123-year-old Carmelo Flores, a Bolivian indigenous farmer, attributes his longevity to quinoa grains, riverside mushrooms and around-the-clock chewing of coca leaves. He lives in Frasquia, a 4,000-meter high hamlet, and takes daily walks in shoes made of recycled tires, but spends most of his time laying on a blanket outsideContinue Reading
With College tuition going up every year, any kind of financial support is greatly appreciated. Ball State University offers one Freshman every year a chance to win free tuition for their first year…The only catch is that they have to make a near-impossible half-court basketball shot! The University has beenContinue Reading
Cam Newton, quarterback for the Carolina Panthers asked for his coaches autograph after practice on August 6th. Coach Jack Bolton got the chance to be the Carolina Panthers honorary coach for the day. I forgot to mention…Coach Jack Bolton is only 8-years-old! Jack Bolton has spinal muscular atrophy, butContinue Reading
Battling cancer is certainly difficult, but a variety of new feel-good fashions have hit the patient market, hoping to help ease a portion of the process. From hip sleeve garments that cover lymphedema arm swelling to chic radiation robes called Radiant Wraps, cancer and chronically ill patients can now faceContinue Reading
Brenda Palms Barber’s honey-products program, Sweet Beginnings, has hired 275 recently released inmates since 2007, giving these men from one of the most impoverished neighborhoods in Chicago a second chance. These men, exiting the state prison system with little formal education or job skills, are being taught the art ofContinue Reading
Rapper Nasir Jones aka Nas was visiting Washington D.C when he heard a news story about a man who had lost his home. Stanley Young raises his 8 kids under one roof, who lost their mother just one year ago. Their current house caught fire after the store thatContinue Reading
Many people dream of traveling the world and Graham Hughes has made those dreams come true. By world, we mean the whole world – Graham visited all 201 countries in the world within 4 years! To make things even more incredible, he did his entire adventure without a single flight! Continue Reading
The Thai Elephant Orchestra is, remarkably, just what it sounds like – the biggest band in the world!. The players, all former work elephants with nowhere to go, have been trained to play enormous percussion instruments, holding mallets in their trunks and sometimes trumpeting along. Elephants seem to like toContinue Reading
Carissa Yip is not your typical chess expert. While other children her age are playing video games, Carissa is dominating the chess game. At 9 years old, she is already one of the best chess players in the world! How did she get so good? Her father originally taught herContinue Reading
On July 31st, burglars broke into the San Bernardio County Sexual Assault Services non-profit office. They stole several desktop computers, monitors, and a laptop. This can be devastating for any company to recover from, especially a non-profit. Thankfully, the thieves had a heavy heart. The very next day, the thievesContinue Reading