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Surprise: She Gets Her Diploma After 63 Years

Ohio's Susan Bostik Reynolds missed out because of gym class.

(Newser) - The folks running Ohio's Clearview High School back in 1952 were sticklers for accuracy, as 80-year-old Susan Bostik Reynolds recalled on a trip to the school yesterday:
  • “You know why I missed my graduation? I needed a quarter of a credit. I was sick. I had to go
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Woman Who Loves to Help Redditors Goes to Extreme

Kayla Davis needed a kidney; Jennifer Moss gave her one

(Newser) - Kayla Davis, 26, has had kidney disease from age 10, and went on dialysis in September 2011. She needed a kidney, and family members weren't good matches; a Facebook page set up to look for a donor yielded no one. Then, "almost like a last resort," the...

NC Church Gets 'Simple but Powerful' Gift: 18 Cents

Anonymous homeless man's gesture touches officials

(Newser) - The note was as simple as the five coins that accompanied it: "Please don't be mad I don't have much. I'm homeless. God bless." Rather than anger officials at First United Methodist Church in Charlotte, NC, the words scribbled on the back of an envelope...

Developer May Have to Rebuild Old Pub It Razed

London officials preparing unprecedented order after destruction

(Newser) - Those who rail against developers for valuing the almighty dollar over character can raise a glass to this story out of London: Local officials will try to force developers to rebuild an old pub they tore down without permission, reports the Evening Standard . It seems that Tel Aviv developer CLTX...

Nepal Miracle: Singing, Dazed Teen Rescued After 5 Days

Man, 18, was dehydrated but otherwise uninjured

(Newser) - Finally, a glimmer of good news is emerging from the grim in Nepal as the quake's death toll tops 5,500, USA Today reports. Jubilant rescuers pulled an 18-year-old man from the remains of a Kathmandu building today, five days after it collapsed around him, the AP reports. While...

Rubella Wiped Out in Americas
 Rubella Wiped Out in Americas 
Apr 30, 2015 12:03 AM CDT

Rubella Wiped Out in Americas

We'll kill off measles next, health chiefs say

(Newser) - Goodbye and good riddance to rubella, which has joined smallpox and polio in being completely eradicated from the Americas. The disease, also known as German measles, has devastating consequences for unborn children, including blindness, deafness, and heart defects, when pregnant women catch it in the first trimester. In a big...

Girl's Dog Found —3 Years Later, 1K Miles Away

Yorkie Sam makes a waggy return home

(Newser) - With smiles, tears of joy, and lots of licking, a Yorkshire terrier picked up as a stray in Iowa was reunited today with the 14-year-old girl from whom he was stolen in 2012, 1,000 miles away in New Orleans. Karisa Lambert was in tears when an animal control worker...

Locals Sweep Up Shattered Baltimore

Volunteers come together to clean up damage from yesterday's violence

(Newser) - Some Baltimore residents aren't standing by idly in the mess after yesterday's violence . Volunteers took to the streets today to clean up their "Comeback City." Gawker has culled a series of tweets showing images of helpers picking up debris on the roads and sidewalks, sweeping up...

Firefighter Saves Ducklings— via Ringtone

Duck call ringtone saves the day for 6 stuck in storm drain

(Newser) - Quack! Quack! A duck call ringtone helped a Louisiana firefighter rescue six ducklings from a storm drain. Spokesman Chad Duffaut of St. Tammany Fire District #1 says even with realistic quacking sounds coming from his cellphone, it took Firefighter Cody Knecht about 90 minutes to catch the first four baby...

