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Porter Rescues Threatened Murals From JFK Airport
As a baggage porter at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, Darren Hoggard spent slow days over 30 years gazing at...
Boston Airport Tests Radar to Avoid Bird Strikes
Logan International Airport is testing a specialized radar system the Air Force uses to protect its fighters and NASA uses to guard its...
Singapore Opens “Green” Airport Terminal
"Singapore opened a new "green" airport terminal on Wednesday, boasting 919 energy-saving skylights, a butterfly garden and over 200 species of foliage spread over...
Honest Airport Worker Lands Handsome Reward
While working at his second job with an airline in Kansas City, Robert Lewis peeked into a bag to find "$266,000 worth of individually...
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...
United Pilot Orders 30 Pizzas to Feed Passengers After Emergency Landing for Medical Care
A United Airlines pilot has become a social media sensation after personally overseeing the order and distribution of 30 pizzas to 155 passengers on...
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 10
101 years ago today, one of the most famous dogs in the world, Hachikō the Akita, was born in Ōdate. He is beloved, revered,...
Dad Who Wanted to be a Pilot Builds Incredible Real-Life Simulator at Home–Now his Daughter’s Obsessed (Watch)
An Englishman who was told he “wasn't clever enough” to become a pilot has built an incredible $25,000 flight simulator in his home using...
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...
Good News in History, November 3
119 years ago today, the prolific African-American painter Lois Mailou Jones was born. With her best works exhibited in a half-dozen fine arts museums...
Pilot of Rescue Flight for Pets Impacted by Hurricanes Adopts Kitten, Finding ‘Love at 30,000 Feet’
On October 12th, a Southwest Airlines pilot fell in love with a little kitten named Avery while transporting him and 150 other shelter animals...
This Robot Expertly Takes Apart E-Waste So Their Components Can Be Reused
A former tech hardware entrepreneur has refocused his talents on tackling the problem of electronic device waste.
His startup manufactures and programs precision robots to...
Hero Passenger Lands Plane After Her Pilot Suffers Cardiac Arrest
Picture it: you're happily sitting aboard a plane and the pilot falls over unconscious.
It's the stuff of nightmares and Hollywood movies, but for one...
‘It’s Been Amazing’ the Outpouring of Support From Pilots, Business, Celebrities and Government After Hurricane
After Hurricane Helene slammed into the Southeastern US, the governors in South Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Virginia said they are getting government assistance with...
Good News in History September 30
161 years ago, George Bizet's famous opera Les Pêcheurs de Perles, The Pearl Fishermen, debuted at the Théâtre Lyrique in Paris. Set in ancient...
Spain’s Olive Oil Producers Turn Tons of Their Pits into Fuel–For Homes, Planes and Industry
In a rather unique story from Reuters, the Spanish olive oil market is profiled for what it can do to power Spain's homes, not...
New $1 Test Using Origami Paper Sensors Can Detect Infectious Diseases Like Covid–With Just a Mobile Phone
A cheap new test using origami paper sensors can help detect infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, much earlier and easier than current methods, say...
Italy’s Tourist Spots Are More Crowded Than Ever–But These Alternatives Are Also Breathtaking
Reprinted with permission from World At Large, a news website of nature, politics, science, health, and travel.
With the high season in Europe underway, many famous...
Good News in History, September 7
Happy 94th Birthday to Walter Sonny Rollins was born. Widely recognized as one of the most important and influential jazz musicians, Rollins' seven-decade career...