She Rescues Wild Mustangs That Are Rounded-Up and Reunites Their Herds on Her Ranch
nnA former Hollywood producer turned rancher is rescuing mustangs and wild donkeys from being sold at auction to potentially abusive environments or slaughterhouses.nnClare Staples is her name, and when she first became aware that the West’s wild mustangs are rounded up by the Bureau of Land Management and sold at auction, she realized this meant […]
Mystery Group Prowls Town Conducting Mischievous Kindness: Stealing, Restoring & Returning Garden Gnomes
nnMischief reigns in a small Canada community after a kipnapping left a man’s garden vacant of the ten ceramic garden gnomes that resided there.nnKelly Blair, a resident of Kelowna, B.C., woke up on a late June morning to discovery his garden gnomes had been stolen from his yard. Blair was distressed as he had also […]
Free Computer Game Based on H.P. Lovecraft Books Raises Thousands for Polish Red Cross
nnA video game has raised over $50,000 for aid groups working in Ukraine including the Polish Red Cross and Save the Children.nnIn 2021, a pair of Polish computer game designers produced a free video game based on the works of American sci-fi author H. P. Lovecraft, and it went on to become a “significant success.”nnThen […]
75-year-old Woman Wins $5 Million Scratch-off After Beating Breast Cancer
nnA great-grandmother in Pennsylvania recently won $5 million playing scratch lottery cards, and the timing couldn’t be better.nnHaving just successfully beat breast cancer days before her birthday, Donna Osborne picked the winning scratch card after having to cancel a flight because of consistent delays.nn“I don’t know what I’d do with myself, I have to keep […]
credit – Skydog Ranch, released to the media
The restored gnomes – Kelly Blair Submitted
credit – Bit Golem, screengrab from Steam
“We need to act for the sake of a redemption that will be a mystery until it unfolds before us.” – Rachel Pollack
Quote of the Day: “We need to act for the sake of a redemption that will be a mystery until it unfolds before us.” – Rachel PollacknnPhoto by: Jr KorpannWith a new inspirational quote every day, atop the perfect photo—collected and archived on our Quote of the Day page—why not bookmark GNN.org for a daily uplift?nn
Good News in History, July 9
Happy 49th Birthday to the “coolest, weirdest, and savviest rock stars of our time,” Jack White. Born in Detroit, his run of work with the White Stripes, Raconteurs, Dead Weather, and through to his solo work catapulted him to superstardom in the hearts of angsty teens and aging rockers alike. Much the way his fan […]