Good News

Good Good Good’s collection of positive news stories

Two beavers in a still from the Pixar movie Hoppers

This real-life 'good news' story inspired Pixar animators to make 'Hoppers'

Animation director Daniel Chong found inspiration for “Hoppers” from an unlikely place.
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A loggerhead sea turtle swims underwater, with his left flipper amputated

Endangered loggerhead turtle needed his flipper amputated due a scourge of leeches. He's finally on the road to recovery

Habanero the loggerhead sea turtle has been through quite a journey. But his doctors are optimistic that his best life is ahead.
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A man, Jake Rosmarin, smiles in a selfie taken in a biocontainment quarantine unit in Omaha, Nebraska

Hantavirus cruise passenger moved to tears by stranger's act of kindness during his 42-day quarantine

Jake Rosmarin has been vlogging his experience in the Nebraska biocontainment unit since he arrived from the cruise ship.
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A man wearing a hat and ranger outfit peers up through binoculars at trees

He grew up poaching animals and cutting down trees. Now he protects the same land he used to plunder

Rustom Basumatary received the Assam Guarav Award for his wildlife conservation efforts.
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Kea parrot Bruce at New Zealand’s Willowbank Wildlife Reserve

Disabled parrot is the alpha male of his flock: 'Behavioral innovation can help bypass physical disability'

Researchers noted that the bird had priority access to feeders, and he was the only male groomed by other males.
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Cursive handwriting on old, worn papers

Cursive is a dying art. These volunteers are deciphering it for future generations

Many archival documents written in cursive are seen as a way to preserve the writing and communications of women.
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A photo collage of a group of people posing together for a photo, an EV charger plug next to its charging port, the head of an elephant, a person with a bookshelf in front of him and his back to the camera, and an aerial view of a city

Good News This Week: May 16, 2026 - Doulas, Elephants, & Libraries

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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Two golden retrievers play in a small blue swimming pool

This 277-dog pool party just broke a Guinness World Record. Now all of the pools are being donated to shelters

Chewy hosted the splashy event to kick off summer and help shelter pets stay cool.
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Oklahoma State Capitol Building

Oklahoma is now the 17th US state to ban child marriage

The new bill sets the minimum marriage age at 18 — ending legal exceptions for minors.
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A projection on the National Gallery in Washington DC reads: "Religious freedom for all. Christian nationalism threatens everyone’s religious freedom."

Interfaith leaders protest Trump Admin-backed Christian nationalist 'prayer rally' in DC with bold art project

The White House-backed “Rededicate 250” prayer event includes speakers like Pete Hegseth, but interfaith leaders have another message to spread.
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Two young wolf-dogs, one tan and white, and the other gray and white

This animal rescue took one look at these abandoned puppies and knew a DNA test was needed: 'When you see one, you know'

The two puppies, named Spartacus and Barnaby, were not only unique-looking. They were illegal in the state of Connecticut.
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