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The True Angel of Africa

Sonia Waters has "a salutary lesson for anyone who has felt helpless in the face of extreme poverty and deprivation, who feels the problem...

14-Year-Old Becomes Youngest to Sail Solo Across the Atlantic

"A British 14-year-old has arrived in Antigua to become the youngest person to sail the Atlantic single-handed" after departing Gibralter six weeks ago. (BBC)...
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States Take the Lead on Health Care Reform

Massachusetts has accomplished the improbable: It got Democrats and Republicans to agree on how to provide nearly every resident with health insurance. And it...
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Top Ten Stories of 2006: 5) Bono Helps Provide Free AIDS Drugs to Africa

5) Bono Joins Kenya and India Providing Money for Free AIDS Drugs, Saving Thousands • Hollywood and corporate stars added their...
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Top Ten Stories of 2006: 2) Generosity Surges

2) Billionaire Warren Buffett Leading New Wave of Generosity with Largest Donation Ever Warren Buffett, the world's second richest man donated $37...
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Top Ten Good News of 2006!

With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
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500 Good Things for the Mind, Body, Soul, Home and Business

Editor's Announcement The Good News Network has just launched a new web page -- a way for YOU to share your good news...

Pride of Britain Awards Salute Heroes

The Pride of Britain award winners for 2006 were honored Tuesday in a gala event featuring the Beckhams, Rod Stewart, Jude Law, Prince Charles...
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car Commits to Plant 50 Million Trees

Enterprise Rent-A-Car will commemorate its 50th anniversary by pledging the unprecedented gift of 50 million trees to The National Arbor Day Foundation. Enterprise has formed...
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Banker to the Poor Wins Nobel Prize, Reinvests Winnings

Bangladeshi Banker to the Poor, Muhammad Yunus, and his Grameen Bank are winners of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to help...

Teacher Keeps Wealth Secret, Donates $4.3M on Death to Conservancy

Roberta Langtry, an unassuming school teacher in Toronto, hid her riches -- gained through shrewd savings and investments in stocks and bonds. But she...

Warren Buffett Gives Away His Fortune

Warren Buffett, the world's second richest man - who's now worth $44 billion - will start giving away 85% of his wealth in July...
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Twelve Amazing Teens Changing the World

After receiving nearly 1,500 nominations for its 2006 Build-A-Bear Workshop Huggable Heroes program, 12 inspiring kids have been recognized for their outstanding efforts to...
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Barbaro: More Inspiring Than If He’d Won Triple Crown

Last year, Afleet Alex made our hearts skip a beat and then leap for joy when he fell to his knees and then miraculously...
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Pitt and Jolie Welcome Baby Girl

Angelina Jolie gave birth to a baby girl, Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt in a hospital in Namibia, Africa. There is no word on the condition...
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UK Paper Donates Revenue from Bono/AIDS Edition to Africa Fight

Half of all revenues from yesterday's issue of the UK paper, the Independent, will go towards the fight against AIDS in Africa. The May 16...
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New Orleans gets $60 Million Boost from Tiny Arab Nation

New Orleans receives a big boost this week from the small Persian Gulf country of Qatar who is paying-up a large chunk of the...

Prince Harry Continues Diana’s AIDS Work in Africa

Prince Harry is launching a charity in Lesotho to support children orphaned by Aids, in memory of his mother Diana. The Charity will support...

Bon Jovi to Sponsor Six Homes with Habitat for Humanity in Philly

A Philadelphia radio station announced the expansion of a partnership between Jon Bon Jovi and the city's Habitat for Humanity charity by highlighting the...

Clicks Against Breast Cancer, and Hunger, and Deforestation, and…

My friend Katharine sent me a message that the Breast Cancer Site was having trouble getting enough people to click on their site for...