Workers at companies that tested out a 4-day workweek are happier and more efficient — and firms made more money. One lawmaker says it's 'here to stay.' (www.businessinsider.com)
California’s free prison calls are repairing estranged relationships and aiding rehabilitation (www.latimes.com)
Paris District Declared the ‘Republic of Good-Neighbors’ Reviving Conviviality and Cutting Loneliness (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Hero Teen Saves Brother Being Swept Away: ‘Mom…I Might Not Be Back’ (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Native giraffes make a return to Angola (www.theguardian.com)
This food bank is feeding striking actors and writers for free: ‘Several people broke down yesterday’ (www.today.com)
Gene therapy eyedrops restored a boy's sight. Similar treatments could help millions (apnews.com)
Houston-area school district announces free breakfast, lunch (www.chron.com)
Scientists find possible first room-temperature superconductor (arxiv.org)
A Company Is Launching A Cargo Ship That Runs on Green Methanol (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
A flightless parrot is returning to mainland New Zealand after a 40-year absence (www.popsci.com)
The adorable Kākāpō birds were hunted to the brink of extinction.
A Teen Lost Her Ring With Her Father's Ashes. Strangers Dug Through Piles Of Trash To Find It (www.sunnyskyz.com)
13-Foot Sawfish Spotted Farther North Than Any in Decades Hints at Recovery of Species (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
FDA approves RSV drug, state health experts say is a 'game changer', could reduce hospitalizations by 75% (www.koat.com)
Senior Dog 'Overlooked' in Shelter for 11 Years Finally Gets Forever Home (www.newsweek.com)
Leslie Dart has Planted 372,290 Trees Across Canada Over the Past 3 Summers and Inspired So Many Others (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
This high speed train could be the first to be powered entirely by renewable energy (www.euronews.com)
Wind and solar could produce over a third of the world's power by 2030 (www.euronews.com)
Guaranteed Income Programs Are Uplifting Oppressed Communities Across the US (truthout.org)
Abandoned Supermarket Turned into An Indoor Skatepark for the Community (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Raccoon rescued from mayo jar in Florida neighborhood (www.upi.com)
A video of the rescue shows the trio chasing the raccoon through a street before managing to get a catch pole around its neck. The jar is then carefully removed.
Farmer Saves Sickly Leopard by Carrying it to Forest Officials on His Motorbike (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Free college in Colorado? It’s covered if you’re interested in teaching, firefighting, law enforcement, construction or forestry (www.cpr.org)
Transit Heroes: 3 Officers Escort Lost Man with Autism from NYC to Philadelphia (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Residents Raise 15k for Beloved Milkman–Retired But Not Due His Pension for a Year (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
