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Airplane 'Creep' Stymied
by Female Passengers

Airplane 'Creep' Stymied by Female Passengers

Canadian reporter, other women intervened after they say they witnessed man harassing teen girl

(Newser) - A Canadian reporter noticed a disturbing incident involving a teen girl on a recent plane ride—and her intervention, along with that of other female passengers, helped the young lady out of an uncomfortable situation. Per the CBC , Joanna Chiu, the Star's Vancouver bureau chief, was on a flight...

It's a First: Someone Living
With HIV Donates Organ

Mar 28, 2019 9:55 AM CDT

It's a First: Someone Living With HIV Donates Organ

Atlanta's Nina Martinez is a kidney donor to HIV-positive recipient

(Newser) - She donated a kidney to a stranger, but that's not the reason Nina Martinez's decision is making international headlines. The 36-year-old Atlanta resident is HIV-positive, and the surgery at Johns Hopkins is the first time anywhere that someone living with the virus has donated an organ, reports FOX...

He Gives Most of His Income to
His Students. He Just Won $1M

Mar 25, 2019 7:26 AM CDT

He Gives Most of His Income to His Students. He Just Won $1M

Kenya's Peter Tabichi just won 'world's best teacher' from Varkey Foundation

(Newser) - Peter Tabichi is a science and math teacher in one of the poorest schools in Kenya, and he gives away the majority of his paycheck to help his community and students at the Keriko secondary school in Pwami. The 36-year-old Franciscan friar just got those funds back, and then some:...

'World's Kindest Crook' Has Change of Heart at ATM

She Handed Over
the Cash. Then
Robbery Suspect
Saw Her Balance

She Handed Over the Cash. Then Robbery Suspect Saw Her Balance

Man accused of robbing woman at ATM in China apparently had change of heart

(Newser) - It's not clear if this story should be filed under "weird crimes" or "uplifting news." The surveillance cameras tell the tale of the person now being dubbed "the world's kindest crook," with the footage coming out of Heyuan in China's Guangdong province....

Man Rescued From River Thanks to Webcam Viewer

Alert Webcam Viewer
Saves a Life

Mar 21, 2019 1:33 PM CDT

Alert Webcam Viewer Saves a Life

Viewer in Germany spotted man floating by in river, called police

(Newser) - A German man was watching a webcam attached to a ferry pier in Hamburg, along the Elbe River, early Thursday when he spotted something that didn't belong: an elderly man floating by. His quick call to police saved the 72-year-old, who local media report had fallen into the water...

Student Wins Free Year
of Qdoba, Donates It

Mar 20, 2019 4:20 PM CDT

Student Wins Free Year of Qdoba, Donates It

Kansas State freshman doesn't eat Mexican food

(Newser) - What to do when you win a year's worth of free Qdoba, but you don't eat Mexican food? In the case of one Kansas State University freshman, you use it to feed people in need. Cameron Koger tweeted after winning the "Qdoba Queso 3-point contest" at a...

'Ugly Cry' Queer Eye Episode Helps Raise $30K for Disowned Lesbian

She Was Disowned for
Being Gay. Then the Queer
Eye Guys Stepped In

Mar 20, 2019 10:25 AM CDT

She Was Disowned for Being Gay. Then the Queer Eye Guys Stepped In

Netflix episode featuring Jess Guilbeaux has proved to be an 'ugly cry' one

(Newser) - Netflix recently started streaming the third season of Queer Eye, and one episode in particular is causing people to "ugly cry." NBC News reports on "Black Girl Magic," the fifth episode, which puts 23-year-old Jess Guilbeaux in the spotlight. Guilbeaux, a waitress in Lawrence, Kan., was...

Their Mom Was
Murdered. Then
the Phone Rang:
'This Is Tyler'

Mar 20, 2019 7:46 AM CDT

Their Mom Was Murdered. Then the Phone Rang: 'This Is Tyler'

Perry pays rent, funeral costs for family of Tynesha Evans, allegedly slain by on-again, off-again BF

(Newser) - One of Tynesha Evans' daughters is calling Tyler Perry an "angel on Earth" after the star stepped up following Evans' murder in Georgia over the weekend. Per an Alpharetta Department of Public Safety post on Facebook , Evans, 45, was gunned down Saturday in a Wells Fargo parking lot; her...

2 Separate Massacres,
2 Acts of Kindness
Out of Pittsburgh

Mar 18, 2019 9:25 AM CDT

2 Separate Massacres, 2 Acts of Kindness Out of Pittsburgh

Jewish group fundraises for NZ mosque victims after Muslims did the same for Tree of Life victims

(Newser) - When the Tree of Life synagogue shooting took place last October, killing 11, Muslims in the Pittsburgh area rallied to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for the victims and their families. Now, in the wake of the massacre at two Muslim mosques in New Zealand that has taken the...

He's a Homeless Refugee
—and Best at What He Does

Mar 17, 2019 1:47 PM CDT

He's a Homeless Refugee —and Best at What He Does

Tanitoluwa Adewumi just owned the New York State chess championship

(Newser) - After the college admissions scandal , this is refreshing: A homeless 8-year-old immigrant just smoked his category at the New York State chess championship, the Hill reports. Tanitoluwa Adewumi, who lives with his family in a Manhattan shelter, went undefeated last weekend among kindergartners to third graders. "I want to...

