Woman In Wheelchair Shovels The Snow And Blows Us Away
The record snow in Massachusetts has met its match. From her motorized wheelchair, Crystal Evans of Braintree has shoveled snow for more than 100 hours since January, WCVB reported. Holding…
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1-844-I-DOUBT-IT: A new help line for troubled atheists
He’s been a Christian for 20 years but can’t believe in the Bible anymore. He hasn’t told his friends or family and still sits, uneasy, in church each Sunday. “I…
United Methodist Church Pushes New Focus On Community Health
COLUMBUS, Miss. (AP) – It’s not uncommon to hear about missionaries and medical volunteers in far-flung corners of the world who deal with health crises every day. More unusual is…
Red Cross Faces Attacks at Ebola Victims’ Funerals
Red Cross volunteers helping to safely bury people who die of Ebola in Guinea have been attacked in recent days by people attending the funerals, complicating efforts to stop the…
Mexican Towns Galvanized by Tragedy
Brigida Chora Lopez, 83, grandmother of Alexander Mora Venancio, in her house in El Pericon, in Mexico’s Guerrero State. Mr. Mora’s remains have thus far been the only ones officially…
Obama Announces Efforts To Analyze DNA From 1 Million People
WASHINGTON, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The United States has proposed analyzing genetic information from more than 1 million American volunteers as part of a new initiative to understand human disease…
A view from Liberia: How the Peace Corps continues to fight Ebola
In a matter of months, the widespread belief that Ebola didn’t even exist gave way to a gripping fear across Monrovia, the capital city. When the decision was made to…