Good News


  • Stangers Become Blood Brother and Blood Sister (w/ Video) - 9:05 AM, Sep 26/10
  • Courtney joined the bone marrow registry as an undergrad at Georgia Tech. It was a quick process, a swab to her cheek. Two years later, she found out she was the only match out of 13 million donors on the registry for a father in his 50's who would otherwise die of leukemia. Courtney underwent the simple two-hour procedure, which she described as easy as giving blood. The hardest part for Scott, was finding the words to say thank you to a stranger who saved his life.. The bone marrow donor ......
  • Good News on this day in History, March 12 - 8:00 PM, Mar 11/10
  • Andrew Watson debuted as world's first black int'l football player and captain (1881) The Girl Guides (Girl Scouts) were founded in U.S. (1912) Mahatma Gandhi began a 200-mile march to the sea in defiance of British opposition to public protest against the monarchy's monopoly on salt (1930) The first Fireside Chat was broadcast on radio by President Franklin Roosevelt to calm Americans' fears during The Depression (1933) Aaron Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man premiered, played by ......
  • Hero Phone Rep Meets Man She Saved - 1:10 PM, Mar 11/10
  • There was nary a dry eye in the house on "The Early Show" today when an AT&T customer service representative being credited with saving the life of an Illinois man surprised him by walking out onto the set as he was being interviewed. Ron Zivin, 60, was shoveling snow for his mother on Feb. 2 when he started having chest pains and other symptoms of possible heart trouble. Not only didn't Zivin react to them, he called AT&T to discuss his account. During the call, he mentioned his symptoms ......
  • Hero Phone Rep Meets Man She Saved - 1:10 PM, Mar 11/10
  • There was nary a dry eye in the house on "The Early Show" today when an AT&T customer service representative being credited with saving the life of an Illinois man surprised him by walking out onto the set as he was being interviewed. Ron Zivin, 60, was shoveling snow for his mother on Feb. 2 when he started having chest pains and other symptoms of possible heart trouble. Not only didn't Zivin react to them, he called AT&T to discuss his account. During the call, he mentioned his symptoms ......
  • U.S. Finally Salutes World War II Fly Girls With Congressional Medals - 4:45 AM, Mar 11/10
  • On Wednesday, more than six decades after their service, the nation's first "fly girls" were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony in the U.S. Capitol. The highest honor Congress can give civilians was awarded to the women who made history signing up to serve in the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASP. (READ More in the Milwaukee Journal) Ethel Jones Sheffler stands in front of a Stearman trainer during her WASP service in World War II. (Family photo)   ......
  • Google Adds Cycling Routes to U.S. Maps - 3:59 AM, Mar 11/10
  • Two-wheeled travelers across the U.S. got some good news today: Google is adding bicycling directions to its popular Maps site. Now, riders in 150 cities will be able to identify bike lanes, quieter streets and off-road trails before heading out on their morning commutes or pleasure rides. (READ More in the Toronto Star) Photo by of Sun Star ......
  • Yoga Instructors Dodge State Regulators - 3:09 AM, Mar 11/10
  • Yoga instructors were spared from state regulators in Virginia, thanks to a measure offered by two Northern Virginia lawmakers. The bill protects yoga training programs from being regulated as "higher education" on the grounds  the regulations would add too much cost and interference in a recreational activity that is already governed by consumer protection laws. It will also exempt Pilates, karate and other such activities from state regulations that would force too many of the inst ......