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Bob Delaney hero cop awarded

Hero Anti-mob Cop Uses His Past to Help Vets With Post-traumatic Stress

Bob Delaney, an undercover cop who infiltrated the Genovese and Bruno crime families in the 1970's, knows what it's like to feel the stress...
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London Murder Rate Drops 47% in Last Ten Years

London's homicide rate has fallen steadily over the last decade, dropping 47 percent since 2003. Figures from the Metropolitan Police showed 117 murders recorded in...
Batman at childrens hospital - photo by Allen Goldberg

Real Batman Hero Unmasked as Hero for Sick Kids

A Baltimore man spent a lot of his own money to dress up as Batman, even customizing a black sports car exactly like the...
elderly woman who was robbed gets surgery

Generosity From Doctor and Former Thief Helps 85 Year-old Robbery Victim

An 85-year-old South Carolina woman who was robbed of $400 in cash that she'd saved for eye surgery was given free medical care after...
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83 Year-old Gives $25,000 After Watching Sheriff’s Screening of Anti-Gay Bullying Film

When the Broward Sheriff's Office held a town hall-style screening of the anti-gay bullying documentary film 'Bullied: a Student, a School and a Case...
97 y-o Dr. Olivia Hooker - Coast Guard photo

First Black Woman in US Coast Guard Honored at 97: She Overcame Racial Violence to Live Exemplary Life

After being the target of terrible racial violence as a young black girl in Oklahoma, Dr. Olivia Hooker went on to fight prejudice throughout...
Boxer-Hound from shelter to police star

Shelter Dog Wasn’t Hyper; He was a Natural Tracker and Now a Police Star

After being abandoned by his owner just over a year ago, a young mutt was finding it hard to fit in. The energetic hound-boxer mix...
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The (Surprisingly Upbeat) State of the World: Trends are Strikingly Positive

Regular readers of the Good News Network know about these four major areas where global progress is heartening: War is on the decline, poverty...
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Mother of Amish Shooter Cares for Son’s Victims

Five years ago, her 32-year-old son Charlie Roberts shot 10 Amish schoolgirls before turning the gun on himself. "Not only was my son not...
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Men’s Morning Patrols Aimed at Giving Kids ‘Safe Passage’ to School

A simple plan is making sure that D.C. children who live in the troubled communities east of the Anacostia River see welcoming black male...
Libyan rally al Jazeera video

42 Year Reign of Terror Ends in Libya as Rebels Pour into Tripoli Without Opposition

The Libyan people are one step closer to their dream of a better future, freed last night from a tyrant leader, Muammar Gaddafi, whose...
Detroit police chief, Ralph Godbee

Detroit and Banks Team Up to Lure Police Officers Back to City With Low Cost Homes

The city of Detroit and Bank of America have teamed up to solve three problems at once: By enticing cops to live in urban...
Ukraine solar plant - NTD video screenshot

Europe’s Largest Solar Station Powers Up — In Ukraine?

With solar panels spread over almost 400 acres (160 hectares), a solar power facility in Ukraine began producing power on Monday, aiming to power...
CSX train photo by John Mueller -CC

Six Green Innovations Making Freight Rail an Environmental Favorite

Of all freight transportation options, rail is the most environmentally friendly way to move goods over land, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...
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Chicago Youth Program Fights Violence With Employment

Even though youth violence rates around the country have been decreasing in recent years, nearly 700 children were hit by gunfire last year in...
Women of Courage awards 2011

Women of Courage Awardees Set Example for the World

On Tuesday, the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day, First Lady Michelle Obama joined Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to recognize ten remarkable...
Austan Goolsbee explains wireless initiative

President Launches National Wireless Initiative Paid For by Bandwidth Auction

Speaking at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan Thursday, the President proposed a new national wireless initiative in a city where high-speed internet services...
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7 Construction Workers Win Millions 7 Years After Playing Lotto Super 7 and Being Defrauded

After 7 years, Canadian lottery officials say they’ve finally awarded to the correct people a multimillion-dollar jackpot that authorities say was fraudulently claimed by...
Raghav Sehtia bakesale for charity

High School Boy Spends Winter Break Baking for Charity

While rest of the world was thinking about the gifts they would get from Santa, a 15 year-old boy in San Jose was dreaming...
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Top 10 “Seriously Good News” From 2010

2010 was a year of disasters -- Haitian earthquake, Gulf oil spill and Pakistani flooding -- yet it was also a year of stunning...