This series is to spotlight the Light and Love inside humanity, and the wonder and miracles that can be found around us. Please click on the headline to read the full article.
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~ESA
U.S. STORIES:
- Hero teacher convinces student gunman to drop shotgun Teacher Ryan Heber tried to get around two dozen students out a back door, and was hit with a pellet round, that richoceted. He and another staffer convinced the shooter to lower his weapon and surrender peacefully.
- Cleveland US postal carrier helps save 91-year-old man's life An alert post office worker may have saved a man’s life after noticing a few red flags at a house on Cleveland's east side.
- Taft shooting victim "a very lucky kid" The student shot at Taft High School Thursday suffered chest and abdominal wounds but is expected to pull through, said Dr. Ruby Skinner, head of trauma at Kern Medical Center.
- 'Miracle baby' shot while in mother's womb released from hospital A baby girl who was shot while still in her mother's womb in Miami last month was released from hospital Tuesday to continue her recovery at home.
- Indiana boy abducted in '94 found in Minnesota An Indiana woman whose young son was abducted 19 years ago was screaming and "jumping up and down" after learning he was living in Minnesota under a different name, her husband said Thursday shortly after police announced they had found him.
- Hero Samaritan rescues drunk from Red Line tracks at Downtown Crossing “Immediately another commuter jumped in and got him. Simple as that. He never hesitated.”
- Hero cop makes second rescue The same officer who saved a mother and her two teenage daughters from a burning building earlier this week has made a second heroic rescue.
- Hero officer saves woman trapped in car after fiery crash A Melbourne police officer is being hailed as a hero after saving a woman trapped in a car fire early Thursday morning.
- Good Samaritan risks life to save woman in Northland house fire A good Samaritan risked his life Tuesday to try and rescue a woman from a house fire.
- Hero cop recounts dramatic rescues from apartment fire A San Diego police officer who helped two teen-aged girls and their mother trapped on the second story of their apartment building to escape during a raging fire Tuesday morning is being heralded a hero.
- Elderly L.I. golfer saved by Good SamaritanRick Spellmen is reunited with woman he saved.
- Good Samaritan chases down suspected robber A Good Samaritan jumped into action after he witnesses a woman being robbed as she walked down Palm Beach Boulevard.
- Missing 13-year-old Utah girl found unharmed A 13-year-old girl whose disappearance this week without shoes or a coat in the chilly Salt Lake City area caused widespread concern was found unharmed, police said early Friday.
- Cold Spring shows up in force for fallen hero "We really felt just compelled to do whatever we could for the family," said Melissa Medford, spokesperson for Leighton Broadcasting which organized the fundraiser.
- Mentor family thanks fire department for heroic actions after car trapped man, two kids A Mentor family got their chance to thank fire department members after a car crashed into their house before the holidays.
- Sandy victim: Gift card gives us 'more hope' The Cantor Fitzgerald Relief fund is giving families at nineteen schools in eight communities in New York and New Jersey they feel were hardest hit by the October 2012 storm a gift card worth $1,000.
- Angel Tree project provides gifts for 65 foster kidsSixty-five foster children in Ventura County received holiday presents in December thanks to the Angel Tree project coordinated by Naval Base Ventura County Religious Ministries.
- Norwalk Community Health Center expands reach with 'miracle bus' The bus will bring medical, dental and counseling services to Norwalk's homeless and those in public housing, regardless of their ability to pay.
- Church in Chinatown transforms into free health clinic for the uninsured A group of volunteer doctors and nurses from Drexel and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have teamed up to provide free medical care to the uninsured.
- Backpacks of Hope comes to Kokomo She stumbled across the inspiring story of a young Allen County man and his family helping the homeless, and now she’s duplicating their efforts here.
- Everyday hero: Ceil Strauss “She’s done a lot of work for us,” Lanning said. “She’s taken on a lot of responsibilities within the organization.”
- Little hero showed big heart for others"I'm excited about raising money for other kids," Emmi wrote. "Kids with hearts that don't exactly work right and to help fund new medicines and treatments to be discovered."
- Doro Kerr will be honored Jan. 26A tribute to Doro Kerr, one of New Hope’s “most distinctive and dedicated citizens,” will be presented by the New Hope Borough Park and Recreation Board.
