GLENDALE, AZ — Greg Lubert had only been a teacher for a few months at Foothills Elementary but when he was diagnosed with cancer, he instantly became family. The long-time educator had come out of ...

A young Japanese girl who died of leukemia more than a generation ago has been an inspiration to children at Duluth's Boys and Girls Club. In fact, a book about her life, "Sadako and the Thousand ...

UNION TOWNSHIP | A thousand paper cranes will "fly" to Japan this weekend, carrying wishes of healing and hope from students at Union Center Elementary school. Susan Sharkey, a special education ...

The Local newsletter is your free, daily guide to life in Colorado. For locals, by locals. In Japanese culture, the crane symbolizes longevity and happiness. It’s said that if someone folds a thousand ...

I remember the first time I heard the story about Sadako and the thousand paper cranes. I was five years old, and I was sitting cris-cross-applesauce on the big blue rug next to my best friend, Rachel ...

Two Shreveport girls are trying to achieve international peace -- with a piece of paper. The students at Caddo Middle Magnet spent their morning folding paper cranes -- all in the name of ...

President Obama made a symbolic gesture at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Friday, leaving two origami cranes behind at a memorial to a 12-year-old victim of the Hiroshima bomb who became famous for ...