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Paying Back Kindness, Cedar Rapids Sends $50K to Czech Republic
In a gesture of repayment for help that it received during the terrible local flooding of 2008, the town of Cedar Rapids, Iowa has...
Record $390,000 Pours In for Cancer Patient Struck by Paralysis
After being dealt one devastating blow after another, a record-breaking number of donations has changed the life of a former cancer patient who suddenly...
Who Has a Photo of the Best Moment of Their Life? These 30 People.
Late Monday night, Sports Illustrated writer Richard Deitsch tweeted, "How many of you have a photograph of the single best moment of your life?...
These Paintings by a 3-Year-old Girl Have the Art World Enchanted
Here's another story about a 3-year-old diagnosed with autism. She hadn't been performing the "normal" tasks like speaking, playing, and interacting with others, but...
River Cleanups Unearth Bottled Secrets
A man whose personal mission is to clean up the rivers of the United States has removed more than 7 million pounds of trash. By...
Dog Survives 4 Days Trapped Under Boat in Upper Chena River
Nobody expected to find Cutie alive, that much is certain. But there the little, black-and-white dog was, trapped under the bow of the overturned...
Donations Pour in for Newlyweds Who Lost Limbs in Boston Attack
Donors have flooded crowdfunding campaigns set up for individual victims of Monday's bombings at the Boston Marathon, raising more than $1 million in a...
Bolivia Designates World’s Largest Protected Wetland
The Bolivian government recently created the largest protected wetland in the world – an area bigger than the Netherlands and Belgium combined, more than...
Hurricane Sandy ‘Miracle’ For Long Island Family Who Lost Home
The text from Sister Diane at St. Ignatius Martyr church was as odd as it was urgent: "A man is going to call. You...
‘Sandy Claus’ Delivers Toys to Storm-stricken Kids
Every afternoon and night, the Brooklyn man stuffs his red sack to the brim with presents and heads out to storm-ravaged homes.
He is personally...
Santa Rides on Wings of (Blue) Angels to Deliver Gifts to Sandy Victims
The U.S. Navy's Blue Angels squadron transformed its C-130 aircraft into a modern-day Santa’s sleigh in support of the U.S Marine Corps' Toys for...
Growing Food in the Desert: The Solution to the World’s Food Crisis is Here
Agriculture uses 60-80% of the planet's scarce fresh water, but what would happen if food production used no water at all? That is what...
Occupy Sandy Spreads Beyond New York, To Bring Toilets To Storm Damaged Haiti
The damage from Hurricane Sandy might seem like it all happened around New York, but the storm had a long path before it hit...
Chicago Man Wins Lottery Because He Came to Serve in Post-Storm Sandy Cleanup
John Turner, who owns a Chicago business specializing in pumping water and cleaning out buildings following disasters, traveled to the East Coast immediately after...
Hero NY Waiter Risked Life to Save Taxi Driver Swept Away in Storm Waters
Jon Candelaria is being hailed as a hero for pulling a man out of rushing floodwaters during Superstorm Sandy. He did what most hope...
$38 Mil Donated to Storm Relief as Help Streams in From Agencies
Friday night a star-studded NBC telethon raised an unknown amount of money for storm relief efforts with its broadcast featuring hometown heroes Springsteen, Jon...
20 Premature Babies Survive Heroic Transfer When Hospital Loses Power
As superstorm Sandy slammed into New York City Monday night, more than 10 feet of water flooded seven buildings of the NYU Medical Center....
Disasters Bring Home the Message: Also Prepare for Pets
Earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, floods, and tornadoes can cause massive damage quickly. It is essential to have a disaster plan in place for your animals.
What...
Facebook Post Rescues MS Patient From a Year of Lack
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...
Girl Banned from Blogging About School Meals has Raised £100,000 to Feed African Kids
Martha Payne, the nine-year-old schoolgirl who blogged about her school lunches and was briefly banned from photographing them, has not only achieved more healthy...