Skip navigation
Video: Wonderful World
Massachusetts boy, 12, wins National Geographic Bee
Sathwik Karnik cruised to victory in the National Geographic Bee. To clinch the title, the 12-year-old from Plainville, Mass., correctly named Chimborazo as the mountain in Ecuador that represents the farthest point from the Earth’s center. NBC’s Ali Weinberg reports.  
Helping those who lost everything
Record jackpot up for grabs in Powerball drawing
Big dreams as Powerball jackpot soars to $600 million
WWII vet in wheelchair treated to fishing trip
Advertise | AdChoices
  Giving
Soccer lover's fundraising trek ends in tragedy
A Seattle man who felt “destined” to go on a 10,000-mile fundraising journey to soccer’s World Cup in Brazil, dribbling a soccer ball along the way, has died just two weeks into his journey.
One Fund sets guidelines for marathon victims
Pals, aged 6 and 7, raise $200,000 to fight rare disease
Crowdfunding raises $2 million for Boston victims
Boston bombing aftermath: How you can help
Activision gives $2 million to 'Call of Duty' charity
  Good news on ‘Nightly News’    Archive
  Boy, 6, helps raise $200,000 for sick friend
  All-women team re-roofs damaged homes
  It’s ‘the challenge of doing something we’d never been encouraged to do’
  First-graders’ acts of kindness catch on
  ‘We can all make a difference’

Click here to nominate someone via e-mail

  Get weird & wonderful news on Twitter
Twitter

Looking for more strange and fun stories and oddball videos? Follow @msnbc_wow.

  Your turn!
Inspirational athletes
In honor of the 2008 Olympics, we're celebrating the athletes in your own life who inspire greatness.
Text alerts on msnbc.com

Breaking news alerts (about 1 per day)
Click here to sign up or text NEWS to MSNBC (67622).

Find more alerts at alerts.msnbc.com

Meet women who have lost over 100 pounds, and learn their diet and exercise secrets!

Sponsored links

Resource guide