Makeshift homes, building reconstruction, medical clinics and schools in Gaza

Michael Jordan, regarded as the greatest basketball player of all time and a successful business leader, now has a new title – Chief Wish Ambassador for the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Source: Reuters (Recasts with Taliban free captured police, soldiers)

By Junaid Khan

MINGORA, Pakistan, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Pakistani Taliban released on Wednesday 29 paramilitary soldiers and policemen they had …

The Reckoning, a documentary film by Skylight Pictures about the first cases of the International Criminal Court, will be presented at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival. Festival organizers selected about 200 films for exhibition from more than 9000 submissions.

In response to an international campaign by human rights organizations, President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan agreed to join more than 90 other nations last week in signing a treaty to ban cluster munitions.

We can only hope Tebow elects to stay at Florida for one more season as his visibility, integrity, and impact on others is likely maximized in pursuit of a third national title instead of a development year in the NFL. This is how Tim spends his downtime from the Gators.

Julie Mackin was building a successful career as a nuclear medicine technologist. A radical change to her career path into education and helping special needs children earned Mackin the title of 2008 Green Bay Press-Gazette Everyday Hero in the category of education.

Police officer Ernie Happala recently was named one of Oregon’s 2008 Everyday Heroes by the Governor’s Commission on Senior Services

Dave Chameides has spent almost an entire year living a life full of utter garbage, and hoping he can inspire other Americans to do the same.

A Maine man found a wallet stuffed with cash on the floor in a home improvement store. Two days later he discovered a money bag at the same store. He returned both discoveries.