This week’s heartwarming stories

From kind strangers helping a mother calm her toddler on a plane to a blood stem cell donation bringing two people together from across the globe, NBC News’ José Díaz-Balart shares this week’s good news.

Date:	Mar. 18, 2023 7:01 PM ET
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Top 5 stories of the week: Generative AI dominates the news again
Our AI senior writer/editor, Sharon Goldman, was kept busy again this week with news about generative AI and the new GPT-4 release.
Mar. 18, 2023 - VentureBeat - Tech
Interpreting the Week’s Most Important Stories
The larger themes behind the protests in Israel, the U.K.’s tough new immigration plan and a fight over U.S. labor unions.
Mar. 10, 2023 - NYT > World News - World
Interpreting the Week’s Most Important Stories
The larger themes behind the protests in Israel, the U.K.’s tough new immigration plan and a fight over U.S. labor unions.
Mar. 10, 2023 - NYT > Top Stories - Top stories
'Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story' trailer offers deeper look into her origin story
The Queen of England is ascending the throne in the official trailer for Netflix's "Bridgerton" prequel series "Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story."
Mar. 23, 2023 - CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero - Top stories - United kingdom
1 Element That Turns a Good Story Into a Great Story
Triumph over adversity makes for great movies, novels, and business presentations.
Mar. 20, 2023 - Inc.com - Business
AP Top Stories March 24 P
Here's the latest for Friday, March 24: a lawyer for Donald Trump was in federal court; King Charles III's visit to France was cancelled; forest fires force more than 1,500 people to evacuate in Spain; Muslims celebrate first Friday of Ramadan.
7 hours ago - GANNETT Syndication Service - Top stories
Freewheelin’ to fame – the untold story of Bob Dylan’s iconic VW van
The blue camper on the cover of The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan summed up the free-spirited 60s. It was owned by a New York butcher and this is its hidden storyNew York City’s Greenwich Village has always been a magnet for outsiders, artists and poets. ...
12 hours ago - The Guardian - World
'The Last of Us' Is a Zombie Story With Heart
HBO's adaptation of the beloved video game isn't just a retread of The Walking Dead.
12 hours ago - Wired - Tech
Two sides to a story: why feminist retellings are filling our bookshelves
From Nineteen Eighty-Four’s Julia to Shakespeare’s Rosaline, the trend for a new perspective on a familiar tale is continuing apace. Authors and publishers explain what old stories tell us about todayFrom Circe to Medusa via Persephone, Electra ...
14 hours ago - The Guardian - World
The Peking Express — a film-like true story of a train hijacking
The ‘Lincheng incident’ pitted bandits against a wealthy elite — and is recreated in James Zimmerman’s immersive account
17 hours ago - World - World
AP Top Stories March 24th A
Here's the latest for Friday March 24th: President Biden to address Canadian parliament; Attack in Syria kills U.S. contractor; Los Angeles schools strike ends; Gwyneth Paltrow to testify in ski collision case.
17 hours ago - GANNETT Syndication Service - Top stories
Correction: China-Zero-COVID-Exit-ABRIDGED story
In a story published March 22, 2023, about China’s failure to prepare for an exit from its zero-COVID policy, The Associated Press erroneously reported that China CDC director Gao Fu agreed with foreign experts urging China to plan a reopening at ...
18 hours ago - ABC News: Health - Health - China
At Al Aqsa Mosque, Shards of Stained Glass Tell a Story of Conflict
Artisans at the contested Jerusalem holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, complain of Israeli interference with their work and face a constant struggle to keep up with repairs after violence flares.
Mar. 23, 2023 - NYT > World News - World
'Clinical implausibility': Athlete banned for eight years after Covid-19 story rejected
Olympic distance runner Zane Robertson has received an eight-year ban after failing a drug test and tampering with the doping control process, the Sports Tribunal of New Zealand announced on Wednesday.
Mar. 23, 2023 - CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero - Top stories
AP Top Stories March 23rd A.M.
Here's the latest for Thursday March 23rd: Court orders Trump lawyer to turn over documents; Fatal Russian attack near Kyiv; Tornado strikes Southern California; 3-D printed rocket blasts off.
Mar. 23, 2023 - GANNETT Syndication Service - Top stories
The story behind F1 driver Lewis Hamilton's striking new look
Lewis Hamilton is putting a new spin on the term "fast fashion." In recent years, the world champion Formula One driver has slowly but surely steered into the world of high fashion — using the racetrack, and accompanying appearances, as his own ...
Mar. 23, 2023 - CNN.com - RSS Channel - HP Hero - Top stories
AP Top Stories March 22 P
Here's the latest for Wednesday, March 22: Federal Reserve raises key rate by a quarter-point; Trump probe grand jury not meeting for the day; A 5,000-mile seaweed belt is headed toward Fla.; Gwyneth Paltrow ski collision trial brings doctors to ...
Mar. 22, 2023 - GANNETT Syndication Service - Top stories
Distance runner given eight-year ban for doping after Covid story unravels
Zane Robertson’s claims of mistaken injection rejectedNew Zealand runner announced retirement in FebruaryThe New Zealand distance runner Zane Robertson has been given an eight-year ban for doping after his claim that he was mistakenly injected ...
Mar. 22, 2023 - The Guardian - World - Covid
At Al Aqsa Mosque, Shards of Stained Glass Tell a Story of Conflict
Artisans at the contested Jerusalem holy site, known to Jews as the Temple Mount, complain of Israeli interference with their work and face a constant struggle to keep up with repairs after violence flares.
Mar. 22, 2023 - NYT > Top Stories - Top stories
AP Top Stories March 22 a.m.
Here's the latest for Wednesday March 22nd: Chinese President Xi leaves Russia after Putin summit; Strike closes Los Angeles schools; Fierce wind storms pound California; Gwyneth Paltrow in court for ski collision case.
Mar. 22, 2023 - GANNETT Syndication Service - Top stories
'Cannabis in Germany will be a success story': Europe's biggest economy moves closer to weed legalization
Germany could be weeks away from introducing a bill to legalize cannabis — a move that would make it the world’s largest regulated national market for the drug.
Mar. 22, 2023 - US Top News and Analysis - Business
Gwyneth Paltrow's lawyer calls Utah ski collision story ‘BS’
Gwyneth Paltrow’s lawyer called the story of a retired optometrist who is suing her over a 2016 ski collision “utter B
Mar. 21, 2023 - ABC News: Entertainment - Entertainment
AP Top Stories March 21 5P
Here's the latest for Tuesday, March 21st: Putin hosts Xi in the Kremlin; Los Angeles schools shut down as staff strike for better pay; Trump awaits grand jury as New York braces for protests; Garbage collection slowly resumes in Paris.
Mar. 21, 2023 - GANNETT Syndication Service - Top stories
Chowchilla bus kidnapping stories of survival
It is believed to be the largest kidnapping in US history. Twenty-six children and their bus driver are abducted at gunpoint and buried alive in a truck trailer. Hear their miraculous stories of survival.
Mar. 21, 2023 - Home - CBSNews.com - Top stories
Tiny Love Stories: ‘Her Gifts Drove Me Crazy’
Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.
Mar. 21, 2023 - NYT > Style - Lifestyle