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President Obama Bestows Medal of Honor on Afghan Veteran Grenade Hero
Yesterday at the White House, Sergeant Leroy Petry was celebrated as the second living Medal of Honor recipient to have earned the award for...
In.gredients Wants To Be The First Packaging And Waste-Free Grocery Store
In an industry littered with excess packaging, it sounds like an impossible goal: in.gredients, a startup out of Austin, Texas, wants to create the...
12 of The Greatest Things to Love About America
What makes America great? On this, the 235th birthday of the nation's founding Declaration of Independence, it seems like a question we need to...
Moderate Drinking Helps Middle-Aged People Live Longer, Study Shows
A new study shows that moderate drinking -- one to two drinks per day -- helps older and middle-aged adults to live longer than...
Dog Honored as Hero for Saving Owner After a Bike Accident
A golden retriever that saved the life of its owner after the man fell from his mountain bike and became paralyzed, was honored Tuesday...
Alone on Saturday Night? Watch One of These 14 Great Romantic Comedies
All my favorite romantic comedy films have two things in common.
They conclude with a happy ending (exactly what you'd expect from a Good News...
7-year-old Teaching Mom to Speak After Stroke
Three years ago, a stroke left Angie paralyzed on her right side and without the ability to speak. She has undergone speech therapy over...
20 Industries Where Jobs Are Coming Back
In the US economy, the good news is finally starting to outweigh the bad. The private sector -- especially small and medium sized businesses...
Renewal in Kansas City Jazz Scene Encouraging
Much as prognosticators claim to see green shoots in the nation’s struggling economy, Kansas City’s jazz scene demonstrated encouraging signs of renewed vigor after...
As Principal, Fiery Redhead Flips Failing School
A fiery redhead is making a big difference at a struggling school in Texas. Once full of low-performing students, the school now scores top...
New York Opens its First Electric Vehicle Charging Station
Mayor Bloomberg opened the city’s first electric-vehicle charging station at a commercial parking lot, adding some spark to a nationwide push to boost infrastructure...
Chevrolet Adds Four States to its Volt Electric Car Launch
Chevrolet is adding Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut to the list of launch markets for the Volt -- and some cities will...
LA Teacher Makes Algebra Cool With Hip-hop Beat
The class of eighth graders at a Los Angeles middle school tap their rulers and nod their heads to the rhythm of the rap...
10 Cities Where The Economy Is Growing Faster Than Before The Recession
One barometer of the economic health of American cities is the total value of the goods and services produced in a metropolitan area.According to...
Using the Worldwide Web to Engage With Your Next-Door Neighbors
When a Washington, D.C., couple moved to Burlington, Vermont, they were having trouble getting to know the neighbors. So, they cooked up a plan...
Dog Saves Boy, 11, from Cougar Attack
A retriever protected 11-year-old Austin from a charging cougar during a bloody, against-all-odds confrontation Saturday in Canada. "The cougar came (from) about...
‘Recession Gave Me a New Opportunity’
Many people say they had found unexpected and uplifting turns during the struggling economy's darkest moments. Some have rediscovered what they previously dismissed or...
Spontaneous Facebook Outreach Brings Peanut Butter and Jelly to Homeless
A dozen do-gooders get together on Valencia Street in San Francisco once a month, laden with peanut butter, jelly, bread and sandwich bags. They...
Abe and his Barbecue Chase Racism From Mississippi Rib Joint
Pat Davis was just 10 years old when two black men came into his father's barbecue joint in the heart of the Mississippi Delta...
Supermarket Powers Store Checkouts With Modified Speed Bumps
A British supermarket chain, Sainsbury's, opened a new store yesterday where the checkouts will be people-powered. The store features a new kinetic energy generator...