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In Washington state, a social enterprise is hiring newly arrived refugees to make sustainable candles, helping them rebuild their lives The post Refugee candlemakers rebuilding lives through work appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jul 7, 2026
36 years ago today, The Three Tenors performed live for the first time at the Baths of Caracalla in Rome. The recording made from the show became the best-selling classical album of all time, while an astonishing 800 million people around the world watched the live broadcast. It
Good News Network · Jul 7, 2026
Presenting the first episode of The People's Officers—stories of officers transforming lives beyond the call of duty. What if the next global superfood was already sitting in our kitchens? 🌾 When IAS officer Aojasvi Raj took charge in Ballia, he transformed the district's fading
The Better India · Jul 6, 2026
A police raid on suspected drug dealers turned up a stolen painting by Pablo Picasso worth tens of millions of dollars. That’s because it is reported to depict Picasso’s “golden muse” Marie-Therese Walter, a French model and lover of the famous painter whom he credited with one o
Good News Network · Jul 6, 2026
A national youth dance programme is bringing together 16–24-year-olds from across England to perform on major stages The post The national dance company opening doors for young performers appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jul 6, 2026
Hero neighbors raced into a burning home to save an 87-year-old grandma after her daughter watched the terrifying fire on a doorbell camera. Phyllis Day, who has Alzheimer’s, was asleep when a blaze broke out in the utility room of her home in Wigston, Leicestershire in England.
Good News Network · Jul 5, 2026
The Better India · Jul 5, 2026
One of Britain’s biggest mazes is celebrating Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday by creating a spectacular design in the shape of a mountain gorilla. Wistow Maze in Leicestershire, England, came up with the design to pay tribute to the legendary broadcaster who hails from th
Good News Network · Jul 4, 2026
From purple mountain majesties to amber waves of grain, America’s 4 million square miles of jaw-dropping landscapes is matched only by the audacity of its founding premise: 250 years ago, British colonists looking for independence launched a radical experiment, betting that a fre
Good News Network · Jul 4, 2026
Happy Birthday to the United States of America. On this day 250 years ago, the leaders of the Continental Congress of the 13 American colonies voted to adopt the Declaration of Independence, breaking with the King of England to form their own country. Unlike any other founding do
Good News Network · Jul 4, 2026
A representative for America’s favorite showgirl said that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have made donations totaling $26 million to over a dozen nonprofit organizations and charities. Though it’s not entirely clear when and where the couple will have their wedding, some sleuthin
Good News Network · Jul 3, 2026
Across India, there are villages, towns, cities, and communities quietly solving problems that many believe are unsolvable. Solved in India brings you these stories—not as claims of nationwide success, but as proof that solutions exist, work, and can be replicated. Each episode u
The Better India · Jul 3, 2026
The Better India · Jul 3, 2026
Early in June, international experts joined leaders from Southeast Asia for a summit in Laos, where they discussed the “last mile” of malaria elimination from the eastern-most sector of the region. Burgeoning economically for decades, Vietnam and Cambodia, but also Laos DPR, have
Good News Network · Jul 2, 2026
With plenty to see across the firmament this month, one event surely stands out for stargazers: when 2 meteor showers bombard the sky over the last nights of July. The first is the Southern Delta Aquariids, and though they can be seen as early as July 12th, their peak display wil
Good News Network · Jul 2, 2026
For nearly 30 years, the world knew him only as “Green Boots”—one of Mount Everest’s most recognized yet unidentified figures. 🏔️ Today, DNA testing has identified him as Lance Naik Dorje Morup, an Indian soldier who lost his life on Everest in 1996. As India prepares to bring h
The Better India · Jul 1, 2026
Burnt out by the apps, Angela Garwood took her quest for love offline. Here’s how she got on The post Love unplugged: IRL dating, without the apps appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jul 1, 2026
