U.S. mosque opens peacefully near synagogue, church

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 12:02:52 GMT

A new mosque recently opened in this well-to-do suburb of Philadelphia, but not many people noticed.



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Australia, New Zealand top charity index; U.S. fifth

Wed, 8 Sep 2010 19:01:08 GMT

Australia and New Zealand shared first place, and the United States tied for fifth, in a first-of-its kind survey ranking 153 nations on the willingness of their citizens to donate time and money to charity.



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Goats rescued after 2 days on 6-inch ledge

Thu, 2 Sep 2010 19:47:54 GMT

Two young goats that wandered onto the thin ledge of a railroad bridge and spent two days high above a highway were hungry but safe when they were plucked to safety with a towering cherry picker.

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Doggie lifeguards? Canines saving swimmers in Italy

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 18:23:06 GMT

Hundreds of specially trained dogs form Italy's corps of canine lifeguards, are deployed each summer to help swimmers in need of rescue.



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Baby boomers: 4 sisters, 4 births, 4 days

Wed, 11 Aug 2010 20:05:51 GMT

Four sisters from the same family have each given birth within four days. Three of the babies were born in the same suburban Chicago hospital. The fourth baby was born in California.

Hero dog seeks help after owner collapses

Mon, 9 Aug 2010 21:11:10 GMT

A small dog who refused to return home until a neighbor followed her helped rescue her owner after he collapsed at home following heart surgery.



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50 years later, couple to wed at junior high school

Sat, 7 Aug 2010 00:53:56 GMT

An Iowa City couple is getting married at South East Junior High nearly 50 years after they met there as seventh graders. They'll wed in the same room where they shared their first dance.



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Haitian children use soccer in Minn. to move on

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:22:45 GMT

A group of 14-year-old boys from Haiti is using a soccer trip to Minnesota to help them forget just a bit about the devastating earthquake back home.

Heroic mailman saves 3 lives while on the job

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:44:58 GMT

The mailman finished his afternoon deliveries in an unassuming way, betraying no sign that anything out of the ordinary had occurred save for the blood on his uniform and the cut on his lip. Back at the post office, his actions were greeted with cries of disbelief: "Did you hear? Keith saved another life today."



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2 women in Calif. share $64M lottery jackpot

Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:32:46 GMT

A pair of co-workers in Southern California have claimed the $64 million jackpot from Friday's Mega Millions lottery drawing.



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Whole Lotto love: Bride gets $250K from groom

Sat, 17 Jul 2010 00:40:23 GMT

A Missouri bride received a wedding gift from her groom many only get in their dreams – a winning lottery ticket. The couple were surprised with the $250,000 and plan to use it to pay off a house.



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Bus driver saves 10 from blaze, finishes route

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:34:04 GMT

A bus driver has been described as a "guardian angel" after helping to save 10 people who were sleeping inside a burning home.



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Scuba diver finds, returns $7K engagement ring

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:05:18 GMT

A Minneapolis teacher thought her Tiffany engagement ring was gone for good after she dropped it into a lake while boating, but a local treasure hunter found the ring after three days of searching.



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Mystery surrounds 4-time lotto winner

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:30:23 GMT

The odds that Joan Ginther would hit four Texas Lottery jackpots for a combined $21 million are astronomical. Just as unlikely? Getting to know one of the luckiest women in the world.

Ohio pooch named Sarge survives 6 gunshots

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:27:30 GMT

An Ohio dog warden says a German shepherd named Sarge is one tough pup after surviving six gunshots to his head, neck and chest.

Dog trapped in hot car honks horn again — and again

Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:14:22 GMT

A chocolate Labrador retriever accidentally left in a car on a 90-degree day repeatedly honked the horn to get his owner’s attention until she rescued him. He spent about an hour in the vehicle.



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Texan may be world's luckiest lottery winner

Wed, 7 Jul 2010 15:53:23 GMT

Joan Ginther may very well be the luckiest woman in the world. Since 1993, the 63-year-old woman has won four times on the Texas Lottery – each time winning more than $1 million and amounting to to a total of $20.4 million.



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Video: After a lifetime of struggles, young woman soars

Sat, 3 Jul 2010 23:11:01 GMT

Karina Melendez has survived more in her 17 years than most people will ever face in a lifetime. Now, as NBC’s Tom Llamas reports, her hard work and resilient spirit is paying off. (Nightly News)

Video: Life-saving lawyer

Sat, 3 Jul 2010 21:41:39 GMT

The Dallas assistant District Attorney uses CPR to save a man's life in a courthouse parking lot. KXAS reporter Omar Villafranca has the story. (NBC News Channel)

Hawaii hairdresser buys plane ticket for homeless

Thu, 1 Jul 2010 19:19:58 GMT

A Hawaii hairdresser is helping send a homeless man from Seattle back home to be with his ailing father. Denise Sakai answered a call from state Rep. John Mizuno for donations to send Gregory Reese to Washington state. Instead of just a partial donation, Sakai bought Reese a $299 ticket online for a flight Thursday to Seattle.



