29-yo Becomes First Woman to Cross U.S. on a Skateboard–Honoring Stepfather Whose Ashes Were Carried in a Necklace

by Nathan Frederick | Sep 6, 2025 | Inspiration-GNN

The stepfather who always believed in her was with her at the end, as his ashes rested inside her necklace while she crossed the finish line. Brooke Johnson had just become the first woman to cross the United States on a skateboard—a record-setting 3,226-mile journey...

Beating Cancer Required a Mountain of Money for Parking: She Now Raises Funds for Other Cars

by Andy Corbley | Sep 5, 2025 | Inspiration-GNN

Given all the expenses and anxieties that come with battling cancer, one might think that parking fees really shouldn’t be among them. Yet as wild as that may sound, some hospitals and cancer centers in Canada either charge for parking—as much as CAD$12 a day—or don’t...

Small Rabbit with a Black Tail Not Seen in 120 Years Found Hopping Around Mexican Mountains

by Andy Corbley | Sep 5, 2025 | Inspiration-GNN

A species of cottontail rabbit endemic to Mexico has been seen again for the first time in over 100 years following a committed search by biologists. For more than 4 years, GNN has paid close attention to a special conservation mission called the “25 Most Wanted”...

Boy Follows Track in His Heart to Dream Job ‘I’ve Always Loved trains–Now I’m Qualified to Drive O ne ‘

by Andy Corbley | Sep 4, 2025 | Inspiration-GNN

This is Logan. He loves trains, always has. And now, he’s one of the youngest licensed train drivers in the whole of the UK. For some children, the question “what do you want to be when you grow up” is mulled over in a fit of anxious uncertainty. For others, it’s as...

Man Reunited with Class Ring 56 Years After Losing it in the Long Island Sound: ‘It’s a Miracle’

by Andy Corbley | Sep 4, 2025 | Inspiration-GNN

A man recently received word through social media that a Long Islander and his metal detector found his missing class ring, lost on a day at the beach 56 years ago. Then just Alfred DiStefano remembers vaguely standing on a dock or a pier on Cedar Beach, Long Island...