The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has quickly gone from a fundraising campaign to a viral Internet sensation, raising $15.6 million so far for the ALS Association to research Lou Gehrig’s disease. But how ...

Pete Frates was an all-star athlete until he was diagnosed with ALS. — -- It began with a simple idea: Fill a bucket with water, throw in some ice and dump it over your head -- all to raise money ...

The Ice Bucket Challenge is being credited with helping to raise significant funds that have allowed researchers to identify a gene found to be one of the most common in people with the deadly disease ...

The ALS Association’s ice-bucket challenge has passed the $100-million mark, just as the donations are beginning to slow. Donors have been challenging their friends to donate $100 to the organization ...

Advocates pushing for an ALS cure took part in a mass Ice Bucket Challenge Saturday outside Yonkers Raceway at Empire City. In addition to raising awareness and money for research, the annual event ...