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Blood Test to Spot Cancer Gets Big Boost
One of the most exciting developments in cancer research in the past decade involves trials going on right now at four cancer treatment centers...
Top 10 “Seriously Good News” From 2010
2010 was a year of disasters -- Haitian earthquake, Gulf oil spill and Pakistani flooding -- yet it was also a year of stunning...
Four Inspiring Teens Ambushed by Celebrities for 2010 Halo Awards
Instead of Hollywood celebrities accepting trophies at the Nickelodeon HALO Awards, the stars are giving the awards -- to some amazing, accomplished teens working...
Six Amazing Happy Endings Thanks to Facebook (Good News Network Exclusive)
We've lots of media stories featuring the wonders of Facebook. But these amazing outcomes will cheer even the surliest of social media critics.
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‘World Giving Index’ Ranks Generosity of Countries With Surprising Results
The “World Giving Index” is the first report of its kind to tally different types of charitable behavior found in people from 153 countries....
States Put the ‘Home’ in Nursing Homes
The Leonard Florence Center for Living in Chelsea, Mass., is part of what's known as the Green House project, founded by geriatrician Dr. Bill...
Recycle Pacemakers, Save Lives Around the World
Millions worldwide die each year because they can’t afford a pacemaker. Meanwhile, heart patients in the United States say they’d be willing to donate...
‘Hunger Banquet’ at Eiffel Tower Highlights World Food Day
Ten thousand empty plates were lined up in rows on the Champ de Mars next to the Eiffel Tower in Paris today to mark...
U.S. Program to Feed 390,000 Children in Haiti, Afghanistan
Thanks to a Food for Education program, the United States will donate 11,000 tons of rice, vegetable oil, yellow peas and lentils valued at...
$500,000 Out of the Blue for 23 Geniuses – No Strings Attached
The 2010 MacArthur Foundation 'Genius Award' recipients were announced yesterday and include a stone carver, a quantum astrophysicist, a jazz pianist, a high school...
UN Finds Global Hunger Easing in 2010
The number of people in the world suffering chronic malnutrition fell for the first time in 15 years -- down 9.3 percent in 2010,...
Jimmy Carter Wins Release of American from North Korea
Former President Jimmy Carter left North Korea this morning having secured the release of Mr. Aijalon Mahli Gomes. Mr. Gomes was imprisoned by Pyongyang...
Terrorist Attacks, Fatalities from Attacks Declined in 2009
The number of terrorist attacks worldwide in 2009 fell by about 6 percent from the previous year, and the number of deaths from these...
Larry King’s Gulf Telethon Raises $1.8M for Oil Spill Rescue
Large and small donations flowed in Monday evening as dozens of celebrities answered phones for Larry King's telethon to help the people of the...
Israel Partially Lifts its Blockade of Gaza – and Lifts Hope for Peace
An inkling of hope for Middle East peace may be one result of Thursday’s decision by Israel to ease its three-year-old blockade of basic...
Wal-mart Commits $2 Billion to Combat Hunger in US
To help ease a growing hunger problem in the U.S., Wal-Mart announced yesterday that it will donate $2 billion in food and grants to...
Operation Iraqi Baseball Promotes Ties to American Pastime
A delegation of 10 young Iraqi athletes and five coaches from three Iraqi cities are traveling in the United States May 3–13, on a...
GM Partners with U.S. to Develop Jatropha Weed for Biodiesel
General Motors (GM) yesterday announced a five-year partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant...
Company to Recycle Carbon Dioxide into Gasoline
Until we live in a society dominated by hydrogen and electric vehicles, new bio-fuel and carbon capture technologies can help us lower our dependence...
Unprecedented Coordination Between Aid Groups on Display in Haiti
The good news from within the devestation in Haiti this week begins at the airport, where a U.S. Air Force ground control team...