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After Dream, Murder Victim's Son at Peace

Brian Larson had 'vision' that slain dad had forgiven his own killer

(Newser) - On March 20, 1990, Bruce Larson was murdered near Salt Lake City after a contracting deal gone bad, leaving behind a wife and five kids, including 9-year-old Brian. But despite missing out on all the father-son bonding experiences over the years, Brian is finally able to forgive his dad's...

Dog Loves Taking Herself to Park, Just Rides the Bus

Seattle black lab is a master at public transportation

(Newser) - Seattle bus riders have recently been finding themselves with a transit companion who's a bit furrier than most: Eclipse, a 2-year-old black Labrador, has been riding the bus—alone—to a Belltown dog park. "All the bus drivers know her. She sits here just like a person does,...

Thanks to Storm, Man Is NY's Biggest Lotto Winner

Retired principal Harold Diamond, 80, bought $326M ticket

(Newser) - If Harold Diamond's wife hadn't insisted they ride out a storm by getting a sandwich at a local Subway, they wouldn't be millions of dollars richer right now. The retired elementary school principal, 80, and his wife, Carol, had pulled over to eat on Election Day into...

After Walking Down Aisle at 3, Couple Makes Return Trip

Minnesota pair were flower girl, ring bearer at 1995 wedding

(Newser) - "I don't really remember the wedding part at all," says Briggs Fussy of his first trip down the aisle with Brittney Husbyn some 20 years ago. "I didn't even talk to her." Sound like your average Vegas wedding? It wasn't: They were just...

Quake Victim Gets Final Wish: a Haitian Orphanage

Britney Gengel's parents honor her dream with home for kids in Grand-Goave

(Newser) - Haiti has an immense orphan problem— UNICEF says there were 430,000 orphans as of 2012—and Britney Gengel had desperately wanted to help. Just a few hours before she died in the 2010 Haiti earthquake , the 19-year-old, who was on a missionary trip to aid orphans there, texted her...

Road Trip of a Lifetime: 5 Most Uplifting Stories

Also, a lonely dog is getting a home

(Newser) - A loyal dog's heartbreaking story and a couple's amazing road trip make the list of the week's most uplifting stories:
  • Dog Who Wouldn't Leave Dead Pal Getting a Home : He lost his friend but is gaining a home: A stray Chihuahua who wouldn't leave the
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Officer Marries Couple Left in Lurch by Storm

Courthouse was closed in Kalamazoo

(Newser) - A Michigan couple made it to the Kalamazoo County Courhouse yesterday despite some nasty weather for a good reason: Dean Lauer and Carrie Stull were getting married. Problem: The courthouse was closed, thanks to that nasty weather, reports WWMT . Not knowing what to do, the wedding party entered the Kalamazoo...

Muggle's Potter-Themed Proposal Almost Thwarted

After flying his girlfriend to the UK, Samuel Goetsch ran into logistical problems

(Newser) - In the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Dumbledore finds Harry at Surbiton station in Surrey, England, and whisks him away to Budleigh Babberton—a scene meant to depict the promise of new beginnings. So when Samuel Goetsch of Houston took his Texan girlfriend of four years Stephanie Dodd...

Dog Who Wouldn't Leave Dead Pal Getting a Home

Woman's video plea for stray pays off

(Newser) - He lost his friend but is gaining a home: A stray Chihuahua that wouldn't leave the side of another stray that had been fatally struck by a car won the heart of a Houston woman, reports ABC13 . "He kept trying to wake her up," says Lauren Kribbs...

Couple Married 69 Years Dies 8 Hours Apart

'They were never apart,' says son in Ohio

(Newser) - It's another uncanny story about an elderly couple dying just hours apart : In this case, 88-year-old Gene Warrington died on Dec. 27, and his wife of 69 years, Pat, followed eight hours later, reports the Advertiser-Tribune of Tiffin, Ohio. Both had been in hospice, and son Phil tells AP...

2 Years, 30K Miles: Couple Hits the Pan-American Highway

Some people travel on a slightly grander scale

(Newser) - There are road trips crammed with whining about bathrooms, personal space, and whether we're there yet, and then there are road trips five years in the making, crammed with two continents' worth of open road, sunsets, impulse detours, beaches, ruins, and not knowing what's around the corner. Sam...

Animal Life-Savers: 5 Most Uplifting Stories of the Week

Also, some classy off-the-field moves by a big-name quarterback

(Newser) - A couple of people who went above and beyond to save our animal friends and Peyton Manning making the classiest of calls make this week's list:
  • 90-Year-Old Twins Die 2 Hours Apart : They entered the world together and left it pretty much the same way: Twin sisters Mary Dickson
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90-Year-Old Twins Die 2 Hours Apart on Christmas

Illinois sisters had married brothers

(Newser) - They entered the world together and left it pretty much the same way, reports ABC11 : Twin sisters Mary Dickson and Martha Dixon died Christmas morning about two hours apart in Granite City, Illinois, at the age of 90. The sisters had lived together in their final years, with a granddaughter...

Snowmobilers Save Moose in Avalanche

Three men in Alaska dig out stranded animal

(Newser) - Three snowmobilers near Anchorage, Alaska, came across a fresh landslide and tentatively approached to make sure no skiers had been trapped. Sure enough, they spotted something sticking out of the snow—something that turned out to be the snout of a buried moose, reports Alaska Dispatch News . The animal could...

Strangers Help Dad Get Dead Infant's Ashes Back

Urn was in a car bound for a scrap yard

(Newser) - A man who thought he'd lost the boxed ashes of his deceased infant daughter has them back thanks to the efforts of several strangers in central Ohio. WBNS-TV in Columbus reports a man processing cars bound for a scrap yard spotted the gold box sitting on a vehicle's...

Peyton Manning Tracks Down Faithful Fan

He helps wife in Alaska surprise her husband

(Newser) - Peyton Manning surely gets tons of requests to meet with fans, but this one required going a little above and beyond. In September, Kristen Patterson of North Pole, Alaska, wrote to Manning to request a meeting for her Army sergeant husband, Ryan, who was a huge fan. (He would listen...

Couple Giving Away Hawaii Trip to 'Most Loving Person'

Cody, Eva Borek won trip when they bought new car, say they want to pay it forward

(Newser) - When Cody and Eva Borek of Alberta, Canada, bought a new SUV, they won a five-day trip to Hawaii, complete with free airfare and five-star hotel accommodations—and decided to pay it forward instead of taking the trip themselves. And so they created a Facebook page to help in their...

$465 Surgery Saves Constipated Goldfish

Worried owner shells out big bucks

(Newser) - Strange adventures in pet ownership: A UK man noticed that his beloved goldfish was constipated, brought him to the vet, learned that it would cost roughly $465 for surgery, left the vet because it would be crazy to pay that kind of money for a goldfish, returned guiltily 10 minutes...

Guy Builds Snow Cave to Survive 2 Nights in Canyon

Lawrence Orduno also has frozen Gatorade, lighter to thank

(Newser) - Lawrence Orduno got separated from a friend while snowmobiling in a remote canyon in Utah Saturday, and then his snowmobile got stuck in the snow. But the 48-year-old managed to survive two nights on his own, he told the AP in an interview this week. First, he managed to find...

Cell Phone Saves Guy Who Fell Down Sewer

Chicago man managed to remain calm in 911 call

(Newser) - A man who fell 20 feet into an open suburban Chicago storm sewer was able to call for help on his cell phone and direct rescuers to the hole. Recordings of the man's 911 calls released on Tuesday show he remained calm even though he was trapped underground for...

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