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Two photos side by side. On the left is a pink and yellow vending machine with blue butterflies on the side. On the right is a line of people at the vending machine

Woman retrofits vending machine to dispense random acts of kindness

What was once a bait and tackle vending machine has been transformed into a colorful attraction dispensing kindness challenges to strangers.

Two photos side-by-side. On the left is a group of four elderly women at a Pride parade. On the right is an old school building with a Pride flag displayed outside

Boston turned an old school into an affordable housing complex for LGBTQ+ seniors

Once the site of a school in Boston, LGBTQ+ elders gather in an affordable, inclusive living campus.

A photo collage of the Wales flag, a bag of Keats & Co. coffee beans, a Monarch butterfly, an aerial view of the mountains and ocean, and a rescuer stands inside a tractor's bucket

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A Black woman lays on a couch, clutching her stomach, in pain

Philadelphia now requires employers to provide accommodations for periods and perimenopause

The Philadelphia ordinance is a model for other cities and states to provide relief for workers suffering from symptoms of hormonal cycles and changes.

A young woman listens to music on her headphones outside as she smiles slightly, her eyes closed.

The first LPs weren’t for music, they were for the blind: 'Your mind just exploded with all the information that was suddenly at your ears'

Over the last 10 years, the share of US adults who listen to audiobooks has grown by more than 100%.

A long hallway inside a former mall in Rhode Island

The country's oldest mall has been turned into apartments. Rent is just $550 a month

The Arcade in Providence, Rhode Island closed after 188 years in business. Then, it was transformed into a community of micro-lofts.

A homeless man sits with his light brown dog in his lap, swaddled in a yellow blanket

California spent $15M to make homeless shelters pet-friendly. It got people off the streets

When homeless shelters allow people to stay with their dogs and other pets, more unhoused people become more willing to stay in a shelter.

Mister Rogers sits behind a train set in a red cardigan, smiling

'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' gets first-ever YouTube channel 25 years after final show aired

It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood, indeed.

Two photos side by side. On the left, a golden retriever sits next to a police officer. On the right, a golden retriever looks up at a person, wearing a police badge

Hero police dog hired to sniff out the hard drives of child abusers: 'She helps us hold offenders accountable'

Golden retriever Taffy may just be the goodest girl.

The exterior of Washington View Apartments, which was once the Pierce Brothers Mortuary, in Los Angeles

Old Los Angeles funeral home transformed into apartments for homeless seniors: 'A one-stop shop'

The historic chapel still maintains some of its most famous features.

A group of people wearing hiking gear look around a vast cave while holding flashlights

Spectacular blue 'cavern creature' spotted on expedition. It's a new species

A team of researchers plunged into over 60 caverns across Cambodia to count animals in the region. 11 new species awaited them.

On the left, a young woman holds several kittens to her chest as she looks at them with concern. On the right, floodwaters on a road in Hawaii

There are no vets on this small Hawaiian island. Locals are stepping in to save cats stranded by the rising floods

As devastating floods sweep across Hawaii, one small but determined nonprofit is stepping up for the islands’ most vulnerable animals.