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Amid Tornado Cleanup, Hope Arrives Via Led Zeppelin

Pastor's husband finds album sleeve from 'Houses of the Holy'

(Newser) - When your town is decimated by a tornado, you'll take solace wherever you can find it. In Gifford, Ill., that just happened to be in form of a sleeve to Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy album—found, of course, by the pastor's husband in the rubble...

Teen With Cancer Finds YouTube Fame Before Death

Olivia Wise's Katy Perry cover gets Perry's attention

(Newser) - A 16-year-old with terminal brain cancer died Monday—but not before her YouTube cover of Katy Perry's "Roar" moved countless viewers, including Perry herself. After learning that she had exhausted her treatment options, Olivia Wise recorded the song in a Toronto studio in September. The video , which shows...

Officer Buys Shoes for Girl in Need

Florida cop plays Good Samaritan

(Newser) - It's another story of a nice gesture by a Florida cop: An officer visiting an elementary school in Melbourne noticed a young girl whose shoes were split down the front and "flapping in the breeze," a school bookkeeper tells Florida Today . Her socks weren't much better....

Dying Woman Gets Last Wish: Right to Marry

Couple won't have to wait for Illinois law to kick in

(Newser) - A federal judge has decided to allow a lesbian couple in Illinois to get married before death splits them up. Gov. Pat Quinn signed a same-sex marriage bill into law last week, but it doesn't allow weddings to begin until June, which might be too late for Vernita Gray...

'Underdog' Rescued From Giant Hole

Pooch fell 700 feet to bottom of unused mine

(Newser) - Some cheerful news to start the week: A massive rescue operation succeeded in saving a dog who had gotten stuck at the bottom of one of the world's biggest manmade holes, Metro reports. The pooch—nicknamed "Underdog"—was spotted last week swimming in the lake at the...

5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

A tornado-surviving dog and a heroic bus driver make the list

(Newser) - An amazing canine survivor and newlyweds young and old highlight this week's list of uplifting news:
  • Happy Reunion: Dog Found Under Tornado Rubble : A family in Washington, Ill., had all but given up on their dog, Maggie, after a devastating tornado destroyed their home. Then, more than a day
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Mom Finally Reunites With Son She Lost 35 Years Ago

David Amaya Barrick was taken across the border by his dad

(Newser) - "I love you and I missed you a lot. I welcome you into my life." Those were some of the first words David Amaya Barrick spoke to his mother, Kathy Amaya, in more than three decades. "I love you and I'm very happy to see you...

Bus Driver Hailed as Hero for Foiling Bomb Plot

She had been ordered to deliver it to police station in Northern Ireland

(Newser) - A bus driver in Northern Ireland is winning a hero's praise for keeping cool and defying orders to drive a timed bomb to a police station, reports the Guardian and RTE . The scene unfolded last night, when either one or two men (accounts differ) boarded the bus, placed the...

He Kissed Her in 1938; They Got Married in 2013

Canada couple in their 80s have been friends since grade school

(Newser) - During their third-grade play in 1938, George Raynes played Prince Charming and Carol Harris was Sleeping Beauty. He wasn't supposed to really kiss her, but "I laid a big wet one on her," the now 83-year-old Raynes tells CBC of New Brunswick . No young romance bloomed at...

Satellite Built by Teens Blasts Into Space

High school students in Virginia make history

(Newser) - A rocket blasted into space last night with what Space.com calls a record 29 satellites, but one of them in particular is making headlines for all the right reasons: It's the first satellite designed and built by high school students, reports NPR . Teens at Thomas Jefferson High School...

Why Wait? Returning Sailor, Fiancee Wed at Airport

Reno-Tahoe baggage-claim area hosts the reception

(Newser) - They were supposed to get married a year ago, but Dylan Ruffer's Navy deployment off the coast of Syria got extended. So when Ruffer finally arrived back home at the Reno-Tahoe airport last night, he and longtime sweetheart Madison Meinhardt made up for lost time: The 19-year-olds got hitched...

Happy Reunion: Dog Found Under Tornado Rubble

Family finds Maggie in ruins of home in Washington, Illinois

(Newser) - Amid the bad news out of Illinois from this weekend's devastating tornado comes this great Facebook post : "maggie found!!!!!" Maggie is the family dog of the Dann family of Washington, Ill., who was missing and presumed dead after the tornado, explains Weather.com . As family and friends...

5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

Strangers really stepped up to the plate this week

(Newser) - A week in which "Batkid" saves San Francisco —with the help of thousands upon thousands of strangers—is a pretty uplifting week. Here are five more stories that will go a long way toward restoring your faith in humanity.
  1. Lonely Obituary Draws Hundreds to WWII Vet's Funeral
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Thousands Help 'Batkid' Save SF

Miles Scott's Make-A-Wish granted in a big way

(Newser) - A 5-year-old boy grabbed the attention of San Francisco today as thousands of residents joined an elaborate effort to help the tiny leukemia patient play crime-fighting "Batkid" for a day. With the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, Miles Scott rescued a woman, captured the evil Riddler during a bank...

Nonverbal Autistic Boy Stuns Mom, Sings Katy Perry

8-year-old had never uttered more than single words previously

(Newser) - An autistic boy in Texas who had never strung together more than a few words is now a bit of a YouTube sensation for doing far more than that. Jack Robbins, 8, stunned his parents when he began regularly singing the lyrics to Katy Perry's song "Roar" around...

Fliers Rebel After Blind Man, Dog Booted Off Flight

All passengers walk off US Airways flight

(Newser) - An amazing show of solidarity on a US Airways Express flight Wednesday night: After a flight attendant made a blind man and his guide dog exit the plane, all the other passengers exited with them in protest. The flight attendant was upset because the guide dog, Doxy, wouldn't stay...

Sick Boy Who Got Town-wide Early Christmas Dies

Port Clinton made sure dying Devin Kohlman got his own holiday

(Newser) - A boy whose last wish was to be home for Christmas has died, two weeks after his hometown welcomed him with a festive tree outside his window and a motorcycle-riding Santa Claus. Doctors had told the family of 13-year-old Devin Kohlman that he didn't have long to live so...

7K Strangers to Help Sick Boy, 5, Become Batman

Miles will have a day as 'Batkid' in San Francisco

(Newser) - A 5-year-old boy with leukemia has a wish: He wants to be Batman. So the Make-a-Wish Foundation asked for help from San Francisco residents, and more than 7,000 have signed up so far. They'll help stage a series of stunts on Friday, during which little Miles will get...

At NJ Fire Dept., Veterans Go to Head of Line

Vets get preferential treatment; 43 hired so far this year

(Newser) - Unemployment is a big problem for veterans, so New Jersey's North Hudson Fire Department is doing what it can to help: The department has hired 43 veterans this year, and the fire chief says he plans to hire 10 to 20 more in the near future. The vets who...

Lonely Obituary Draws Hundreds to WWII Vet's Funeral

Harold Jellicoe Percival never married or had kids

(Newser) - WWII veteran Harold Jellicoe Percival died last month at age 99, leaving no close family behind. So the funeral home organizing his service put a note in the UK man's obituary asking that "any service personnel who can" come to the funeral today, the BBC reports. The obituary...

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