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Mom's Last Act Was to Save Unborn Baby

Cancer patient Cara Combs delayed treatment until she could give birth

(Newser) - Cara Combs was terrified when she was diagnosed with stage IV melanoma on Nov. 2, but not only for herself. The Missouri mother of three was also 23 weeks pregnant. Though a dermatologist had found nothing concerning during a check-up a year before, doctors said the cancer had spread throughout...

Brothers Have Babies on Same Day, at Same Hospital

With same doctor

(Newser) - When two Wisconsin brothers found out their babies were due a week apart, the newborns' arrivals turned into a bit of a family competition that ended in a relative tie. Both babies were born at the same hospital in Kenosha on the same day, delivered by the same doctor. Chris...

Dramatic Rescue After Pro-Surfer Goes Under at Deadly Spot

Body-boarder Andre Botha pulled unconscious man to surface

(Newser) - Florida pro surfer Evan Geiselman, 22, was riding a 20-foot wave at Hawaii's Pipeline—one of the world's deadliest surfing spots—on Sunday when he disappeared as the lip curled over him. The Pipeline off Oahu's North Shore delivers breakers that can force a surfer underwater until...

'Repel Evil': Muslims Raise $122K for Shooting Victims

In just 5 days, donations for victims' families have poured in

(Newser) - An alliance of Muslim groups has raised $122,000 for the families of victims of the San Bernardino shooting in just five days, and donations are still pouring in. Muslims United for San Bernardino, led by southern California's MiNDS Network, originally planned to raise $50,000 to cover short-term...

Christmas Wish of Girl Who Lost Family in Fire: Cards

Safyre Terry wants to fill up the tree

(Newser) - A little girl whose father and three siblings died in an arson fire has a simple holiday wish: She wants enough holiday cards to fill up her Christmas tree. Safyre Terry is the sole survivor of the blaze that killed her family two years ago. Safyre, now 8, has endured...

Boston Choir a Safe Haven for Transgender Singers

Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus helps members transition their voices

(Newser) - In the world of vocal groups, where singers are separated along bold gender lines with little room for gray, the Butterfly Music Transgender Chorus stands out. Founded last year in Boston, it's one of the country's first choirs reserved for transgender singers. In recent months, the chorus has...

Colo. Homeless Man Spends $10, Wins $500K

Aspen's Michael Engfors has had a rough go of it the past few years

(Newser) - The odds were 840,000 to 1, but Michael Engfors beat them, winning $500,000 on a lottery scratch-off ticket in Aspen, Colo., on Friday, NBC News reports. And "it couldn't happen to a better type of person," Jeremy Kowalis, a rep from a local homeless shelter,...

People React Very Differently to Being Told They're Beautiful

Not everyone accepts the compliment graciously

(Newser) - What happens when you tell someone they're beautiful? As 18-year-old Shea Glover discovered, all kinds of different things. As a high school senior in Chicago, Glover was playing around with her new camera, taking photos of people she found beautiful, when she realized their reactions to being called beautiful...

Uncommon Bravery: 5 Great Things This Week

The story of how a US soldier saved 200 Jews in WWII was nearly lost to history

(Newser) - An act of bravery and an act of kindness make the list:
  • Story of How US Soldier Saved 200 Jews Is Finally Told : Roddie Edmonds is the first US soldier to receive Israel's Righteous Among the Nations honor, 70 years after he risked his life to save 200 Jews.
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'I'll Take a Bullet Before You Do': San Bernardino Cop to Workers

Video shows tense moments as group is led out of massacre site to safety

(Newser) - San Bernardino office workers trapped in the Inland Regional Center after Wednesday's shootings got some reassurance in the form of a police officer who led them to safety. In a video taken by employee Gabi Flores and provided to KPCC , the cop instructs frightened people to "keep your...

Son Gets WWII Resistance Fighter's Farewell Letter 70 Years Later

Peter Will wrote final words to wife, 6 sons on way to concentration camp

(Newser) - The thoughts Peter Will had on his mind before he died en route to a German concentration camp were of his wife and six sons—and surviving family members now know this for sure thanks to a letter delivered more than 70 years after the fact. Although the family wishes...

Story of How US Soldier Saved 200 Jews Finally Told

Roddie Edmonds honored for his remarkable move in POW camp

(Newser) - Roddie Edmonds is the first US soldier to receive Israel's Righteous Among the Nations honor, 70 years after he risked his life to save 200 Jews. The native of Knoxville, Tenn., was captured in the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944 and held at German POW camp Staleg...

Coast Guard Spots Illegal Boats, Begins a Rescue

50 sharks were set free in Gulf of Mexico

(Newser) - The US Coast Guard rescued 50 sharks caught illegally near Texas' South Padre Island on Tuesday. Coast Guard members were patrolling near the island when they spotted four Mexican fishing boats about 800 yards north of the US-Mexico maritime boundary line, reports WVUE . As the Coast Guard approached, officials say...

Bizarro Image: Donkey Gets a Police Ride

'Squishy' was wandering along a road in Oklahoma

(Newser) - A suburban Oklahoma City police officer is making headlines for picking up an unusual subject found wandering along a rural road. Norman police Officer Kyle Canaan tells KFOR it took a little pushing, pulling, and some animal feed, but he got the miniature donkey nicknamed "Squishy" into the back...

Birthday Cake Photo Strikes a Chord, for Good Reason

Autistic employee decorates it, and customer keeps it

(Newser) - There's a reason a photo of a birthday cake is burning up the Internet, and it's a nice one. Lisa Sarber Aldrich of Michigan posted the image of the cake, adorned with the phrase "Happy Birthday Mandy," to Facebook with an explanation, reports Fox 5 . The...

This May Be the Greatest Santa Photo of All Time

Awww

(Newser) - When Donnie Walters took son Zeke to have his picture taken with Santa Claus, the 6-month-old boy couldn't stay awake while they waited in line—so Santa posed asleep with the snoozing child resting on his belly. Walters posted the photos of the sleeping pair on Facebook . The photos...

Huge Check in Kettle Stuns Salvation Army

Half a million dollars

(Newser) - An anonymous couple in Minneapolis just raised the bar in a big way for all those dropping spare change into Salvation Army kettles. They quietly dropped in a check for $500,000 outside a Cub Foods store, reports the Pioneer Press . "The check did clear and was deposited in...

Calif. Man Pulls Off Good Deed Before His Death

Matthew Jackson, 28, paid for a mom's groceries day before he died in car wreck

(Newser) - A declined credit card, not enough cash to pay a $200 grocery bill, a long line of annoyed customers behind you, and a crying baby. It's enough to make most parents want to sink into the floor, and probably how Jamie-Lynne Knighten felt one night earlier this month at...

A Sharp-Eyed Savior: 5 Great Things This Week

TV viewer goes above and beyond

(Newser) - A TV viewer who followed a hunch and a daughter's moving gesture toward her dad were among the good-news stories of the week:
  • Observant Viewer Saves TV Host : Tarek El Moussa, the co-host of HGTV's real estate and renovation show Flip or Flop, is in remission after a
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A Viewer Saved This HGTV Star's Life

She noticed a cancerous lump on Tarek El Moussa's neck

(Newser) - Tarek El Moussa, the co-host of HGTV's real estate and renovation show Flip or Flop, is in remission after a battle with thyroid cancer and has an observant viewer to thank. Back in 2013, El Moussa visited a doctor about a lump that had appeared on his neck, but...

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