Burnt out by the apps, Angela Garwood took her quest for love offline. Here’s how she got on The post Love unplugged: What happened when I swapped apps for dating in real life appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jul 1, 2026
It was a 1969 Mustang Mach 1, Daniel Allen would tell his boys; the best car he’d ever owned. And he traded it away to make room for his growing family. Every time Mr. Allen told the story, one of his six sons was listening intently. Shane Allen recently traded his own restored M
Good News Network · Jun 30, 2026
The Better India · Jun 30, 2026
The Great Smokey Mountains is set to get just a little bit greater thanks to a 600-acre donation from a south-focused nature nonprofit. Foothills Land Conservancy (FLC) recently completed the acquisition of the Oliver Tract, a 600-acre property bordering the national park. The pu
Good News Network · Jun 30, 2026
In Queensland, a father of 2 is alive to see his daughters again thanks to a horde of Good Samaritans who rushed to his side after he was pinned under a car during a collision. Lifting with “all their might,” the bystanders managed to hoist the wheel and get the man out from unde
Good News Network · Jun 30, 2026
These five simple steps can help you respond more effectively to a child’s anxiety The post Five ways to support a child’s anxiety appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 30, 2026
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Most Americans loathe data centers. Recent polling found that Democrats and Republicans alike would oppose having one in their neighborhood, and hundreds of communities across the country ha
Reasons to be Cheerful · Jun 29, 2026
50 million Africans living in 40 countries now have access to electricity for the first time thanks to a $15 billion development initiative by the World Bank and African Development Bank Group (ADB). Called Mission 300, it aims to halve the number of people living without reliabl
Good News Network · Jun 29, 2026
70 years ago today, the Interstate Highway System was established in the US to create a national road grid that today totals 48,440 miles across all 50 states (78,000 km). It ushered in the first national road numbering system for cross-country travel and they all have unified si
Good News Network · Jun 29, 2026
The Better India · Jun 29, 2026
Two “worthless” garden statues thought to be made of cheap concrete were discovered to be rare 18th-century Italian marble masterpieces, earning the homeowner a nice payday after their sale. An estate-sale expert spotted the tatty chipped busts in the undergrowth around a house t
Good News Network · Jun 27, 2026
176 years ago today, a hero of the Japanese nation was born on the Greek island of Lefkada. Scarcely could one find a life as strange and colorful as that lived by Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, who was the first Westerner to write extensively on everyday life in Japan. His unrivaled af
Good News Network · Jun 27, 2026
In what is believed to be the first surgical program of its kind in Australia, a pair of profoundly deaf twins have received cochlear implants at the same time. The marathon 8-hour surgery involved 4 implants on 4 ears and 2 boys, all done in order to minimize the impact of pre a
Good News Network · Jun 26, 2026
Millions know Avinash Agarwal for his viral Donald Trump impression. But very few know what came before it. 🎤 For 14 years, he kept showing up—performing at over 200 gigs, often to nearly empty rooms, with little applause and no guarantee that anyone was watching. While the inte
The Better India · Jun 26, 2026
The Better India · Jun 26, 2026
A 5-year-old who had her fingertips sliced off in a freak merry-go-round accident recently visited the station of the firefighters who saved them. As Olive was rushed to the hospital, a group of 8 “Red Watch” volunteers at the Essex County Fire and Rescue Service frantically sear
Good News Network · Jun 26, 2026
A London council was facing a big bill to solve a flooding problem – then beavers came along and fixed it for free The post ‘Step aside, humans’: how beavers solved a flooding problem in west London appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 26, 2026
As World Cup fever grips Mexico, one team is helping blind women find confidence, friendship and ambition on the pitch The post The blind football team opening up the world for women in Mexico appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 24, 2026
Australian photographer Matty Smith won Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 with his image of two southern elephant seal pups The post Gallery: Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026 appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 23, 2026