- Residents' 'hope skyrocketed' because of new, grassroots redevelopment plans A coalition of local nonprofits, foundations, big businesses and even the Jaguars wants to build a $100 million war chest to redevelop Eastside, Springfield and Northwest Jacksonville, following the vision of residents who spent a year deciding what their neighborhoods most need.
- Public invited to attend human trafficking prevention rally Law enforcement in New Jersey will gather today in Trenton to highlight actions being taken to combat human trafficking. The public is invited to take part.
- Hope for Calle, bringing hope to Billings In hopes to raise money for DIPG research, they're holding a comedy benefit, at the Billings shrine auditorium on Friday, January 18th.
- Suffolk man searches for Good Samaritan10 On Your Side is helping a Suffolk man search for a Good Samaritan who saved him when he was in a bad spot on a busy interstate.
- Red Cross extends deadline for 'hero' nominations The American Red Cross of Northeast Massachusetts is looking for North Shore heroes.
- Goodyear seeks candidates for 30th Highway Hero Award Nominations for Goodyear's 30th North America Highway Hero Award, which recognizes professional truck drivers for acts of heroism, will be accepted until Jan. 31.
- Let us know about the everyday hero in your life Throughout the Rio Grande Valley are Everyday Heroes from all walks of life. We’d like to share their story.
- Fulton PD creating list of ‘Good Samaritans’ The Fulton Police Department is creating a master list of local “Good Samaritans” and are looking for names to go on it.
WORLD:
- "Snowball truce" brings brief joy to war-weary Damascus For a few fleeting hours, residents of Syria's capital dropped their guns for snowballs and traded hatred for laughter.
- Their heroine: Delhi gangrape victim inspires village "Didi has been an inspiration all along. She has now become a role model for all of us. We will follow in her footsteps to pursue a better life while defying the odds," said one of them.
- Blues hero 'Big' George Watt in intensive care after fire at his home The frontman of Big George and the Business was rescued from the fire at his Glasgow flat by a neighbour.
- Good Samaritan splashes out for pickpocket victim A big-hearted Gazette reader made sure Christmas wasn’t ruined for a girl whose phone was stolen by crooks four days after she was given it as a present.
- Hero mum helps elderly couple in Langsett crash A health care assistant from Ewden Village has been called a hero after her quick thinking actions helped an elderly couple when their car was involved in a serious crash on Langsett Road.
- Michael is mum’s hero Nine-year-old Michael Free is a hero in his mother’s eyes for making the Triple-0 call she believes saved her life.
- Hero dad tells Express how he tackled armed carjacker in Dover An heroic dad has told of the "crazy moment" he decided to grapple with an armed carjacker.
- Mother pays tribute to health worker’s ‘uplifting’ hospice care for daughter A health professional described by a patient’s mother as “an angel here on earth” has been honoured as an NHS Hero.
- The Oban Times reveals its Angel of the Year A tireless volunteer within the village of Taynuilt has been unanimously chosen as The Oban Times’ Angel of the Year.
- Winnipeg police want to thank Good Samaritan A passerby who helped a Winnipeg police officer control an aggressive man is being sought out for a handshake.
- Good Citizen's Commendation for Stockton kidnap drama hero Mumtaz Naqvi - known to his friends as Duke - said it was just his “natural reaction” when he saw the child being abducted.
- Gas station owner becomes hero Service station owner Zahid Chaudry has become a celebrity in Swanson after fighting off an armed man who attempted to rob him.
- Italians join Venezuela's search for missing plane More than 400 people in boats, planes and helicopters were searching for the twin-engine aircraft, which disappeared off the resort islands of Los Roques.
- Saudi Arabia gives $10 million for Syrian refugees in Jordan Saudi Arabia will send aid worth $10 million to help Syrian refugees in Jordan, where severe winter weather has compounded their misery, the state news agency SPA reported on Friday.
- Worst flood in years hits Sri Lanka GFA compassionate ministry teams began cleaning wells to eliminate water-borne diseases as quickly as possible. Others worked to provide basic temporary shelter even as rain continued.
