Afghanistan youth orchestra makes it to Carnegie Hall
Carnegie Hall is an impressive feat for any musician, but for the Afghanistan National Institute of Music’s youth orchestra, this was almost unimaginable…until now. One may ask how this would be such an impressive event? In Afghanistan, the Taliban banned music. Fortunately, there are good people in the world thatContinue Reading
Bride’s good deed is rewarded with free wedding
Megan Erickson and Jarrod Vancannon had their Iowa wedding all planned. Megan made her $100 deposit on her $1035 dress and they were ready to wed! Unfortunately, Jarrod got injured at work and suddenly they could not pay for their dream wedding. Megan went back to Pure Bridal and toldContinue Reading
Homeless man returns diamond ring accidentally dropped in his cup and receives surprise reward
Billy Ray Harris, a homeless man in Kansas City, was asking for money when Sarah Darling came by. Sarah, opened her wallet and dumped all of her change in his cup…along with her expensive diamond engagement ring. “My rings were bothering me, so I put them in my coin purse.”Continue Reading
Teen Jeopardy contestant wins with awesome final answer
Leonard Cooper, won the ‘Teen Jeopardy’ tournament this week with a $37,000 score and a $75,000 toal for first place. It wasn’t just the impressive amount of money that he came away with, or the even cooler afro that he was sporting, but it was his answer to final JeopardyContinue Reading
Child teaches the world how to be positive
Kids can have such a simple pure view of the world. Watch this young girl talk about all the things that she appreciates in life. All those adults out there can learn a thing or two from the youth. And that’s what’s good, Jon – The Good World News SpreadContinue Reading
Computers may help recover lost languages
In a major language science breakthrough, computers are showing that they may be able to recover lost languages. Previously, computers were only used to save languages as they were at risk of being lost. The computers would record fragments of the language from the remaining speakers in order to helpContinue Reading
First grader hits free throw to win day off for all students
Everyone wishes they could have a day off on the Monday after the Super Bowl. Mater Dei School in Maryland decided to make things interesting. They told all of the students that they could have Monday off if and only if a first grader made a free throw shot. BlakeContinue Reading
Ithaca College students shovel home driveways for faculty and staff
Ithaca, NY was hit with about a foot of snow this weekend from storm ‘Nemo’. While most people were stuck indoors, a group of Ithaca College students decided to go outside and lend a helping hand. The initiative was led by Ithaca College’s “Exercise Science Club“. Before the storm, theContinue Reading
Miami Heat fan nails half court shot to win $75,000 and hug from LeBron
50 year old Miami Heat fan, Michael Drysch, did the unimaginable. He was given the opportunity to shoot a half court shot at the game…..and nailed it! Michael got to go home with $75,000 cash and a very memorable bear hug from “King James” himself. “That was awesome, man,” LeBronContinue Reading
Waterstone Guitars embraces Jackson Pollock’s art in guitar masterpiece
A beautiful guitar is a work of art. From the first note that is picked, to the moving chord that is played, to the elegant shape of the guitar’s body. Waterstone Guitars, the brainchild of Robert Singer (very fitting name), views their guitars as a form of art. To pushContinue Reading