Charitable Organization News

KFC's trademark buckets of chicken and other paper products are the product of deforestation in Indonesia's rain forests, Greenpeace International claims in a newly published report.

Under flashing lights, Swedish singer Loreen danced barefooted to first place in the 2012 Eurovision competition early Sunday morning.

This year's four Gates scholars from Northland High are, from left, Sylvester Amponsah, Eugenio Asare-Boadi, Alexandria Pickett and Amjed Osman.

Pictured from left are Jack Holland, Insurance Matters LLC, Jonathan Holland, Agent State Farm, Kenneth Stephenson, ChFCA Complete Financial Solutions Hosting their May 5, second annual Customer Appreciation Day event located in the 7629 Purfoy Road Business complex in Fuquay-Varina. CFS added fund raising component and hopes to raise $7,500 in ... (more)

NEAR RICHLAND, Wash. -- If you ever wanted to fly a miniature airplane, this weekend is your chance.

More than 150,000 additional Americans could die by the end of this century due to excessive heat caused by climate change, according to a detailed analysis of peer-reviewed scientific data by the Natural Resources Defense Council.

About Eliza: As the intern coordinator at the Leadership Institute, Eliza Thurston works with young conservative leaders from across the United States and around the world to prepare them for service in politics and public policy.

Boys and Girls Clubs members work on arts and craft during the club's quarterly Family Night in April.

Education expert Tony Wagner's new book Creating Innovators offers guidance to parents, educators and employers on ways to nourish the innovative spirit.

Lafayette College is one of 47 small schools around the country receiving $50 million in grant money from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Children from poorer families in Australia and Canada have a much greater chance of doing well at school, getting into university and earning more in later life than children in the United States and the United Kingdom.

A foundation that honors the legacy of President Dwight D. Eisenhower has received more than $600,000 in grants to support its mission.

The festival got under way at noon Friday with a peal of church bells, a brass fanfare, confetti floating from the air and a round of speeches.

As summer approaches, it becomes more and more difficult to stay cool. A study points out that staying cool is necessary to human survival.

When you travel and have to leave your dog behind, you can call a kennel, hire a... Staff of Read Elementary School were hoping it didn't rain last night, because they were sleeping on the roof of the school.

Team Hope of Lewiston's Relay For Life held a basket auction and a skeet-shooting fundraiser on Saturday, May 19, at the 3F Club in Lewiston.

A group of anti-government youth activists including rapper 'Hexplosivo Mental' were attacked, beaten and some hospitalised during a meeting in the Angolan capital Luanda, prompting Amnesty International to call for a full and impartial investigation into the incident.

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced Thursday it has selected 47 small colleges and universities nationwide to receive grants aimed at creating more engaging science classes, bringing real-world research to students and increasing diversity.

Breast cancer patients often ask oncologists, "what can I do to prevent cancer recurrence?" Perhaps surprisingly, vigorous exercise may be just what the doctor orders.

Hope College is the only institute of higher learning in Michigan to receive a one million-dollar, four-year grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.