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California Mom Moved to Create One Million Cranes for Japan

When Stacey Jacobs of Pacific Grove, Calif., was watching the disaster coverage in Japan with her three children, she was moved to do something about it. "I decided on March 14 that I no longer wanted to be just a passive observer," Jacobs wrote. "I was struggling to help [my children] understand the unbelievable tragedy...

Derrick Rose, Other NBA Players to Donate $1,000 Per Point for Japan Relief

Derrick Rose, contender for the league's MVP award as high-scorer for the Chicago Bulls, is leading the NBA's efforts to help Japan. For every point Rose scores in tonight's game against the Memphis Grizzlies, the superstar point guard will donate $1,000 to Direct Relief International. Direct Relief International is a...

Video Game Community Rallies to Support Japanese Tsunami Victims

If you've been thinking about buying a Nintendo DS, there's one on the market right now that you may want to take a look at. It's cherry red and signed by gaming legends like composer Koji Kondo, voice of Mario Charles Martinet, Zelda director Eiji Aonuma and Nintendo guru Shigeru Miyamoto. The DS belongs to Meagan Marie,...

Atlanta 6-Year-Old Sells Art for Japan

Like many a sentimental mom, Keely Muse kept all of her daughter's preschool artwork. She probably never dreamed she'd one day sell it to help struggling people across the globe. Tuesday Muse, a 6-year-old kindergartner, may not understand the scope of devastation in Japan, but she knows enough to want to help. "I saw...

Essay: Despite Strong Talk, Interest in Haiti Is Waning

WASHINGTON (May 22) -- Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., stepped into the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations hearing on Haiti and began with strong words. "I think we all understand that the world has certainly witnessed Haiti suffer perhaps the worst disaster that our hemisphere has ever seen. "And while we don't see the...