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Author outfits old pickup truck to be traveling banned bookstore: 'A rolling rebellion in the Deep South'

Karie Fugett, a military widow and mom, is turning her 1940 Ford pickup into “The Banned Wagon.”

A photo collage of a koala, buildings along a street, a group of people posing for a photo, a mom and her child reading a storybook, and a man wiping his face with a towel

Good News This Week: September 13, 2025 - LEGO, Koalas, & Scientists

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24 ways to thoughtfully celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in 2025

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A neighbor sheltered 18 students fleeing Colorado school shooting in his home. He's a retired teacher

The neighbor said the students heard gunshots and ran for the woods.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left is a close-up of a cross on top of a church. On the right is a half moon above a mosque.

Every year, a neighboring church and mosque join forces for a blood drive in remembrance of 9/11

The interfaith friendship has also led to coat and food drives for the surrounding community.

A photo collage of a Portland Street Response van and worker, Mr. Beast posing next to a water pump with children raising their hands in the background, a sign on a wall that says 'We're tearing down our sanctuary to build affordable housing. Join us in this journey.", and a man carrying a solar panel as two men watch behind him

Good News This Week: September 6, 2025 - Rangers, Responders, & Reserves

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MrBeast and another YouTuber supply clean water from a well and are surrounded by cheering villagers

MrBeast, YouTubers surpass $40M goal in global clean water fundraiser: 'We're just getting started'

The campaign is Jimmy Donaldson’s third large-scale environmental fundraiser in recent years.

A photo collage of a Pride Flag painted on a roadside, two kids holding 3D printed violins, the Florida State Capitol building, a kid giving his parent a kiss, and the Pride Flag hanging off of a building

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An orange tent sits on a grassy campsite next to a lake

Donor pays for homeless people to leave street encampments and actually go camping instead

“The only complaint I've heard so far was that... 'the fish aren't biting,’” the local police chief said.

A flat-lay of a book secured by two silver rings. Inside is a monochrome purple collage of words and images relfecting dementia

To shine a light on dementia, this woman wrote a book in disappearing ink: 'Each copy fades in a different way'

The book was created alongside Maggie Watson, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and Vascular Dementia in 2021.

They used to be wildlife poachers. Now, they make a living protecting critically endangered sea turtles

Conservation organizations are employing Cabo Verdeans, who formerly hunted endangered and threatened sea turtles, as rangers who now monitor and patrol beaches.

A woman with blond hair and clear glasses sits on a floral couch next to an elderly man in a red shirt

When this landlord died, he donated all of his rental properties to homeless people in need of housing

Richard L. Reetz was 97 years old when he passed away earlier this summer.

People Doing Good

Stories of people making a difference in the world

Author outfits old pickup truck to be traveling banned bookstore: 'A rolling rebellion in the Deep South'

Good News This Week: September 13, 2025 - LEGO, Koalas, & Scientists

24 ways to thoughtfully celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month in 2025

A neighbor sheltered 18 students fleeing Colorado school shooting in his home. He's a retired teacher

Every year, a neighboring church and mosque join forces for a blood drive in remembrance of 9/11

Good News This Week: September 6, 2025 - Rangers, Responders, & Reserves

MrBeast, YouTubers surpass $40M goal in global clean water fundraiser: 'We're just getting started'

Good News This Week: August 30, 2025 - Mangroves, Violins, & Corals

Donor pays for homeless people to leave street encampments and actually go camping instead

To shine a light on dementia, this woman wrote a book in disappearing ink: 'Each copy fades in a different way'

They used to be wildlife poachers. Now, they make a living protecting critically endangered sea turtles

When this landlord died, he donated all of his rental properties to homeless people in need of housing

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