It was essentially two post holes in the ground and a couple of trash dumps: but it’s still one of the greatest finds of archeologist Phil Harding’s career. Found near Wiltshire just 3 miles from Stonehenge, and dated to 2,950 BCE, Harding’s big find is a Stone Age monument that
Good News Network · Jun 22, 2026
Overseas volunteering offer a practical route into global citizenship – one built through classrooms, communities and cultural exchange The post Can volunteering abroad build the next generation of global citizens? appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 22, 2026
Happy 59th Birthday to eBay founder Pierre Omidyar. The computer geek entrepreneur became a billionaire at age 31 when the company’s stock was offered for sale to the public three years after the first eBay auction in 1995. READ more about Omidyar and his activities… (1967) Omidy
Good News Network · Jun 21, 2026
The Better India · Jun 21, 2026
The Better India · Jun 20, 2026
31 years years ago today, Greenpeace activists bolstered by international pressure forced Shell Oil of the UK into a dramatic reversal of its decision to dispose of a massive oil rig by submerging it beneath the sea. READ what happened then… (1995) After changing its mind, Shell
Good News Network · Jun 20, 2026
The Better India · Jun 19, 2026
123 years ago today, Lou Gehrig was born. Playing first baseman across 17 seasons in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees, Gehrig was renowned for his prowess as a hitter and for his durability, which earned him his nickname “the Iron Horse”. He was an All-Star seven co
Good News Network · Jun 19, 2026
Who knew so much power lay behind the simple act of mowing the lawn. That’s what Spencer from SB Mowing, the prolific social media account, has shown us before, and is now showing us again as his yardwork channels $685,000 to a woman who had no money for rent or groceries. In a v
Good News Network · Jun 18, 2026
“Agh, I am only getting consonants,” sighs Nicole Riberolles, the 104-year-old doyenne of Les Artistes nursing home in the Batignolles neighborhood of northwestern Paris. There’s a Q, R, Y, W, N and an E lined up on her Scrabble letter holder. She sees nothing available, weaving
Reasons to be Cheerful · Jun 18, 2026
78 years ago today, Columbia Records introduced the long-playing record album in a public demonstration at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, characterized by a speed of 33+1⁄3 rpm a 12- or 10-inch, diameter, and a vinyl composite disk, it instantly became the most popul
Good News Network · Jun 18, 2026
It’s easy to be romantic about train travel, and hard not to when you’re onboard Sweden’s latest new route to Oslo. On June 15th, Swedish rail operator Snälltåget launched a new direct rail service stretching nearly 360 miles across some of the country’s most diverse landscapes.
Good News Network · Jun 17, 2026
The Better India · Jun 17, 2026
A 12-year-old was labeled a hero after saving her friend from drowning with nothing more than a fistful of her hair to hang onto. The harrowing close call with Davy Jones comes to us now from Conwy, Wales, where Tamika and her friend Sofia-Ann were swimming off Pensarn beach duri
Good News Network · Jun 17, 2026
141 years ago, the Statue of Liberty arrived in New York packed in 241 crates, as a gift from France. The steel skeleton and copper skin were assembled on Bedloe’s Island, later called Liberty Island, and placed on a pedestal to be aligned so that it would face southeast, greetin
Good News Network · Jun 17, 2026
Colorado’s government has restored the freedom of its people to prepare and sell homecooked food to one another. Provided they take a food safety course, the “Tamale Act” is expected to be a boost to the informal economy by unlocking the commercial power of mama’s and grandma’s h
Good News Network · Jun 16, 2026
These initiatives are empowering young people to discover their potential and shape their futures The post Three mentorship schemes that help youth develop skills appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 16, 2026
The Better India · Jun 16, 2026
In a landmark move, the UK government has joined Australia in outlawing social media for under-16s. Will it work? The post ‘Less scrolling, more play’: UK to ban social media for kids appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 15, 2026
A few months ago the largest wildfire in Nebraska history burned a thousand square-miles of ranch land. It burned every foot of grass on Mike and Kayla Wintz’s 11,000-acre ranch. But when they and their neighbors faced the threat of losing their livelihoods, something remarkable
Good News Network · Jun 14, 2026
