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.
Parents Reveal the Pros (and Cons) of Having Adult Kids Still Living at Home
You may be surprised that fully 85% of parents whose kids previously moved out are delighted their birds have came back to the nest, according to a new poll. A survey of 2,000 parents whose kids in their 20s live at home aimed to figure out what this experience of...
Oklahoma 4-H Teen Gives Away 6,000 Backpacks Packed With $1.3 Million in School Supplies to Families
An 18-year-old Oklahoma boy spent his Saturday igniting school spirit by giving away 6,000 book bags stuffed with school supplies. It was his ninth annual Back-to-School Book Bag Giveaway, which has distributed more than 33,000 backpacks and $1.3 million in school...
Historic Prisoner Swap Frees Americans Held in Russia After Years-Long, Multi-Nation Diplomacy
Just before midnight on Thursday evening, a plane touched down in the US carrying several Americans who had been freed in a historic prisoner swap deal in cooperation with the Russian Federation. It is quite simply the largest prisoner swap since the end of the Cold...
When Tornado Interrupts Wedding They Had First Dance in Basement Shelter: ‘Restored my faith in humanity’
Fleeing to the basement shelter of a hotel during a tornado isn’t exactly a mood-setter for a romantic dance, but that’s exactly the bizarre situation that 25-year-old newlyweds Alex and Sarah Schilke found themselves in back in June. Hosting their wedding at the...
A Recipe for Zero-Emissions Fuel: Soda Cans, Seawater, and Caffeine
A team from MIT has discovered a fascinating chemical reaction that could allow ships or submarines to power themselves with zero-emissions hydrogen via a combination of aluminum pellets and the seawater through which they sail. Several clever tweaks allowed for this...
Indebted Indian Laborer Finds Life-Changing $100,000 Diamond
In central India, a hardworking family man who found himself atop a mountain of debt also managed to find himself a 19.22-carat diamond worth almost $100,000. “Our lives have changed forever” he joyously told CNN, having just opened his first-ever bank account in...
Woman Donates Kidney to Her Sorority Sister Despite Not Seeing Her for 10 Years
It was an emotional reunion when old sorority sisters Megan and Jess met at the former’s house in their late 30s. That’s because, Megan is scheduled to donate a kidney to Jess, whom she hadn’t seen in over 10 years. After receiving a diagnosis of chronic kidney...
Honest Uber Eats Driver Working to Pay for Wedding Earns Hundreds After Viral Leaving Letter in Chipotle Bag
When a driver for Uber Eats humbly asked for a little generosity in order to give his wife-to-be the wedding of her dreams, the world responded. TikToker Paul Slobodzian has been driving Uber Eats as a side hustle for over a year to save for his wedding. One evening,...
Third Grade Teacher Crocheted Mini Versions of Every Student in Her Class for End-of-Year Gift
An elementary school teacher crocheted a miniature version of all the pupils in her class to honor each individually with a personalized gift as the year ended. Sara Shabir started the project in May and presented the tiny lookalikes to her third graders this month...
