Good News Stories

Every day we share good news stories from around the world.

8-Year-Old Finds Wallet With $1700 And Returns It To Mugging Victim

November 18, 2017 / 6,066 views

An 8-year-old boy from Washingtonville, NY, returned a lost wallet with $1700 in cash inside to a Bronx mugging victim.

High School Seniors Hold A Funeral For A Homeless Veteran Who Died On The Streets

November 18, 2017 / 9,418 views

Seniors at Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, MA, held a funeral for a homeless veteran who died on the streets, and had no living family members.

Girl With Down Syndrome Graduates High School... With Honors

November 17, 2017 / 8,448 views

Madison Essig, who was told at a young age that she'd never be able to read, has become the first student with Down Syndrome to graduate from a D.C. high school with a standard diploma.

'It Belongs To My People': Iranian Weightlifting Champion Auctions Olympic Gold Medal To Raise Money For Earthquake Victims

November 17, 2017 / 5,031 views

An Olympic weightlifting champion has put his Rio 2016 gold medal up for auction to raise money for the victims of last week's deadly earthquake near the Iran-Iraq border.

Japanese Train Company Apologizes For Departing 20 Seconds Early

November 16, 2017 / 6,814 views

A train company in Japan has apologized after one of its trains departed 20 seconds early. Can Japan run all the public transportation systems in the world?

'I Will Not Be Shamed': Terry Crews Speaks Out On Being A Victim Of Sexual Assault In Hollywood

November 16, 2017 / 5,140 views

A powerful interview with Terry Crews on Good Morning America.

Custodian Worked Graveyard Shift For 23 Years So All His Children Could Attend College Tuition-Free

November 16, 2017 / 6,610 views

Fred Vautour has worked the graveyard shift at Boston College for 23 years so that his children could attend the prestigious university tuition-free.

These 'Share Tables' Should Be In Every Elementary School

November 15, 2017 / 9,933 views

Elementary schools across the country have been creating share tables to help reduce waste and feed the less fortunate.

China Built A 250-Acre Solar Power Plant Shaped Like A Giant Panda

November 15, 2017 / 7,079 views

A clean energy company based in Hong Kong has built a solar power plant in the shape of a giant panda, one of China's national treasures.

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Donates $30 Million To Protect And Preserve Rivers In The US And Internationally

November 15, 2017 / 4,346 views

Enterprise Rent-A-Car has donated $30 million to The Nature Conservancy's efforts to preserve and protect rivers in the U.S. and internationally.

Nurses Help Sneak Dog Into Dying Man's Hospital Room To Say Final Goodbye

November 14, 2017 / 7,903 views

A grandfather passed away on Wednesday after battling cancer for several years, but not before a team of kindhearted nurses devised a plan to sneak his beloved dog into the hospital so that he could say a final goodbye.

Walmart Cashier Helps Calm A Nervous Elderly Man Paying With Change

November 13, 2017 / 10,006 views

A Mississippi woman was moved by a Walmart cashier's kindness toward an elderly customer.

Sydney's New Ferry To Be Named 'Ferry McFerryface' After Public Vote

November 13, 2017 / 4,632 views

The Boaty McBoatface legacy has spread worldwide, with an express train in Sweden named Trainy McTrainface earlier this year and a team at Sydney's Warwick Farm racecourse naming their horse Horsey McHorseface last year.

Marquise Goodwin Scores An 83-Yard Touchdown And Falls To His Knees. Hours Later, We Learn Why

November 13, 2017 / 7,417 views

On Sunday, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Marquise Goodwin scored an 83-yard touchdown and fell to his knees in the endzone. After the game, Goodwin announced that he had lost his infant son just hours before kickoff.