Not All News is Bad!

“She spent her whole life looking for this child,” said Dena Morris.

Source: A baby was taken from her mother’s arms in the Holocaust. The family just reunited.

Very cool.

Mark Abbott spent time sofa surfing and in a homeless hostel, now he wants to raise cash for a Norwich charity with his home light show

Source: Ex-homeless man decorates house with 17,500 Christmas lights for charity – The Big Issue

Nice.

This is the first year the magazine has given out honors beyond “Person of the Year.”

Source: Time Magazine names vaccine scientists ‘Heroes of the Year’

Heros indeed.

A playful Labrador lived up to his “retriever” name after a FedEx driver dropped off a package at the front door — by promptly picking it up and returning it to him.

Source: Playful dog returns package to delivery driver

Cute.

A boater who was found Sunday clinging to his sinking vessel far off Florida’s Atlantic coastline told U.S. Coast Guard officials he didn’t think he would make it back to shore alive.

Source: ‘I Didn’t See Anybody’: Florida Boater Found Clinging to Boat at Sea Describes Ordeal

Lucky!

The novel prosthesis, called the Phoenix99 Bionic Eye, is designed to restore the sight of patients with blindness caused by degenerative conditions.

Source: Bionic eye may soon restore vision in patients with certain types of blindness

Cool.

After more than 70 years, two women living in different states found out they are sisters. On Tuesday, they met for the first time at Denver International Airport.

Source: Lakewood woman meets sister after 73 years

I love seeing these.

University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have developed a noninvasive way to remove faulty brain circuits that could allow doctors to treat debilitating neurological diseases without the need for conventional brain surgery. The UVA team, together with colleagues at Stanford University, indicate that the approach, if successfully translated to the operating room, could revolutionize the […]

Source: UVA Develops Precise Brain Surgery Without a Scalpel – Dean’s Office Blog

Very cool.

A large stuffed bear is on a journey through Marlborough. And he’s delighting community members along the way.

Source: Stuffed bear goes on a ‘journey’ through Marlborough

Always cute.

“I want to be a model,” said Abi, 4, who was granted her dream as part of Make-A-Wish.

Source: Girl with sickle cell disease had a wish to be on a billboard. She and her twin now smile at passing cars in Md.

Very cool.