CNN 5 Things 5 Good Things: This Latest Parenting Trend is a Throwback
Feb 28, 2026
A rescued goldendoodle wins airport heroics and a new home. A high school swim team rallies to support their beloved custodian. Giant tortoises are released back to a Galápagos island after centuries. Parents experiment with retro landline tech to curb screen time. Fans leave celebratory voicemails for Olympic women’s hockey champions.
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JetBlue The Airport Dog Found A Forever Home
- A two-year-old goldendoodle was abandoned tied to the JetBlue ticket counter at Harry Reid International Airport and nicknamed JetBlue by responders.
- Officer Skeeter Black and Retriever Rescue Las Vegas cared for him, and an officer who helped rescue him eventually adopted him less than three weeks later.
High School Swim Team Pays Off Custodian's Bills
- JJ Pierce High School swim team hosted a swim-a to raise funds after their custodian Mr. Lee spent months hospitalized and biked or walked to work previously.
- They raised about $17,000, paid his medical bills, negotiated with the hospital, and gifted him a new bike and a car.
Giant Tortoises Return To Floriana Island
- Conservationists reintroduced 158 giant tortoises aged 8–13 to Floriana Island after the species went locally extinct in the mid-19th century.
- Scientists used surviving relatives from a nearby island and a 2017 breeding program to restore the lineage and ecosystem functions.