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Pilot Hailed as Hero After Crash Landing in Siberia

Authorities feared the worst after turboprop disappeared from radar in Siberia

(Newser) - Less than two weeks after the crash of an Antonov An-26 aircraft killed 28 people in Siberia, authorities feared the worst when a similar aircraft disappeared early Friday. It went off the radar soon after departing the town of Kedrovy for a short flight to Tomsk. But helicopters sent to...

Jelly Doughnuts and Sardines Save Bear Stuck in a Tree

The young animal wandered into city and was likely startled by people

(Newser) - Jelly doughnuts and sardines are usually an either/or proposition. But in an emergency, they could be in the same meal. This was an emergency. A young bear, about a year and a half old, wandered out of the woods into North Carolina's capital city Monday night and was likely...

He Spent 24 Years Searching for Son. Finally, a Happy Ending
For Dad Who Looked
for Son 24 Years,
a Happy Ending
THE RUNDOWN
Jul 14, 2021 8:53 AM CDT

For Dad Who Looked for Son 24 Years, a Happy Ending

Guo Gangtang, wife reunited with son Guo Xinzhen, abducted in 1997

(Newser) - Guo Gangtang wore out 10 motorcycles traversing 300,000 miles of road in China over 24 years. It was no thrill. Guo was in search of his son, abducted as a 2-year-old while playing at the door of his home in Liaocheng, northern Shandong Province, on Sept. 21, 1997. The...

After Racist Abuse of England Soccer Players, a Petition

Nearly 1M want to see racists permanently banned from soccer matches

(Newser) - After the racist abuse hurled at three Black players on England's soccer team after it lost the European championship, a petition has been launched to permanently ban racists from the sport's matches. The petition , which has so far been signed by nearly a million people, calls "for...

He Could've Called the Cops After She Stole His Dog. Instead, Rehab

Canadian man arranged for drug addict to be placed in rehab after she swiped Chinese shar-pei

(Newser) - Last month, Brayden Morton put up a frantic message on Facebook. "Please share and help me," he pleaded in a June 18 post . "A blue older model Ford truck just pulled up behind my house and took Darla." Darla is Morton's 3-year-old Chinese shar-pei, and...

Woman Looking to Adopt Pet Finds Her Own Lost Dog

Aisha Nieves had given up hope of ever finding Kovu

(Newser) - When Kovu disappeared, Aisha Nieves was heartbroken. Her dog had been her constant companion for years, and her best friend. Until one day she came home from work to find Kovu gone, having escaped from a hole in her fence caused by a car driving through it, CNN reports. She...

MLB Fan Choking on Hot Dog Saved By Pitcher's Dad

Nats pitcher Joe Ross' doctor dad gave a woman the Heimlich

(Newser) - A Washington Nationals away game in San Francisco could have ended in tragedy were it not for starting pitcher Joe Ross' doctor dad. While watching his son play the Giants at Oracle Park on Saturday, Dr. Willie Ross noticed a woman near him in the stands who appeared to be...

Quick-Thinking Bystanders Avert Carnival Ride Disaster

Carnival-goers helped steady a malfunctioning ride at Michigan festival

(Newser) - A malfunctioning carnival ride in Michigan could have spelled disaster for riders on Thursday were it not for the quick thinking of bystanders who leaped to the rescue. Video taken at the National Cherry Festival in Michigan showed a ride identified by People as the Magic Carpet Ride spinning in...

Binx the Cat Found 16 Days After Surfside Condo Collapse

'A small piece of good news': Kitty has been reunited with family

(Newser) - In what WSVN calls a "miracle" for one of the families affected by the tragedy in Surfside, Fla., a cat that lived in Champlain Towers South has been found alive, more than two weeks after the condo collapsed. "After 16 long and extremely difficult days, I'm happy...

Giant Pandas in China No Longer Endangered
Big News for
China's Giant Pandas
Jul 9, 2021 2:02 PM CDT

Big News for China's Giant Pandas

They're now considered a vulnerable species in the wild, not endangered

(Newser) - Giant pandas outside of captivity in China just saw a status upgrade. Thanks to conservation efforts, they're no longer considered an endangered species, but a vulnerable one, reports the Guardian , which notes there are about 1,800 pandas currently in the country's wild. Environment Ministry rep Cui Shuhong...

