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Scaling 150-Feet For Wind Power

Scaling 150-Feet For Wind Power

Lucas Kavner  06.02.2011
Chris Bley, the son of an engineer and a school psychologist, remembers what his life was like right after he graduated from college --...
Grandpa And Grandson Prove It's Never Too Late To Earn GED

Grandpa And Grandson Prove It's Never Too Late To Earn GED

06.02.2011
WATERLOO -- Bob Speed is finally getting his GED, more than 50 years after dropping out of high school. The 70-year-old Dunkerton man...
Giffords, Kelly To Reunite

Giffords, Kelly To Reunite

Simon McCormack  06.02.2011
After 16 days, Capt. Mark Kelly and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords will see each other for the first time since space shuttle Endeavour launched. Kelly...
WATCH: Endangered Red Pandas Moved National Park In China

WATCH: Endangered Red Pandas Moved National Park In China

Simon McCormack  06.02.2011
Forty-four red pandas were moved to Pu'er National Park in China, making the park the largest red panda breeding center in the country. The...
Let Your iPhone Name Your Baby

Let Your iPhone Name Your Baby

06.02.2011
A new iPhone app called Kick To Pick advertises that it knows what name an unborn child wants. When the smartphone is held near the expectant...
Gates Foundation Commits $1.7 Billion For Farming In Africa

Gates Foundation Commits $1.7 Billion For Farming In Africa

06.02.2011
SEATTLE -- The world's largest charitable foundation announced five years ago it would spend millions of dollars to fight poverty and hunger...
Mexican Teacher Honored For Protecting Students From Drug War Violence

Mexican Teacher Honored For Protecting Students From Drug War Violence

06.01.2011
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) -- A kindergarten teacher in northern Mexico was honored Monday for her courage after a video showed her calmly...
Japanese Seniors Volunteer To Go To Fukushima Power Plant

Japanese Seniors Volunteer To Go To Fukushima Power Plant

Simon McCormack  06.01.2011
At 72-years-old, Yasuteru Yamada is not the person you'd expect to be leading the charge to repair the crippled Fukushima Power Plant. But...
Joplin Tornado Victims Get Visit From Chiefs, Rams

Joplin Tornado Victims Get Visit From Chiefs, Rams

Simon McCormack  06.01.2011
Victims of the tornado in Joplin, Mo. got a visit from the state's two NFL teams last week. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel,...
Giants' Brian Wilson Makes Huge Donation To Air Force Scholarship Fund

Giants' Brian Wilson Makes Huge Donation To Air Force Scholarship Fund

06.01.2011
Brian Wilson's eccentric appearance means that he's best-known for some of his crazier actions: Dressing up like a sea captain, hanging...
Paralyzed Bride Walks Down Aisle

Paralyzed Bride Walks Down Aisle

Simon McCormack  06.01.2011
In the summer of 2008, Jennifer Darmon was on a road trip to Grand Bend, Ontario with a group of friends, when their van was hit by a car...
10 Ways To Celebrate National Running Day

10 Ways To Celebrate National Running Day

Laura Schocker  06.01.2011
Today, June 1, 2011, is National Running Day -- are you planning to go out for a run? No matter why you enjoy it (the exercise, the camaraderie,...
7 Tips To Keep Kids Reading All Summer

7 Tips To Keep Kids Reading All Summer

06.01.2011
School may be out for the summer, but if you want your kids to be in teachers' good books come fall, don't forget about summer reading. Children...
Want To Minor In Romance Novels?

Want To Minor In Romance Novels?

05.31.2011
WESTMINSTER, Md. -- Nora Roberts' foundation is giving $100,000 to a college in Maryland and the school says it will offer an academic...
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