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After Lake Dries Up, Cherished Ring Is Found

Elizabeth Clark lost her class ring in 1954

(Newser) - There is, perhaps, the tiniest upside to drought: An 84-year-old Washington state woman will soon hold her 1953 university class ring, lost six decades ago, after it was found in a dried-up West Texas lake. Elizabeth Clark lost her Howard Payne University class ring in 1954 in Lake Nasworthy near...

Man Bends Car Door in Half to Save Driver

Robert Renning saw car on fire behind him, went into action

(Newser) - A Minnesota man demonstrated superhuman strength at exactly the right time Sunday. Air National Guardsman Robert Renning, 52, was driving along the interstate around New Brighton when he saw flames underneath an SUV about six car-lengths behind him, reports Twin Cities Pioneer Press . He slowed to get driver Michael Johannes'...

It&#39;s Another Milestone for Paralyzed Bride
 It's Another 
 Milestone for 
 Paralyzed Bride 
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Jun 29, 2014 5:19 AM CDT

It's Another Milestone for Paralyzed Bride

5 most uplifting stories of the week

(Newser) - Big gestures made by friends and strangers highlight this week's list of the most uplifting stories:
  • Bride Paralyzed at Bachelorette Party Will Be a Mom : Rachelle Friedman was paralyzed at her 2010 bachelorette party in a freak accident—but a year later she went through with her postponed wedding,
...

Amy Adams Gives Up First-Class Seat to Serviceman

Actress then takes his spot in coach

(Newser) - It was, writes Kurt Schlosser at Today.com , a "first-class move." Amy Adams gave up her first-class seat to a US serviceman today on a Delta flight from Detroit to Los Angeles. ESPN's Jemele Hill, also on the flight, first called attention to the move via tweet...

Runner Competes at 34 Weeks Pregnant

Alysia Montano comes in last, doesn't care

(Newser) - What do you do when you've been the national champion for the past four years in the 800-meter race ... but you're 34 weeks pregnant during this year's US Track and Field Championships? Well, if you're Alysia Montano, you go ahead and run, of course. Montano didn'...

Asked to Watch House, Pal Makes $70K in Renovations

Retiring Marine gets a big surprise on return to US

(Newser) - Marine Sgt. Jacinto Bernardo asked a buddy to keep an eye on the fixer-upper he bought in Suisun City, Calif., back in January as he shipped out for his last deployment before retirement. When Bernardo and his wife got back to the US from Japan, they discovered that Jeremy Epperson...

Cop Replaces Elderly Woman's Stolen Ring

Someone ripped engagement ring off finger of Alzheimer's patient

(Newser) - A classy move by a Florida cop is making headlines: Laurie Graber, an officer in Plantation, got the call for a particularly low-level crime—someone had ripped the engagement ring off the finger of an 87-year-old woman bedridden with Alzheimer's in a hospital, reports Fox News . By the bruises...

'Black Market Babies' Trying to Find Roots With DNA

New tests try to identify biological parents of off-the-books adoptees

(Newser) - About 30 people showed up at a Tennessee motel yesterday to give cheek-swab samples, in a last-ditch attempt to locate long-lost biological relatives. In the late 1950s and '60s, a Georgia clinic run by the late Dr. Thomas Hicks facilitated more than 200 off-the-books adoptions, the AP explains . With...

Bride Paralyzed at Bachelorette Party Will Be a Mom

College friend to act as surrogate for Rachelle Friedman

(Newser) - Rachelle Friedman was paralyzed at her 2010 bachelorette party in a freak accident after one of her bridesmaids pushed her in the pool—but a year later she went through with her postponed wedding, and now she'll get to achieve her dream of being a mom, thanks to an...

Former Felon Gains a New Title: Hero
Former Felon Gains
a New Title: Hero
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Jun 22, 2014 5:30 AM CDT

Former Felon Gains a New Title: Hero

5 most uplifting stories of the week

(Newser) - A former felon who proves he has a soft side, and a dad's pro-daughter message are among this week's most uplifting stories:
  • Ex-Con Saves Baby Crawling Toward Highway : During the 10 years he spent in federal prison for manufacturing cocaine, Bryant Collins "made a very conscientious effort
...

