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From a 12-year-old genius to unusual friendships and athletes who showed true sportsmanship, these stories reminded us of the joy that has existed in this difficult year.

From electric planes to "Shrek 2", here are some things to be happy about.

John Krasinski recruited cast members including Jenna Fischer and Steve Carell for the virtual occasion.

"We're not selling anything," Sacco said Tuesday. "Every single bit of this is donation-only or nothing."

From historical videos to movie anniversaries, here are some reasons to perk up and celebrate April 13, even if it is a Monday.

"As a man, I don't have the primary worry of being the next one diagnosed with breast cancer—though it certainly could happen," Ryan Plecha told Newsweek. "However, I am fully aware that any of the women in my life just might be the next one."

Verna Johnson's unconventional campaign to obtain a donor organ has found a willing participant.

The FREE Players Drum and Bugle Corps, the first differently abled drum and bugle corps in the world, played at the world championships Labor Day weekend.

Though only one person RSVP'd to Christian Larsen's ninth birthday party, he had a great time when a local high school's football team came to celebrate.

Last week, Jyah Elliot found a bottle that contained a 50-year-old message from a 13-year-old boy; now the author has been found, too.

"Growing up, we used to have missing children on milk cartons. Why can't the pizza box be the milk carton of today, but for animals?"

J'Aime Brown's mother says she kept seeing the numbers seven and 11 throughout her pregnancy but didn't think anything of it.

"For a man that would never meet me, to give me basically a full ride to college, that's incredible. That doesn't happen," says Kira Conrad of Dale Schroeder's incredible generosity

The International Whaling Commission announced an international moratorium on commercial whale hunting in 1986, but the industry continues in several parts of the world.

"One night it just hit me: I had the means to help people," said Florida Tech senior Roland Hesmondhalgh, who donates his leftover funds every spring.

"I immediately envisioned grabbing all sorts of things for my own cupboard," said Chantal Leroux. "Then after I reflected... I thought what a great opportunity to be able to give back."

Start 2019 with some positive news about climate change.

He was one of 964 people who got admitted to Harvard this week.

News items should fall under either a "Life is getting better" theme or "How things were; how they are now," the Russian document states.

President Donald Trump said he was respecting the flag and American veterans when he decried NFL players who take a knee during the national anthem to protest, but more and more veterans are telling the president he's wrong.

Cheese is a plant—at least, according to some children surveyed by the British Nutrition Foundation.

Among the global turmoil that dominated headlines, humans did make some amazing progress.

The happy-fication of digital journalism is so cute. And so dangerous.