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India Judge Overturns Century-Old Law Against Gay Rights
In a historic judgement Thursday, India's high court decriminalized homosexuality striking down a 150-year colonial ban against gay sex between consenting adults for...
Judge Sides With Environmentalists in Mexican Wolf Case
With only 52 Mexican gray wolves remaining in the American Southwest, a decision by a federal judge gives these native inhabitants a fighting...
Judge Halts Logging in Spotted Owl Habitat
Lynnmj wanted to share this news that a court issued an injunction against logging on land inhabited by spotted owls. The company who owns...
Judge Rules Bush’s Lax Pesticide Law Illegal
A federal judge in Seattle yesterday overturned new Bush administration rules that weaken the governing of pesticide use and their effect on endangered plants...
Judge Rules for Whales in Navy Sonar Case
For those of you concerned that the Navy was going ahead this week with exercises at sea utilizing underwater sonar known to harm whales...
Bahrain Appoints its First Woman Judge
Women are making inroads in the government of Bahrain, a tiny Persian Gulf country that first gave women the right to vote and stand...
Federal Judge Rules Oklahoma Gay Adoption Ban Unconstitutional
US District Court Judge Robin Cauthron Friday struck down a two year-old amendment to the Oklahoma Constitution that prevented the state from recognizing adoptions...
Judge Pays the Back Rent For Evicted Couple
County Judge Donald McDonough revealed his generous heart in the settlement of an eviction case brought before him in June.
A newly married deaf couple...
Good News in History, November 21
This daily column features all the good news, anniversaries and birthdays from this day in history—November 21.
Author Samantha Harvey Wins 2024 Booker Award (with Help From 6 Astronauts) –A First for Space Fiction
British novelist Samantha Harvey has been awarded the 2024 Booker Prize for her novel Orbital. Described as a "space pastoral," it was written through the...
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...
18 Month-old Bloodhound Wins 2024 Hero Dog Awards for Saving Lives And Solving Crimes
An 18-month-old bloodhound has won the top prize in the Hero Dog Awards for 2024.
The pup has been saving lives, reuniting families, and solving...
Life Savings of an Entire Small Town Recovered from the Depths of Cryto-Scam, Thanks to FBI
A Wichita courtroom rang out with sobs and cheers when over two dozen people learned that their life savings had been recovered after being...
Good News in History, November 6
807 years ago today, the Charter of the Forest was signed in England by King Henry III. This law document is sometimes described as...
Hoard of 1,000-yo Coins Unearthed in Farmer’s Field Nets Millions for Metal Detecting Friends–and Treasure for UK
The largest coin hoard ever found from the period of turmoil immediately following the Norman Conquest has been bought by the British government on...
Tadpoles Walk Away With Top Prize in the 2024 Wildlife Photographer of the Year
Marine conservation photojournalist Shane Gross captured this simply unreal image of a swarm of western toad tadpoles in a Canadian lake, and with it...
When Dying Boy’s Life Support Was Turned off He Began Improving–and Went Home with Parents
A 4-year-old has become the first patient known to British medical history to be taken off life-support and proceeded to recover—so much so that...
55-Year-old Janitor Cleans Up on America’s Got Talent Winning $1M for Heart-Wrenching ‘Don’t Stop Believing’
Richard Goodall, a 55-year-old school janitor, became the winner of America's Got Talent season 19 in a true underdog story that culminated with him...
Good News in History September 25
55 years ago today, the charter establishing the Organization of Islamic Cooperation was signed in Rabat, Morocco. The OIC consists of 47 members that...
Good News in History September 19
1,938 years ago today Antoninus Pious, the fourth of the Five Good Emperors of Rome, was born. Keeping in mind that 'good' in this...