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Siri Helps Save Trapped Fisherman's Life

He was able to call 911 via earbuds after a boulder trapped him on jetty

(Newser) - A 28-year-old fisherman in Oregon man owes his rescue to first responders, but Siri gets credit for a crucial assist. As KPTV reports, Joe Little was alone on the Hammond Marina jetty near Astoria on Saturday when a large rock he routinely sat on shifted. "He put his feet...

Skydivers Spot Plane Crash, Jump to the Rescue

2 members of Wisconsin group were former paramedics

(Newser) - Skydivers in Wisconsin who had been out for a recreational jump ended up dropping to a rescue. A Skydive Milwaukee plane was preparing for an afternoon of jumps Sunday when its occupants watched a small aircraft bank, vanish behind trees, and fail to reappear. Realizing they'd likely seen a...

Sycamore Gap Stump Sees 'Encouraging' Growth of Shoots

National Trust is hopeful about the now-protected landmark

(Newser) - The most famous stump in Britain is looking surprisingly vibrant. The remains of the Sycamore Gap tree on Hadrian's Wall, cut down illegally in 2023, are now ringed by a thick halo of new growth, reports the London Times . "These flourishing shoots are really encouraging and show the...

A Big Name in Rock Plays Unique Show—for Bears

Rick Wakeman, formerly of Yes, composed music for rescued animals in Vietnam

(Newser) - Rock halls and stadiums are one thing. Keyboard legend and former Yes member Rick Wakeman just added 150 rescued bears to his list of audiences. Wakeman, 77, set up a Yamaha grand piano inside Animals Asia's sanctuary in Vietnam's Tam Dao national park, performing new pieces he composed...

Firefighters' Kitten Rescue Goes Viral

They were called to California home after Suki's head became wedged in a cabinet

(Newser) - A California kitten's bad hide-and-seek choice has turned into a social media hit. Ventura County firefighters were called to a Camarillo home after Suki, a new addition to the household, wriggled partway into an entertainment center and got stuck, unable to back out, KTLA reports. The Engine 50 crew...

Get Ready for ... Dolly Parton Corn Mazes

At least 20 farms in the US, Canada have created field carvings to honor late 'Queen of Country'

(Newser) - Dolly Parton's megawatt smile and wavy locks are gracing fields across the US and Canada this fall. Twenty farms have carved out large corn mazes to honor the late country-music icon, actor, and philanthropist and raise money for her Imagination Library, which provides free books to children, reports the...

Embryo Sat for 22 Years. Then Her 21-Year-Old Son Died

Greek mom Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi, 54, gives birth to baby girl, bringing hope after family tragedy

(Newser) - Out of their darkest moment, a Greek couple managed to make a new start with a baby born this week. Doing so meant using one of her decades-old embryos and racing to beat a government deadline. Just months after their 21-year-old son died in a road crash in October, Cristina...

Flight Attendant Snags Falling Baby, Goes Viral

Photo of Monique Harris taking care of sleepy mom's infant circulates, draws praise

(Newser) - A snoozing mom, a falling baby, and a lightning-fast flight attendant turned a routine flight into a viral moment. Business traveler John Frehse says he was on a Sept. 2 United flight operated by Republic Airways from Newark, New Jersey, to Michigan's Grand Rapids when he saw flight attendant...

Prisoners Pool Funds to Pay for Kids' School Lunch Debt

Inmates at Kansas' Norton Correctional Facility raise nearly $4K to erase local students' tabs

(Newser) - Prison wages don't go far, but at one Kansas facility, they just wiped out a big chunk of kids' lunch debt. Incarcerated men in the Reaching Out From Within program at Norton Correctional Facility pooled $3,810 from their own accounts after hearing that Norton Community Schools ended the...

EMT Sprints 1.5 Miles Uphill to Deliver Lifesaving Blood

Will Soper, 28, raced up steep North Carolina mountain trail to help seriously injured climber

(Newser) - The call came from a remote North Carolina cliff, but the blood that was needed to save an injured climber's life was still in a parking lot a mile and a half, and 1,000 vertical feet, away. EMT and technical rescuer Will Soper, 28, covered that brutal stretch...

