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He Went to Get Chocolate Milk for His Kids, Won Big

Virginia's Dennis Willoughby scoops up $1M lottery jackpot after 7-Eleven run

(Newser) - A Virginia dad who made a chocolate milk run for his kids came home with a lot more than cow juice. According to Virginia Lottery official s, Dennis Willoughby headed over to his local 7-Eleven in Richmond last month to pick up the beverage for his young ones, but while...

Woman Survives Unscathed After Car Falls 80 Feet

She went off the cliff and toward the Kalama River

(Newser) - A driver somehow managed to emerge with nothing but cold feet after sliding off a cliff in the snow and falling at least 80 feet in Washington state. KPTV reports the incident occurred near Kalama around 7:30am Tuesday, when a woman's pickup truck slid off the road, into...

Doctor Removes Tumor From Patient Not Born Yet

Surgery at Cleveland Clinic is thought to be only the second of its kind worldwide

(Newser) - A surgeon at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio successfully removed a rare tumor from the heart of his patient, but even rarer were the circumstances—the patient had yet to be born. As News5Cleveland reports, it's only the second time worldwide such an operation has been successfully performed. The...

After Uproar, Wheel of Fortune Contestant Gets an Audi
After Painful Wheel of Fortune
Loss, a Turn of Events
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Dec 26, 2021 12:20 PM CST

After Painful Wheel of Fortune Loss, a Turn of Events

Audi steps up after fans sour on the episode's outcome

(Newser) - It's not often that Wheel of Fortune episodes turn contentious, but that's exactly what happened on Tuesday night. A contestant named Charlene made it to the final round, where the category was given as "What are you doing"? After supplying the four letters of her choice,...

Teen McDonald&#39;s Worker Jumps Through Drive-Thru Window to Save Customer
McDonald's Drive-Thru
Worker, 15, Saves Customer
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Dec 25, 2021 4:00 PM CST

McDonald's Drive-Thru Worker, 15, Saves Customer

Sydney Raley of Minnesota is being hailed as a hero

(Newser) - It was a normal day at work for Sydney Raley, 15, at a McDonald's near Minneapolis, Minnesota—until it wasn't. After the teen handed a female drive-thru customer part of her order Saturday, she turned back to the car to tell her the rest of her order was...

NFL Star Picks Up Layaway Tab for Military Families

'This made a lot of people smile,' one recipient says

(Newser) - A star NFL running back surprised 363 military families by paying off their layaway balance. Christian McCaffrey covered the debts at all Army & Air Force Exchange and Navy Exchange Service Command locations in North Carolina, South Carolina, and southern Virginia, CNN reports. The total amount was $51,000, paid...

UPS Driver's Gesture Pays Off Unexpectedly

Dallen Harrell stopped to wish a family with a newborn well

(Newser) - Doorbell cams sometimes catch delivery drivers at their worst. In this case, it's the opposite. WRBL explains: A 24-year-old UPS driver named Dallen Harrell dropped off a package at a home in Roswell, Georgia, and paused to speak into the doorbell cam because he'd recalled seeing a celebratory...

TSA Agent Saves Baby With Leap Over Conveyor Belt

New hire Cecelia Morales stops infant from choking

(Newser) - A security officer leapt over conveyor belt rollers and saved a 2-month-old boy who stopped breathing at a security checkpoint at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey, newly released video shows. The footage, released Thursday by the US Transportation Security Administration, shows TSA officer Cecilia Morales springing into action...

11-Year-Old Saves 2 Lives in One Day, Credits YouTube

Davyon Johnson helped choking classmate, then saved elderly woman from house fire

(Newser) - "Not all heroes wear capes" is the astute observation by Essence on the latest story out of Oklahoma. That's where 11-year-old Davyon Johnson is receiving praise for saving not one, but two people in one day earlier this month. CNN reports that Davyon's busy day of heroism...

Office Cat Found in Rubble 9 Days After Tornado

'If cats actually have nine lives, he probably used up about eight of them'

(Newser) - Nine days after a tornado demolished his three-story office building in downtown Mayfield, Kentucky, Sonny "Hoot" Gibson was standing in the rubble when he thought he heard a faint meow. It instantly gave him hope that his office cat, Madix, who hadn't been seen since before the storms...

