As the 2024 presidential election approaches, it may feel like Americans are more divided than ever, despite recent evidence suggesting we’re surprisingly aligned on a vast number of issues. Yet dating as far back as the 1796 face-off between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, U.S. political campaigns have been hotbeds for quarrels and contempt among […]
Talking with 17-year-old Dhanush Eashwar is a sure-fire way to feel confident about the future, as Nice News happily learned during a recent telephone interview with the inspiring computer science wiz. Eashwar is one of the 2024 winners of Apple’s Swift Student Challenge, which tasks young creators with developing apps that solve real-world problems. His
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Kathie Lee Gifford has been a constant fixture in countless Americans’ lives for decades, delving into everything from music and comedy to acting, writing, and, of course, the world of daytime television, where she’d become an iconic morning talk show host. She spent 15 years co-helming Live With Regis and Kathie Lee before taking the reins
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Charlie French has a remarkable gift for transforming blank canvases into vibrant, textured works of art. But it’s not just his paintings that are inspiring — it’s his incredible journey through adversity that has touched hearts everywhere. When he was 16, the abstract artist was diagnosed with Down syndrome regression disorder, or DSRD, a rare
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity Like many paths to revelation, Stephanie Harrison’s started at a low point. In 2013, the author found herself “deeply, desperately unhappy,” she writes in her debut book, New Happy: Getting Happiness Right in a World That’s Got It Wrong, out May 14. She’d been doing
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Despite its gorgeous beaches, you won’t find a bustling boardwalk along Southern California’s scenic Gaviota Coast. The 76-mile sprawl in Santa Barbara County is the state’s largest remaining stretch of undeveloped coastline, an area conservationists are dedicated to permanently protecting. And its rich, rural landscape draws an incredibly diverse array of terrestrial animals — from
After Jacqueline Child graduated from Colorado College in 2016, she moved about an hour and a half north to Denver, and like many young adults, started searching for love via dating apps. That’s a frequently fraught undertaking for anybody, but Jacqueline, who became disabled at age 14 due to chronic illness, found the experience particularly
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Thrifting is an increasingly popular way to shop (and a great way to spend an afternoon), but what if we told you it could be a full-time job? At least it is for Ambie Hay, who goes by “Palm Beach Thrifters” on social media. When she’s out and about in Palm Beach County, Florida, scouting
A group of good Samaritans — some old friends, others new acquaintances — get together for breakfast every few months in the Boston area. At the end of each meal, they surprise their server with a generous tip, an amount reflected in their name: the Thousand Dollar Breakfast Club. Founded by attorney Richard Brooks with
Having a child go through a major operation is trying for any mother, but when Nicole Puzzo’s then 5-year-old daughter Stella underwent double hip surgery in 2015, she faced an additional hardship. For three months following the procedure, Stella, who has cerebral palsy, had casts on both legs with a bar set between them. When
