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Spelling Bee Crowns Co-champions, Including Youngest Winner Ever
Can you spell Sesquipedalian?
These two could, and neither missed a word during 39 rounds, remaining cool under the pressure of a packed house and...
Watch Florence & the Machine Perform Surprise Concert for Teen in Hospice
English indie rock band Florence And The Machine played in Austin, Texas this weekend, but one of their biggest fans was unable to attend.
That’s...
Fabulous Update for Homeless Piano Man: Lands on His Feet in Big Way
A once homeless piano player has not only rehabilitated himself and his family relations, he has landed a recording contract less than a year...
Tiny House Built by Homeless Offered as Model for Ending Homelessness
A tiny house, built from scrap and donated lumber by volunteers and homeless people, could be a model for ending homelessness in South Carolina.
A...
Remember The Movers Who Give Free Service to Domestic Abuse Victims? 10 Companies That Won Our Hearts in 2015
From moving companies helping women escape abusive relationships to a CEO setting a $70,000 minimum wage for his workers, business was good in 2015.
Here are...
Chick-fil-A Owner Stuns Employees, Pays Them During 5 Month Shutdown
The owner of a fast food restaurant in Austin, Texas shocked his 50 employees by paying their full salaries during a five-month period when the business...
And the Happiest City in the United States is…
Which big cities in America have the most people who are thriving?
According to the 2014 Well-Being Index, Sarasota, Florida is probably the happiest metro...
Teen Builds Excellent Tiny House, Donates to Homeless
After an arduous three-and-a-half-years building it in her California backyard, Kendall Ronzano is donating the excellent “tiny home” she started at age 16.
Last week,...
Woman Invents Amazing Car That Wheelchair Users Can Just Drive Away
A woman in a wheelchair wanted to help people like her to become more independent, so she designed and is now manufacturing an innovative...
Hate Crime Victim Gets Free Dental Reconstruction
A victim of a hate crime who got nine of his teeth knocked out is receiving thousands of dollars in free dental work, along...
Krispy Kreme Worker Knows Customer Service (Video Goes Viral of her Super Service)
Jia Jiang has designed a unique type of therapy to address his fear of rejection. As a young businessman, he wants to toughen himself...
Surprise Marriage Proposal for Fan at Foster the People Concert
Will Staney contacted the rock band, Foster the People, via Twitter, asking if he could 'pop the question' to his girlfriend on their stage...
Stray Pit Bull Saves a Woman and Child From Attacker (Video)
A Florida woman named Angela was leaving a playground with her toddler in Port Charlotte when a man approached her in the parking lot...
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...
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...
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...
‘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...
Dell First Major Computer Firm to go Carbon Neutral
Continuing its program of environmental stewardship, Dell became the first major computer manufacturer to commit to neutralizing the carbon impact of its worldwide operations....