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Veterans Form Human Shield to Protect Soldier Funerals From Protesters (Video)

900 bikers from around the country are making sure that families don't have to listen to hateful protests at the funerals of soldiers. The Patriot Guard Riders, many of them former veterans, protect funeral-goers from the hurtful speech by creating a 'wall' of American flags and soaring patriotic music to shield families from the protest. The Patriot Guard Riders, many of them former veterans, protect funeral-goers from the hurtful speech by creating a 'wall' of American flags and soaring patriotic music to shield families from the protest.

Utah Firms Send Portable Solar Power Units to Japan Households Without Power

Two Utah firms have joined up to send solar power units to hard-hit Japan, devices that can provide up to 50 hours of lighting from just collected sunlight. They've already sent 300 units.

By Jeanne Goddard

26 March 35 Views

Mississippi Lawmakers Honor Widow of Civil Rights Hero

The Mississippi Legislature honored the widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers for her bravery, championing civil rights and race relations even while her family lived under constant threat during their fight for voter registration and economic advancement for blacks.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 March 29 Views

American Couple Opens Orphanage in Tanzania Offering Adoptions Worldwide

Jerry and Tammy Backus moved to Tanzania in 2009 to open an orphanage and help the children find new families. The Falco's Girls Home just made a new video and wanted to share it on the Good News Network.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 March 30 Views

Sir Richard Branson's Role Models - Inspiring Tributes for Entrepreneurs

Starting and growing a business is a bumpy journey, but it can be made a little easier with someone to provide inspiration -- and a reminder of why you embarked on this crazy path in the first place. Check out this list of role models from 14 aspiring entrepreneurs and Branson himself.

By Jeanne Goddard

03 March 32 Views

Passserby Hero Catches Baby Dropped from Burning Building

A woman trapped inside a burning apartment trusted a stranger with her child's life Saturday morning when she dropped the infant from a second-story window and into the sure and steady hands of a man who happened to be there only because he'd been called into work early.

By Jeanne Goddard

14 February 36 Views

New York Millionaires Offer to Pay Extra Taxes to Offset Budget Cuts

Millionaires across New York State are banding together to ask for more taxes. About 100 wealthy New Yorkers, including actor Mark Ruffalo, say they want to do their part to help the state out of its budget crisis, and they are encouraging Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend their so-called millionaire's tax.

By Jeanne Goddard

29 March 36 Views

Meditation Changes Brain Structure In 8 Weeks, Helping Memory Loss, Stress

In just 8-weeks, a program of mindfulness meditation was able to make measurable changes in brain regions associated with memory, empathy and stress. A team at Massachusetts General Hospital documented that the structural changes in the brain were actually produced by regular periods of focused attention during meditation.

By Jeanne Goddard

05 February 38 Views

Helping Veterans Trade Their Swords for Plows

Since his three tours in Iraq, a decorated Marine Corps infantry sergeant turned organic farmer has developed a six-week course in avocado agriculture for returning veterans who may want to build new careers in the farming movement.

By Jeanne Goddard

07 February 25 Views

Former Businessman Turns to Comic Books to Create Positive Change Through Inspiring Stories

Sensing a mid-life crisis, a successful 35-year-old Japanese businessman quit his job believing it was time to do something positive with his life instead of just making money. He turned to what he loved most, manga (or anime), the graphic comic book novels popularized by Japanese animators. Normally the medium for superheroes, he uses manga to tell tales of real life heroes, such as the Dalai Lama and Ghandi, to create positive change within young people and society.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 February 27 Views

Chicago-area Firefighters Help Latin America

A year ago, an earthquake in southern Chile devastated towns, flattening fire stations and equipment that could have been used in the rescue efforts. This week, an Illinois pastor has mobilized 10 Chicago-area firefighters who will travel to the South American country to train about 100 firefighters, bringing along discarded but usable firefighting gear.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 February 31 Views

Medical Miracle as Adopted Son Gets to Repay Mom With a Kidney

Facing 7 or 8 years on the organ donor waiting list, an ailing Massachusetts mom, having exhausted all possibilities for kidney matches with blood relatives, found her miracle organ match in her grown adopted son from El Salvador.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 February 36 Views

President Obama Honors 15 Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients

Today, President Barack Obama named fifteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor. The Medal of Freedom is presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. Mr. Obama described the annual awards as one of his favorite duties.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 February 32 Views

How Yoga is Transforming a Kenyan City

In Nairobi, the Africa Yoga Project is training HIV+, poor, and disabled citizens to be yoga instructors, creating jobs and changing lives. Most of the 3,000 weekly students are aged 16-30, living on about $2 a day, and many live in Nairobi slums with HIV/AIDS.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 February 27 Views

Amazing Photo: Egyptians Send Support to Wisconsin Protestors

A photo uploaded to his Twitter account by Zack Farley shows a demonstrator in Egypt holding a sign that reads, Egypt Supports Wisconsin Workers. Standing amidst Egyptian flags waved in support of his people's victory over an oppressive regime, the young man's yellow sign sums up the modern internet age: One World, One Pain.

By Jeanne Goddard

21 February 26 Views

A Moving Look at Japanese Kids and their Homeroom Teacher

In the award-winning documentary Children Full of Life, a fourth-grade class in a primary school in Kanazawa, northwest of Tokyo, learn lessons about compassion from their homeroom teacher, Toshiro Kanamori.

By Jeanne Goddard

21 February 27 Views

A New 'National Civility Institute' Will Try to Calm U.S. Political Rancor

Sparked by the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, a new National Institute for Civil Discourse has been established in Arizona by local leaders interested in repairing the corrosive nature of public debate in America. As honorary chairmen, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton will oversee the institute, which named as its first priority to create a document of best practices for political discourse.

By Jeanne Goddard

21 February 29 Views

Daily Pizza, Along With a Hunch, Likely Saved Customer's Life

An 82-year-old Memphis woman ordered a pizza from Dominoes every day at noon for the past 3 years. That consistency, along with a caring Dominoes worker, probably saved her life.

By Jeanne Goddard

22 February 36 Views

Coca-Cola Happiness Truck Spreads Cheer

Press a big button on the back of Coca-Cola's new "Happiness Truck" and out pops a surprise -- anything from a frosty Coke to a soccer ball, to a beach chair. A new video shows the joy recently delivered to Rio pedestrians.

By Jeanne Goddard

24 February 28 Views

Inspiring Homeless Man Seeks Accidental Donor of Diamond Ring

A homeless man in southeast Michigan says a woman accidentally gave him a gold ring laced with diamonds when she handed him a handful of change, and now he is looking for the owner.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 February 27 Views