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Kayla Viramontes runs concession stands, leads youth programs, and chairs a beloved teddy bear parade. The Gresham volunteer was named 2024 Volunteer of the Year after a decade of hands-on community service.
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A crumbling Alabama hotel where civil rights activists once gathered is being rescued from demolition after years of neglect. The Conservation Fund purchased the historic Edistone Hotel and is working to transform it into a living museum and community space.
Japan is launching a three-year program to help Ethiopia develop thriving cities outside its crowded capital. The partnership will train urban planners to create balanced growth across the country.
Scientists in South Korea just cracked the code on predicting pipe failures in nuclear plants before they happen. Their breakthrough could make aging reactors safer and help design better power plants for the future.
A groundbreaking AI tool has found that a "untreatable" breast cancer subtype affecting 15% of patients may actually respond to immunotherapy. Lab tests confirmed the discovery, opening doors to new treatments available today.
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The World Health Organization just assembled a dream team of 21 leading scientists from around the globe to guide healthcare through the AI and biotech revolution. The council includes youth voices and experts spanning gene editing, precision medicine, and emerging technologies.
Nine tigers and six lions rescued from an infamous Argentine zoo have arrived safely at a sanctuary in South Africa, starting their journey to a natural life after years of exploitation. The international rescue mission gives these majestic animals their first chance to live in spacious, species-appropriate environments.
A grassroots literacy program in Tuscaloosa is recruiting volunteers to spend just 30 minutes twice a week helping young students learn to read. Since 2017, Reading Allies has paired struggling first through third graders with trained community members who deliver personalized lesson plans.
In her final days battling cancer, Dolly Parton volunteered herself for experimental treatments, not to save her own life, but to help future patients. The music legend's last act of generosity captured the kindness that defined her 80 years.
Forget parking lot traffic. Thousands of football fans across America are turning game day into a water adventure, sailing right up to their favorite stadiums and tailgating from the deck instead of the asphalt.
A rail worker's split-second jump saved his life when a freight train struck his vehicle near New Zealand's longest tunnel. The close call prompted sweeping safety improvements that are already protecting workers nationwide.
After 30 years, Australia has become the first nation where voluntary assisted dying is legal in every state and territory. The Northern Territory's new law closes a chapter that began with groundbreaking 1995 legislation later overturned by federal government.
Humanoid robots just shattered Olympic records in sprinting and jumping at the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. The competition revealed both stunning athletic achievements and the everyday challenges these machines still need to overcome.
Scientists discovered the earliest known example of animals and microbes living together, dating back more than 500 million years. This finding proves that life's most successful partnerships began at the very dawn of complex organisms.
A puzzle that stumped physicists for three decades just got solved, and it turns out those "missing" neutrinos were never missing at all. New research shows the gallium anomaly was based on a measurement misunderstanding, not mysterious new physics.
A simple word game app created by Ok Go's guitarist got over a million downloads in 2013, then disappeared. Now it's back, thanks to two fans who met through the game and got married.
A new grant program is offering young changemakers across 12 African countries up to €42,000 to turn their community solutions into reality. The Youth Action Lab Innovation Grants support youth-led nonprofits tackling real challenges facing their communities.
A pastor who doctors said had just a 4% chance of walking again is now playing pickleball less than a year after a devastating bicycle accident left him completely paralyzed.