Lost Dog Back, Apparently After 2 Years in Forest

Family returned to campsite with his bed, and Murphy crawled in

(Newser) - After Nathan and Erin Braun's golden retriever went missing on a camping trip in Tahoe National Forest in 2012, they posted fliers and set up a Facebook page, but had no luck finding Murphy over two years, the Los Angeles Times reports. Earlier this month, however, when a camper...

Guy Saved From Cave Has 728 People to Thank

After 12 days, he escapes Germany's deepest cave

(Newser) - After one of the most challenging cave rescues ever to take place, an injured German man has been brought out of the country's deepest cave alive. Johann Westhauser, a 52-year-old physicist and cave researcher, was badly hurt in a rock fall almost 4,000 feet below the surface, and...

Cat Returns Home After 13 Years

Owner didn't realize at first, but vet confirms hunch

(Newser) - And another for "the cat came back" files: This one's a doozy, with a woman in Australia reporting that her cat Shelby turned up on her doorstep after 13 years on the lam, reports 7News Melbourne . Paula Harper-Adams says she at first didn't recognize the sorry-looking creature,...

Ex-Con Saves Baby Crawling Toward Highway

Stays with her for 2 hours, soothes her with gospel music

(Newser) - During the 10 years he spent in federal prison for manufacturing cocaine, Bryant Collins "made a very conscientious effort to change" his life, he says. And five years after getting out, he's officially a hero: On Friday, he noticed a baby on the side of a Georgia highway....

Celeb Couple Put Paparazzi to Good Use

Emma Stone, Andrew Garfield hold up signs promoting charities

(Newser) - Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield are a much beloved celebrity couple, thanks in part to stunts like this: When they noticed paparazzi photographing them yesterday, they took advantage of the situation by holding signs in front of their faces that promoted charities, Teen Vogue reports. "We don't need...

Cash-Stuffed Envelopes Hit 3 More Cities

'HiddenCash' craze comes to NYC, Houston, Mexico City

(Newser) - If you don't live in California and you were a bit bummed to be missing out on the "Hidden Cash" craze , look on the bright side: It could hit your city next. The @HiddenCash founder tweeted yesterday that it was "our biggest day ever," with cash-stuffed...

Who, What, Where, When, Why&mdash;and &#39;I Do&#39;
Who, What, Where, When, Why—and 'I Do'
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Jun 15, 2014 6:00 AM CDT

Who, What, Where, When, Why—and 'I Do'

A reporter's unusual scoop is among this week's most uplifting stories

(Newser) - A reporter's most unusual story and a mother willing to forgive a killer make the list:
  • Reporter Investigates ... Her Own Marriage Proposal : Maryanne Firth, a reporter in Welland, Ontario, finally got the scoop on the mystery person leaving pink posters all over town. And the mystery person turned out
...

Brain Tumor Found, Thanks to Pistol-Whipping

Hospital discovered it after store robbery

(Newser) - If there's an upside to getting bashed in the head by a pistol during a robbery, this would be it: When convenience store manager Jeremiah Willey went to the hospital afterward, a CT scan turned up a large brain tumor, reports KTVK in Phoenix. "They said that had...

Mom Helps Teen Who Killed Daughter Avoid Prison

Ady Guzman-DeJesus to tour schools with Jordyn Howe

(Newser) - It was a scene Florida Judge Ellen Sue Venzer "could have never imagined" after 20 years in a courtroom: a mother embracing her daughter's killer. But that's what she witnessed on Tuesday during sentencing for 16-year-old Jordyn Howe, who pleaded guilty to the accidental shooting of Lourdes...

Teenage Son Shields Mom From Bullets

They both survive attack by neighbor

(Newser) - Police say a 19-year-old in Delaware got shot twice after diving in front of his mother to shield her from the bullets, reports NBC Philadelphia . Both survived. Authorities say Roderick Buckworth and his mother, Patricia, were in their apartment in Pine Creek when a downstairs neighbor burst through the door...

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