Good News Network
The Good News Network (GNN) is a website dedicated to sharing positive and uplifting news stories from around the world. Founded in 1997, it aims to counterbalance the often negative focus of mainstream media by highlighting acts of kindness, scientific breakthroughs, inspiring individuals, and other heartwarming developments. The site covers a wide range of topics, including health, environment, culture, and technology, with the goal of promoting optimism and hope. GNN also features a daily newsletter and encourages readers to contribute their own good news stories.
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Veteran Inspired Drone Company Finds Lost Dog in Frigid Cold in Just 41 Minutes–On Mission to Rescue Pets or People
More than twenty-four hours had already passed with frigid temperatures outside. Gina Manfredi’s five-month old puppy was lost. The American Bully mix named Shade was headed out for a walk with Gina when a sound startled the pooch and he took off into the cold New Jersey night. Neighbors went looking for Shade but no […]
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Merry Kiss-mas: Thousands Gather Under 10-Foot Mistletoe in DC to Set Guinness Record for Festive Smooches
Suspended 30-feet in the air, a Christmas beacon hangs in Washington, DC—a 10-foot bundle of greenery and ribbons that locals are calling the National Mistletoe. It served as the perfect setting to herald a ‘Merry Kiss-mas’ and break a world record for holiday smooches. On a Saturday in December, 1,435 couples gathered around the Mistletoe […]
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Top New Years Resolutions for Americans Feature Financial and Health Goals – Poll Shares Some Hacks for 2026
Saving money, exercising more, and getting healthier are Americans’ top New Year’s resolutions heading into 2026, according to a new survey. The poll of 2,000 Americans revealed that ten percent of respondents felt very good about 2025, labeling it “a great year”. Some of the remainder are seeking to turn things around in 2026, with […]
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Your Weekly Horoscope – ‘Free Will Astrology’ by Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly column appearing in over a hundred publications. He is also the author of Pronoia Is the Antidote […]
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Couple Who Started IVF Last Christmas Day Welcomed a Baby After 11 Year Battle
A couple who started IVF last Christmas Day has given birth to a baby boy after 11 years of trying to conceive. Helen Delgard was warned she may never be able to conceive naturally with her husband Stephane, but following a January surprise, they’re getting to celebrate Christmas with little Noah, who’s now 14 weeks […]
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Town Devastated by Wildfires Wins Half-a-Billion Christmas Lottery: ‘Something that has fallen from the heavens’
A Spanish town devastated by wildfires in spring has seen its luck turn with a hundred-million-dollar windfall from a national lottery program. Left with 120,000 acres of scorched woodland and 8,000 displaced residents, La Bañeza, in the region of Castilla y León, was engulfed in trauma and grief as much as smoke and fire. The […]
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Thought Extinct, Snail Scientists Embark on Largest Snail Breeding and Reintroduction Effort in History
A group of Australian biologists have discovered that a giant snail species considered extinct hasn’t gone the way of the dodo. They undertook one of the largest captive snail breeding and reintroduction efforts in Australian, and perhaps world history. Campbell’s keeled glass snail was listed as Extinct by the IUCN in 1996 after several surveys […]
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Atlanta Restaurant Provided for 100 Families During the Shutdown, Now Throws Christmas Giveaway for Them
In Atlanta, what began as an emergency helping hand to the community has been extended to a Christmas giveaway, where 100 families received free meals, gifts, and more. The Santa’s Workshop event held on Monday surprised dozens of Midtown Atlanta families with new toys, bikes, and even electronics: to support outdoor play and school work. […]
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‘This Area is Slightly Haunted but Manageable’: New Signs Look Official But They’re Public Art Designed to Delight
From New Zealand comes the story of a public art project in disguise—as official-looking signs with bizarre declarations. One warns that an abandoned building is “slightly haunted,” while another one cheekily announces a walking speed limit of 2.83 kmh. Another simply reads “Don’t.” Despite borrowing the font and color palate of official Christchurch signage, the
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New Species Being Discovered Faster Than Ever – At a Rate of Over 16,000 a Year
New species are being discovered at a faster rate than ever, suggests a new study—more than 16,000 every year—and the trend shows no sign of slowing. Scientists are predicting that the biodiversity among some groups, such as plants, fungi, arachnids, fish, and amphibians, is richer than previously believed. Around 300 years ago, Swedish naturalist Carl […]
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Keep Out All Your Christmas Spices – They’re Powerful Antioxidants Known as ‘Nutraceuticals’
Reprinted with permission and alterations from World at Large, an independent news outlet covering world news, conflicts, travel stories, conservation, and science news. The smells of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove have different uses around the world, but when the scent of these South Asian spices wafts through an American kitchen, it almost invariably means one thing—it’s […]
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Endangered Chick Appears in ‘Christmas Miracle’ Hatching to Parents Thought Infertile
Described by park officials as a Christmas miracle, a breeding pair of endangered takahē birds in New Zealand were found to be rearing a chick, having previously been thought of as infertile. With around 500 of these flightless birds left in the country, every chick counts. The miracle happened in Zealandia, a fenced-in ecosanctuary 10 […]
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Welcome to the Lemon-Shaped Planet Where Rain Turns to Diamonds
An exoplanet located 2,000 light years from Earth is so unusual it’s given astronomers the idea that it could be a totally new type of object. That’s because it’s shaped like a lemon, with a small tip just like the fruit has, and a free-floating carbon atmosphere where rain might turn to diamonds in the […]
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Oklahoma Man’s Cat Returns Home After 5 Months Lost in Northern Canada Thanks to Kind Strangers
Was it bad luck to name a black cat Shadow? The family cat, owned by Jeremy Barton, his wife, and their two sons, went missing while Barton was heading home from the far north of British Columbia, vanishing into the forest just like his namesake. In a provincial park called Liard River Hot Springs, Shadow […]
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Single Mom Given 10 Months to Live Asks for Christmas Cards and Thousands Respond
A woman given something like a terminal prognosis has responded with a simple request for what might be her last Christmas: a Christmas card. Clare Jones from Swansea, Wales, was told her bowel cancer was no longer responding to chemotherapy. The mother of 3, who was diagnosed in 2022, described herself as a “simple person” […]
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