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Meet the world’s only armless racing driver who uses his feet to steer. 23-year-old Callum Smith was born without arms but has already handled speeds ...
Good News Network"I feel this part of my life has been the most important of all," says Alice McGinty, who is gaining fans with her inspiring take on aging.
UpworthyRangeland restoration in Jordan transformed a once-feared botanical garden into a thriving community asset, boosting native plant species from 436 to ...
Happy Eco NewsNot long ago on a lonely peak in Maine, a 91-year-old grey-bearded man stood taking in the sights, as he observed the sensation of success that came w...
Good News NetworkTorani retained all its employees, even through the Great Depression.
UpworthySouth Africa's Arbor Month and Heritage Day are merging into a national call to plant 10 million trees in one day, backed by the Presidential One Bill...
Happy Eco NewsFrom Serbia comes the story of a technically-impressive and luxurious Roman bath complex discovered for the first time. Containing three different bat...
Good News Network"Titu, is that you?" What the AI found solved a 60-year-old family mystery.
UpworthyA housing model that gives people a permanent home before asking them to tackle their other problems has achieved striking results.
Positive NewsThree New Brunswick high schools are installing rooftop and ground-mounted solar arrays through student-led initiatives that combine trades training, ...
Happy Eco NewsAs the United States celebrates its 250th birthday this weekend, many of its residents can sense the big, ideologically divided elephant in the room. ...
Reasons to be CheerfulBurnt out by the apps, Angela Garwood took her quest for love offline.
Positive NewsA 72-year-old engineer and a 23-year-old historian walk onto a train. and it works! The Royal Gorge Route Railroad in Cañon City, Colo., is where gene...
Denver7 Good NewsLinda Lloyd has lived in West Philadelphia her whole life. The 67-year-old, a retired municipal employee, has always taken pride in her community and ...
Reasons to be CheerfulThe English singer-songwriter on appreciating good fortune, the benefits of stoicism, and being a trucker in another life.
Positive NewsMost young people are giving back, just not always in ways nonprofits are set up to notice.
The Brighter Side of NewsWhen Harry Kruiter first met Eric, the man could barely sit still. Tax bills were scattered across the kitchen table. His hands were shaking. Two year...
Reasons to be CheerfulMany of the trails in Tennessee state parks have been difficult to navigate for people with disabilities. New all-terrain wheelchairs are making it po...
Denver7 Good NewsIt’s so tempting to dismiss social media as all doom scrolling through AI-generated slop and political arguments, but it also just turbo boosted this ...
Good News NetworkWhen he finally called 911, his biggest fear was making the evening news.
Upworthy“This isn’t just a typewriter. These are not English symbols.
UpworthyCaptain Hanna Born and her sister were toddlers in the Pentagon daycare on 9/11.
UpworthyBaby Franklin's 2-minute journey holds life lessons for us all.
UpworthyDorie Clark shares how Parton used the "label upgrade" strategy.
UpworthyFishing boats, tugboats, personal sailboats, and more moved 500,000 people to safety in just 9 hours.
UpworthyIn November of 1965 a great blackout spread across the northeastern United States and parts of Canada. 30 million people were affected and Lynn Lowin ...
Good News NetworkA homeless man who was recorded playing piano in a church on a cold January night says his whole life has turned around, in the two years since his pe...
Good News NetworkAccessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs, are exploding in popularity.
UpworthyThe commercial is all but forgotten. But we all know the song.
UpworthyA woman in England had just “asked for a sign” when a kingfisher streaked in, and even landed on her hand—staying there for ten minutes. “I had just a...
Good News NetworkIn March, 200 people volunteered and got to see Harry Styles.
UpworthyWith six prosthetic legs (and counting), Arlo is running, climbing, and carving out his own path with joy and determination. Shriners Children’s is th...
UpworthyHe ratted himself out to the city when it was clear his water diversion plan had worked.
Upworthy"It's not every day our Deputies get to pull over cool guys!!
UpworthyA British mom who racked up £23,000 in debt ($31K) has paid back $25,000 (£19,000) in just five months by decluttering and selling 410 household items...
