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Lost Hikers Lived on Bugs, Spring Water for Days

3 exchange students rescued in Turkey

(Newser) - Three students in their early 20s who set out for a daylong hike in the mountains ended up getting a crash course in survival techniques instead. Brit David Mackie and Dutch friends Frisko De Vries and Merije De Groot are safe after getting stranded for about a week while hiking...

Cop Stages Phony Traffic Stop to Propose

Galveston officer Gregory Parris gets his 'yes' in unusual fashion

(Newser) - A Texas woman just had what is likely to be the most memorable traffic stop of her life. When Sara Wolff got pulled over by a Galveston cop, he told her she had a broken taillight along with outstanding warrants, reports KHOU-TV . He asked her to step out of her...

Vacuum Demo: Best Birthday Ever for Autistic Teen

Dylan Johnson, 14, knew more about vacuums than salesman did at his birthday bash

(Newser) - For 25 years, Al Archie has been a salesman for the Kirby vacuum company, but he finally met his match in appliance expertise over the weekend: Dylan Johnson, an autistic teen whose mom had commissioned Archie to come to Chesterfield, Va., to do a vacuum demo for her son's...

Cops: Fan Drinks 9 Beers, Crashes, Is Rescued by Patriots Player

Vince Wilfork saw accident, stopped to help

(Newser) - A Good Samaritan in Massachusetts stopped to help a woman in an overturned vehicle, which is making more headlines than usual because of one weird twist: The Good Samaritan is New England Patriots star Vince Wilfork, and the driver is a woman who was watching him play at Gillette Stadium...

Life-Saving Moves: 5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

Also, a very smart dog

(Newser) - A pair of life-saving moves highlight the week's list of uplifting stories:
  • Teen Helps Save Life of Cop Booking Him : As Franklin Foulks was processing a teen charged with probation violation for criminal mischief and burglary, the Fort Lauderdale officer suddenly fell from his chair and, writhing on the
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Climber Makes History on Mount McKinley

Lonnie Dupre becomes first to climb it solo in January

(Newser) - Thousands of people have climbed Mount McKinley, aka Denali, in solo expeditions during the summer. Not one has made it to the top of North America's highest peak alone in the brutal weather of January—until now. Lonnie Dupre, a 53-year-old Minnesota adventurer, became the first to do so...

Crowdfunding Nets $21K for Pizza Guy Stiffed on $7 Tip

Car dealership made him return to give back change

(Newser) - A pizza deliveryman confronted by workers at a Massachusetts car dealership over $7 may soon reap the financial rewards of staying cool under pressure. Employees at Westport's F&R Auto Sales gave Jarrid Tansey two $20 bills and two $5 bills for an order just over $42, the Boston ...

Man Kidnapped 24 Years Ago Reunites With Father

He was 4 years old when abducted in China

(Newser) - Chinese state media this week covered the remarkable reunion between a father and the son who had been abducted 24 years earlier. Sun Bin was just 4 when kidnappers took him from a market in Sichuan province and sold him to a family in faraway Jiangsu province, reports CNN . His...

2 Complete Historic Yosemite Climb

Free-climbers scale wall of El Capitan

(Newser) - They made it: Two free-climbers today achieved the amazing feat of scaling a sheer granite wall of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park using only their hands and feet. Kevin Jorgeson, 30, and Tommy Caldwell, 36, made it to the top of the Dawn Wall about 3pm local time, the...

Newspaper Carrier Notices Light Left On, Saves Life

85-year-old resident lying on floor for days saved by an alert Douglas MacRae

(Newser) - Something didn't seem right to Douglas MacRae. The New Jersey newspaper carrier, who had only seen 85-year-old Olive Blaison once in the eight years he had delivered the New Jersey Herald to her, was concerned at the papers piling up outside her Sparta home, the lack of footprints in...

Teen Helps Save Life of Cop Who Was Booking Him

Jamal Rutledge was being processed when Officer Franklin Foulks collapsed

(Newser) - As Franklin Foulks was processing a teen charged with probation violation for criminal mischief and burglary, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department officer suddenly fell from his chair and, writhing on the floor, grabbed at his chest. The handcuffed teen, 17-year-old Jamal Rutledge, quickly stood up and banged at the door...

After Dream, Murder Victim's Son at Peace

Brian Larson had 'vision' that slain dad had forgiven his own killer

(Newser) - On March 20, 1990, Bruce Larson was murdered near Salt Lake City after a contracting deal gone bad, leaving behind a wife and five kids, including 9-year-old Brian. But despite missing out on all the father-son bonding experiences over the years, Brian is finally able to forgive his dad's...

Dog Loves Taking Herself to Park, Just Rides the Bus

Seattle black lab is a master at public transportation

(Newser) - Seattle bus riders have recently been finding themselves with a transit companion who's a bit furrier than most: Eclipse, a 2-year-old black Labrador, has been riding the bus—alone—to a Belltown dog park. "All the bus drivers know her. She sits here just like a person does,...

Thanks to Storm, Man Is NY's Biggest Lotto Winner

Retired principal Harold Diamond, 80, bought $326M ticket

(Newser) - If Harold Diamond's wife hadn't insisted they ride out a storm by getting a sandwich at a local Subway, they wouldn't be millions of dollars richer right now. The retired elementary school principal, 80, and his wife, Carol, had pulled over to eat on Election Day into...

After Walking Down Aisle at 3, Couple Makes Return Trip

Minnesota pair were flower girl, ring bearer at 1995 wedding

(Newser) - "I don't really remember the wedding part at all," says Briggs Fussy of his first trip down the aisle with Brittney Husbyn some 20 years ago. "I didn't even talk to her." Sound like your average Vegas wedding? It wasn't: They were just...

Quake Victim Gets Final Wish: a Haitian Orphanage

Britney Gengel's parents honor her dream with home for kids in Grand-Goave

(Newser) - Haiti has an immense orphan problem— UNICEF says there were 430,000 orphans as of 2012—and Britney Gengel had desperately wanted to help. Just a few hours before she died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake , the 19-year-old, who was on a missionary trip to aid orphans there, texted her...

Road Trip of a Lifetime: 5 Most Uplifting Stories

Also, a lonely dog is getting a home

(Newser) - A loyal dog's heartbreaking story and a couple's amazing road trip make the list of the week's most uplifting stories:
  • Dog Who Wouldn't Leave Dead Pal Getting a Home : He lost his friend but is gaining a home: A stray Chihuahua who wouldn't leave the
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Officer Marries Couple Left in Lurch by Storm

Courthouse was closed in Kalamazoo

(Newser) - A Michigan couple made it to the Kalamazoo County Courhouse yesterday despite some nasty weather for a good reason: Dean Lauer and Carrie Stull were getting married. Problem: The courthouse was closed, thanks to that nasty weather, reports WWMT . Not knowing what to do, the wedding party entered the Kalamazoo...

Muggle's Potter-Themed Proposal Almost Thwarted

After flying his girlfriend to the UK, Samuel Goetsch ran into logistical problems

(Newser) - In the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore finds Harry at Surbiton station in Surrey, England, and whisks him away to Budleigh Babberton—a scene meant to depict the promise of new beginnings. So when Samuel Goetsch of Houston took his Texan girlfriend of four years Stephanie Dodd...

Dog Who Wouldn't Leave Dead Pal Getting a Home

Woman's video plea for stray pays off

(Newser) - He lost his friend but is gaining a home: A stray Chihuahua that wouldn't leave the side of another stray that had been fatally struck by a car won the heart of a Houston woman, reports ABC13 . "He kept trying to wake her up," says Lauren Kribbs...

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