- Today’s Pick: A very furry field trip
Editors’ Picks • October 8, 2025 Today’s story is a bit of a tearjerker if you’re a pet lover, in a good way. Across the country, animal shelters are implementing programs that allow caring people to take dogs and cats on “field trips.” These rendezvous can last a couple hours or the entire weekend, and they benefit both our four-legged friends and the people chaperoning them — most profoundly, by helping the animals find their forever homes. Learn how the programs work and how to get…Read more
- Happiness expert helps Nice News ring in 2025
Daily Edition • January 1, 2025 SUPPORTED BY Happy New Year from all of us at Nice News! We hope you enjoyed revisiting 2024’s top stories in the Best of Nice News series, and we’re excited to be back for another year of spreading positivity in the inbox and beyond. Below, we’ve curated a trio of 2025-related stories, starting with Assistant Editor Rebekah Brandes’ exclusive interview with happiness expert Gretchen Rubin. It’s the perfect way to kick off your year, if we do say so ourselves....
- What makes someone wise?
Best of 2024 • Humanity Edition SUPPORTED BY Happy New Year’s Eve! To end 2024 on an extra positive note, we’re closing this year with the humanity edition of the Best of Nice News. Here, you’ll get to revisit a jaw-droppingly talented janitor, a mom building inclusive playgrounds for kiddos of all abilities, and an effort seeking to end veteran homelessness. The takeaway: There is (a lot of!) good in the world. Humanity What Makes Someone Wise? Global Study Pinpoints 2 Main Factors J...
- The year of the “mental health Olympics”
Best of 2024 • Sports Edition SUPPORTED BY What a year it’s been for sports. Between the Summer Olympics and the unprecedented surge of enthusiasm for women’s sports, there was no shortage of cheer-worthy headlines to choose from for today’s sports edition. It was also a big year for Nice News, as we gave readers a firsthand account of the events in Paris thanks to Olympics correspondent Raymond Braun — and we’re thrilled to re-share two of his top stories below. Sports With Simone Biles...