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Haitian Amputee Soccer Players Help U.S. Wounded Warriors
On Tuesday, a group of American soldier amputees got some special encouragement from people who know what it’s like to overcome adversity.
The Haitian Amputee...
Soccer Ball Creates Usable Energy With Every Kick
25 percent of the world's population, more than 1.5 billion people, live in areas with no access to electricity. After considering this problem, four female Harvard...
Canadian Soccer League Helps Homeless Become Whole Again
Joining the Canadian soccer team and preparing to compete in the Homeless World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, are players whom "street soccer" delivered...
Can Soccer Unite Enemies? Turkey and Armenia Will Find Out
After years of barred borders, and nearly a century of bitter enmity, relations between Turkey and Armenia have a sporting chance of resolution....
Soccer Offers Hope for Homeless (Video)
A homeless soccer league in New York gets teens and adults off the streets and provides hope for a better life. ...
English Fans Pool Cash to Buy Their Own Soccer Team
"As more billionaires buy out clubs, raising ticket prices, fans are gathering online to take back the game. 30,000 fans have already joined in....
(Video) Using Soccer to Fight AIDS in Africa
25-year-old filmmaker Silas Hagerty spent this summer in Zambia documenting the rise of football (soccer) as a tool to fight HIV/AIDS in local African...
Soccer Team Helps Bring Peace to Ivory Coast
The first-ever World Cup match for the Ivory Coast was played by a team made up of players of various ethnic backgrounds from both...
Top Soccer Stars Score for Kids at World Cup
The world's top soccer stars will not only score for their home countries at next month's World Cup but also play for UNICEF, the...
A Pat on the Back Statistically Improves Free Throw Numbers in Basketball–Demonstrating the Power of Touch
In difficult situations, physical touch like a hug or a pat on the back can reduce stress; so much so that researchers from the...
Good News in History, March 12
Happy 68th Birthday to Steve Harris, the bassist, songwriter, and lyricist behind the most famous heavy metal band on Earth, Iron Maiden. A true...
Good News in History, February 19
Happy 38th Birthday to perhaps the greatest competitive female soccer player in history—the Brazilian colloquially called "Marta". Marta Viera da Silva holds the record for...
The Top 10 Best and Funniest Super Bowl Ads of 2024
Another Super Bowl, another round of specially crafted ads with big celebrities and plenty of laughs. Here's a roundup in case you're wondering what...
Good News in History, February 13
This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—February 13.
60 of Rock’s Greatest Icons Play on New Charity Song–Answering Mark Knopfler’s Call to Help Teens w Cancer
In a heartwarming display of camaraderie, dozens of guitar gods and rock music icons answered the call to produce a charity single to benefit...
Special Police Unit Tracks Down $27 Million in Stolen Cars Including Crates Full of Snagged Luxury Vehicles
A specialist police unit just concluded a banner year in which their task force identified and recovered 737 stolen cars worth over 30 million...
Teen Who Was Told He’d Never Walk with Cerebral Palsy Just Took 1st Place in Bodybuilding Competition
Hunter Moore is just like any other teen athlete. He loves to play sports, made the varsity team, and doesn't mind throwing up a...
Small ‘Magic Balls’ for Grid Power Lines Can Increase Capacity by 30%–Coming to the US
A Norwegian company named after a mythical Norse god is helping power lines transmit as smoothly and evenly as possible with the help of...
Good News in History, December 7
425 years ago today, Gian Lorenzo Bernini was born. This Italian master sculptor and architect created the Baroque style, one of the four great...
A Teenager Was Having a Stroke but His Dog Helped Save Him, Explains Doctor
From the Washington Post comes the story of a family border collie whose 5:30 a.m. wake-up call saved the future, and possibly the life,...