3 Rebel Nuns Escape Senior Home to Return to Their Abbey – Prompting a Win in Showdown with Church
From Austria comes the story of 3 ‘rebel’ nuns who left an elderly care home and broke into the historic abbey where they had lived their entire adult lives. While doing so they made headlines worldwide, amassed a captivated and supportive following on social media of over 100,000 people who cheered them on as they […]
Wildlife Poachers to Be Targeted Using State of the Art AI Listening Technology
Wildlife poachers can now be located and arrested across the central African forests thanks to state-of-the-art AI listening technology. A network of microphones has been deployed across the rainforests to detect gunshots from illegal poaching of elephants and other animals, and American scientists are using AI to ensure the network can distinguish gunshots over the […]
Daddy-Daughter Dance in Notorious Prison Turns ‘Worst of the Worst’ into Loving Fathers Again
In a Louisiana state penitentiary, incarcerated men were able to dance with their daughters for one special night: many of whom had not seen each other for years. The tear-jerking occasion was organized by the brilliant God Behind Bars, a nonprofit that partners with churches and ministries on behalf of jailed men and women, in […]
Restless Legs Syndrome Linked to Parkinson’s Risk–Making it a Perfect Case for Early Treatment
South Korean scientists recently determined that patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) showed approximately double the Parkinson’s disease incidence. If that doesn’t sound like good news, it’s because you haven’t heard what they found next. Researchers from Korea University Ansan Hospital and collaborators then found that among those RLS patients, those who were treated with […]
Good News in History, December 3
60 years ago today, the sixth album by The Beatles was released—Rubber Soul. With the 14 new songs, the British band expanded their sound using a wide range of instruments. Influences included African-American soul music and the new folk-rock of Bob Dylan. George Harrison’s use of a sitar on “Norwegian Wood” sparked a craze for […]
Tongue-Zapping Device Does More in 6 Months Than 4 Years of Normal Stroke Rehabilitation
A fall from a 10 foot ladder triggered a cascade of neurological problems that might have left an Ontario man paralyzed on his right side for life. But working with a device that delivers an electrical shock through the tongue has allowed him to recover movement and speech, and even has him looking towards a […]
Syrian Refugee Learning English Brings Food for His Class Every Week–Bringing the Nation’s Legendary Hospitality Home
This screenshot maybe be blurry, but what isn’t blurred is this immigrant’s instincts of the legendary hospitality of Syria. Attending an English-language and integration class run by volunteers in Ohio, Hazaa Alabdullah brings food to each class and feeds everyone there out of the goodness of his heart. He’s now the subject of a viral […]
Romania Hits 94% Recycling After Launching Largest Return Plan in the World
If you had to guess where in the EU you would find the most sophisticated and effective recycling system for beverage containers, how long before you’d say Romania? Beating out Scandinavia, Belgium, Germany, and the Netherlands, the Romanian government’s private-public partnership with the logistics firm RetuRO, has led to an incredible 94% collection rate of […]
A Pile of Puppies Treatment Cheers Up Seriously Ill Kids with Bundles of Cozy Joy
Even if cancer can survive chemotherapy, it’s no match, at least for a moment, for the smile that shines from underneath a pile of puppies. Pile of Puppies is a Portland-based nonprofit that brings large litters of puppies to the homes of chronically or terminally-ill children. It was founded by Jennifer Trepanier, a woman who […]
Good News in History, December 2
Happy 42nd Birthday to Aaron Rodgers, the sensational NFL QB best known for his consistency, accuracy, and completions in the end zone. Playing almost his entire career with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers led all NFL quarterbacks in touchdown-to-interception ratio with the lowest passing interception percentage for six seasons, and led four seasons in touchdown […]