why women could be more susceptible to indirect threats.
“It’s difficult to avoid the news, considering the multitude of news sources out there, said lead author Marie-France Marin. What if all that news is bad for us? “It certainly looks like that could be the case,” she said.
Friday and Saturday were busy days at a once-abandoned warehouse — now the Helmetta Regional Animal Shelter — as rescued Shih Tzus were adopted by caring families from all over New Jersey.
The big industrial building was sitting empty until the town decided to make it into a shelter.
Luckily too, because “Shih Tzu chaos” ensued when each of the 63 dogs needed a thorough bath and combing to ready them for adoption.
A French and an American scientist won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for finding ways to measure quantum particles without destroying them, which could make it possible to build a new kind of computer far more powerful than any seen before.
Serge Haroche of France and American David Wineland, both 68, found ways to manipulate the very smallest particles of matter and light to observe strange behaviour that previously could only be imagined in equations and thought experiments.
German sportswear company Puma announced a range of biodegradable shoes and clothes on Monday, seeking to lead in protecting the environment as it tries to catch up with rivals Nike and Adidas in sales.
The company, praised by United Nations reports as a corporate leader in trying to limit environmental damage, also said it would widen its accounting for the costs of its air pollution, greenhouse gases, waste, land and water use.
A fifth-generation Texas lawyer (pictured) wore West Virginia colors to the Univerity of Texas football game recently in honor of the 12 year-old organ donor who saved her life.
When Nefeterius McPherson, 38, learned that her liver donor was a young girl who had died of a brain hemorrhage, she suddenly felt terrible about receiving the transplant.
Friends answered the call on a sister’s Facebook page to re-fill the heart of a woman with severe Multiple Sclerosis. They supplied things that most people would take for granted. What started as a dismal situation turned into a heart-warming campaign that spread across the social network like a friendly virus.
After hearing the story of how Alexandra Kube was single-handedly trying to help her sister, a friend urged her to post a simple request on Facebook. They created a wish list and event page asking for donations of items Alex could deliver to her sister Ovsanna in California.
Within 48 hours, the goodwill of friends manifested and items poured in. Some volunteered to collect items for the drop-off points that were set up in local areas. Canned food, cleaning and household goods, toiletries, cat supplies, clothing, CDs and DVDs were collected. Finally, Elizabeth and Alexandra delivered a van full of joy to Ovsanna, restoring her faith in humankind following a string of bad luck.
The economy being what it is and so many people doing without, Alexandra didn’t want to ask for much from her friends. But using a “Stone Soup” theory, she thought if each individual contributed just a little, collectively, it would be a lot.
People responded from as far away as Washington, DC, sending what they could. Some people donated money and others ordered items online to be delivered to the recovering Ovsanna. The money went to purchasing a digital tablet to enable her to access the Internet.
“Her cupboards were filled,” said Alexandra, “along with her heart.”
Today she knows that there are people in the world who will help, even if they have never met her. She has moved from feeling angry and hopeless to feeling grateful and valued. She is able to live at home with caregivers found on craigslist and back to getting physical therapy on a regular basis.
“I am overflowing with gratitude that my friends would reach out the way they did. It’s hard to ask for help sometimes, especially when everyone seems to be stressed with their own challenges,” Alexandra told the Good News Network. “The response was like a flood of humanity pouring in.”
So, when you think that you can’t make a difference, think again and remember the story of Stone Soup, brewed to a hearty stew when each household contributes what they can.
Friends answered the call on a sister’s Facebook page to re-fill the heart of a woman with severe Multiple Sclerosis. They supplied things that most people would take for granted. What started as a dismal situation turned into a heart-warming campaign that spread across the social network like a friendly virus.
After hearing the story of how Alexandra Kube was single-handedly trying to help her sister, a friend urged her to post a simple request on Facebook. They created a wish list and event page asking for donations of items Alex could deliver to her sister Ovsanna in California.
Researchers in Sweden isolated a virus that successfully attacked cancer in mice. Then, because of a lack of funding, the virus was put in a freezer before it could go to human trials. Now, a team in London is crowdfunding an effort to get the treatment ready for testing and make a potentially world-changing scientific breakthrough.
If you have a million dollars and change laying around, the team will name the virus after you — but even a $25 contribution will make you a part of medical history.