Good News NetworkA gym equipment company from Finland is bringing physical fitness to the homeless community of Paris. Inactivity is a growing public health concern, b...
Good News NetworkJ.R.R. Tolkien had no problem telling his German publishing house exactly what he thought.
UpworthyA dad turned his back for exactly two seconds at a local car wash.
UpworthyIn New York City, something magical has happened along the sidewalk in Washington Heights that can best be described in a metaphor. In the East, the l...
Good News NetworkA very English story of peril and rescue comes to us now from Nottinghamshire, where a man’s terrier was stuck underground for 2 days after getting lo...
Good News NetworkEarly on a Monday morning in early August, a train rumbled across a thawed out Arctic landscape in Finland before screeching to a halt at its final de...
Good News NetworkRichard E Grant struck gold in a charity shop – now he’s fronting a camping to inspire others to do the same.
Positive NewsTikTok turned sea shanties into an online craze, but these old working songs are doing more than just filling social feeds.
Positive News"The one thing we immediately noticed is that [the queen] was wearing the brooch the Michelle had given her.
UpworthyEveryone focuses on the toy. The Claw Master plays to the hole.
UpworthyShare the stories of change you’ve witnessed that took patience, persistence and time.
Positive NewsA 15-year-old in the Indian capital of New Delhi created an AI-powered app that allows citizens to report potholes, grade their severity, and instantl...
Good News NetworkA decade ago, a young American began recording interviews with World War II combat veterans to satisfy his curiosity about the war. That curiosity bec...
Good News NetworkA perfectly preserved Roman statue which was deliberately buried 1,600 years ago has been unearthed near Hadrian’s Wall. The 1.5 ft-high figure carved...
Good News NetworkAn Indiana man accomplished the unimaginable after setting an audacious goal fourteen years ago: to walk the Earth’s circumference—24,901 miles. It to...
Good News Network90 years ago today, the RFK Bridge, also known as the Triborough Bridge, opened to traffic in New York City. Together, the series of bridges and viadu...
Good News NetworkFrom South Florida comes the story of an intrepid teenager who’s developed a mini curriculum on hurricane preparedness to fit into school lessons. Hav...
Good News NetworkAsian cities have shot up the latest Global Liveability Index, which has just been released. Where does your city rank?
Positive NewsEditor Tom Pattinson introduces the new issue of Positive News magazine, which is out now.
Positive NewsHappy Eco News Churchill Grows Fresh Food Year-Round in Canada’s Subarctic Region Churchill Northern Studies Centre's Rocket Greens program uses hydro...
Happy Eco NewsA national youth dance programme is bringing together 16–24-year-olds from across England to perform on major stages.
Positive NewsThis story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Most Americans loathe data centers. Recent polling found tha...
Reasons to be CheerfulSamantha Frye, the newest owner of Rosalie's restaurant, is proving there's more than one way to invest in your future.
Upworthy"When the child speaks, the adult listens. When the adult speaks, the child listens.
UpworthyA father and son broke 3 world records after spending a year cycling around the world. George Kohler and his 23-year-old son Josh set off on their mam...
Good News NetworkIn a story that will make your beak drop, a Canadian woman has received a series of ‘thank you’ presents from a whole murder of crows after she took t...
Good News Network"It may not seem like a huge amount to some, but it was an incredible blessing to me.
UpworthyUse your thermostat right and you won’t sweat that electrical bill nearly as much.
UpworthyA woman was shopping alone when she was prevented from leaving the store by the security personnel for her own good.
UpworthyOn most mornings, the line in front of Masaka City Hall forms before the door opens. There are those in search of jobs and others looking to grow smal...
Reasons to be Cheerful250 years ago today, Virginia’s colonial legislature became the first to adopt a Bill of Rights. Known as the “Virginia Declaration of Rights,” it for...
Good News NetworkOkay, so you can’t read Japanese, but you’ll want to keep scrolling to see what this “almost too kind” 7-Eleven owner had to say to his customers. Loc...
