Category: GoodNews


  • US must not interfere in case, say alleged victims

    Francesca Gillett BBC News Getty Images Andrew Tate pictured inside court in Romanian capital Bucharest for a hearing last December Four women who allege they were sexually abused by the social media influencer Andrew Tate have urged the US not to interfere in his case in Romania. The women said they were “extremely concerned” by…

  • Woman in Her 90s Reunites with Toddler She Saved from Drowning 64 Years Ago, โ€˜Goose Bumpsโ€™ (Watch)

    Barbara Urban in 1961 (now Barbara Ribeiro) with rescued toddler from pool โ€“ Sentinel clipping A woman who rescued a drowning toddler from a pool has met him again for just the second timeโ€”64 years later. CBS 8 San Diego was live at the reunion organized by siblings of Ben Colwell, now 66, with his…

  • Brazil’s former President Jair Bolsonaro charged over alleged coup plot

    Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been charged by the country’s chief prosecutor with attempting a coup after he was defeated in the 2022 presidential election. The 69-year-old was handed five charges over the alleged bid to prevent President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva from taking office after a bitter election race. The prosecutor’s advice…

  • Antarctica Yields Intact Skull โ€” An Ancestor of Todayโ€™s Waterfowl That Survived Dinosaur Extinction

    An artistโ€™s impression of Vegavis iaai, an ancestor of modern waterfowl โ€“ credit: Mark Witton / SWNS A modern-looking diving bird was living somewhere in Antarctica when a massive asteroid struck the Earth and caused the dinosaurs to go extinct. But unlike the dinosaurs, this early ancestor of todayโ€™s waterfowl survived that mass extinction event,…

  • Why did a plane crash in Toronto, and how did everyone survive?

    Watch: Passenger films his escape from upside down crashed plane No deaths have been reported after a plane landing in Toronto from the US skidded along the runway and flipped over, with flames visible for a brief time. It is not clear what caused the incident, with analysts suggesting that the weather may have played…

  • Mars Rover Captures Video of Colorful Dry Ice Clouds Drifting Over Red Planet

    Dry ice clouds over Mars โ€“ credit NASA / JPL / Caltech Maybe you were a kid the first time you ever saw dry ice: remember how strange it seemed compared to water ice? NASAโ€™s Curiosity Mars rover recently captured a short clip of dry ice clouds lit up with colors from the setting Sun…

  • ‘Test of strength’ for Starmer over Ukraine war

    Most of the papers focus on the latest in the Ukraine war, as peace talks between the US and Russia – but not Ukraine – begin in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. The Guardian focuses on quotes from Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who says he would consider deploying UK troops to Ukraine in the event of…

  • Florida Man Survives Gator Attack After Neighbors Drive Over the Beast With SUV

    Walt Rudder (right) poses with alligator whose attack he foiled โ€“ By Rick Fingeret A pair of Florida residents are set to enjoy a show by former Tonight Showย host Jay Leno as a deserved reward for snatching their neighbor from the jaws of death. Or, perhaps it should read the jaws leased by death, because…

  • Woman shot dead on Valentine’s Day identified

    Bob Dale & Joshua Askew BBC News, South East Jo Burn BBC News, Knockholt BBC/JO BURN A “Wonderful Mum” balloon was left outside the pub among the tributes A woman who was shot dead outside a Kent pub on Valentine’s Day has been identified by police as Lisa Smith. Tributes to Ms Smith, 43, from…

  • Oysters Carry Protein That Kills Bacteria Behind Pneumonia, Strep Throat, and Scarlet Fever: Study

    Sydney rock oysters being shucked โ€“ credit Southern Cross University, released. A protein found in oysters has been identified as an outright killer of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, and to strengthen antibioticsโ€™ overall effectiveness. The discovery was made by scientists in Australia who found the protein in the bivalveโ€™s โ€˜hemolymphs,โ€™ cells that act a little like blood…