- Re-creating Black American recipes
Daily Edition • February 28, 2026 SUPPORTED BY What makes you happy? No, really — we want to know. Nice News is compiling answers from readers about the things that bring them joy. It could be as simple as enjoying your favorite treat for dessert, or as deep as spending time with your favorite human. Fill out this form to let us know, and note that your response could appear in a future article! Must Reads Nearly 14 million cosmic objects and events were revealed in the largest-ever radio…Read more
- World’s rarest primate makes a comeback
Daily Edition • February 18, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Jesse Jackson, the reverend, civil rights champion, and protégé of Martin Luther King Jr., died yesterday at age 84. There are many lessons to be learned from Jackson’s life and legacy — too many to name — but chief among them are his pleas to “keep hope alive” and his work to unite the poor and marginalized under one “rainbow coalition.” Watch a clip from a 1984 speech in which he compared America to a quilt with “many patches … woven and held...
- New, improved Amtrak trains are coming
Daily Edition • February 17, 2026 SUPPORTED BY For a short month, February is absolutely stacked with occasions. Between Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day, Mardi Gras, and Lunar New Year, we can hardly keep up. But today’s holiday is one we’d never forget: Random Acts of Kindness Day. We challenge you to go forth today and extend as many acts of kindness as you can, whether it’s simply smiling at a stranger or signing up to volunteer. Here are some more ideas. Must Reads Developing your...
- Where art meets engineering
. Daily Edition • February 16, 2026 SUPPORTED BY Today is Presidents Day (also known as Washington’s Birthday, though the founding father was actually born Feb. 22). In addition to hopefully enjoying a day off of work for the federal holiday, take this opportunity to learn more about U.S. history by reading a roundup of surprising facts about every U.S. president. Who knew Martin Van Buren’s first language was Dutch? Must Reads Think you want to exercise like an Olympian? Read this first...