80 years ago today, sumptuous singer Nat King Cole recorded The Christmas Song, written by Mel Tormé and Bob Wells, for the first time. It is still today, lo-fi be darned, one of the most preferred versions of this icon of iconic yuletide tunes. While it’s a little early in the y
Good News Network · Jun 14, 2026
The Better India · Jun 14, 2026
A father and son broke 3 world records after spending a year cycling around the world. George Kohler and his 23-year-old son Josh set off on their mammoth challenge on March 29th, 2025, from their home near Norwich in the UK. In total, the duo traveled 18,000 miles and 14 months
Good News Network · Jun 13, 2026
The skies over New York City turned red, white, and blue on Tuesday as France launched Mission #Liberté250 to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary—and to honor the enduring alliance between sister nations. The flyover by the French Air Force’s precision aerobatics team—the Patro
Good News Network · Jun 12, 2026
250 years ago today, Virginia’s colonial legislature became the first to adopt a Bill of Rights. Known as the “Virginia Declaration of Rights,” it formed the basis and foundation of government in Virginia at the time, and a slightly updated version may still be seen in Virginia’s
Good News Network · Jun 12, 2026
A ‘global turning point for mangroves’, a new France-sized marine reserve, and how EVs save lives, plus more The post What went right this week: a ‘turning point’ for mangroves, plus more appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 12, 2026
The Better India · Jun 12, 2026
“Even if your uncle is the President, the challan will be issued.” 🚔 That one line made Anu Beniwal go viral—but her story is about far more than a traffic challan. After facing setbacks in her UPSC journey and navigating financial challenges at home, she refused to give up. Thr
The Better India · Jun 12, 2026
From Chicago comes the story of a married couple who held up home construction to save a bird’s nest, and of the construction company who promised to halt work. Brought to us by the Tribune’s Audrey Pachuta, Ray and Shelly Romolt fancy themselves as good neighbors and so were del
Good News Network · Jun 10, 2026
A private citizen in Norway with a passion for underwater exploration has turned up an astonishing find in the nation’s waters: a shipwreck with a cargo of intact Chinese porcelain. Espen Saastad, a watchmaker by trade, also happens to own a small underwater survey company, and i
Good News Network · Jun 10, 2026
91 years ago today, Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio, by Bill Wilson—who, the previous day, drank his last drink. He co-founded it with Dr. Bill Smith who helped form AA’s Twelve Step program of spiritual and character development to enable its members to “stay sob
Good News Network · Jun 10, 2026
The Better India · Jun 9, 2026
A historic Hudson Valley estate built in 1895 is reopening as a wedding venue and retreat—and the owners, a husband-and-wife team, are inaugurating the restored property by giving away a free wedding to the couple who tells the best story. Pine Brook Manor, about 90 minutes from
Good News Network · Jun 7, 2026
18 years ago today, Iceland enshrined the area surrounding Vatnajökull glacier as a national park, the second-largest in all of Europe behind Yugyd Va in Russia. The Vatnajökull glacier is the largest in Europe outside the Arctic, but the national park includes two areas that wer
Good News Network · Jun 7, 2026
A lucky retiree doubled his money when he accidentally bought two lottery tickets—and won nearly a million dollars. The 65-year-old reckons he pressed the wrong button when purchasing the tickets online, and ended up ordering two tickets instead of one. But Allan Taylor’s blunder
Good News Network · Jun 6, 2026
80 years ago today, the National Basketball Association (NBA) was created with 11 teams. Interestingly, it was founded in New York City by owners of the major ice hockey arenas. First known as the Basketball Association of America, the league changed its name to the National Bask
Good News Network · Jun 6, 2026
‘Always take time to stop and smell the flowers’ – plus other advice that readers received as kids The post The best advice that you received as a child appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 4, 2026
Dutch children are consistently ranked the happiest in the developed world. What is the Netherlands getting right? The post Dutch kids declared the world’s happiest (again). Here’s why appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 2, 2026
How do you nurture meaningful human connections in a disconnected world? We want to know The post What do you do to actively forge human connections? appeared first on Positive News.
Positive News · Jun 1, 2026