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Pink-Clad Michigan Attorney Raises Funds for Breast Cancer Support
"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."
Woman Who Posted 'Verna Needs a Kidney' Billboard Will Finally Get a Kidney
Verna Johnson's unconventional campaign to obtain a donor organ has found a willing participant.
Differently Abled Drum Corps Makes History at World Championships
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.
High School Football Team Celebrates Boy With Autism's Birthday
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.
9-Year-Old Finds 50-Year-Old Message In A Bottle, Locates Sender
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.
Pizzeria Puts Lost Pet Fliers On Pizza Boxes To Find Missing Animals
"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?"
7-Eleven Gives $7,111 To 7 Lb, 11 Oz Baby Born At 7:11 On July 11
J'Aime Brown's mother says she kept seeing the numbers seven and 11 throughout her pregnancy but didn't think anything of it.
Iowa Carpenter Saved $3 Million to Put 33 Strangers Through College
"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
Why Has Iceland Stopped Whaling?
The International Whaling Commission announced an international moratorium on commercial whale hunting in 1986, but the industry continues in several parts of the world.
College Student Donates $1,300 From His Meal Plan to Local Food Bank
"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.
Couple Donates Supermarket Shopping Spree Haul to Local Food Bank
"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."
Good News Stories About Climate Change From 2018
Start 2019 with some positive news about climate change.
This Harvard Acceptance Video Will Warm Your Cold Heart
He was one of 964 people who got admitted to Harvard this week.
Like Trump, Putin Demands to Hear Good News
News items should fall under either a "Life is getting better" theme or "How things were; how they are now," the Russian document states.
WWII Vet and Others Take a Knee to Support NFL Players
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.
Origin of Food: British Children Say Cheese Is a Plant
Cheese is a plant—at least, according to some children surveyed by the British Nutrition Foundation.
Good News Stories You Might Have Missed in 2016
Among the global turmoil that dominated headlines, humans did make some amazing progress.
The Bad News About Good News
The happy-fication of digital journalism is so cute. And so dangerous.