Adopted Daughter's
Sacrifice Moves
Dad to Tears

Mar 16, 2019 4:00 PM CDT

Adopted Daughter's Sacrifice Moves Dad to Tears

Billy Houze's kidneys didn't work and the wait list was too long

(Newser) - A North Carolina woman is on the verge of saving her adoptive father's life—something she believes she was destined to do, ABC News reports. "She told me, 'Daddy, you thought you were saving my life pulling me from foster care but in actuality, you were saving...

His Story Is Antidote
to College-Admissions Scandal

Mar 15, 2019 10:30 AM CDT

His Story Is Antidote to College-Admissions Scandal

Once-homeless Dylan Chidick is accepted to 17 colleges, so far

(Newser) - Getting accepted to 17 colleges is an impressive feat for any high school student. It means something more to New Jersey's Dylan Chidick, considering the 17-year-old came to the US as an immigrant from Trinidad at age 7 and spent the next decade in and out of homelessness. Even...

Man Receives His
Telegram 50 Years Late

Mar 11, 2019 7:46 AM CDT

Man Receives His Telegram 50 Years Late

1969 congratulatory message to Robert Fink was lost in a filing cabinet

(Newser) - In the age of email, a telegram has managed to steal some headlines. It's all because Robert Fink graduated from the University of Michigan in 1969, back when people still sent missives via Western Union. As MLive explains, family friends Ben and Lillian Fischman sent Fink a congratulatory message...

Twins' First Steps Make
International Headlines

Mar 7, 2019 9:25 AM CST

Twins' First Steps Make International Headlines

Once-conjoined sisters Nima and Dawa return to Bhutan after separation surgery in Australia

(Newser) - Two formerly conjoined twin girls arrived home in Bhutan Thursday after being separated in an operation in Australia, sparking joy when their family saw them walking independently. Twenty-month-old Nima and Dawa returned to Bhutan after a 22-hour flight from Melbourne with their mother, four months after their operation, per the...

Trump Picks Up Phone,
Grants Dying Man's Wish

Mar 6, 2019 8:23 AM CST

Trump Picks Up Phone, Grants Dying Man's Wish

'I'm very proud of you,' president tells cystic fibrosis patient Jay Barrett

(Newser) - A terminally ill Connecticut man who's a big supporter of President Trump is getting a bucket list wish fulfilled, with help from his "100% Democrat" sister. Jay Barrett, who has cystic fibrosis, left the hospital to begin palliative care at his sister's home last weekend and asked...

Teen Saves
for 2 Years,
Buys Friend
an Electric
Wheelchair

Mar 5, 2019 7:11 PM CST

Teen Saves for 2 Years, Buys Friend an Electric Wheelchair

Classmate grew weary of pushing himself around school

(Newser) - Brandon Qualls found it difficult to get around his Arkansas high school in his wheelchair. "My arms would get really tired," he told News9 . Tanner Wilson took that to heart, saving money from his part-time job at an auto repair shop for two years so he could buy...

'Absolute Miracle': Missing
Sisters Found Alive in Woods

Mar 4, 2019 6:47 AM CST

'Absolute Miracle': Missing Sisters Found Alive in Woods

Sheriff says 4-H training helped them survive

(Newser) - "This is an absolute miracle," Humboldt County Sheriff William Honsal said Sunday after two little girls who went missing on Friday were found alive in rugged terrain in northern California. Honsal said 5- and 8-year-old sisters Caroline and Leia Carrico were found by a volunteer fire chief and...

A 10-Year-Old Girl
Just Moved the World

Mar 3, 2019 3:40 PM CST

A 10-Year-Old Girl Just Moved the World

With a special poem called 'Dyslexia'

(Newser) - A 10-year-old girl in England has surprised her teacher—and now the world—with a poem about dyslexia that's structured in a very clever way, Today reports. Jane Broadis, who teaches the girl at Christ Church School near London, tweeted the poem Wednesday: "Please share—I would love...

Taco Sauce Packets Help Keep
Stranded Man Alive

Mar 3, 2019 5:55 AM CST

Taco Sauce Packets Help Keep Stranded Man Alive

His dog is OK, too

(Newser) - The next time you're driving through a fast-food joint and they ask you if you'd like any hot sauce, maybe ask for a little extra—just in case. An Oregon man who got stranded in the snow for five days survived thanks in part to taco sauce packets...

Snowplow Hits Buried Car,
Then a Bigger Surprise

Feb 28, 2019 9:00 AM CST

Snowplow Hits Buried Car, Then a Bigger Surprise

A woman in South Lake Tahoe was inside, and she's OK after being removed

(Newser) - A snowplow driver in South Lake Tahoe, California, may have saved a woman's life by accidentally hitting her buried car. When he heard the collision, the snowplow operator called police, and he helped authorities dig the car out so it could be towed. It was only when they saw...

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