| Little League Baseball Transforms America's Most Dangerous City | | For the past decade, Camden, New Jersey, has endured one of the highest rates of murder and poverty in the United States. In that sense, it's an unlikely place to start a Little League Baseball organization. But in 2011, Bryan Morton—once a drug dealer and ex-con himself—did just that. | | | The Incredible Athletes of Sierra Leone's Amputee Soccer Club | | Every player on the Sierra Leone Flying Stars Amputee Football Team has a story to share. These athletes have lost limbs from land mines that were planted during the country's violent civil war, but that hasn't stopped them from playing the game that renews their spirit. | | | | | Battle of the Alpine Horns | | Once a year, the world's top alpine horn musicians gather high in the Swiss Alps to compete for a special honor. While 16-year-old Tim Lin might seem like an unlikely alphorn enthusiast, he is quite the prodigy. Born in Germany to a Chinese father and a Belarusian mother, Lin took home last year's top prize in the youth category, and hopes to do it again this year. | | | | A bald eagle is an exciting, rare sighting for most Americans. But on this Alaskan island, our national symbol is as common as a beachside seagull. You can find them everywhere—lurking above the post office, inspecting the trash, even waiting patiently for the local fishing boats to return with the day's catch. | | | | | |
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