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Ohio autoworker: Winning lottery 'like a dream'

Tue, 29 Jun 2010 11:48:33 GMT

The Ohio man who bought a lucky Powerball ticket for himself and co-workers at a Detroit auto plant says learning they won was literally like a dream.



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Man finds lost class ring 27 years later

Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:39:12 GMT

A Maine man who lost his high school class ring 27 years ago while swimming in a quarry found it right where he thought it was all along.



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Economy down, volunteering up

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 17:11:23 GMT

Americans spent 100 million more hours helping their communities last year, a new federal report says, and the number of people getting involved went up by 1.6 million to 63.4 million.



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Camera lost in Aruba floats to Florida

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:22:14 GMT

Paul Shultz was walking along the pier of a Key West marina when he saw what looked like a rotting tomato pounding against the rocks.

Girl raises thousands of dollars for Gulf birds

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:59:42 GMT

Olivia Bouler, who's going on 11, has raised an estimated $80,000 by sending her sketches and paintings of birds to people who donate to organizations helping with spill relief efforts in the Gulf.

Video: Haiti’s tragedy becomes one boy’s blessing

Wed, 9 Jun 2010 13:13:04 GMT

David Senatus, 15, was one of the hundreds of thousands of Haitians injured during the massive January earthquake. But in an odd turn of events, the devastating quake may have also saved his life. NBC’s chief medical editor Dr. Nancy Snyderman shares his story. (Today Show)

Couple hurt in crash married at Ind. hospital

Sun, 6 Jun 2010 03:26:24 GMT

A bride and groom who were among 14 people injured in a shuttle bus crash that killed a member of their wedding party were married Saturday at an Indianapolis hospital just hours after the accident.

Sisters find $18,000 in duffel

Fri, 4 Jun 2010 17:11:37 GMT

Two sisters found nearly $18,000 in an abandoned duffel bag outside a Spanish Fork store and notified police.



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Missing pup back home, 4 years later

Fri, 4 Jun 2010 14:52:36 GMT

A family on New York's Long Island is celebrating the return of a little white dog that went missing four years ago.



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$261.6 million Powerball ticket sold in Ohio

Thu, 3 Jun 2010 14:56:57 GMT

Ohio has a $261.6 million Powerball winner just weeks after the state joined the multistate lottery game.



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Chef to diners: Clean plate or be banned!

Fri, 4 Jun 2010 12:56:20 GMT

An Australian restaurateur, fed up with the waste left by diners, has ordered her customers to eat everything on their plates or pay a penalty and not return.



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Pair born in same room on same day to wed

Tue, 1 Jun 2010 18:45:49 GMT

An engaged eastern Pennsylvania couple were born on the same day in the same hospital — and their mothers even shared a room in the maternity ward.

Up, up and away! Man flies over channel

Fri, 28 May 2010 21:52:29 GMT

In a goofy yet mesmerizing stunt, an American adventurer has crossed the English Channel tied to a bundle of helium balloons.



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At age 95, she finally gets high school diploma

Tue, 25 May 2010 14:01:24 GMT

Seventy-seven years after the Great Depression temporarily closed her school in Falkville, Ala., Earlene Harvey-Morris finally received her diploma Monday. “This is just something I never thought would happen,” she told the 2010 class that adopted her.

Loving 5-year reunion of man, gorilla

Fri, 21 May 2010 22:55:55 GMT

A touching video reminiscent of the “hugging” lion YouTube sensation of 2008 shows naturalist Damian Aspinall in the wild, reuniting after five years with the gorilla he raised in England. “He looked in my eyes with such intensity and love,” Aspinall said.

Butler inherits New York fortune

Thu, 13 May 2010 21:37:55 GMT

The beloved butler for a prominent New York family, who grew up in a mud hut in Nepal, has joined the city's elite by inheriting more than $8 million.

N.J.’s Tent City closes as homeless go to hotel

Fri, 7 May 2010 00:47:26 GMT

A tent city built by the homeless next to a highway exit was disbanded abruptly as well-off benefactors took some 50 residents off in a bus with a promise of free housing for a year.