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Police Build Kitty Condo for Cat Who Has Visited Department for 3 Years
The feline fondly dubbed as SWAT Cat has been visiting the Boston Police Department for 3 years – but when she disappeared for a...
Family Saves Lost Piglet from Freezing in Blizzard (Photos)
This little piggy was saved from almost certain death when a family noticed him on the side of a road during a blizzard and...
Police Pull Family of Four From Car, Tuck Them In At a Motel
Tired from days on the road and trying to save money, Robert Wood’s family prepared for another night of sleeping in their car. But...
After 10 Years in Tiny Cage, Fed Junk Food, Monkey Tastes Freedom
Because of lax exotic animal–protection laws, Maggie the macaque became a pet monkey for a family who wasn’t equipped to care for her. So for...
California Developer Building a Better Haiti
On Jan. 12, Haitians solemnly marked the three-year anniversary of the catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake that decimated their homeland. Today, a few of the...
Happiness for Scotland’s Saddest Dog
Scooby, the two-year-old bull terrier of Staffordshire, dubbed Scotland's saddest dog, was back to his bubbly best yesterday after being found a new home....
French Physicist Wins $1.4M Templeton Prize for Spiritual Implications of Quantum Mechanics
French physicist and philosopher of science Bernard d'Espagnat has won the Templeton Prize for work which acknowledges that science cannot fully explain 'the...
Four-Legged Heros Honored for Saving Lives of Owners, Infant
How many people owe their life to a loveable pet? The Purina Animal Hall of Fame this week honored five incredible dogs as heros...
States Trying to Extend Foster Care Benefits
In most states, youths in foster care are on their own when they turn 18. Federal funding for their care is cut off when...
Photographers Double Adoption Rates for Foster Care Kids After Photo Exhibits
The file folders of foster kids are filled with bland pictures unable to express the children for who they are, unique individuals longing to...
Cats to Compete in Reality TV
Ten cats in search of owners, chosen from shelters around the country, will compete for loudest purr, most prolific sleeper and who can catch...
Summer Vacations, Cheering Orphans, and Host Couples
To California, North Carolina, and Virginia, the Summer Miracles program brings orphans from Russia, Kazakhstan and Columbia for summer vacation with host families. Through...
Good News in History, April 26
70 years ago, Seven Samurai was released in theaters, the epic cinematic masterpiece co-written, directed, and edited by Akira Kurosawa. A technical and creative...
Good News in History, March 26
49 years ago today, the Biological Weapons Convention, (BWC) entered into force. It's considered to have established a strong global norm against biological weapons...
Good News in History, March 22
54 years ago today, native Mexican or "Chicino" residents in San Diego, California occupy a site under the Coronado Bridge, leading to the creation...
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...
Coveted Ranch Near San Francisco to Become Sprawling New Nature Preserve with Hiking Trails
A national nonprofit has purchased a sprawling 3,654-acre ranch near San Jose, California, with plans to convert it into a new nature preserve with...
Good News in History, January 17
63 years ago today, President Eisenhower went on television to deliver his farewell address after two full terms as president. He prepared it along...
Good News in History, January 12
65 years ago today, Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records, a Black-owned label that achieved crossover success and played an important role...
First-time Ever, Scientists Find Planet Almost as Big as its Host Star: ‘How little we know about the universe’
Far out in the galaxy, astronomers at Penn State have found a planet that is just a little bit smaller than its host star,...