Atlanta (CNN) — That bar of soap you used once or twice during your last hotel stay might now be helping poor children fight disease. Derreck Kayongo and his Atlanta-based Global Soap Project collect used hotel soap from across the United States. Instead of ending up in landfills, theContinue Reading
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Archaeologists say they have found traces of 2,500-year-old chocolate on a plate in the Yucatan peninsula, the first time they have found ancient chocolate residue on a plate rather than a cup, suggesting it may have been used as a condiment or sauce with solid food.Continue Reading
Good News story from CNN – Queens, New York (CNN) — Kellie Phelan doesn’t mince words when she looks back at herself five years ago.“I was basically a crackhead,” Phelan said. “I literally was getting arrested every other week. I got pregnant by a drug dealer. … I was sevenContinue Reading
Some say “Luck is when preparation meets opportunity”. This is definitely the case for 11 year old Alfred Saah Kandakai from Liberia. The young man played a tennis match against Mr. Tani Hanna, the Chairman of Games World International in Liberia. Mr. Hanna was surprised at how skillful Saah playedContinue Reading
NY Times – In what has become the year of the perfect game, Felix Hernandez of the Seattle Mariners added his name to the list Wednesday, marking the first time that three pitchers have pulled off the feat in the same season. For a man nicknamed King Felix, Wednesday’s performance is whatContinue Reading
GLEN ALLEN, VA (WWBT) – Lauren Kornacki learned CPR several times. For years, she’s worked as a lifeguard. The 22-year-old just graduated from Mary Washington with a physics degree, but while looking for work, she decided to return to something familiar to earn a little money. Two days ago, her supervisorContinue Reading
Why would you want to leap out of a perfectly good aircraft? To fly a winged jetpack over the city of Rio de Janeiro, of course. It sounds nuts, but it’s just a day in the life for Yves Rossy, the self proclaimed “Jetman” who flew over the Grand Canyon last year. SinceContinue Reading
ITHACA, NY — Ithaca College has two of the country’s best undergraduate teachers, according to the Princeton Review. The education services company features profiles of professor of mathematics Marty Sternstein and associate professor of chemistry Mike Haaf in its new book, “The Best 300 Professors.” Hailing from 122 colleges and universities across the nation,Continue Reading
As long as you do it for the right reasons and not to impress others THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) — If you buy life experiences such as an exotic vacation or tickets to a major concert in order to impress other people, you won’t get much of a happinessContinue Reading
Nationally, Boise, Idaho, is best known for Boise State football. But from the time he was 3 years old, Sam Jacobson was enthralled with hockey. He attended games to watch the Idaho Steelheads, an East Coast Hockey League team based in Boise, and he’d come home and imitate his favoriteContinue Reading