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Calif. Man Uses Orphan Background To Help Others
Separated from his family during the Korean War, Sam Han was sheltered by strangers and eventually was adopted by a Minnesota professor and became...
Six Amazing Happy Endings Thanks to Facebook (Good News Network Exclusive)
We've lots of media stories featuring the wonders of Facebook. But these amazing outcomes will cheer even the surliest of social media critics.
From the...
Woman Recruits Facebook Friends to Save 7000 Gulf Coast Hermit Crabs
In the months since the BP oil spill, Leanne Sarco, a ranger at the wildlife preserve in the Gulf of Mexico along the fragile...
South Africa, 2010 – The Year it Became Fashionable to Do Good
It wasn't only government who made the South African World Cup a success. It was the 15,000 citizens who volunteered -- South Africans who...
Good News Shared While Huddling Against a Thunderstorm
Stranded by a severe thunderstorm in eastern Ohio with a group of soaked strangers in a glassed-in gas station booth with no power, all...
Pittsburgh Woman Behind Anonymous Acts Of Kindness Reveals Herself
An anonymous woman that has been practicing random acts of kindness around Pittsburgh has revealed her identity, saying that she can now "organize in...
Oregon Truck Driver Named Highway Hero of the Year
An Oregon truck driver who helped save the lives of three people involved in a fiery traffic accident, including a driver who was trapped...
Support Pours in For Blind Musician Whose Guitar was Stolen
Juan Hernandez, whose guitar was stolen a few weeks ago, has received offers of guitars and cash from people who learned about his plight...
Mystery Couple in Diner Starts “Magical” Chain Reaction
An unknown couple started a chain reaction at Aramingo Diner in Port Richmond, PA by paying for their own meal and for the tab...
Record-setting Kidney Swap Saves Lives
A team of doctors in the nation's capital just performed a 13-way kidney swap -- the largest kidney exchange ever recorded. Twenty-six operations...
Girl and her Great-grandfather Share Bond of Thanks That Runs Both Ways
Keke, a wiry girl of 11, and her great-grandfather, Tony Bruce have been together since she was two months old. At the time, people...
Commuter’s Laugh is Contagious on Morning Train (Video)
Watch this short film about a contagious laughter that spreads throughout a subway train crowded with sullen strangers.
Called Bodhisattva in the Metro, the fun...
U.S. Crime Rates Down in 2008
The FBI estimates the number of violent crimes in the U.S. declined for the second year in a row, according to figures released...
Friars Trudge 300 Miles and Find Kindred Souls on the Way
After trekking along more than 300 miles of dusty Virginia country roads and suburban highways, six Franciscan friars reached Washington on Tuesday, having...
Motel Room Becomes Home to a Family in Need
An NPR Story Corps recording of two friends, a hotel owner and one of his guests. The hotel owner shows kindness to a...
Intended to Incite, Irish Killings Draw Former Enemies Together
ormer enemies filed into the church on Friday to mourn as one at the funeral of a slain policeman. It is the latest...
Free Hugs Offer Startles Downtown Shoppers
A group of strangers offered up squeezes yesterday on downtown streets, and got surprisingly positive responses.
On a cold winter day, the offer of...
10 Most Inspiring Stories for 2008
These are some of top good news stories from last year that really tugged at the heartstrings. They were also ten of the most...
‘Layaway Angels’ Appear at Sears
Anonymous "Layaway Angels" have embraced the essence of the holiday spirit by secretly paying off layaway balances at Sears' stores.
The benefactors first appeared at...
Study Suggests Good Cheer May Spread Itself
When you're smiling, the whole world really does smile with you. A paper being published Friday in a British medical journal concludes that happiness...