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Rescued Pit Bull Saves Boy's Life

Sensed his low blood sugar and warned mom

(Newser) - Pit bulls don't get a lot of good press, but here's one pooch doing its part to change the breed's image: TatorTot, a rescued pit bull from Minneapolis possibly saved a 4-year-old boy's life after he sensed a dangerous drop in the youngster's blood sugar...

Deliveryman Carries Teen From Burning Vehicle

But it was too late to help her 5 friends inside

(Newser) - A car crash that claimed the lives of five young adults in California over the weekend might have claimed a sixth had a deliveryman not heard her screams, reports NBC Los Angeles . Juan Ganaja, who works for the Hook Burger chain, heard calls for help about 4:20am Saturday in...

Parents Catch Abusive Babysitter, Thanks to Dog
Parents Catch Abusive Babysitter, Thanks to Dog
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Sep 15, 2013 6:46 AM CDT

Parents Catch Abusive Babysitter, Thanks to Dog

Killian's behavior alerted them that something wasn't right

(Newser) - A babysitter in South Carolina has confessed to physically abusing a 7-month-old boy in her care—and the child's parents give credit to the loyal family dog. As WCSC explains, they grew suspicious when their otherwise mellow dog, Killian, started routinely growling at the family's 21-year-old babysitter and...

Homeless Man Saves Cop From Attack

Wrestles her attacker to the ground

(Newser) - San Francisco cops have spent the past four days hunting for a homeless man ... so they could thank him for saving for saving an officer from an attack. On Monday, a lone female cop was responding to a woman seen jumping up and down on cars, say authorities. The woman...

Girl, 9, Drives Dad to Hospital
 Girl, 9, Drives Dad to Hospital 
Aug 29, 2013 9:07 AM CDT

Girl, 9, Drives Dad to Hospital

Esteria Smith grabbed wheel after father almost lost consciousness

(Newser) - When John Smith went to pick his daughter, Esteria, up from karate class on Monday, he started to feel a little strange. "I started thinking to myself, 'well, what's wrong with him?'" Esteria, 9, tells WJHG . Realizing that something was wrong, John told his daughter they...

Man Rescues Elderly Couple From Oncoming Train

He pushes their stalled car to safety while they were frozen in terror

(Newser) - An amazing close call in Iowa: A man pushed an elderly couple's stalled car from a railroad crossing with a freight train bearing down on them. Chris Ihle, 38, says he was returning from lunch Wednesday and had just parked his motorcycle at the bank where he works when...

Man Fought Rapist for 22 Years
 Man Fought Rapist for 22 Years 
Jul 18, 2013 1:52 PM CDT

Man Fought Rapist for 22 Years

Larry Graves sentenced to life yesterday

(Newser) - It all started in 1991, when Skip Marshall saw Larry Graves attacking a woman at a California park-and-ride. Marshall, then 38, grabbed a baseball bat and chased the 15-year-old Graves, eventually catching and holding him. The teen admitted to sexually assaulting the woman and went to the California Youth Authority....

Man Swims 5 Hours, Rescues Family

Swam 3 miles in bid to get help

(Newser) - Maryland can claim a new hero: John Riggs swam five hours in rough waters in a bid to save his family members, who were clinging to their capsized fishing boat two miles offshore in the darkness of Tuesday night. Riggs swam three miles, stopping only to rest on a buoy,...

Man Dies Trying to Stop Bank Robber

Vincent Kelley jumped in suspect's car

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania bank robbery suspect fatally shot a supermarket customer who ran after him and tried to stop his getaway car, police say. Vincent Kelley, 46, was shopping with a friend at the Giant Eagle in Strabane Square when the man robbed an in-store Citizens Bank branch about 2:30pm...

Edward Snowden: Hero or Traitor?
 Edward Snowden: 
 Hero or Traitor? 
OPINION
Jun 11, 2013 12:10 PM CDT

Edward Snowden: Hero or Traitor?

Pundits weigh in on both sides

(Newser) - He's either a hero of grand scale or a traitor of the worst kind. Here's a look at some of the opinions about NSA leaker Edward Snowden :
  • John Cassidy, New Yorker : He's clearly a hero. "He has performed a great public service that more than outweighs
...