Good News Network40 years ago today, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off hit the big screen. The hit comedy directed by John Hughes tells the epic tale of teenagers skipping scho...
Good News NetworkFrom Chicago comes the story of a married couple who held up home construction to save a bird’s nest, and of the construction company who promised to ...
Good News NetworkAs May drew to a close, a US district court issued a ruling that the federal government’s attempts to undercut Endangered Species Act protections for ...
Good News NetworkA private citizen in Norway with a passion for underwater exploration has turned up an astonishing find in the nation’s waters: a shipwreck with a car...
Good News Network91 years ago today, Alcoholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio, by Bill Wilson—who, the previous day, drank his last drink. He co-founded it with...
Good News NetworkRising living standards, shorter working hours and a liveable climate are achievable, say the authors of a new study.
Positive NewsOne Thanksgiving, while most families gathered around dinner tables, Janina Estrada cruised the neighborhoods of Orange, California, searching for her...
Reasons to be Cheerful‘Always take time to stop and smell the flowers’ – plus other advice that readers received as kids.
Positive NewsDutch children are consistently ranked the happiest in the developed world. What is the Netherlands getting right?
Positive News"This emergency situation could have definitely been detrimental.
Upworthy5 Mississippi middle school students leapt into action when their bus driver lost consciousness while driving, and are being hailed as heroes. Driver ...
Good News NetworkThe “Scooby-Doo” star is back in the limelight after the massive “Five Nights at Freddy’s” success.
UpworthyA London restaurant employing people who have experienced homelessness has relaunched, with a MasterChef judge as chef.
Positive News219 years ago today, the Slave Trade Act of 1807 entered into force in Great Britain, abolishing the British participation in the Transatlantic Slave ...
Good News NetworkThe average 100-year-old surveyed only "feels" 68. That's incredible.
UpworthyIf you’ve ever wondered who’s underneath the costumes at Disneyland and what kind of person takes that job, one TikToker found the answer to that ques...
Good News NetworkA wild Sumatran orangutan has been seen crossing a road through the jungle with the help of a canopy rope bridge for the first time. This landmark mom...
Good News NetworkA first-of-its-kind British Sign Language dating show is challenging misconceptions and bringing the deaf community into the spotlight.
Positive News100 years ago today, Harper Lee, the author of To Kill a Mockingbird, was born. During the two and a half years spent writing the novel in New York, t...
Good News NetworkEco ‘champions’ were honoured, the world hit a major energy milestone, and science beat a type of blindness, plus more.
Positive NewsV&A East offers free, permanent galleries alongside temporary exhibitions, with local young people helping to shape its vision.
Positive NewsFrom mammoth molten salt-filled thermal storage units to systems that use liquid air, here’s the latest in energy storage tech.
Positive News"Ya know, if you can do the splits every year, that would be a good thing.
UpworthyThe millionaire travel mogul shared why he's celebrating what he calls a "common sense" tax.
UpworthyMorty wasn't always able to spend his days playing games – but now, he enjoys a life of luxury challenging his owner to Jenga competitions.
Good News NetworkOn March 25, an autistic bowler who recently entered the Professional Bowlers Association achieved something he’s been dreaming about for years—his fi...
Good News NetworkOur partner Rob Brezsny, whose latest book is Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our th...
Good News NetworkFrom the Indian state of Bihar comes the story of a life-changing argi-tech application that’s giving farmers unprecedented control over the financial...
Good News NetworkA Florida teen will have quite the story for his friends to chew on when they all meet back in class after spring break. 16-year-old Aiden Andrews fou...
Good News NetworkIt had long been suspected that somewhere in or under the Church of Peter and Paul in Wolder, the Netherlands, lay the remains of the man who inspired...
Good News NetworkCar break-ins in the Bay Area are down, but not out. From each one of these ugly surprises, local artisan Sydney Jones creates a surprising amount of ...
Good News NetworkWelcome back to The Spark, our monthly celebration of how people just like you are creating positive change, one meaningful step at a time. The Spark ...