- Central African Republic ceasefire deal reached: rebel sources Central African Republic's government and rebels have agreed to a temporary ceasefire deal, two rebel sources with knowledge of the talks told Reuters on Thursday.
- Protect last strand of hope for peace in South An atmosphere of peace and reconciliation has returned to what was once a region of great divide and conflict.
- U.S., Afghanistan discuss "last chapter" in war aims U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Afghan President Hamid Karzai discussed on Thursday the "last chapter" in building a sovereign Afghanistan that can provide its own security, including the nature of U.S. involvement after combat troops withdraw in 2014.
- Obama, Karzai meeting to discuss ending Afghan war Charting the course for a war's end, President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai meet Friday at the White House to discuss the future of the U.S. role in Afghanistan.
- US urges allies Japan, South Korea to mend ties A high-level U.S. delegation will urge key allies Japan and South Korea to mend strained ties that have hurt security cooperation.
- Egyptian president invited to visit Iran Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi told reporters on Thursday that he delivered the invitation to Morsi from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during a meeting in Cairo.
- International envoy to meet U.S., Russian officials International envoy Lakhdar Brahimi is due to meet with senior U.S. and Russian diplomats for talks aimed at agreeing on a united international position on ending the war in Syria.
- Israeli law aims to make ultrathin models obsolete New Israeli law banning underweight models goes into effect, aims to prevent eating disorders.
- Cubans eager to try new law easing travel rules The overhaul of Cuba's decades-old migratory law, announced three months ago, is perhaps the most highly anticipated of a series of reforms initiated under President Raul Castro.
- Idle No More: Canada's indigenous 'Occupy' movement Canada’s First Nations peoples and their supporters have been loudly protesting federal legislation that, they say, strips protections from dozens of Canada’s lakes and waterways and ignores the government’s treaty obligations to its indigenous inhabitants.
FURRY FRIENDS:
- Horse hero honored for spending last dime to free animal from canal The passerby, who's simply on the way to his ranch outside San Benito at the time, wouldn't let the animal die.
- Ice-trapped whales freed after big miracle on Canada’s Hudson Bay Two hunters reported that the water had opened up around the area where the cornered whales had been trapped.
- Hero dog Kabang doing great in US after 2nd heartworm treatment Hero dog Kabang is finally getting closer to being reunited with her owners in the Philippines after receiving her second heartworm treatment injection on Thursday at the University of California-Davis (UC Davis).
- Baby panda explores his San Diego zoo habitat Five-month-old bear named Xiao Liwu makes his public debut.
- Dogged devotion to hero dadA Heartwarming photo of a Dunalley firefighter returning home to his dogs after several days on the firefront has gone viral on the internet.
- California authorities find alligator named "Mr. Teeth" guarding marijuana Authorities in California say an alligator named "Mr. Teeth" that was apparently protecting a stash of marijuana has been taken to Oakland Zoo.
- Snake clings to plane wing on Australian flight Stunned Qantas Airways passengers watched out their windows as a large python clung to a plane's wing during a two-hour flight from Australia's northeastern city of Cairns to Papua New Guinea.
- Tiny little miracle This is Cindy when she was only 2 weeks old. She is a little miracle kitty whom is very loved.
BUSINESS:
- NYC firm hit hard on 9/11 gives $10M in Sandy aid The New York City brokerage firm that lost 658 employees in the Sept. 11 terror attacks announced that it will "adopt" 19 schools in communities hit hard by Superstorm Sandy and will give each family in those schools $1,000 to spend as they see fit.
- US Storage Centers thanks its customers for donating over $50,000 to Kure-It in 2012 to fund cancer research US Storage Centers’ customers who participated in Kure It Cancer Research’s program ‘Round Up For Research’ raised $51,772 in 2012.
- Swim-A-Thon in Endless Pool raises support for camp kids Dr. Larry Grogin’s 48 Hour Swim-A-Thon in his Endless Pool raised over $8,000 in support of The Hole in The Wall Gang Camp, which provides a fun, worry-free escape for thousands of seriously ill children each year.
