In 2005, after Hurricanes Ivan and Katrina devastated the state, then-Alabama Department of Insurance commissioner Jim Ridling was surveying storm damage when a thought dawned on him. Realizing that ...

Recently, the Universities of Bristol and Manchester enlisted the help of a golden retriever, Bumper, and a black Labrador, Peanut, for an important task: detecting Parkinson’s disease by smell. The ...

Studies from RAND show that individuals who participate in educational programs while incarcerated are 48% less likely to return to prison than those who did not have access to these opportunities.

At 18 years old, Kerwin Pittman was sent to prison to serve his time for conspiracy to commit murder. He spent 11 and a half years incarcerated, with over a year of that time in solitary confinement.

For people with sensory issues — often those who are neurodivergent and have autism or attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder — wearing the wrong clothes can be a recipe for disaster. Whether it ...

After Roswell, New Mexico resident Nicole Scarpa experienced her own cycle of homelessness, she vowed to give back to her community and help people avoid the evictions she came to know all too well.

In the town of New Braunfels, Texas — just a short drive from San Antonio — rapid population growth has made it difficult for people to find affordable housing, or any housing at all. So, when Eric ...

Gilah Mashaal, the owner of Minnesota yarn shop Needle & Skein, told Good Good Good, “We’ve had a terrible time keeping red yarn in stock.” It’s a good problem to have. In mid-January, Needle & Skein ...

There’s a role for everyone in the fight against tyranny. Yes, even the knitters and crocheters. Craftivism, or the act of using handicrafts, art, and textiles as a form of activism, is just one way ...

As the Trump administration’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement crackdown ramps up across Minnesota — especially following a deadly shooting of a bystander named Renee Nicole Good last week — locals ...

In Olivehurst, California, a town a bit north of Sacramento, a new “micro-community” of homes hopes to do it all: Resist climate change, provide affordable housing, and act as a blueprint to scale 3D ...

In late October, a group of 19 Buddhist monks set off for a 2,300-mile trek across the United States, beginning in Fort Worth Texas, with a final destination of Washington, D.C. Their mission? To ...