Reasons to be Cheerful87 years ago today, the soul singer-songwriter and musician Marvin Gaye was born in Washington, DC. ‘The Prince of Motown’ helped to shape the sound o...
Good News NetworkThe Land of the Nile has quickly joined the number of countries responding to the current oil shock by announcing new wind and solar projects. For a c...
Good News NetworkRuth Hasman has repaired hundreds of stuffed animals over the years since she retired. Whether it was an overzealous child, a close encounter with a d...
Good News NetworkA major protest saw demonstrators take to the streets of London on Saturday to stand up against hatred, division and racism.
Positive NewsHappy Eco News Community Repair Movement in Portland Keeps Household Items Out of Landfills Community repair movement efforts in Portland keep broken ...
Happy Eco NewsHappy Eco News Sustainable Warehousing: The Case for Used Equipment Sustainable Warehousing: The Case for Used Equipment More than 2 million forklifts...
Happy Eco NewsAfter 13 years of retirement, Richard Pulley returned to work after his wife lost her job.
UpworthyA rude passenger on a flight over the Arctic has people talking.
UpworthyThis is Charlie Gandy, who’s set to become the first adventurer to complete the Cross-Texas Trail, the xTx, America’s newest long-distance hiking rout...
Good News Network“You never see a professional player interact with a fan this long.
UpworthyA group of North Texas dads raised money for a new car for a beloved school crossing guard, leaving her and the community in shock. Ask anyone in the ...
Good News NetworkA woman who had a DoorDash order brought to her house was shocked to see an old man on her doorbell camera. Inspired to help, she set up a GoFundMe, w...
Good News Network27 years ago today, Legoland California, the first LEGO theme park outside Europe, opened in Carlsbad. It has over 60 rides, shows, and attractions, p...
Good News NetworkDespite having her college years ahead of year, and only just obtaining the right to sign her name, a young Virginia woman has joined the ranks of Ame...
Good News Network20 years ago today, the Second World Congress of Imams and Rabbis for Peace took place with 150 Jewish Rabbis and Muslim Imams aiming for Islam and Ju...
Good News NetworkA theatre project brings prisoners to the stage, challenging how society sees them – and how they see themselves.
Positive NewsStruck 2,100 years ago on the coast of Spain by mariners from the Fertile Crescent, a coin bizarrely made its way to the English city of Leeds where s...
Good News Network250 years ago today, Great Britain repealed the Stamp Act of 1765 which the American colonists so vehemently disagreed with. It imposed a direct tax o...
Good News NetworkA woman who had a DoorDash order brought to her house was shocked to see an old man on her doorbell camera. Inspired to help, she set up a GoFundMe, w...
Good News Network126 years ago today, Isadora Duncan, the first modern dancer, made her debut as a solo interpretive dancer. She performed alone and without scenery, p...
Good News NetworkToo often, patriotism is used as a tool for division rather than unity. So we asked: what does patriotism mean to you?
Positive NewsWelcome back to our weekly behind-the-scenes glimpse at what’s getting our team talking. Tell us what you’ve been reading at info@reasonstobecheerful....
Reasons to be CheerfulA "virtual dad" has become the father figure millions need. See how Rob Kenney is changing lives one video at a time.
Denver7 Good NewsAll 180 graduating seniors at Apponequet Regional High School near Boston received a special handwritten thank you from their class president.
Denver7 Good NewsA high school teenager reportedly spent his entire senior year without a permanent place to live. But against all odds, he graduated and was crowned v...
Denver7 Good NewsA fifth grade boy wanted a way to give back to his elementary school in Missouri. He ended up raising enough money to pay off the whole school's stude...
Denver7 Good NewsFrankfort is one of nine Kentucky regions and cities using incentive programs to attract more people.
Denver7 Good NewsNorwegian skier Anders Backe recaptured the Guinness Book of World Records for the fastest speed downhill skiing backward.
Denver7 Good NewsAfter Bills Mafia found out about receiver Keon Coleman's ties to Hope for Opelousas, the donations started to flood in.
Denver7 Good News