- Generation Give partners with Charitable Clothing Company, Pay It Forward, to make a donation for Planet Aid This week Pay It Forward (PIF) Apparel finalized its chari-tee donation campaign by making a contribution of 200 brand new t-shirts to Planet Aid.
- Murphy-Goode launches contest to honor the hero in your life Each month, winners will receive a $1,000 donation to the charity of their choice.
- HelpAsh.org partners with FundRazr to generate online fundraising HelpAsh.org spokespersons Kindle Fahlenkamp-Morell and Heather Dearman, announced they have partnered with leading fundraising website FundRazr to raise money online for Ashley Moser, a victim of the Aurora summer tragedy.
- Anna Brooke Hurdle Foundation website supports one child’s mission to bring care and compassion to those less fortunate The recently updated Anna Brooke Hurdle Foundation website carries on a young girl’s dream to help those who are unable to help themselves.
- Eric Schwarz and Citizen Schools give inner-city kids a leg up Eric Schwarz is remaking public education in the United States using a simple formula: Extend the school day, give kids adult mentors, and let them get their hands dirty.
- AXE company wants to launch 22 people into space The men's personal care product company AXE has teamed up with famed moonwalker Buzz Aldrin to send 22 people into space, and make sure they smell nice doing it.
- Pathways Hospice offers training and seeks volunteers in San Mateo and San Francisco Pathways Hospice is seeking residents from the San Mateo County, Peninsula and San Francisco areas to volunteer to make visits to hospice patients in private homes, personal care homes and nursing homes.
- Good Samaritan Clinic needs your help The Good Samaritan Clinic in Grand Junction needs more volunteers so it can open more than once a month.
- Volunteers wanted for Pathways of Hope Project A worthwhile event is being planned for January 26, 2013 that will significantly impact the future of many homeless families and individuals residing in Orange County.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
- Whew! Huge asteroid Apophis won't hit Earth in 2036 The Earth is safe from the giant asteroid Apophis when it flies extremely close to our planet in 2029, then returns for seconds in 2036, NASA scientists announced today.
- Archeologists in Egypt unearth 3000-year-old tombs Egypt's Antiquities Minister says Italian archaeologists have unearthed tombs over 3000 years old in the ancient city of Luxor.
- 2,000-year-old treasure discovered in Black Sea Fortress Residents of a town under siege by the Roman army about 2,000 years ago buried two hoards of treasure in the town's citadel — treasure recently excavated by archaeologists.
- Largest structure in universe discovered Astronomers have discovered the largest known structure in the universe, a clump of active galactic cores that stretches 4 billion light-years from end to end.
- Largest spiral galaxy in universe revealed Astronomers have crowned the universe's largest known spiral galaxy, a spectacular behemoth five times bigger than our own Milky Way.
- Atmosphere of Venus has strange magnetic 'ropes' Strange, newly discovered structures in Venus' atmosphere are redrawing scientists' perceptions of the planet's magnetic environment.
- So the deaf may hear: Miracle drug could reverse deafness While still in the early stages, scientists believe it could lead to effective treatments for acute noise-induced deafness in humans.
- Simplest clock yet: single atom tells time A clock based on just a single atom — the simplest clock yet — has now been devised, researchers say.
- NASA turns astronaut trash into space radiation shield Since flinging garbage out the door is not an option, engineers at NASA are testing how a novel on-board trash compactor could give new life to discarded water bottles, clothing scraps, duct tape and other waste on deep-space missions.
- Alien Earth: What it will mean to find our planet's twin Kepler is laying the vital groundwork for future missions to follow-up on to identify not just one, but potentially many planets that strongly resemble our own home in the cosmos, she said.
- Einstein was right: space-time is smooth, not foamy In his general theory of relativity, Einstein described space-time as fundamentally smooth, warping only under the strain of energy and matter.
SPORTS:
- Hometown hero Dorsey founded the Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association in 1991 and since then, in addition to helping children learn the game and valuable life lessons, has seen more than a dozen students receive golf scholarships that enabled them to go to college.
- Celtics honor local woman as ‘Hero Among Us’ The Boston Celtics recognized Swampscott resident Mary Abramson as a “Hero Among Us” for her long-standing efforts to organize “The Basket Babes,” a group of local women who have worked tirelessly annually to prepare gift baskets for holiday giving.
