A nine-year-old has written a letter to Santa asking him to give away his hoverboard to a grieving child who […]

A local man in Idaho Falls has been anonymously gifting more than $500,000 to deserving people in his city in […]

This daily column at GNN.org features all the good news, anniversaries and notable birthdays from this day in history—December 25. […]

Japan is quite famous for its elaborate toilets, which can exhibit features such as bidet washing, drying, seat warming, and […]

Throughout history, disease outbreaks have forced new innovations in urban design: Fighting cholera epidemics in the 1800s, for example, necessitated […]

In an effort to make the city center free of cars, over the last few years, Norway’s capital of Oslo […]

In its heyday, the Fresh Kills trash dump on Staten Island was one of the world’s great eyesores. Imagine New […]

The Optimist Daily has never been shy to support urban planning that favors pedestrians over motorists. Not only does it […]

Seven in 10 Americans are planning to participate in more holiday gatherings this year—because they’re being held virtually, according to […]

A great-great-grandmother has been inundated with more than 1,000 Christmas cards from around the world, an experience she says has […]