Mystery Donor Sends $180K in Cash to Physics Department

Cardboard box at City College New York wasn't opened for more than 10 months

(Newser) - A plain cardboard box around the size of a toaster addressed to "Chairman, Physics Department" at City College of New York held a mysterious $180,000 cash donation—but it wasn't opened for more than 10 months. The department's chair, physics professor Vinod Menon, says he didn'...

Ye Buys 4K Toys for Chicago Kids in Need

'He has truly been our modern-day Santa Claus,' alderman says

(Newser) - Kanye West has been officially named Ye since his name change was approved in October—but to thousands of kids in Chicago, he's now Santye Claus. The rapper donated clothing and almost all of the more than 4,000 toys that were given away at an event in the...

Mom Saved by Clever Teen and a New Pair of Sneakers

16-year-old fashions tourniquet with shoelace

(Newser) - Thanks to quick-thinking and calm, a teen in eastern Maine was able to save his mom. Kristen Iarrobino just wanted to step outside in her slippers for a moment, and considered the possibility that the ground was more treacherous than it looked and she might need better footwear. “I...

Donations Overcome Theft of Children's Gifts

Salvation Army declares victory over Grinch

(Newser) - Northern New Mexico residents donated gifts and money after somebody stole a Salvation Army van loaded with $6,000 worth of toys for children, a Salvation Army official said Saturday. "The Grinch will not have this victory," Salvation Army Lt. Christopher Rockwell said, the AP reports. Business leaders...

Chasing Taylor Swift on the Charts: These Birds

Album featuring songs of endangered birds debuts at No. 5 on Australian sales chart

(Newser) - An album sung by birds has surpassed offerings from ABBA and The Weeknd in becoming the first album of its kind to debut in the top five on Australia's music charts. Songs of Disappearance from BirdLife Australia, the nation's largest bird conservation organization, includes the birdsongs of 53...

Missing Dog Found on Ledge 50 Yards Above Creek

She was reunited with owners after daring rescue

(Newser) - A dog missing for two weeks in Colorado was rescued from a ledge about 50 yards above a creek and is now back home, the AP reports. The Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region says that after it received a call about a dog stuck on a cliff overlooking...

Lions Decline a Penalty in Gesture to Late Player

Denver lined up with only 10 men in tribute to Demaryius Thomas

(Newser) - The Denver Broncos deliberately took a penalty on the first play of their game Sunday—and the Detroit Lions opted not to take advantage. It was all in tribute to former Denver receiver Demaryius Thomas, who was found dead in his home at age 33 last week. The Broncos lined...

After Father&#39;s 14-Year Search, Abducted Boy Is Found
After Father's
14-Year Search,
Abducted Boy
Is Found
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Dec 11, 2021 5:25 PM CST

After Father's 14-Year Search, Abducted Boy Is Found

Chinese couple had been looking for Sun Zhuo since he was taken in 2007

(Newser) - The story of their quest for their missing son inspired a hit 2014 movie. Now, seven years later, a cinematic ending. CNN reports that a couple who've searched the ends of China for their boy since 2007 were reunited with him on Monday. Sun Zhuo, now 18, was taken...

After Emotional Win, Game Ball Doesn't Go to a Player

Detroit Lions dedicates first victory of season, on final play, to Michigan school shooting victims

(Newser) - The Detroit Lions finally won their first game of the season on Sunday, and they did so in dramatic fashion. Quarterback Jared Goff threw an 11-yard TD to Amon-Ra St. Brown on the final play of the game as the Lions beat Minnesota 29-27, reports MLive . You can watch the...

Woman Marks 100th Birthday With Her Centenarian Sisters

Lucy Pochop, 102, and Julia Kopriva, 104, helped little sister Frances Kompus celebrate her big day

(Newser) - Is there something in the water in Kansas? On Nov. 11, Frances Kompus marked her 100th birthday, celebrating with about 50 others at a party in Atwood. Also attending her centenarian soiree: her sisters Lucy Pochop, who turned 102 in June, and Julia Kopriva, who reached her 104th birthday in...

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