Firefighters Don't Only Rescue Cats From Trees

San Francisco's finest saved pooped parrot on building's balcony whose head got caught

(Newser) - San Francisco's famously free-flying parrots had a rough day on Sunday—or, at least one of them did. Citing the city's Animal Care & Control, UPI reports that a wild parrot ended up with its head wedged between two panes of glass on a third-floor balcony of a...

At 91, 'Grey Beard' Reclaims Appalachian Trail Record

Oldest person to complete thru-hike first set the record at age 82

(Newser) - More than 14 million older adults fall every year in the US, perhaps none so often as 91-year-old Dale Sanders. By his count, Sanders fell 71 times while reclaiming his record as the oldest hiker to complete the Appalachian Trail. Six were what he calls hard falls, including one that...

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Maine Meteorologist Absolutely Loses It On-Air

WABI's Patrick Osborn dissolves into a fit of giggles during live weather forecast

(Newser) - A Maine meteorologist's effort to prank a colleague ended with him barely able to read the weather. Patrick Osborn of WABI TV5 explained on Monday that he'd queued up what he thought was a five-second "wah-wah" clip—like the voice of adults in Peanuts—to tease anchor...

Hero Mom Recovering After Accident Gets Surprise Donation

Taylor Swift donated $50K after Ashley Taunton was injured saving teens involved in car accident

(Newser) - Taylor Swift has quietly stepped in to help a Connecticut mother badly injured while pulling over to assist stranded teenagers on a rain-slicked highway. People reports that the singer donated $50,000 to a GoFundMe for 42-year-old nursing assistant and mother of three Ashley Taunton, after the mom had stopped...

12 Years After She Vanished, Missing Dog Suddenly Pops Up

Microchip hunters trace elderly pup found in Indiana storm zone back to family in Chicago area

(Newser) - Twelve years after her dog disappeared, a Chicago-area woman has her back. Vanessa Antonino tells NBC Chicago that back then she was sometimes living out of her car, with her 4-year-old dog, Flor, always by her side. She said one day she left Flor in the vehicle as usual while...

Dolly Parton's Sister Reveals Last Great Thing Star Agreed To

Stella Parton says sibling offered to do experimental cancer treatments before she died to help others

(Newser) - Dolly Parton's sister says the country icon was thinking about others even as she faced death. In a Facebook tribute , Stella Parton wrote that Dolly had revealed she would be willing try experimental cancer drugs once doctors saw no path to saving her, on the chance that the treatments...

Dad's Stroller Run May Be a World Record

Stephen Biebelhausen ran a mile-long race in Ohio with year-old daughter in 4:17

(Newser) - A dad may have just pushed his way into the record books—literally. Stephen Biebelhausen entered the stroller division of the Guardian Mile race in Cleveland and finished in a blistering 4:17, reports the Akron Beacon Journal . Guinness confirmation awaits, but that is 9 seconds faster than the current...

New Vaccines May Help Ward Off Colon Cancer

Testing is underway among those at high risk, and it looks promising

(Newser) - Dr. Stacy Norton was only 7 years old when her mother died of colon cancer, one of several family members struck by aggressive tumors at unusually young ages. Decades later, Norton rolled up her sleeve to help test if a new kind of vaccine might protect her and her own...

Teen Golfers Save Family After Kayak Capsizes

Virginia trio dove into lake to rescue 3-year-old, two adults

(Newser) - Three teens trying out for their high school golf team ended up saving a family of three from a lake, reports WUSA . Eastern View High School students Andrew Tuggle, 15, Gavin Cain, 17, and Jackson Castro, 17, were near the second hole at the Country Club of Culpeper when they...

Garbage Collectors 'Miraculously' Recover Lottery Ticket

A woman's million-dollar prize is salvaged in Italy

(Newser) - A woman in Italy won a million-dollar lottery, only to realize that she had thrown out her winning ticket in the trash. Incredibly, garbage collectors then found the ticket after combing through mounds of trash for hours, reports AFP . It was "miraculously still in one piece," says Roberto...

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