Good news travels faster

TicToc Tonight

We love being the bearer of good news. Brighten your weekend with these 10 uplifting stories from the past week.

1. Hong Kong issued a landmark LGBTQ ruling.
In a unanimous decision, the top appeals court said same-sex couples can no longer be denied spousal benefits.

2. Connecticut made a huge clean energy investment.
It'll join other states in the Northeast to build a $70 billion offshore wind industry for alternatives to fossil fuels.

3. A 10-year-old is making the Olympics cool again.
Tokyo 2020 officials hope Sky Brown, the world's youngest pro skateboarder, can lure a younger crowd with her "super-gnarly" tricks.

4. A terminally ill boy lived out his dream of becoming a cop.
11-year-old Miller Greenfield, who was diagnosed with a rare disease, was sworn in as a junior deputy by police in Sacramento, California.

5. Your Uber to the airport could get a bit faster.
Forget congestion pricing on the roads. The company will offer helicopter rides starting next month from Manhattan to JFK airport.

6. New York police apologized to the LGBTQ community.
Fifty years after the historic Stonewall riots, the NYPD said police action during the event was "wrong, plain and simple."

7. Avicii's friends finished his final album.
To keep his legacy alive, the music team behind the late Swedish DJ-producer collaborated with his family to wrap up the LP.

8. 90-year-old vets marked the D-Day anniversary by skydiving.
Dressed in red jumpsuits, Harry Read, 95, and John Hutton, 94, made parachute landings into Normandy, like they did 75 years ago.

9. A dozen tons of trash was removed from Mount Everest.
During a cleanup drive by Nepal, 6,600 pounds of waste and four bodies were recovered by volunteer climbers.

10. Nike embraced the "diversity of sport."
Its London flagship store introduced plus-sized and parasport mannequins on its women's floor, signaling a step toward inclusivity.