Most teenagers probably wouldn’t look back fondly on a year spent in a homeless shelter, but Brittnie Pemberton sees the time as a good year, a year with strong sense of family, of learning, and of hope, and her story should inspire others. While at a living center forContinue Reading
New research published on nature.com shows promising evidence for a future vaccine for HIV. In the study, monkeys were given a vaccine developed from the cytomegalovirus (CMV). Later, they were infected with the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) which is a more deadly form of HIV found in monkeys. The vaccineContinue Reading
At this new charter school the students play seasonal sports (as well as weight training, cardio, yoga and core strengthening) for the first three hours each day! The goal of this very unique high school is to use sports as an academic-engagement tool to drag the highest of the high-riskContinue Reading
For the second year in a row, Yang Yuanqing, computer maker Lenovo’s CEO distributed his $3 million bonus to 10,000 junior level employees. These employees are located in 20 different countries, but mostly (85%) in China. The payout is about $325 which is a typical month’s pay for a workerContinue Reading
One Down’s Syndrome man has overcome the odds to become a champion weightlifter. Not just in special Olympics competitions – Jon Stoklosa regularly beats the best of his non-disabled opponents!When he was 12-years-old Jon started lifting weights in the basement with his brothers. A year later he was benching 185Continue Reading
The Bradley University basketball program signed 3-foot-4 inch guard Johnah Sahrs of Dunlap Grade School and his 4-foot-5 inch brother, Jarrett, to national letters of intent, the school announced, Friday. Johnah, 5, suffers from a life threatening brain condition known as neuroblastoma. Jarrett, 9, is the big brother that helps keepContinue Reading
British artist Jeremy Deller teamed up with Michelle Huggins-Watts, Trinidad’s “First Lady” of the steel pan, on a project to bring more young people into steel band music. Their collaboration combined their very different skills to create a brand new, one-off performance and music event in Trinidad.Jeremy Deller, speaking beforeContinue Reading
When four football players from William Paterson University entered Buddy’s Small Lots general store, they did not know that it was closed. The door was not locked and the lights were on. They were in search of sunglasses and batteries, but soon realized that no one was in the store. Continue Reading
Ever feeling blue and think, “God, I wish I could hug a llama right about now”? Well you can! Therapy llamas and alpacas are being used all across the country to buoy the spirits of the elderly and ill, bringing their fuzzy adorableness right to your door for some therapeuticContinue Reading
The photo really says it all!Jesse and Kelly Cottle, of San Diego, Calif., may look like any cute couple in love, but taking a closer look, one sees that Jesse, a marine and double-amputee, is being given a piggyback ride. Jesse, 28, lost both of his legs in Afghanistan inContinue Reading