Homeless turnaround a miracle
The day before they were to lose refuge at the Kahului breakwater, Elizabeth Gusman and her two young children moved out of homelessness and into low-income housing. »
Sunday, Apr. 23, 2006
Saturday, Apr. 22, 2006
Over 314,000 Liberian Displaced Returned Home
There was a celebration Thursday in Monrovia to mark the end of a UN operation to return hundreds of thousands of displaced Liberians to their homes. Most of the IDPs – or internally displaced people – returned to Lofa, Bong and Bomi counties. »
Family reunited with Schiele masterpiece stolen 60 years ago by Nazis
For more than 60 years, the Grunwald family hunted for Wilted Sunflowers, a masterpiece by Egon Schiele, seized from them by the Nazis and lost in the turmoil of the war. »
A true angel of her calling
HAVE you ever heard people say that angels exist all around us? I have heard it a couple of times but this week, a story of a truly remarkable woman was relayed to me, a story that must and should be shared. »
Woman Celebrates 25 Years Of Hospice Volunteer Work
The Rockingham Memorial Hospital Hospice has been providing care to terminally ill patients since 1981. »
Firefighter Arrives At Scene Of Accident, Rescues Daughter
Volusia County firefighter raced to the scene of an accident and found his own daughter trapped in the wreckage. »
First Nations village honoured for rescue work
The remote First Nations village of Hartley Bay was thanked first-hand yesterday by Premier Gordon Campbell and B.C. Ferries president David Hahn for coming to the rescue of passengers from a sinking ferry last month. »
Blind man and dog on charity trek
One blind man and his guide dog are setting out on an eight day charity trek over the 112 miles of the Southern Upland Way in the Borders. »
Cat Nurses Rejected Pug Puppy
A pug puppy rejected by his mother has found a new, more welcoming family - a cat and her three kittens. »
Jackson Teacher Receives National Honor
With so much attention on test scores, it’s refreshing to see a teacher get recognized for her hard work in getting students to enjoy the learning process. At Pecan Park Elementary in Jackson, one educator just received another award for a job well done. »
Friday, Apr. 21, 2006
Italians in short term memory breakthrough
Italian researchers have helped find two genes that activate very-short term memory (VSTM) - a discovery that could hold the key to new therapy for memory loss in Alzheimer’s and schizophrenia . »
Liver donor thanked by child’s grateful parents
An eastern Ontario man who donated a part of his liver to a complete stranger was thanked by the recipient’s parents Thursday. »
Ex-homeless man among environmental heroes
James Burgett started as a homeless Dumpster-diver, cannibalizing old computer parts to feed a drug habit. »
Music may hold key to Parkinson’s disease
A new research project at the University of Calgary is attempting to unravel why dancing to familiar music can provide temporary relief for patients suffering from Parkinson’s disease. »
Rescue Team Releases Sea Lion Back In Ocean
Two Swiss men have been rescued from Franz Josef Glacier on New Zealand’s West Coast after one fell and the other became stuck on a cliff face on Thursday night. »
DC Firefighters Rescue 8 People from Fire
A southeast family has been displaced and eight other people were rescued by DC Firefighters early this morning at a southeast apartment fire. »
London crime at lowest level for five years
Crime in the capital is at its lowest level for five years, according to new police figures published today. »
Stowaway cat finds new home in U.S.
There’s a happy ending for a Saskatchewan cat that hitched a ride on a truck and ended up in North Dakota. »
East County Cat May Be World’s Smallest
Officials from Guinness World Records are investigating whether a 3-month-old East County kitten is the world’s smallest living cat, according to a published report. »
Long-lost soldier reunited with kin
A former Imperial Japanese Army soldier who recently surfaced in Ukraine had a tearful reunion with relatives here Thursday after seeing them for the first time since he went off to fight for the emperor 63 years ago. »
Thursday, Apr. 20, 2006
Boy aids ailing kids
With long, natural blond curly locks, Joshua Burnisky’s hair often has been the envy of girls and the topic of discussion by bleacher critics at sporting events. »
Never stop giving
Sophia Fettig, 12, is a giver. Even as her future remained uncertain as she lay in the pediatrics unit at North Colorado Medical Center suffering from a second stroke, Sophia continued to bless others. »
Youths make Mississippi miracle
On a holiday that celebrates the resurrection of Jesus, a Mississippi church observed a resurrection of its own, thanks to a group of high school students from Avon. »
Angel watches over Seth, a boy whose life is now much better
If ever there was a dog that lived up to her name, Angel is it. »
Volunteer saves woman in fire
Paul Shetlar’s 16 years of volunteering as a Meals on Wheels driver went largely unnoticed before he pulled up to a home in the 2200 block of East Mossman on Wednesday morning. »
Twin healers
In the mountains around Kabul, Afghanistan, the Moss brothers — a symbiotic set of identical twin doctors tough to tell apart in peacetime — lost their identities. »
Blood pressure drug revives cells
Purdue University researchers said Tuesday that the hypertension drug hydralazine appears to reverse cell death. »
Proceeds Of Illegal Bingo Operation To Go To Charity
Twenty-eight local programs that help children and the disabled will be the beneficiaries of an illegal bingo operation. »
Wednesday, Apr. 19, 2006
Sheriff’s deputy finds $1 million scratch ticket on Easter
Klickitat County sheriff’s deputy Ed L. Gunnyon found a lot more than the standard Easter egg. »
A dream comes true: Grove man wins lottery
Jerry Harry wasn’t much of a gambler before February, but right around his 47th birthday he had a dream he won the lottery. »