Motivational speaker finds inspiration helping homeless
VIDEO - Little did he know that the experience would change his life by breaking all previous perceptions of what he knew as the stereotypical homeless person...
Q&A: Miss Haiti gives hope to devastated country
NEW YORK (AP) - Sarodj Bertin is a young lawyer who speaks four languages and is happy to be able to help her country after the horrific earthquake that devastated impoverished Haiti...
Dangerous journey home for 5-year-old Nashville boy
VIDEO - A panicked 5-year-old boy makes a dangerous 8-mile walk when school erroneously drops him off at home instead of after care...
11-year-old 'Lion King' actress gets blood transplant
NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) - A family friend says Shannon will remain in the hospital under observation while physicians ensure that her body does not reject the blood transplant...
Young 'Lion King' actor getting crucial transplant
NEW YORK (AP) - Shannon Tavarez has leukemia and will get an umbilical-cord blood transplant Tuesday...
Oklahoma exiles man freed after 30 years of bungled trials
From The NY Times - In exchange for pleading guilty to first-degree murder after 30 years of ineffective legal aid, James Fisher agreed to get the hell out of Oklahoma forever...
'Boys to Men' mentoring program makes a difference
CHICAGO - Their name reminds many of the once-popular group of singers, but this band of brothers is more about teaching success than singing...
Teens march to a different beat at music video camp
VIDEO - Summer camp that teaches teens how to shoot video gives them hope for a better tomorrow...
MTV selects its first-ever Twitter jockey
NEW YORK (AP) - The TJ position is the updated version of the network's VJ job, and Gabi Gregg will report on pop culture news using Twitter, Facebook, blogs and MTV's website...
50-year-old Olympic runner sprints for a new record
VIDEO - Merlene Ottley's appearance in Barcelona made her the oldest person to compete in the championships...
