Category: Inspiring News

Once-in-a-Lifetime Photo of Small Bird Hitching a Ride on Bigger Bird’s Stick

A wildlife photographer with a penchant for birds captured a magnificent moment on film during an outing in southeastern Michigan. Snapping an osprey in flight with a stick in its beak, she noticed that a smaller bird had hitched a ride. “I recently watched an osprey flying along the far edge of a pond and…


Geologists Reveal the World’s 8th Continent: Zealandia—Once Part of an Ancient Supercontinent

Geologists have long marveled at the slow, earth-shaking dance performed by those colossal blocks of land known as continents. Over the course of hundreds of millions of years, the seven continents commonly known today have shifted and buckled, occupying various positions overlaying the earth’s molten interior—like shuffling dominoes on a table. Researchers may now have…


Former ‘Mighty Ducks’ Actor Now Sober Graduates Court Program—Gets Burglary Charge Dropped

Former “The Mighty Ducks” child star Shaun Weiss is making strides now, having previously stumbled into addiction. After graduating from a California drug court program, a pending burglary charge against him has been dropped. Weiss, 42, was arrested in Marysville, California, last year for breaking into a car while under the influence of methamphetamine. In…


Navy Helps Widow Celebrate 100th Birthday by Flying Her Around Ship Named After Late Husband

On her 100th birthday, the widow of the Navy’s first master chief petty officer in World War II visited the ship named after her late husband. The birthday girl was welcomed aboard the USS Delbert D. Black at Naval Station Mayport in Florida earlier in July to celebrate her 100th year of life. Irma Black…


Photographer Captures the Moment a Meteor Appears to Shoot Into Mouth of Volcano in Indonesia

An Indonesian photographer recently captured a stellar streak of light, alleged to be a meteor, on camera in the skies above Mount Merapi volcano on the island of Java. Gunarto Song, a travel and landscape photographer, visited the site on the night of May 28 to capture photos of the mountain under the light of the…


Man Battling Rare Cancer Marries Love of His Life After Being Given Just Months to Live

A paramedic diagnosed with a rare cancer, given just 6–12 months to live, had two main items on his wish list: to marry the love of his life, and raise enough money to prevent her struggling with mortgage payments on their new home. Gabriel Vivas, 30, already beat testicular cancer. Yet after being diagnosed with…


Creative Sunnyside Teen Makes Prom Dress out of Duct Tape, Wins $10,000 Duck Brand Scholarship

One creative Sunnyside 17-year-old rolled out an eye-catching colorful folkloric-inspired dress for prom this year—made entirely out of duct tape. The festive endeavor by Larissa Leon showcased her heritage, portraying the beauty of Chiapas couture, and won the $10,000 Grand Prize in the “Stuck at Prom” scholarship contest held by Duck Brand. “I wanted to…


Man Who Began Drinking Alcohol at Age 14 Overcomes Addiction After Missing Dad’s Funeral

A man who was addicted to drinking alcohol for the most part of his life decided to quit after he missed his father’s funeral. Now, two years sober, he is helping people who have fallen into addiction get their life back. “Today I am living life; what came before was just an existence,” Karl Finn,…


Scuba Diver Finds Phone Lost 2 Years Ago on Bottom of Reservoir—Tracks Down Owner to Return It

One Colorado scuba instructor is no stranger to finding lost objects on the bottom of the lake. But it’s not every day that a lost phone and wallet filled with money, once thought gone forever, find their way back to their owner. Thanks to Matthew Wesselink, that’s exactly what happened when he and his scuba students…


‘Communism Is a Cult,’ Says Music Producer Upon New Song Release

A new soul-stirring song dedicated to the victims of unprecedented persecution of faith under the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) honors the perseverance of these spiritual believers and highlights the regime’s crimes against humanity. “Voices” is the debut solo album by Jankovsky, a daring music producer fresh out of Abbey Road Institute in London and former…