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Top Ten Stories of 2006: 10) US Elections Yield Calls for Civility, Honesty
10) Pelosi Seeks to Heal Rifts as First Female US House Speaker
Nancy Pelosi, 66, will become the first female House leader and the...
Moderates Deliver Blow to Iran’s Hardline President in Elections
Friday's elections in Iran, billed by many as the first electoral test for the new hard line president, are looking like a "major defeat"...
Election 2006: It’s All Too Much for me to Take!
This is what it felt like to be a Democrat last week... From Yellow Submarine, by the Beatles, 1969, It's All Too Much! A...
Anti-Evolution School Board Members Lose Election
Voters in Kansas have ousted two anti-evolution school board representatives in the State's primary elections. (Not many more details, but here is the source:...
Historic Election Invites Kuwaiti Women and Candidates
Kuwaitis are voting in parliamentary elections which, for the first time, allow women to cast ballots and stand as candidates. "It feels like a...
Awesome Bridge Swings Back and Forth to Allow Boats to Pass Over Long-Divided Scottish River (LOOK)
In a delightful show of Scottish engineering, a new moveable bridge to span the Clyde River works like a drawbridge but horizontally.
It's one of...
Good News in History, November 20
66 years Jim and Jane Henson established Muppets Inc. The company has produced many successful television series, including The Muppet Show, Fraggle Rock, and...
Good News in History, November 18
Happy 49th birthday to David "Big Papi" Ortiz. The Dominican-American slugger spent nearly his whole career at the Boston Red Sox where he played...
The Politician Who Picked Up Trash in the Capitol Wins Campaign For U.S. Senate
Congressman Andy Kim won his campaign for the US Senate seat in New Jersey last week—a result that left many GNN fans cheering.
The 42-year-old...
Good News in History, November 17
151 years ago today, the Rival cities of Buda and Pest put their differences aside and their names together to form Budapest—the capital of...
Good News in History, November 16
79 years ago today, UNESCO was first formed to promote world peace by uniting countries through education, the arts, sciences, and culture. Fostering universal...
College Grad’s Long-shot Email Results in Front Row Pass as Photographer During 3 Taylor Swift Tours
There's an old adage that good things come to those who wait. But sometimes, it takes a shot in the dark or a leap...
Thousands of Circular Homes Are Surviving Hurricanes Across the US Thanks to North Carolina Company
When Hurricane Milton recently smashed into Florida's Crystal River, a peculiar house stood firm even while a neighbor's was heavily damaged by the powerful...
Good News in History, November 14
86 years ago today, the Lion's Gate Bridge opened in Vancouver. Crossing the Burrard Inlet, the total length of the bridge including the north...
World’s First Wooden Satellite Aims to Tackle Space Debris Problem with Sustainable Solution
One might imagine the hostile environment of space as bad news for any organic molecules.
However, Japanese engineers just created a wooden satellite called LignoSat,...
Voters Agree in a Landslide to Invest in the Environment–Backing Green Bond by 3:1 Margin in Rhode Island
Attached to the presidential ballots in this year's elections, Rhode Island had posed question 4: would the voter like to see the state borrow...
Good News in History, November 13
97 years ago today, the Holland Tunnel opened connecting New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River. Consisting of two tubes and made...
NHL Team Owner Is Giving $50,000 to Every Employee–Sharing the Profit from Sale of His Stake in the Franchise
In late October, word broke that the owner of the NHL team representing Tampa Bay—the Lightning—was selling up.
Millions were coming his way via a...
Good News in History, November 8
733 years ago today, the Republic of Venice passed a law confining the city's growing glassmaking industry to the island of Murano, giving birth...
Lyft Ride-Hailing Service to ‘Lyft Up’ Voters, Offering Discounted or Free Rides to the Polls
With tomorrow being the day of decision, it's worthwhile to take a second and applaud an American business ensuring that citizens can exercise their...