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Businessman Gives $5,000 to Disabled Man After Specially-altered Car Stolen
A businessman has come forward to write a $5,000 check to Armando Fontaine, a disabled Miami man whose car was stolen on Monday night....
Hero Attorney Who Caught Arsonist: ‘This Is A Lot More Exciting Than My Day Job’
It wasn't a veteran detective or even a full-time cop who finally caught the man suspected of lighting 52 fires in Los Angeles last...
Hawaii Parade Honors Japanese-American WWII Vets
Hundreds of Japanese-American veterans of World War II were honored Saturday with a parade in Honolulu—nearly 70 years after they volunteered to fight for...
Wealthy Lottery Winners Make Good on Promise of Philanthropy
Three Connecticut wealth managers who won a $254 million jackpot followed through on their promise to put the money toward philanthropy, today announcing donations...
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Stewart Honor Vets at Stand Up for Heroes NY Benefit
The fifth annual New York Comedy Festival's Stand Up for Heroes gala this week featured stellar comedians like Ricky Gervais, Seth Meyers and Jon...
Holiday Mail for Heroes
Millions of Americans since 2007 have sent holiday cards to soldiers serving overseas and wounded veterans in hospitals as part of the American Red...
13 Compassionate Americans Receive White House Medals
Recognizing their good deeds, President Barack Obama yesterday awarded the nation's second-highest civilian honor to 13 compassionate Americans for their decades of service helping the...
“Hero Dog” Awards Honor Top Dogs at Gala Tonight
After more than 300,000 votes cast by American dog lovers, the top pooches have been elected for the first Hero Dog Awards show tonight...
Hero Who Predicted 9/11 and Saved 2,700 Lives, Now Subject of New Opera
A new Opera called “Heart of a Soldier” brings to life the drama of Rick Rescorla's heroic rescue of his co-workers at the World...
Woman Quits Real Estate Business to Help Heroes Afford New Homes
After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, Ruth Johnson found a way to use her extensive real estate experience to "give back" to those who...
Handicapped Hero Gets New State-of-the-art Home After Losing Limbs in Army
Just two years after losing all four limbs in an explosion in Iraq, Army Specialist Brendan Marrocco was given the keys to a brand...
Wounded Warriors Make First Ever All-Amputee Softball Team
A softball fan working in the prosthetics field in the Department of Veteran Affairs has assembled the first all-amputee softball team in the world....
Jimmy Carter and 3 Other Elders to Visit North Korea, Ease Tensions
Ex-U.S. President Jimmy Carter and three other former leaders arrived in Beijing on Sunday en route to North Korea to discuss the revival of...
Smartphone App Helps Troops, Vets Manage Stress
Veterans dealing with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder can turn to their smartphones for help any time with the “PTSD Coach” application created by...
Climbers Launch Expedition to Clear Everest Trash
A team of mountaineers led by a veteran Sherpa guide flew this week to Mount Everest on an expedition to clear away tons of...
Troubled War Vets Turn Death Row Dogs Into Uplifting Friends
United States veterans struggling with homelessness, alcoholism, or post-traumatic stress and dogs who were on "death row" in shelters because they were considered unadoptable...
Solar Project Will Power 85,850 Homes for Los Angeles
The largest U.S. producer of crystalline solar power energy Wednesday announced plans to build a massive system to provide solar energy to tens of...
Mice Baldness Reversed (LINK Fixed)
Mouse researchers conducting stress hormone experiments have stumbled onto a surprising new discovery — a potential treatment for hair loss. Scientists at the University...
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...
Hilton Group Donates $13 Million to End Homelessness in L.A.
Supporting an initiative to end chronic and veteran homelessness in Los Angeles County within five years, the Conrad Hilton Foundation announced Wednesday a gift...