People Doing Good

Stories of people making a difference in the world

A close-up shot of a loggerhead sea turtle

172-pound loggerhead turtle with four fishing hooks in his body given second chance by volunteers

Bowser, a 172-pound loggerhead sea turtle, was rescued from the Navarre Beach Fishing Pier recently. The operation was one of a growing number of rescues in areas where sea turtles and humans overlap.

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Over a dozen fathers of varying ages stand around a long table at a pub smiling as they hold up mannequin heads with hairstyles

'Girl dads' are talking periods and hairstyles over beers at the pub: 'It's not a mom topic, it's a parenting topic'

An ugly remark from Andrew Tate about the pub events drew condemnation and emboldened podcast hosts Matt Carter and Lawrence Price to keep going.

Two photos side by side. On the left is Harry Styles performing on stage at Wembley Stadium. On the right is runner Loz Denis wearing a bright yellow jacket, with his hand over his mouth

A man ran the length of the UK, fundraising in memory of his parents. Then Harry Styles donated to his cause

The runner also received complimentary tickets to see Styles’ “Together, Together” tour.

A photo collage of a group of people playing soccer at a fundraising event, a close-up of a rusty patched bumble bee, a crowd of people carrying a huge Pride flag at a parade, a mangrove sits in a body of water, and a 3D scientific illustration of an immune cell interacting with a larger cancer cell

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A baby coyote pup covered in cactus spines

A coyote pup wandered into a cactus and was barbed by hundreds of spikes. Rescuers saved his life

The 3-pound pup was exploring a homeowner’s lawn in Surprise, Arizona, when he got trapped in a cactus’s grip.

On the left: A woman smiles while talking to the camera. Her caption says: "Take your AirPods out" and "Inspired by an interaction I had with an 81 woman on my train home". On the right: 2 women, one 27, the other 81, smile as they stand close together

She took out her AirPods to talk to a stranger on the subway. The conversation changed both of their lives

Molly Selin was looking forward to a quiet subway ride home. Then a stranger asked her a question that would change the course of her life.

A female police officer smiles as she stands next to two young black children, one of which is holding up a menu for a lemonade stand

Two brothers selling lemonade had the cops called on them. The first officer to respond invited the whole town to support them

Parez and Jakkhi Reese were reported for running a perfectly legal lemonade stand. The reaction from local first responders turned their day around.

A firefighter is on a rocky cliff ledge, reaching for a dog in need.

One of the world's oldest 'art galleries' lives on the rock faces of this Australian cultural site. These people have sworn to protect it

The songlines at Murujuga hold ancient lessons from Indigenous communities that occupied the land centuries ago.