A Texas kindergarten teacher has given a life-saving gift to one of her student’s parents. Marie Bell donated one of her kidneys to a the father of one of her students. “People have said things to me like, ‘You’re a hero. You’re an angel. This is extraordinary.’ And to me,Continue Reading
This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of the Defcon hacking convention in Las Vegas. Each year, the convention brings together people from around the world to discuss security and innovation. Although the term “hacker” generally has a negative connotation to the general public, the actual meaning is something very positive. Continue Reading
Yang Yuanqing, the CEO of the Lenovo computer company, has made 10,000 of his employee very very happy :). Coming off their best year ever with a 73% jump in profit, Yuangling was awarded a $3,000,000 bonus. Yes, that is $3 MILLION! Instead of buying a batmobile, he decided toContinue Reading
Drivers in Oklahoma City did a double-take this week as they drove by a man standing with a sign at a busy intersection. Instead of a homeless person asking for a handout, they saw Doug Eaton holding a handwritten sign that read: “I have a home and a car andContinue Reading
A Vancouver couple has anonymously donated $30 million to help reopen heritage home Taylor Manor as a housing facility for the homeless in the city. The donation will completely underwrite the $900,000 annual cost of operating Taylor Manor, which was built in 1915 to serve as a care home forContinue Reading
Hollywood actress helps Kidney Cancer Association Denise Richards, the Hollywood star of many movies including The World is Not Enough and the recent Madea’s Witness Protection, hosted a charitable event for the Kidney Cancer Association (KCA). The private event included family members, friends, and winners of a cancer survivors videoContinue Reading
When the local Kmart in Clark County, Kentucky announced it was closing, a local business man knew that he could do something good for the area. Rankin Paynter, an owner of a successful jewelry exchange business in Winchester asked a Kmart clerk what they did with all of the unsold merchandise.Continue Reading
(CBS News) GLOUSTER, Ohio – Most of us face a rough patch at one time or another in our lives. CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman met a man who can teach us all something about how to turn sadness into joy. After Jim Cotter last his wife lastContinue Reading