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Jim Gogan sees color for first time – SWNS A 61-year-old father broke into tears when finally seeing color in his world for the first time after receiving a special Christmas gift. Jim Gogan always had trouble seeing reds and greens. In fact, when he joined the Air Force, he wasn’t able to become a pilot because he couldn’t read the radar screens. For years, his family talked about gifting him a pair of special colorblind glasses, but in December, his son, Kyle, was finally able to make it a reality—thanks to a bonus from his employer. A video shared…

Getting a good night’s sleep not only helps you feel physically and mentally ready to tackle each day, but studies say that it may also add years to your life. Still, many people struggle to fall asleep and stay asleep, or they wake up feeling groggy and tired. While developing sleep-promoting routines around bedtime may help, some folks find benefits from taking supplements. When it comes to magnesium glycinate vs. citrate for sleep, is one better than the other?Meet the experts: Anar Allidina, M.P.H., R.D., a registered dietitian based in Toronto; Kenneth Lee, M.D., the medical director of the Sleep…

I have a very specific plan for that money, and it takes a lot of the pressure off.There are millions of older Americans today who collect a monthly benefit from Social Security. For many of those people, those benefits spell the difference between being able to pay for basic expenses or not. I have a very different plan for my Social Security benefits, though. It’s a plan that allows me to worry less about the future of Social Security, which happens to be a bit precarious these days. Image source: Getty Images. How I hope to use my Social Security…

Every day the Good Good Good team collects the best good news in the world and shares it with our community. Here are the highlights for this week!If you want to get good news in your inbox every day, join the Goodnewsletter — the free daily newsletter designed to leave you feeling hopeful.‍The Best Positive News We’re Celebrating This Week —58 years after his assassination, MLK’s vision of ‘love as a moral imperative’ matters now more than everMore than 50 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the United States remains divided by issues of race and racism,…

ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — March of Dimes, the nation’s leading nonprofit fighting for the health of all moms and babies, today announced an expansion of its long-standing partnership with Elevance Health Foundation. The new three-year, $879,000 grant will support continued operations of March of Dimes’ NICU Family Support® program and broaden its impact through expanded services, including mental health screening, care coordination, and ongoing emotional support for families with infants receiving care in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) across select locations in California, Florida, Georgia, Missouri, Texas, and Virginia. This initiative builds on more than $11 million…

More than halfway through a five-year plan to overhaul supports for people with disabilities, a progress report shows the Nova Scotia government lagging behind on several targets.Advocates say steps have been taken in the right direction but they’re disappointed with the pace of change.The province says it’s proud of what it’s done so far and is confident it will achieve the plan’s ultimate goals on time.In a news release Friday, the Disability Rights Coalition highlighted what it described as “critical” areas where the province has missed benchmarks. It’s behind on moving people out of large institutional settings, including nursing homes,…

According to the Office of Management and Budget, only 18% of Americans believe that their tax dollars are being spent “the right way,” while 27% admitted that they don’t know how their money is being spent. But when tax season officially kicks off on January 26, a new tax return option will be available for North Carolinians — one that lets them know exactly where that money is going. By checking a single box, taxpayers will be able to donate all or part of their tax refund to the N.C. Nongame and Endangered Wildlife Fund. They will join residents of California, Colorado,…

Ever notice how some 70-year-olds seem to have discovered the fountain of youth while others look every bit their age? Last week, I was at a coffee shop when an older gentleman struck up a conversation with me. We chatted for twenty minutes about travel, technology, and life in Southeast Asia. When he mentioned celebrating his 75th birthday next month, I nearly spilled my coffee. I would’ve guessed he was in his late fifties, maybe early sixties at most. This isn’t an isolated incident. We all know someone like this—that person who defies their biological age through some combination of…

President Trump’s flagship tax and spending law has made Social Security’s precarious financial situation even more challenging.Last year was a history-maker for Social Security. In addition to celebrating the 90th anniversary since the Social Security Act was signed into law (August 1935), the average monthly retired-worker benefit surpassed $2,000 for the first time since the program’s inception. While an average monthly check of $2,071.30, as of December 2025, is a relatively modest payout, it’s nonetheless imperative to help retirees cover their expenses. According to national pollster Gallup, 24 years of annual surveys show that 80% to 90% of retirees rely…

In the wake of funding cuts and mass staff firings at national parks in 2025, over 60 major businesses joined together to rebuke Congressional rollbacks and prevent the large-scale sale of public lands. In an address to Congress, the Brands for Public Lands coalition reminded lawmakers that their businesses “contribute to the $1.2 trillion outdoor economy” and that they had a vested interest in keeping public lands “publicly owned and accessible for generations to come.” “A priceless and irreplaceable resource that can’t be reduced to a line item on a balance sheet, our public lands are intrinsically tied to the life-defining pursuits…