- Marathon hero Craig inspires student’s Help for Heroes half marathon challenge An Afghanistan veteran who completed last year’s London Marathon despite losing half a leg in an explosion has inspired a student to run a half marathon of her own for Help for Heroes.
- Affeldt goes extra mile to help less fortunate Jeremy Affeldt has donated time and effort for years toward ending human trafficking and slavery.
- Rory McIlroy starts foundation to help children Rory McIlroy wants to help children around the world through a foundation and on his golf bag.
- Referee meets ‘angel’ to whom he owes his life Trainer who ‘was just doing my job’ and ref whose life she saved reunite after tragedy is avoided by an instant response to heart trauma.
- Vertical skydiving record stuns in high def Massive snowflake formation with 138 skydivers in August 2012 shatters world record.
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT:
- ‘Teen Mom’ star Leah Calvert believes God will help her through tough times According to some new tweets, “Teen Mom” star Leah Calvert admitted that she believes she can do anything she confronts because God is there for her.
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield becoming Canadian celebrity Hadfield's pithy observations of life in orbit — and his now-famous joke with William Shatner, who portrayed Capt. James T. Kirk on "Star Trek" — helped propel him on to the world stage, one Canadian reporter said.
- Seal Press author offers ways to give back beyond the 26 Acts of Kindness Movement Multiple research studies suggest that people who regularly engage in acts of kindness or volunteerism report higher levels of happiness, self-esteem, and purpose, as well as lower levels of depression.
- Obama signs bill creating new nat'l park in California Pinnacles National Monument, a 40 square-mile site that includes caves and towering volcanic rock formations popular with climbers, became the country's 59th national park on Thursday.
- 11th Annual Kite Flying Festival comes to Fountain Hills Basant is a seasonal festival celebrated at the end of winter to welcome spring. "Kite flying" is the major and most colorful event of this festival.
LIFESTYLE:
- From Ethiopia to Argentina: Day 1 of a 7-year walk On the eve of an unimaginably long walk — one that starts in Africa, winds through the Middle East, across Asia, hops over to Alaska, goes down the western United States, then Central and South America and ends in Argentina — one question nagged journalist Paul Salopek: Should he take his house keys?
- Meeting a hero Victorville stuntman visits superhero-obsessed boy with cancer.
- Miss Indian Nations shares message of hope in the New Year Hooper’s advice for staying hopeful in the New Year: "Live day by day and don't dwell on the past."
- Walking linked with decreased stroke risk in womenThe researchers found that walking for at least three-and-a-half hours a week was associated with a lower risk of stroke for women compared with those who didn't report regularly walking.
- First national TV ad for adoption success Marc Andreas, Bethany’s VP of Client Marketing, says, “Most women--or men for that matter--don’t know how adoption works today. It works very differently than it did a generation ago. A lot of women and men will ask questions about if they get to be involved in the child’s life, and today the answer is Yes.”
- Weightlessness no cure for "morning clumsies," astronaut says Like many people, Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield confesses that he's sometimes clumsy in the morning just after waking up.
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY:
- Homeless to hero: One pastor making history in India Christians comprise a little more than two percent of India's population but that has not stopped one pastor from making history.
- Rabbi: Snow a good sign from God Rabbis specializing in Kabbalah say that the white flakes of snow have a special meaning as a message from above to the Jewish people that their sins have been forgiven.
- ‘God is not a Christian,’ Tutu tells Dalai Lama This friendly discussion contains an important Buddhist-Christian dialogue with the Dalai Lama.
- A miracle, indeed The neurologist proclaimed that Basam’s recovery was “a miracle.”
- Home: an angel entertained unawares My shipboard quarters never changed much during those 20 years, but my view of them had.
- A spark of light in the darkness Perhaps this New Year we can resolve to look outside of ourselves more often, to practice awareness of the coexisting joy and pain that permeate our world and the people in it, to lift our blinders. And to reach out with eager hands and open hearts.
- 'In God We Trust' is a go Alamogordo will move ahead with a plan to display the words "In God We Trust" inside city hall, following in the footsteps of Artesia and several hundred other United States municipalities and counties.
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