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Afghan Teacher Who Taught Refugee Girls in a Tent Honored by the UN
Life for refugees of war-torn nations can be tough. But one woman is being honored by the United Nations for her work to help young girls get an education, even while in exile. The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has chosen to honor Afghan refugee and teacher Aqeela Asifi for its…
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Charleston Business Donates 450 Yards Of Carpet To Charleston Church
According to a recent story from The Daily Citizen, a Charleston, South Carolina, flooring store owner found a way to give back to the community after a national tragedy. When nine members of Emanuel African Methodist Church (or Mother Emanuel) were shot to death by Dylann Roof, 21, the country stood by as the manhunt…
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Lotto Ticket Error Voids Woman’s $20,000 Win
When something seems too good to be true, it probably is. That’s the lesson a Washington, D.C. woman is learning after she thought she won $20,000 on a scratch-off ticket late last month. Ardella Newman was in disbelief when she saw her winning number matched the corresponding prize of $20,000, according to local news affiliate…
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Bay Area Bartender Finds $20, Wins $1 Million in California Lottery
Talk about lucky! Hubert Tang, a Bay Area bartender at the San Francisco International Airport, walked outside after work and found a $20 bill on the sidewalk, so he decided to have some harmless fun and purchase a couple scratch-off lottery tickets at the corner store nearby — because why not? There’s nothing to lose,…
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Bike Sales Rise As Bike Store Popularity Falls
According to a recent story from the Las Vegas Review Journal, bicycle shops are continuing to survive, despite steep competition from online retailers. In 2013, U.S. stores sold nearly two billion bicycles, despite backlash from some customers about the traditional method of retail. When Ted Jewell, co-owner of bicycle shop Southwest Bikes, had a customer…
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EU Officials Give France $5M To Set Up a Permanent Migrant Camp in Calais
In the wake of mass migration into European countries, the European Union (EU) has announced that it will provide €5 million ($5.6 million) in additional funding to France for the construction of a new migrant camp. French Prime Minister Manuel Valls announced on Monday, August 31 that the EU would be providing the money to…
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Melting Arctic Ice Opens New Sea Routes
What once were impassable ocean routes are now open thruways. The some 55,000 ships in the world’s cargo carrying fleet have new shipping routes, and it’s all thanks to the melting of arctic ice. Back in August 2013, the Yongsheng became the first Chinese cargo ship to travel through the Arctic’s formerly frozen northeastern sea route. The…
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Man Recovers $10,000 In Winning Lotto Tickets He Threw In The Trash
We’ve all thrown out things we’ve probably needed: receipts for something that we wanted to return, a piece of paper with an important number on it, or the post-it with our home’s wifi password. But have you ever thrown out $10,000? Rome News Tribune reports that for Cedric Jackson, the panic of tossing out a…
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Tragic: LGBT Seniors Who Marry Could Risk Losing Retirement Benefits
When the U.S. Supreme Court granted same-sex couples the right to marry this June, gay and lesbian couples across the nation finally gained access to the legal and financial benefits of marriage. Some gay and lesbian couples waited half a century or more for the right to marry, but now some of those couples face…
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Pictures Shared by HONY Photographer Help Raise Over $2 Million For Pakistani Workers
Since the first photograph was taken 186 years ago, it’s estimated that more than 3.5 trillion photos have been taken around the world. These days, everyone has a camera phone they can use to snap a quick pic to post on their social media sites. But some photographers, like Brandon Stanton from Humans of New…