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Cervical Cancer Once Undetectable in Haiti Now Treatable With Cheap Device
A disease long since tamed by modern medicine in the United States, cervical cancer still kills a quarter million women each year in developing...
Breaking Bard: Shakespeare’s Best Villains
This week marks 450 years since William Shakespeare's birth. This is the 2nd article in a series to honor the historic birthday of perhaps...
New Jersey Letter Carrier Returns Wallet with $4,800 in Cash
A Jersey City letter carrier found $4,800 in crisp $100 bills inside a wallet on the sidewalk while delivering mail on Jan. 22, the...
$80M Partnership Announced to Save Africa’s Elephants
Conservation groups announced yesterday a three-year $80 million Clinton Global Initiative Commitment to Action that will bring together NGOs and governments to stop the...
Boy Donates His Savings to the Police Department on 9/11
A young contributor who anonymously dropped off $10.03 at a Wisconsin police department after the anniversary of 9/11 has been identified as 11-year-old Max...
Tragic Colorado Floods: How to Help
Many organizations are already trying to find ways to help thousands of Coloradans affected by this past week's deadly flooding — by setting up...
Charitable Giving Grew in 2012 – Both Corporate and Personal
Individual charitable giving in the United States grew almost 4 percent last year, while corporate donations rose at triple that rate, according to the...
Corporations Donate $10 million to One Fund Boston for Bombing Victims
As we reported on Saturday, millions of dollars have already been raised directly for specific bystanders who lost limbs in the Boston Marathon bombing....
Unique Way to Help Hurricane Victims Suffering from Flooding “Worse Than Katrina”
As expected, Hurricane Isaac is now wreaking havoc along the Gulf Coast — and New Orleans in particular — with storm surges flooding coastal communities...
Bill Gates Funds Futuristic Toilets: No Piped Water, Sewer or Electricity Needed
Poop in, clean water out.
Bill Gates has invested more than three million dollars on behalf of the 2.6 billion people around the world who...
Boy Wins Hero Award for Giving New Shoes to Thousands of Kids in Shelters
A 14-year-old from Rhode Island, Nicholas Lowinger, was chosen as a 2012 Huggable Hero, winning $10,000 for his outstanding work in public service. The boy's...
Charlie Sheen Gives $1 Million to the U.S.O. to Support Military Families
Actor Charlie Sheen will donate at least $1 million of profits from his show, "Anger Management", to help the nation’s injured troops. The "Platoon"...
15-Year-old Wins $10,000 Hero Award for Providing Eyewear to Poor
Most kids with vision problems don't look past the tip of their own nose when it comes to the issue of prescription eyewear. But...
Viet Nam Ranks Second on the Happy Planet Index
Despite complaints of traffic jams and overcrowded hospitals and schools, Viet Nam is considered the second happiest country in the world in terms of...
Record Investment in Alternative Energy in 2011, US Back at Number One
A record amount of money was invested globally in alternative energy in 2011 -- more than a quarter trillion dollars, a 6.5 percent increase...
NYC Hero of 9/11 to be Honored by Federal Award in his Name
The World Trade Center hero who saved thousands of lives on 9/11 will now be remembered each year by the federal government, with the...
Tsunami Relief Heroes Honored in Japan at Baseball’s Opening Game
Although baseball's Ichiro Suzuki was the star player of the opening day game in Tokyo, this week, all eyes were on the tsunami heroes...
New National African-American Museum Breaks Ground in DC: What Will be Inside?
After the museum was first proposed by black Civil War veterans almost 100 years ago, a National Museum of African American History and Culture...
Carter Center Gets $40M to Eradicate Guinea Worm Disease
The Guinea worm disease soon will be relegated to the history books, thanks to The Carter Center's ongoing eradication program and new donations from...
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...