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Small Group Fixing Neighbors’ Homes Grows to 3.4 Million Volunteers
A small group of grassroots activists in Midland, Texas has spread hope to homeowners in need, providing critical home repairs free of charge. Since...
Quadriplegic Since High School, Now a Successful Painter Who Inspires Others
Robert Thome's dream of becoming a professional athlete was shattered when he broke his neck during a high school football game. As a 15-year-old...
Unlikely Advocates For Teen Killers: Victims’ Families
The Supreme Court heard arguments last week about the fate of 2,500 offenders who were sentenced as teenagers -- some as young as 13...
Gray Whale Freed After Getting Tangled in Fishing Net Near California
A California gray whale found tangled in a fishing net off the Orange County coast swam free after a lengthy rescue over the weekend....
‘Sweater Penguins’ Released Back to the Sea Oil-free (Video)
Remember the little oil-soaked penguins that were aided last month by volunteers who knit them sweaters? The first group of rescued penguins to be...
Father’s Homemade Machine Helps Disabled Son to Walk
A seven-year-old Argentine boy has defied doctors' predictions that he would never walk, with help from a homemade rehabilitation device built by his father....
Paraplegic Skier Walks Again, Helps Others do the Same
After surviving a storm of slings and arrows over the course of her life, Amanda Boxtel could never have imagined that a paralyzing skiing...
Hope on Wheels: Disabled Dogs Inspire Rehab Patients
Cruising around with wheels instead legs, Chili and Arlo are the center of attention wherever they go. But for patients at a Rehab hospital...
Legally Blind Photographer Snaps Stunning Award-Winning Photo
Judges of the Eye Remember photography contest in Canada had no idea Tara Miller had any vision problem whatsoever, let alone having only 10...
Stroke Patients Get a “Bionic” Leg Up for Healing
A computer-controlled device that fits around the leg of stroke victim is helping speed the physical rehabilitation of patients as they relearn how to...
How One Company is Bringing Halloween to Sick Children Nationwide
Spirit Halloween, the nation's largest Halloween retailer, launched "Spirit of Children" in 2006, a program created to bring Halloween to hospitals and rehabilitation centers...
Bumper Crop of Kemps Turtles is Encouraging, Relocation Efforts in Gulf a Success
Kemp's Ridley sea turtles are considered the most endangered sea turtle in the world, and are exceedingly rare visitors on North Carolina beaches. Yet...
Woman Buys Cab Fare for Injured Squirrel
A woman whose cat caught a squirrel Wednesday was so worried for the animal that she called a cab to deliver it to the...
Exterminated 50 Years Ago, Cheetahs to Run Again in India
The cheetah is poised to sprint once again along India's grassland, nearly half a century after it was hunted to extinction. The fastest mammal...
Pets Improve a French Prison
The daily relationship between prisoners and their small pets is having a profound effect on a prison in Strasbourg, France. The Animal Affinity...
The People’s Priest
Catholic Father Greg Boyle started Homeboy Industries, a nationally recognized gang rehabilitation program during LA's “decade of death”. With people dying around...
Ending Child Labor in Handmade Rugs
To mark International Human Rights Day last Thursday, a nationally touring photography exhibit was unveiled at the World Bank in Washington DC that depicts...
Bad Boy Actor Nick Cage Steps into Real-Life Good Cop Role for UN Crime Office
Acclaimed actor and filmmaker Nicolas Cage, whose action roles have included both a contract killer and a federal anti-terrorist agent, stepped into the...
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...
UCLA Scientists Make Paralyzed Rats Walk Again After Spinal Cord Injury
UCLA researchers have discovered that a combination of drugs, electrical stimulation and regular exercise can enable paralyzed rats to walk and even run...