Florida Dog That Vanished 7 Years Ago Found in Michigan

Sgt. Pepper has been reunited with his ecstatic owner

(Newser) - A dog who vanished from his Florida home seven years ago turned up this week more than 1,000 miles away. People reports on the story of Sgt. Pepper, a Yorkshire terrier who was only 6 years old when he went missing in 2014, per a Thursday statement from Eaton...

Biden Asks to Meet Girl Praying at Rubble

12-year-old 'was just lost,' Surfside mayor says

(Newser) - Gazing at the mountain of rubble that had buried her father and uncle, a 12-year-old girl moved away from her relatives, sat down by herself and pulled out her phone. She opened a collection of Psalms and began to pray. Elisheva Cohen's moment of reflection at the site of...

After 19 Years, Chess Has a New Youngest Grandmaster

Abhimanyu Mishra of New Jersey takes the title at 12 years, 4 months, 25 days old

(Newser) - Two months and change makes all the difference. That's the spread between Russia's Sergey Karjakin—who once held the title of youngest grandmaster in the world of chess at the age of 12 years, seven months—and his successor, Abhimanyu Mishra of New Jersey, who, at 12 years,...

Chat in Workplace Bathroom May Have Saved 2 Men's Lives

Co-workers Susan Ellis and Tia Wimbush each gave up one of their own kidneys

(Newser) - A chance conversation in a workplace restroom led to a happy ending for two men in desperate need of new kidneys. That meeting took place in August 2020 in a bathroom at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta. Co-workers Susan Ellis and Tia Wimbush had learned in 2019 that their husbands...

60 Years After She Was Denied, She's the Yankees' Bat Girl

Gwen Goldman was turned down at age 10 due to her gender

(Newser) - Gwen Goldman exchanged fist bumps with the New York Yankees she had been admiring for decades from afar, walked onto the field, and waved to the crowd. She got to be a Yankees' bat girl on Monday night at age 70—a full 60 years after she was turned down...

Hiker Missing 8 Days Miraculously Found Alive

Andrew Devers, 25, survived more than a week on river water and berries

(Newser) - It’s blazing hot in the Pacific Northwest right now—which means it’s unusually warm at higher elevations, too. That could have been what saved a hiker lost in the wild for eight days. Andrew Devers, 25, left on June 18 for a hike near North Bend, Washington,...

Valedictorian's Mic Cut During Speech About LGBTQ Identity

Student rallies and recites speech from memory

(Newser) - Graduating from high school isn’t always easy. Graduating as your class’s valedictorian? Harder. Slogging it out with great grades during a global pandemic? Challenging isn’t a big enough word. Bryce Dershem did it, though. But while he was giving his valedictorian address at Eastern Regional High School...

Guy Finds Meaning, Pain Overnight in a Waffle House
Guy Finds Meaning,
Pain Overnight
in a Waffle House
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 26, 2021 4:55 PM CDT

Guy Finds Meaning, Pain Overnight in a Waffle House

Man who lost fantasy football had to spend 24 hours, with time off for each waffle

(Newser) - A Mississippi man’s mouth wrote a check his body very much did not want to cash. He promised to spend 24 hours straight in a Waffle House, with a one-hour credit given for each waffle eaten. If your first question is, "did he lose a bet?” then you’...

With 'Remarkable Strength,' Injured Surfside Mom Saves Daughter

Angela Gonzalez plummeted 4 floors, broke pelvis in condo collapse, then yanked teen out of rubble

(Newser) - As the search for survivors continues after a deadly condo collapse near Miami that has left at least four dead and more than 150 missing, one story in particular is standing out for a resident's "remarkable strength and determination," per CBS Miami . That resident is Angela Gonzalez,...

Principal Left Special Note on All 459 Seniors&#39; Chairs
Principal Left Something
on All 459 Seniors' Chairs
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jun 26, 2021 7:00 AM CDT

Principal Left Something on All 459 Seniors' Chairs

Talk about a big effort

(Newser) - A Florida high school principal spent the last several months of the school year crafting personalized notes for each of the 459 graduates and left them on their seats to read before receiving their diplomas, per the AP . Matanzas High School principal Jeff Reaves scoured through transcripts, emails and used...

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