'Hero' Ex-Con Saves Guy From Train

Christopher Knafelc 'kind of surprised' himself with selfless act

(Newser) - Most days, recovering drug addict and ex-con Christopher Knafelc has plenty to regret. But not Thursday, when he didn't hesitate to save the life of a perfect stranger. As the AP reports, Knafelc was sitting on a bench in a Philadelphia train station when he saw a man in...

Carnegie Hero Fund Honors 18
 Carnegie Hero Fund Honors 18 
Dec 19, 2012 6:13 AM CST

Carnegie Hero Fund Honors 18

All ran to the rescue of others; 4 died in the attempt

(Newser) - We definitely need some heroes right about now, and here come the Carnegie Hero Medals. The Carnegie Hero Fund awarded 18 medals of valor today to people who risked their lives—four of them dying in the attempt—to save others. Andrew Carnegie started the fund in 1904 after hearing...

Teacher Died Saving Students
 Teacher Died  
 Saving Students 
Dec 15, 2012 11:15 AM CST

Teacher Died Saving Students

Victoria Soto hid her students, then was shot

(Newser) - One of the six adults killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School was a first-grade teacher who made sure her students were safe before she was herself shot, reports the Hartford Courant . Victoria Soto, who turned 27 this month, taught next door to the room where the heaviest shooting broke out....

Salon Manager Is Killed Trying to Protect Employee

South Dakota woman, 24, tried to fend off gunman

(Newser) - Sioux Falls police say a 24-year-old salon manager was killed trying to protect an employee and her two children from an armed boyfriend who was upset about a domestic violence arrest and protection order. Amanda Connors was leaving the salon yesterday afternoon when she saw 38-year-old Tyrone Leeon Smith in...

14 Celebs Who Saved the Day
 14 Celebs Who Saved the Day 
Aug 19, 2012 11:43 AM CDT

14 Celebs Who Saved the Day

Brad Pitt stops a trampling; Johnny Depp halts a mugging

(Newser) - Stephen Baldwin joined the ranks of celebrity Good Samaritans last weekend, when a girl collapsed near him in a New York City bar and started convulsing. Baldwin realized she was having an epileptic seizure, held her hand, and prayed until help arrived. The Week rounds up 13 other celebrities who...

Bus Driver Catches Autistic Girl Who Fell 3 Stories

They're both fine in New York City

(Newser) - A New York City bus driver is being hailed as a hero for saving a 7-year-old girl who fell three stories from an air conditioning unit outside a Brooklyn building. "I just prayed that I'd catch her," Stephen St. Bernard recalled after rescuing the child yesterday. He...

Hero Saved Cafe Patrons in Seattle Massacre

He hurled barstools after Ian Stawicki opened fire

(Newser) - A hero saved three lives by hurling barstools at a deadly gunman when he opened fire in a Seattle cafe , police say. "I just threw the frigging stool at him, legs first," the man told police, saying that after his brother died in the World Trade Center attack,...

Marine Dies Pulling Friend From Plane Crash

Austin Anderson credited with saving Hannah Luce

(Newser) - When the Cessna he was traveling in with four friends went down in a Kansas field Friday, 27-year-old former Marine Austin Anderson managed to pull friend Hannah Luce, 22, from the burning wreckage. The other three passengers, including the pilot, died at the scene, while Anderson and Luce were somehow...

Ohio Shooting Hero: I Wish I'd Done More

Frank Hall hailed by Ohio community as hero who likely saved lives

(Newser) - When gunshots rang out Monday morning in Chardon High School's cafeteria, everyone hit the deck—except Frank Hall, a massive 6-foot-2, 300-pound assistant football coach who instead yelled, "Hey!" and charged the shooter. "He did what he usually does," one student tells Reuters , "he...

Strange Light Falls on Dead Vet's Dog

'It made me wonder if Justin was there,' writes '20/20' reporter

(Newser) - A strange, almost, er, heavenly, light that fell on a dead veteran's dog during 20/20 filming has given a photographer paws for reflection, she reveals in an unusual note on ABC News.com. The beam of light that briefly bathed Hero the mutt during a "simple" shoot at...

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