Boxing Gym Gives Inner-City Youths An Opportunity To Punch Each Other Indoors
BROOKLYN, NY—Troubled young men and women have used the gym to develop valuable punching skills they can use for the rest of their lives.
Poor
African Children Given 30,000 Unused 'Save Darfur' T-Shirts
SAN FRANCISCO—Citing poor U.S. sales, San Francisco-based Me Tees T-shirts announced Tuesday that nearly 30,000 of their cream-colored,...
Dikembe Mutombo Donates $15 Million Sports Arena To Congo
KINSHASA, DEM. REP. OF CONGO—Houston Rockets center Dikembe Mutombo fulfilled a lifelong dream Monday, announcing that he will donate a...
U.S. Dedicates $64 Billion To Undermining Gates Foundation Efforts
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Tankers carrying millions of vials of the AIDS virus departed for Africa today as part of an effort to stop the charitable ...
Nonprofit Fights Poverty With Poverty
CLEVELAND, OH—Helping Hearts distributes canned goods, batteries, and other essentials from its windowless office in city center.
$18 Payment To Sponsored Child Withheld To Teach Child A Lesson
FAIRFAX, VA&mdashSave-A-Child father Gene Anderson says Mtumbe needs to learn to save for his future and not spend money on every childish little whim.
Amnesty International Report Blasts United States, China
A new Amnesty International Report condemns China and the U.S. for turning a blind eye to global poverty and genocide. What do you...
Somalia Defeats Rwanda To Win Third-World Cup
KHARTOUM, SUDAN—The host city of the 2006 Developing Nations Football Championship erupted in cheers that nearly drowned out the cries of the starving and ...
Venezuela Offers Oil To Poor In Massachusetts
Under an agreement with Venezuela President Hugo Chavez, the poor in Massachusetts will receive cheap heating oil this winter. What do you...
Personal Bankruptcy Laws
A new bankruptcy law went into effect last week, making it harder for consumers to clear their debts with Chapter 7 bankruptcy. What do you ...
