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Underdogs Triumph in 2010’s Best Sports Stories
The best story in sports, whether success is achieved through a solo performance, by a team, or a whole nation of fans, is that...
Internet Comes Together to Celebrate Stranger on His 90th Birthday
An old man's photo was anonymously posted to an infamous internet site known for targeting people and pulling pranks. But sometimes, the hive mind...
Robber Returns Loot to Homeless Man
A man said he was robbed at gun point in York, Pennsylvania -- but when he told the robber he was homeless, the man...
First Generation Not Ravaged by War in Russia, China, Japan, Europe
Something to think about, from a Letter to the Editor in the Daily Record... Since the end of World War II 65 years ago,...
Humble South African Golfer Comes Out of Nowhere to Win British Open on Mandela’s Bday
South Africa's Louis Oosthuizen, who had missed the cut in all his three previous Opens and was a 250-1 outsider before the tournament started,...
75-Year-old to Run Three Day Race Through Death Valley Heat
Few places are more deserving of their name than Death Valley at the height of summer.
Incredibly, it is into this furnace of sand and...
Dreams Come True on Final Day of Spring Auction for RFK Center
The annual RFK Center spring auction is in its final day, with online bidding closing tomorrow. Do you want to meet Oprah, have lunch...
Clean Tech Investments Soaring in 2010
Worldwide, investors put $1.9 billion into clean tech startups in the first three months of 2010. That is an 83% increase from the...
South Korean Students Battle Cyber-Bullying with Positive Comments
With the rising number of suicides caused by cyber-bullying, a South Korean movement is leading the way in efforts to restore civility to human...
Pakistan Officials Seize Drug-Making Chemicals Worth $6 Million
The largest-ever amount of acetic anhydride, which is used to produce heroin from opium, was seized in Pakistan by authorities. The chemicals,...
25 Years Ago Today, the Song That Raised Millions for Charity
As America breaks the record for generosity with text messages for Haiti, we can draw inspiration today from another milestone in giving, a quarter...
‘Hope for Haiti’ Celebrities to Dominate Televisions Tonight
It took only a phone call from George Clooney to get the "Hope for Haiti" telethon started. Expected to be the most widely...
Library of Congress Puts Thousands of Historic Books Online
Nearly 60,000 books prized by historians, writers and genealogists, many too old and fragile to be safely handled, have been digitally scanned as part...
John Lennon Sons and Yoko Re-release ‘Give Peace a Chance’ to Benefit UN Peace Efforts
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of John Lennon and Yoko Ono recording the anti-war anthem Give Peace a Chance with the Plastic Ono Band, the...
Turtle Thought to be Extinct Spotted in Myanmar
One of the world’s rarest turtle species – the Arakan forest turtle – has been observed for the first time in the...
Flowers Clean Sewage at Scotland Eco-haven
Flowers help clean the sewage at Europe's first organic waster water installation in Findhorn, a Scottish community with the lowest ecological footprint on record...
Major Breakthrough in Desalination Easily Generates Drinking Water from the Sea
Concern over access to clean water is no longer just an issue for the developing world, as California faces its worst drought in...
Mental Illness and Creativity: A Potential Link?
Many creative people suffer from mental illness. Some, however, are unable to produce due to the severity of their disorder. Are the two traits...
Top 10 New Species for 2008
How many new species would you guess are discovered by scientists in a given year? Would you believe, a tally of more than 18,000...
Disney Joins Forces with The Nature Conservancy to Plant 2.7 Million Trees
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures has arranged with The Nature Conservancy to plant 2.7 million trees in Brazil’s Atlantic Forest, one of the...