Inspiring News
From the Good News Network
Sometimes the news can show the darker side of local and world events. But there is so much more! We found the Good News Network online and find their writing and focus to align well with our virtues and beliefs. We have included some excerpts below borrowed from their site. The link above with direct you to their site for further information and to subscribe directly.
New DNA Evidence Frees Innocent Man After 30 Years in Prison for Murder
Imprisoned in a “miscarriage of justice,” a Hawaii man has been released from prison after DNA evidence exonerated him. Behind bars for 30 years, Gordon Cordeiro’s first desire was to visit the grave of his mother, who died of ALS just before he was arrested. Cordeiro...
Pierced by Cupid’s Sedan, Woman Forgives and Marries Motorist Who Accidentally Ran Her Over
Can you remember the day, perhaps the moment, you met the person who would become your spouse? Well for an unnamed Chinese woman, it’s a day extremely difficult to forget—because she probably thought it would be her last. Whilst crossing the street on an electric...
Gray Slums of Brazil Turn Green with Rooftop Garden Project in Full Bloom
From the rooftop of a Rio de Janeiro slum, amid sheet after sheet of corrugated iron, one man reclines amid succulents and ficus. His name is Luis Cassiano Silva, and he is the progenitor of the Teto Verde Favela, or Green Roofs Favela initiative, described by one...
Japanese Team Saves Nearly-Extinct Herons by Hand-Rearing Chicks
With Japanese know-how and the unwavering support of Japanese experts, Bhutan’s national bird is being hatched and hand-reared in captivity successfully for the first time ever. The major hurdle to rearing chicks was overcome, and two healthy birds were just...
Countries Are Breathing the Cleanest Air in Centuries and Offer Lessons to the Rest of Us
An article at Our World in Data recently explored trends in air quality across a selection of high and middle-income countries, and found that not only is the West breathing better air than at perhaps any point since urbanization, but that developing nations likely...
Cleaning Away a Millennium of Sand and Soot Egyptologists Reveal Ancient Creation Myth in Exquisite Artwork
From the Magazine of the Archaeological Institute of America comes the jaw-dropping chronicle of an Egyptian temple, once covered in dirt and soot, that’s now revealing an ancient creation myth and the cult that worshiped it. Located far in the south, confusingly...
Under Duress from Brid Flu, California Farm Donates Over 300,000 Eggs to Victims of Palisades Fires
What do you get when you cross some good eggs with a fire? In Los Angeles County, you get much-needed relief. In the wake of the Palisades and Altadena fires, and amid continual rising prices for eggs at the supermarket, a California farm has donated 324,000 eggs to...
Australia’s ‘Bee Man’ Saving Native Species, One ‘Hotel’ at a Time
A young Australian ecologist travels from town to town building bee “hotels” and educating children and adults alike about the importance of making room for native insects. Australia has a high prevalence of solitary bee species: that is, bees that don’t live in...
More Than 50,000 Pounds of Trash Removed from the Arctic in 2023
Over 50,000 pounds of trash have been removed from the Arctic in 2023 after a multilateral effort flooded critical northern ecosystems with volunteers. Working during the brief Arctic summer, clean-up operations were carried out in Alaska, Greenland, Norway, and...
