Koala Stories Warm Hearts After Deadly Aussie Fires
A love story between two badly burned koalas rescued from Australia's deadliest bushfires has provided some heart-warming relief after days of devastation and the loss of over 180 lives
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Yoga with Beluga Whales at Georgia Aquarium (Video)
The goal of yoga is to achieve inner peace and one yoga class is lifted to higher levels because beluga whales preside over the group as a backdrop.
Turning Crack Dealers Into Chief Executives
A prison project in Houston is helping to turn criminals into legitimate businessmen.
MIT Students Create Bicycle-Powered Washing Machine (w/ Video)
Thanks to some MIT students, many people living without electricity in developing countries may benefit from a new human-powered washing machine that could save them precious time and hard labor.
More than 100 Million of the World's Poorest Have Received Microloan
More than 106 million of the world's poorest families received a microloan in 2007, surpassing a goal set ten years earlier, according to a report released last month by the Microcredit Summit Campaign. Microloans are used to help people living in extreme poverty start or expand a range of tiny businesses such as husking rice, selling tortillas, and delivering cell phone services to remote villages.
Craigslist Hoax Turns Into 'Miracle at Wabash and Union'
What started as an online hoax culminated on Christmas day with dozens of people banding together to help those in need, in what's now being called "Miracle at Wabash and Union."
10 Most Inspiring Stories for 2008
These are the top news stories from last year that really tugged at the heartstrings. They were some of the most popular stories of 2008 according to readers of the Good News Network. Grab a box of tissues, and enjoy the 10 Most Inspiring Stories of the year...
Obama's Honored Guest for Inauguration (Video)
An American pilot from the first all-black flying unit, the Tuskegee Airmen from World War II, will attend Barack Obama's inauguration as an honored guest. All 330 surviving members of the the Tuskegee Airmen have been invited to the Inauguration Day swearing-in ceremony.
Parents Strive to Save Others After Baby Gets Donor Match (Can You Help?)
After finding a bone marrow donor in New Hampshire that saved a baby named Giovanni, his parents have continued the drive to boost donor numbers to save the others on the fateful waiting list, like one beloved teacher in a local school, Brian Beeler.
Miracle On The Hudson
The passengers of Flight 1549 were soaked and freezing, but they were also alive. "We had a miracle on 34th Street. I believe now we have had a miracle on the Hudson," Gov. David Paterson said. T
Charity Pays For Cancer Victim's Wedding
34 year-old Jessica Keenan has level 4 breast cancer and was struggling to balance her finances due to the costs involved with battling the disease.Her dreams of getting married have been granted by The Dream Foundation and a vast number of donators who have joined the cause.
79-Year-Old Finally Gets Diploma (Video)
If you have any doubt you can achieve anything you set your mind to, ask 79-year-old Randy Wilt about his latest achievement. Wilt passed the high school equivalency test after 6 years of studying and a multitude of failures. Steve Hartman has the inspiring story of a man who hates the word, "can't". And, he […]
Hudson River Pilot Gets Hero's Welcome in Hometown (Video)
The pilot who safely landed a US Airways jetliner in the Hudson River was given a hero's homecoming in the San Francisco suburb he calls home.
Husband's Kiss Woke 'Sleeping Beauty Wife' in Coma
After two weeks sitting by his wife's bedside hoping she would wake from a coma, Andrew Ray was at his wits' end. Doctors had told him Emma could become a real-life sleeping beauty when she failed to regain consciousness after a heart attack.
Saving Soles Through Foot Clinic for Homeless (Video)
Every Monday afternoon, Rev. Bob Book transforms his Atlanta church into a spa for the homeless, washing and scrubing the feet of the city's homeless.
Obama Extends Hand To Arabs and Muslims
In his first formal interview as president, Barack Obama sat down with an Arab television station to offer a welcoming message to the Muslim world. He first expressed his interest in reaching out to Muslims as president, and pursuing a different approach to foreign policy than his predecessors, in his inaugural address - the only inaugural speech ever to mention the subject.
10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy
In the last few years, psychologists and researchers have been digging up hard data on a question previously left to philosophers: What makes us happy? The emerging field of positive psychology is bursting with new findings about how things like money, attitude, culture, memory, health, altruism, and our day-to-day habits affect our well-being. Here are 10 scientifically proven strategies for getting happy.
World's Friendliest Countries For Americans
Canada, Germany and Australia are topping the list of friendliest countries toward Americans who move abroad, says a new study
A Mother's Reason To Run: Her Meth Addict Daughter (Video)
One woman is running in marathons around the world to raise awareness for drug treatment after her troubled daughter had become a homeless, methamphetamine addict. Her efforts has raised a quarter of a million dollars so far.
HIV Diagnosis Inspires Life of Service
Thanks to the Catholic Relief charity and their wealth of HIV services, along with the U.S. government initiative that distributes antiretroviral treatment for millions of people living with HIV, a Tanzanian woman living with HIV is re-energized and inspired to serve others with the disease.