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Entire Town Throws Early Christmas for Dying Boy

Devin Kohlman can see 'winter wonderland' from his window

(Newser) - Port Clinton, Ohio, sounds like a pretty incredible town. Devin Kohlman, one of its own, is dying of brain cancer, and he may not live long enough to see Christmas this year. So the 13-year-old's hometown has come together to start the holiday season early for him. Toledo News...

Kind Gesture by Fellow Diner Surprises Single Mom

He pays her family's bill, leaves 3-page letter

(Newser) - It's not uncommon to hear about someone picking up the check for a total stranger in a restaurant, but this one's a little unusual because it also involves a three-page letter that moved the recipient to tears. It happened in North Carolina, when a Raleigh single mom took...

5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

Including one about a police officer going above and beyond

(Newser) - A kind-hearted police officer and a unique new baseball card highlight this week's uplifting tales:
  • Cop Buys Groceries for Shoplifting Mom : The routine part of this shoplifting story out of Miami is that police stopped a woman trying to leave a supermarket with $300 worth of unpaid-for food. The
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Batboy With Down Syndrome Gets His Own Baseball Card

Topps grants the honor to Ted Kremer of Cincinnati

(Newser) - Ted Kremer served as a guest batboy for the Cincinnati Reds for only one day last year, but he still managed to earn himself a little piece of baseball history. Topps has featured the 30-year-old with Down Syndrome on an official MLB card, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer . It shows Kremer—...

Kidney Transplant Patient Marries His Donor

Kyle Froelich, Chelsea Clair a good match in more ways than one

(Newser) - Kyle Froelich's kidneys were failing, and he'd been waiting for a good match—little did he know what his plight would bring him. He met Chelsea Clair in 2009; she'd heard about him, and almost immediately decided to give him her kidney. Froelich, then 19, and Clair,...

Girl, 4, Runs Quarter-Mile in Dark to Save Dad

Michigan kid gets help when father falls unconscious

(Newser) - He's a former volunteer firefighter. She's his 4-year-old daughter. Guess which one ended up the hero? The Daily News of Iron Mountain, Michigan, says little Cadence Lucas saved her dad by running about a quarter-mile down a dark dirt road to get help after he knocked himself unconscious....

Strangers' Donations Help BU Student Stay in School

Sophomore turns to GoFundMe site with success

(Newser) - The crowd-funding site GoFundMe has come up big for a Boston University student in danger of having to drop out, reports Business Insider . As a last resort, sophomore Alexis Felix created a page on the site seeking donations when her family could no longer pay her tuition. She hoped other...

Cop Buys Groceries for Mom Caught Shoplifting

Miami officer uses own money to help out family

(Newser) - The routine part of this shoplifting story out of Miami is that police stopped a woman trying to leave a supermarket with $300 worth of unpaid-for food. The not-so-routine part: Upon hearing that the accused was a mother of three in dire straits, the arresting officer went back in the...

5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

From a wounded soldier's salute to a determined marathon finisher

(Newser) - The end to the shutdown wasn't the only good news to make headlines this week.
  1. Wounded Soldier's Salute Goes Viral : They're calling it the "salute seen around the world." Injured Army Ranger Josh Hargis delivered it from a hospital bed in Afghanistan after being severely
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Ellen Rewards Waitress's Good Deed—in a Big Way

DeGeneres repays waitress who picked up soldiers' tab, and then some

(Newser) - When Sarah Hoidahl picked up the $27.75 lunch tab of two National Guard soldiers who weren't getting paid thanks to the government shutdown, she probably wasn't expecting this: On Ellen DeGeneres' show yesterday, Ellen paid the New Hampshire waitress back the $27.75 ... and then also handed...

$10K Raised for Woman Who Stole Fountain Change

Campaign started on GoFundMe for Deidre Romine

(Newser) - Looks like there will be a happy ending after all for the jobless woman arrested for taking $2.87 from a courthouse fountain to buy food. A campaign on GoFundMe.com has so far raised almost $10,000 for Deidre Romine, whose trial on theft charges starts next month. All...

Calls Pour in for Orphaned Boy Who Wants Family

Church 'flooded' with people who want to take in Davion Only

(Newser) - The Florida church where 15-year-old orphan Davion Only pleaded for a new family has been "flooded" with calls from people interested in giving the teen a home, a church secretary tells Fox News . "It has been just an awesome outpour," says Cynthia Coney, who says she asked...

Scientist: Turn ICBMs Into Disaster-Relief Tools

They could deliver supplies to hard-to-reach areas

(Newser) - A Japanese scientist has an intriguing idea on how to convert mothballed ICBMs in the US and Russia from instruments of war: Use them to deliver supplies to hard-to-reach areas after disasters. "These rocket engines are still functioning," Huai-Chien Chang of the University of Tokyo tells LiveScience . "...

Wounded Soldier's Salute Goes Viral

Josh Hargis managed it from hospital bed while getting Purple Heart

(Newser) - They're calling it the "salute seen around the world," reports Cincinnati.com . Injured Army Ranger Josh Hargis delivered it from a hospital bed in Afghanistan after being severely wounded in a suicide bombing earlier this month. The salute came while the Cincinnati native was being awarded a...

Medal of Honor Recipient: Send Me Back to War

Will Swenson makes rare request of Army to return to active duty

(Newser) - Former Army Capt. Will Swenson received the nation's highest military honor today for rescuing fellow soldiers under heavy fire in Afghanistan a few years ago, reports CNN . And in a rare move, the 34-year-old has formally asked the Army to return him to active duty, reports AP . Generally speaking,...

3 Daughters Marry on Last Day of Mom's Life

Swales sisters help mom's dream come true before she passes away

(Newser) - Becky Swales' dream: to see her three daughters get married. Georgia sisters Jodie , Sarah , and Kaylee Swales were already engaged, Fox Atlanta reported earlier this month, and when they found out their mother—who'd been fighting breast cancer for four years—had just months to live, they decided on...

Victory for Man Who Came Last in Chicago Marathon

Has muscular dystrophy, finished race in 17 hours

(Newser) - The Chicago Marathon last place getter may also be its biggest winner. Maickel Melamed, 38, is battling muscular dystrophy, but still managed to finish the entire race with a time of 16 hours and 46 minutes. The Venezuelan crossed the finish line at 1am this morning, surrounded by 100 people,...

Lost 72-Year-Old Survived on Algae, Frogs for Weeks

Gene Penaflor got separated from hunting partner in California forest

(Newser) - A pretty incredible tale of survival out of northern California, where a deer hunter lost in the Mendocino National Forest survived for 19 days. The most incredible parts: temperatures fell as low as 25 degrees; Gene Penaflor was at one point temporarily unconscious after falling down a steep slope; he'...

Vietnam Vet Returns Wounded Buddy's Knife

Loyd Cates kept it sharp after friend hospitalized

(Newser) - When Sgt. Frank Cybulski was wounded by a mine in Vietnam in 1970, he was hospitalized and finally sent home, but his hunting knife remained behind. A friend who was beside him when he was injured collected the tool—and has held onto it ever since, sharpening it periodically. "...

Dying Dad Walks Daughter Down Aisle, With Help

Entire team of nurses, others volunteered their time

(Newser) - Scott Nagy, dying of metastatic urethral cancer, promised daughter Sarah he would walk her down the aisle on her wedding day. And, with the help of his nurses, he kept that promise Saturday in a Cleveland suburb, the Plain Dealer reports. A team of medical professionals volunteered their time: planning...

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