U.S. STORIES:
- Hero teen offers safe haven for kidnap victim James quickly brought the victim inside, and shepherded Acelin, their 2-year-old brother, Angus, and the victim into the bathroom.
- Good Samaritan saves mother, child from submerged vehicle When the family's car crashed into the high waters of the Bogue Chitto, a Good Samaritan helped them get out.
- Good Samaritan dives in Authorities are calling an Ellisville, Alabama man a hero after a rescue late Tuesday night. It began when Kassie Ford's vehicle plunged into Tallahala Creek after being hit by an 18-wheeler.
- Marine becomes guardian angel On a winding narrow back road, a woman cries for help and through the rain she sees a glimpse of hope.
- Phoenix girl honored by Governor Brewer as homegrown medical miracle Her presence was meant to send a message - that lives can be saved and changed through a groundbreaking Arizona non-profit.
- Wall Township Police Officers Meet Their Hero Nathan Charles Norman, a 6-year-old boy with a dire medical condition, greeted officers with open arms Monday when the pair delivered the boxes of well-wishes and gifts at the boy’s Virginia home.
- "Kind Act 'Restored Our Faith in Strangers'" A simple act of kindness by a stranger, and one woman's appreciation has gotten social media buzzing about something positive.
- Rotary Angel Tree program a hit in Florham Park The Angel Tree provided a pleasant surprise to more than 120 children of needy Morris County families.
- My Mother And Guardian Angel She’s the kind to give you her last five dollars if you needed it more than she does.
- Hampton Roads Hero: April Achesinski She has been instrumental in saving many lives and training others to do so.
- Soldier Mom Surprises Daughter at School U.S. Army Specialist Veronica Velasquez was reunited with family while on leave from Afghanistan.
- Candlelight Vigil to honor the Victims of Human Trafficking In observance of National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, the Oklahoma Human Trafficking Task Force invites all Oklahomans to attend a Candlelight Vigil to honor the Victims of Human Trafficking.
WORLD:
- Bhopal girl revives after being pronounced dead In a miraculous incident that took place in Tikamgarh, a girl who was pronounced dead by the doctors revived after 33 hours.
- Miracle Middlesbrough cancer survivor can now look to future An inspirational young woman given just three months to live has now been given the all-clear.
- Miracle man fights back to fitness Three years ago, after sustaining a devastating head injury in an accident, doctors told Matt's family he was brain dead. Life support was switched off but Matt began breathing on his own and woke up.
- Tom is crash rescue hero A hero landscape gardener helped to pull a trapped woman from a car which had overturned in snow and ice after treacherous conditions prevented the emergency services from reaching her.
- Hero pilot's 'instinct' saved lives, say family The experienced airman's "instinct" would have been to try and minimise casualties.
- Hero who flew to save lives "But flying the air ambulance means I can put my skills to use saving lives."
- David was my Christmas angel With Christmas Day ruined, it was cardiac nurse David Dalton who made her hospital stay bearable with his impeccable bedside manner and willingness to be there when she needed him.
- Genoa students learning to “Pay It Forward” A “Pay It Forward” program at Genoa High School looks to open students’ wallets, hearts and minds to the plights of others.
- USA team loves orphans in Russia A team of 20 people with SOAR International Ministries are visiting orphanages, playing with kids, and singing songs.
- Central African Republic names new PM in line with peace deal Central African Republic President Francois Bozize named a new prime minister from the ranks of the opposition on Thursday in line with a peace accord signed with rebels last week.
- Zimbabwe leaders say constitution deal agreed Zimbabwe's political leaders say they have reached agreement on a new constitution after more than two years of delays and bickering over changes to reduce the sweeping powers of President Robert Mugabe and his ruling party.
- Jordan says to stem refugees if Assad regime falls Jordan will create a safe haven inside Syria to protect refugees.
- Amateur Australian prospector finds massive gold nugget An amateur Australian prospector who hadn't had much luck searching for gold has struck it rich, unearthing a nugget heavier than a newborn baby and worth more than $300,000.
- Antarctica and a llama for UK queen in jubilee year A piece of Antarctica named after her, a baby llama, tea from Sri Lanka and her own set of Olympic medals were just some of the gifts given to Britain's Queen Elizabeth during her 2012 diamond jubilee year.
FURRY FRIENDS:
- Hero horse T-bone saves teen from deadly brown snake When a 2m brown snake struck out at Jade Davies, what happened next is enough to prove that it's not just dogs that are man's best friend, but the trusty steed as well.
- TREC equine named animal Red Cross hometown hero For the folks at the Therapeutic Riding and Education Center, their hero comes in the form of a 19-year-old Arabian/Paso Fino cross mare named Raven.
- Stark County Health Department uses dogs to sniff out bed bugs Rose Pest Solutions now has five dogs on staff that are being used to detect bed bugs in homes, schools, hotels, movie theaters and more.
- Loyal dog continues to attend mass at church where owner’s funeral was held A loyal dog whose owner died late last year has apparently been showing up for Mass every day for the last two months at the church where the funeral was held.
