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40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer...
Major Airlines Pledge Not To Charge For Carry-Ons
Five major carriers on Sunday agreed not to follow the lead of a small Florida airline that plans to charge for carry-on bags. ...
Violin Prodigy Plays for Haiti (Video)
Florida violinist Kahane is a brilliant musician at only eight-years-old. She has performed at charity events in the past, but when she heard...
Obama Attacks High School Drop-out Rate; Gen. Powell to Help, So Can You
Do you remember the commencement speaker at your high school graduation? Well, this year the event will be absolutely memorable for one lucky high...
Red Lobster Turns Green!
Darden Restaurants, a company that owns Red Lobster, Olive Garden and LongHorn Steakhouse, is incorporating a slate of green design elements in their next...
US to Invest $8 Billion in High Speed Rail
President Obama announced the dedication yesterday of $8 billion in federal stimulus investments to jump-start American high-speed rail and improve existing rail lines...
40,000 US-Donated Solar Radios Get Word Out and Charge Cell Phones in Haiti
Last week, an earthquake silenced telephone landlines and mobile services, leaving Haitians in the dark in more ways than one, but it's getting better...
Wildlife Rescuers Save Frostbitten Pelicans
A flock of brown pelicans hung around the Chesapeake Bay well past the time they were supposed to fly south for the winter....
Dog Leads Owner a Half Mile to Drowning Baby
A newly-adopted dog out for a walk, suddenly bolted, pulling his owner for a half mile down the street arriving at a baby...
Gold Coins Drop Anonymously into Red Kettles Across America
With gold prices more than $1,100 an ounce, it’s "like visions of sugar plums" when gold coins are discovered by the ringing bell Santas...
Pushcart Educator for the Poor Wins CNN Hero of the Year
(CNN) -- Efren Peñaflorida, who started a "pushcart classroom" in the Philippines to provide an alternative to gang membership and bring education to poor...
Prison-trained Puppies Help Troops — and Convicts
Prisoners are paired with puppies in a ground-breaking program to train service dogs for injured war veterans. The program, Puppies Behind Bars, develops...
Brown Pelican Soars off US Endangered List
After 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican has fully recovered and is being removed from the list of threatened and...
Prisoners Come to Guard’s Rescue (Video)
A jail guard fell victim to an attack by one inmate, and would have died had he not been rescued by several prisoners who...
Top CNN Heroes 2009: Boys Cart Portable Schoolroom to Reach Landfill Kids
Efren Peñaflorida grew up in a Filipino slum near the city dump, but vowed to better his life through education. In 1999, while...
Texas Urban Schools Win $1 Million Education Prize for Third Year
The Aldine Independent School District outside Houston has won the 2009 Broad Prize for Urban Education, the largest education award in the country, and...
Professional Makeovers Lift the Homeless (Video)
A South Florida businessman Frank Kelly learns that homeless people are not unworthy of good jobs, they simply have lost hope.
Through mock interviews, speaker...
Special Hospital Saves 1000 Sea Turtles (Video)
Most injured turtles are never spotted, and die at sea. The lucky ones are taken to the Turtle Hospital in the Florida...
Kids Banned From Pool Get Disney Trip from Tyler Perry
Hollywood actor and producer Tyler Perry was so disturbed after hearing that 65 Pennsylvania children were refused pool privileges at a swim club...
Stimulus Money Helps Revive Summer Youth Jobs Programs
School’s out and young job seekers across the country have less than a 30 percent chance of finding work. For disadvantaged youth and high...