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.
Dramatic Video Shows Strangers Desperately Fighting to Remove Man from Car Engulfed in Flames–and Succeeding
On I-94 in Minnesota, a team of good samaritans and highway rescue personnel bandied together to save a stranger trapped unconscious inside a burning car. Simply incredible dash camera footage shows 5 or 6 people pulling over and leaping out of their cars after an SUV...
At Just 19, Runner with Down’s Syndrome Makes History as the Youngest Impaired Person to Finish the London Marathon
19-year-old Lloyd Martin has become the youngest person ever to finish the London Marathon with Down Syndrome. Receiving a Guinness World Records plaque at the finishing line, Martin says it’s a dream come true, and celebrated the 26.4 miles with some pretty fly dance...
59-year-old Breaks Women’s World Record for the Longest Time in an Abdominal Plank Position
A woman in Alberta just set a new world record for the longest time spent in an abdominal plank position, managing 4 hours, 30 minutes, and 11 seconds. DonnaJean Wilde realized that a plank was an excellent exercise to do in a cast after she broke her wrist 10 or so...
Good Samaritans Band Together to Overturn Flipped Car and Rescue Trapped Woman – WATCH
A group of strangers in Tennessee jumped into action, banding together to overturn a flipped car and rescue a woman trapped inside. A video filmed near exit 221 of Interstate 40 in Hermitage, shows people running towards the silver vehicle that had flipped over in a...
Archaeologists Uncover Ancient City in Kingdom of Tonga That Rewrites History: ‘First City of the Pacific’
A monumental discovery has been made on the island nation of Tonga, where the footprint of a large urban civilization from centuries past was uncovered using cutting-edge laser technology. Consisting of almost 10,000 earthen mounds that today are hardly noticeable, it...
Hundreds of Strangers in Snowy North Give Free Car Rides to Southern Tourists Out of Their Element
The Hong Kong South China Morning Post reports that Chinese social media is trending with stories of motorists in the farthest northern reaches of the country offering free rides to semi-tropical southerners coming to visit. The spontaneously formed fleet of volunteer...
Three Castaways Stranded on Island Rescued After Spelling Out ‘HELP’ Using Leaves
Castaways stranded on an island in Micronesia were rescued after spelling out ‘HELP’ in palm leaves. The U.S. Coast Guard picked up the three sailors stranded on Pikelot Atoll after they got into trouble in their small 20-foot open skiff. The men, all experienced in...
French Woman Smashes Previous World Rope Climbing Record by Reaching Eiffel Tower’s 2nd Floor–(WATCH)
Remember the free hanging rope climb exercise in PE class, remember how difficult that was? Well, evidently there are some people who turned that challenge into a passion. Frenchwoman Anouk Garnier’s new world-record rope climb is stunning. The arms of a normal fit...
A Teacher Promised His 1978 Class an Eclipse Party in 50 Years–And He Just Hosted It
The year was 1978: Prime Minister Aldo Moro had been kidnapped in Italy, the US Senatorial proceedings were broadcast on the radio for the first time, and Patrick Moriarty was teaching his junior high science class about solar eclipses. Explaining their trajectories,...
