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World Leaders’ Hopeful Quotes on Obama Election Win
World leaders in Asia, Africa, and elsewhere offered their congratulations to President-elect Barack Obama on his historic win and expressed hopes that working together...
A Sea of Humanity Voted Today
3rd UPDATE, NOV 8 The number of votes counted after Nov. 4 has already shattered all records. But the turnout rate appears to...
Indian Tribes See Profit in Harnessing the Wind
Native American tribes like the Rosebud Sioux of South Dakota are trying to catch the wind and create economic prosperity for the 29,000 tribal...
With Bees Dying by the Billions, Teens Protect Pollinators
Millions of Monarchs will begin arriving in Mexico this week in an annual migration that includes thousands traveling through Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and some...
Texas Schools Win $1 Million Prize for Advancing Poor Students
The border city of Brownsville, where nearly all students come from low-income Hispanic families and where 4 in 10 are not native English speakers,...
Rescuers Save Hundreds of Penguins Stranded Off Course (Video)
More than 1000 juvenile Magellanic penguins washed-up either dead or dying along the Brazilian coast after their search for food left them stranded,...
Farm Aid to Help Farmers Hurt by Ike, Gustav
Farm Aid today announced that initial grants would be made to southern farm and faith-based organizations to support family farmers hardest hit by Hurricanes...
New Mexico Researchers Work to Halt Depletion of Native Herb by Encouraging Farmers
"Described by local residents as magical, a native herb called yerba mansa, known as the "the calming herb," has been used for centuries throughout...
Summer Vacation for Kids Includes Helping Neediest Communities in Dallas
As most teenagers spent their summer break at the beach, pool or working at summer jobs, some 240 junior high and high school-age kids...
Wal-Mart To Eliminate Wood from Illegal and Unknown Sources
Wal-Mart, the world’s largest retailer, has committed to using more wood from sustainable, certified sources and phasing out wood from illegal or non-sustainable sources....
Five Celebrities We Can Admire
While the mainstream media elaborates on the latest celebrity divorce or drug problem, many Hollywood stars are making our world a more positive place....
One Millionth Prius Hybrid Sold
Toyota announced Thursday that worldwide sales of the Toyota Prius—the world's first mass-produced gasoline/electric hybrid vehicle—have passed the 1 million mark. The company estimates...
King’s Memphis Motel Now Marks National Civil Rights Museum
40 years ago yesterday -- one day before he was shot -- Martin Luther King, Jr. predicted, “I may not get there with you,...
Volvo Unveils Sixth Annual Hometown Hero Award Winners
Volvo yesterday announced the top three winning heroes in the 6th Annual Volvo for life Awards: After a tragic farm accident involving her son,...
Top Ten Good News Stories of 2007!
Looking back and choosing the top good news stories of the year was a happy exercise and I've concluded that 2007 was a good...
Op-Ed: Daring To Hope, Obama in Iowa
(OP-ED) I heard my first political speech of the '08 presidential race on the car radio today. Four years ago I was so intensely...
6 Things You Can Do Today To Launch Your Dream (Part Two)
Stephanie Ngo Pham came to the United States in 1979 as a Vietnam War refugee, arriving at New York’s JFK Airport cradling her three-month-old...
Finally, Something Not Caused by Global Warming
While we should in no way downplay the environmental challenges we face today, we should also make sure that we recognize good news. In...
Mexican ‘Bomberos’ Helping California Wildfire Effort
More than three dozen Mexican firefighters have been tackling California's wildfires in what officials say is the first time firemen from south of the...
10,000 Men For a Safer Philadelphia
Thousands of African-American men are heeding the call, signing up to patrol the streets of crime-infested southwest Philadelphia and serve as mentors. "We need...