The Ultimate 'Promposal': 5 Most Uplifting Stories

A memorable birthday party also makes the list

(Newser) - It doesn't get much more uplifting than this: Girl Scout cookies literally saved lives this week.
  • Straight Teen Asks Gay BFF to Prom in Bighearted Way : As a member of the student council at Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas, Anthony Martinez has helped out plenty with planning
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Lost Sisters Survive 2 Weeks on Girl Scout Cookies

2 women got stranded in snow in remote Michigan

(Newser) - Two sisters who got stranded in the snow in remote Michigan managed to survive on Girl Scout cookies and cheese puffs for 13 days. Lee Wright, 56, and Leslie Roy, 52, were rescued yesterday after a police helicopter caught a glimmer of light reflecting off their windshield, reports mlive.com...

Future Groom Proposes at Age 102
Future Groom Proposes
at Age 102
Apr 24, 2015 5:02 PM CDT

Future Groom Proposes at Age 102

His 91-year-old girlfriend says yes

(Newser) - When George Kirby and Doreen Luckie get married in June, some impressive numbers will be in the mix. He's currently 102 and she's 91, and their combined age on the big day will be 194 years and 281 days, easily making them the world's oldest married couple,...

Straight Teen Asks Gay BFF to Prom in Bighearted Way

Jacob Lescenski's 'promposal' to Anthony Martinez for a prom 'd8' is gr8t

(Newser) - As a member of the student council at Desert Oasis High School in Las Vegas, Anthony Martinez has helped out plenty with planning for the upcoming prom. But what the gay teen really wanted was a date to the dance, Inside Edition reports. Earlier this week he tweeted (all caps...

After Premonition of Danger, Wife Saves Husband

'I just had this feeling come over me,' says Nicole Mayhew

(Newser) - Scott Mayhew was working on a car inside his Utah garage Monday when it fell off the jack and onto his chest; trapped, he cried for help for an hour and a half to no avail. "He said he remembers he could barely breathe," wife Nicole tells Fox...

Girl Once Paralyzed Stands, Brings Nurse to Tears

Bailey Murrill suffered mystery paralysis for 11 days

(Newser) - The Internet is feeling rather appreciative of nurses after an emotional video was posted online. It begins as Bailey Murrill speeds down a hospital hallway in a wheelchair, 11 days after she suffered complete paralysis from the waist down, the Independent reports. Doctors weren't sure what caused the sudden...

Man Sees Girl's Woeful Shoes, Invents Incredible Pair

Expanding kicks could help 300M kids who don't have footwear

(Newser) - Think it's difficult keeping your growing child in fitting shoes? Imagine trying to do it on $1.25 a day. Some 400 million children live in such circumstances, and about 75% of them don't have shoes, Mashable reports. That struck Kenton Lee, 30, when he was working at...

Snubbed Girl, 10, Gets Party of a Lifetime

Strangers made day special for girl with genetic disorder

(Newser) - None of the 10 or so girls invited to Mackenzie Moretter's 10th birthday party could make it—so the Shakopee, Minn., girl had to settle for a massive party with hundreds of people instead. Mackenzie has Sotos syndrome, which has delayed her speech development and learning and caused her...

Restaurant's Class Act: 5 Most Uplifting Stories

Also: an unusual mother-daughter reunion

(Newser) - A pair of memorable messages highlight the week's most uplifting stories:
  • Restaurant Owner's Reply to Dumpster Diver Is Praised : When Ashley Jiron realized someone had been going through her recently opened Oklahoma eatery's trash in search of food, the owner of P.B. Jams reacted in unique
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Florida Orphan Finally Finds His Home

Longtime caseworker is adopting Davion Only

(Newser) - This time, the happy ending looks like a permanent one: A Florida orphan who became an Internet sensation is being adopted by his longtime caseworker, reports ABC News . Davion Only first made a splash in 2013 when, as a 15-year-old, he made an emotional pitch for a family. After an...

Woman on Hunt for Birth Mom Finds Her at Work

La-Sonya Mitchell-Clark used Facebook to make her discovery

(Newser) - When Ohio's health department released birth records last month for those adopted over a period of more than three decades, a spokesman called it a chance for people to "possibly reconnect with some siblings or their birth parents," WYTV reported at the time. For one Youngstown woman,...

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