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Good Role Models: 5 Most Uplifting Stories

Including an inspirational 92-year-old

(Newser) - An impromptu show of respect by young students and some good fortune for a hard-working plumber make the list:
  • Yearbook Signing Photo Goes Viral : A photo that conquered the Internet this week showed elementary students in Illinois forming a long line to have a certain someone sign their yearbooks. Celebrity?
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Yearbook Signing Photo With Janitor Goes Viral

Elementary school students line up for school custodian

(Newser) - A sweet yearbook-signing photo seems to have won over the Internet. It shows students at Alan Shepard Elementary School in Bourbonnais, Illinois, lining up to have "Mr. Steve"—aka Steve Weidner, the school custodian—sign their books. “He pays attention to the kids," principal Shirley Padera...

Animal Farm Takes In Rare White-Faced Deer

... after its mother rejected the fawn

(Newser) - A white-faced fawn born at a western Michigan farm was rejected by its mother, but is doing well just the same with human tender care. The Grand Rapids Press reports that Hilary Powell and her family at Deer Tracks Junction farm are taking care of the fawn they named Dragon....

Man's Broken-Down Truck Leads to $136M Discovery

He thought he might die with Powerball ticket in his hand

(Newser) - A few weeks ago, Anthony Perosi was a cash-strapped plumber with a broken-down truck. Now he's probably the richest plumber in the world—and he has the truck to thank. The 56-year-old Staten Island resident says that when his truck broke down and he needed money for repairs, he...

20-Year-Old Thinks He Can Clean Gobs of Ocean Plastic

Boyan Slat has simple, hugely ambitious plan in 'the Ocean Cleanup'

(Newser) - It started with a question: "I wondered, 'Why can’t we clean this up?'" Only rather than the dinner dishes or scattered toys, "this" was referring to the world's oceans and the vast quantities of plastic with which humanity has filled them . As al-Jazeera reports,...

Graduation Guest: Cop Who Told Teen Parents Were Dead

'I've got your back,' Texas officer said to teen

(Newser) - Telling 18-year-old Kazzie Portie his parents had been killed by an alleged drunk driver was one of the toughest things Eric Ellison has had to do in his 21 years as a police officer—but he definitely had a heart big enough for the job. The Orange, Texas, officer tells...

This 92-Year-Old Just Ran a Marathon

Harriette Thompson beats record by 46 days

(Newser) - A new record for the oldest woman to run a marathon has been set, but it may not stand for more than a year: Harriette Thompson , 92, hasn't ruled out running the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon in San Diego again next year. The Charlotte, NC, resident finished in...

A Canine Bucket List Trip: 5 Most Uplifting Stories

Also: A class act by a senior class

(Newser) - A man's memorable tribute to his dying dog and a class trip that wasn't are among the week's most uplifting stories.
  • Dying Dog Goes on Epic Journey : When vets told New York City's Neil Rodriguez that his 15-year-old dog, Poh, didn't have long to live,
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Dying Son Saves His Mother's Life

She receives his kidney after he suffers a stroke

(Newser) - A woman in suburban Chicago received a kidney transplant this month that turned out to be a near perfect match, and a life-saving one. But Rose Perry's good fortune is tempered by tragedy: The kidney came from her son, a 24-year-old who suffered a stroke out of the blue...

2 Former Cleveland Captives Receive Belated Honor

Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus get their high school diplomas

(Newser) - Ariel Castro robbed them of the chance to graduate from high school as teenagers, but two of his former captives picked up honorary diplomas this week in Cleveland. Amanda Berry and Gina DeJesus donned caps and gowns and received them during John Marshall High School's commencement, reports WKYC . Berry...

Girl Saves Kitten in Drain After Firefighters Couldn't Fit

Being 6 years old pays off

(Newser) - Firefighters were too big to rescue a kitten from a storm drain in south-central Pennsylvania, but a 6-year-old girl proved to be just the right size. Lancaster Township firefighters responded when the girl, Janeysha Cruz, and her friends saw the trapped kitten Tuesday afternoon. The girl's mother called 911...

Dying Dog Goes on Epic Bucket List Journey

New York City's Poh swims in the Pacific

(Newser) - When vets told New York City's Neil Rodriguez that his 15-year-old dog, Poh, didn't have long to live, two words came to mind: road trip. The DJ and his fiancee took Poh on a cross-country road trip over seven weeks, reports the Daily News . "I initially wanted...

Police Dog Rushes to Ambushed Cop's Rescue

3 men 'were going to finish him'

(Newser) - When Hancock County Sheriff's Deputy Todd Frazier saw a lone car at a rest stop along a remote stretch of Mississippi's Highway 90 last week—with an unmoving driver inside—he pulled over to investigate, leaving K-9 partner Lucas in the car. What Frazier wasn't expecting: Two...

Seniors Give Principal Their Trip Cash for Cancer Fight

Courtney Vashaw is reaping rewards of having taught the kids compassion

(Newser) - Kids these days: They're selfish navel-gazers who ... well, scratch that because apparently they give up four years of hard work to help out their principal's fight against cancer: The graduating class at Profile Junior-Senior High School in Bethlehem, NH, is giving the money raised for its class trip...

Sikh Man Breaks Protocol, Removes Turban to Help Boy

Harman Singh got a surprise of his own after his act of kindness

(Newser) - Harman Singh is a devout Sikh, meaning his turban stays on his head at all times when he's not in the privacy of his own home. But Singh broke religious protocol earlier this month when 5-year-old Daejon Pahia was hit by a car in Auckland, New Zealand. The 22-year-old...

A Most Unusual Will: 5 Most Uplifting Stories

Also, an abused dog wins the hearts of donors

(Newser) - A Seattle couple who said thanks to their adoptive country in extraordinary fashion and a sleeping baby who defied the odds make the list of the week's good-news stories:
  • Seattle Couple Remembers 'America' in Will : Peter Petrasek escaped Czechoslovakia during World War II and met and married his
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$20K Pours In for Dog Left Hanging From Tree

Sunny is recovering in Arizona

(Newser) - A brutal story is moving toward a happy ending. A shelter in Arizona has received more than $20,000 in donations after it began caring for a young dog left hanging from a tree, reports AP . Sunny, a 2-year-old mix, is now recuperating in foster care . "She's getting...

Seattle Couple Leaves Entire Fortune to 'America'

Perhaps they wanted to say 'thank you' with their $847K gift

(Newser) - The US government is $847,215.57 richer thanks to an extraordinary gift from an immigrant couple. Peter Petrasek escaped Czechoslovakia during World War II and met and married his wife Joan, an Irish immigrant, in Canada. The pair made Seattle their home in the late 1950s. Joan died in...

SUV Crashes Into Crib— and Sleeping Baby Is Fine

Student driver mistook gas for brake

(Newser) - There's a reason the police spokesman in Bellevue, Washington, uses the phrases "pretty miraculous," "nothing short of miraculous," and "miraculously not injured" when discussing this accident with KOMO News and the Seattle Times . It seems a woman learning how to drive yesterday mistook the...

After Kids Succeed, Texas Teacher Eats Worms

Teachers step up to the plate, do 'gross but awesome' things

(Newser) - "It kind of made me want to throw up. But it was pretty awesome." That from a 10-year-old student at Clements/Parsons Elementary School who was marveling over what her teachers in Copperas Cove, Texas, did last Thursday. Namely, they fulfilled a bet: If their fourth- and fifth-grade students...

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