- Holly gets a home with a hero She was adopted by Steven Johnston who was presented with our Hero Award for saving several homeless puppies and dogs while on tour in Iraq.
- A hero on four legs: Gabe the military dog There’s no way to know just how many lives Gabe saved that day along the Tigris River.
- Last Hope Animal Rescue Continues to Find Success in Wantagh As Last Hope Animal Rescue reached its 30 year mark in 2011, the organization celebrated with the opening of an adoption center in Wantagh.
- Rescued pit bull puppies get a new leash on life One family of pit bulls is getting a new lease on life via a rescue operation known as New Leash on Life.
- Camera on Maine island streams gray seal video A camera that records seal-pupping activities on a remote Maine island began streaming live to the public Thursday in what's believed to be the first live-streaming camera at an East Coast seal-pupping site.
- Quail Moms Customize Their Egg Camouflage Quail camouflaged their eggs according to their personal pattern, picking lighter sand for less-speckled eggs and darker sand for eggs with more brown splotches.
- Desert Tortoises Can Hear Better Underwater All turtles, even desert tortoises, can hear better underwater, recent research finds.
BUSINESS:
- Employees of Torrance Marriott South Bay serve Homeless Over Holidays Redondo Beach hotel’s Spirit of Serving kicks in as employees, senior management help less fortunate.
SPORTS:
- Matthew’s miracle shot Matthew Dellavedova has made national headlines in the United States after hitting a buzzer beater to win the game for his college basketball side St Mary’s yesterday.
- Thunder's Kevin Martin remains a hometown hero The folks in Zanesville, Ohio, helped Kevin Martin reach the NBA. Now he gives back whenever he can, however he can, without fanfare.
- Watching my hero as young volunteer inspired me to glory Ten years later he’d be running against the Jamaican great — and BEATING him to Olympic glory.
- Bangladeshi climber meets hero National seven summits climbing hero from Bangladesh connects with Canadian author and climber.
- Super Bowl plus Mardi Gras? It's called Super Gras New Orleans braces for 'Super Gras' with record crowds expected for Super Bowl and Mardi Gras.
SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY:
- Asteroid-Smashing Ideas for European Spacecraft European space officials are seeking ideas to help develop a mission to knock an asteroid off its course, in case one day humans must pull off such a stunt to save Earth from a catastrophic space-rock collision.
- 500-Million-Year-Old Animal Looked Like a Tulip The new fossils date all the way back to the Cambrian, about 520 million years before the present.
- Flying DeLorean in San Francisco Bay A YouTube video shows a DeLorean hovercraft similar to one made famous in the movie "Back to the Future" zipping around San Francisco Bay.
- New Video Recounts Historic Landing on Saturn's Moon Titan Eight years ago this week, a European mission went where no one, or probe, had gone before, Saturn's huge moon Titan.
- A cure for cancer? This ‘big data’ startup says it can deliver Stanford researchers have been baking the complex algorithms behind Ayasdi (its quirky name means “to seek,” in Cherokee) for over a decade, with the goal of unlocking the hidden value in human genetic data.
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT:
- First lady launches new Twitter account: @FLOTUS Try tweeting her at (at)FLOTUS, which is Washington shorthand for "first lady of the United States."
- Dear Abby's legacy: Wit, warmth, and snappy advice Her admirers noted that behind the humor and wit was a huge heart, and a genuine desire to improve people's lives.
- Rapping about God and gospel The group believes that they have to be on top of their game as well as hold their own against the country's hip-hop groups.
- Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, Susan Sarandon tour Pennsylvania gas drilling sites Ono and Lennon formed a group called "Artists Against Fracking" to oppose drilling in New York, where they own a farm upstate.
- Children's Book of Rules Returned to Authors A children's book of life rules with simple admonitions has been returned to its young authors after it was found in the parking lot of a California big box store.
LIFESTYLE:
- More lives being saved: Cancer death rates drop 20% The death rate from cancer in the United States has dropped dramatically in the last two decades, according to a new report from the American Cancer Society.
- Children 'may grow out of autism' Some young children accurately diagnosed as autistic lose their symptoms and their diagnosis as they get older, say US researchers.
- Growing Hope for Children With Progeria a clinical trial has shown that a drug developed to treat cancer seems to improve some symptoms of the disease.
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITY:
- Prayer week for Christian unity begins January 18 Christ-followers from 14 different denominations will gather for a Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.
- God, Science and Feminism I know I won't find God through scientific reasoning or Anselm's ontological arguments, but it will be my heart and intuition that will get me there.
- Woman hoping for ‘miracle’ kidney “It’s true ... we are (hoping for a miracle),” she said. “It’s the last resort.”
- What Makes a Miracle? Do we still experience miracles today? It all depends on what we think a "miracle" truly is.
- Was bullet-dodger a hero or an angel? The appearance of angels, if indeed that’s what they are, is something that cuts across many cultural and geographical boundaries.
- Miracle man: American Legion honors long-time member “I’m a miracle standing here. Seven years ago I came down with RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis). They said I’d be in a wheelchair, but the Lord has touched me.”
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