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Mom's Last Act Is to Save Baby

Jessica Arrendale shielded daughter with her body

(Newser) - After a night out on Saturday, a drunk and angry Antoine Davis chased Jessica Arrendale, the mother of his child, up the stairs of her Atlanta-area townhome, according to Arrendale's mother, Teresa Inniello. As Arrendale tried to defend herself with a baseball bat, Davis turned the bat on her,...

Bus Driver Killed After Pushing Girl to Safety

Accident happened during safety drills in Akron

(Newser) - A bus driver was killed after she pushed a 10-year-old girl out of the path of a rolling bus during a safety drill gone awry, reports the Akron Beacon Journal . The accident occurred as the kids were practicing how to evacuate the bus from the rear. All of the kids...

Man Bends Car Door in Half to Save Driver

Robert Renning saw car on fire behind him, went into action

(Newser) - A Minnesota man demonstrated superhuman strength at exactly the right time Sunday. Air National Guardsman Robert Renning, 52, was driving along the interstate around New Brighton when he saw flames underneath an SUV about six car-lengths behind him, reports Twin Cities Pioneer Press . He slowed to get driver Michael Johannes'...

Ex-Con Saves Baby Crawling Toward Highway

Stays with her for 2 hours, soothes her with gospel music

(Newser) - During the 10 years he spent in federal prison for manufacturing cocaine, Bryant Collins "made a very conscientious effort to change" his life, he says. And five years after getting out, he's officially a hero: On Friday, he noticed a baby on the side of a Georgia highway....

Teenage Son Shields Mom From Bullets

They both survive attack by neighbor

(Newser) - Police say a 19-year-old in Delaware got shot twice after diving in front of his mother to shield her from the bullets, reports NBC Philadelphia . Both survived. Authorities say Roderick Buckworth and his mother, Patricia, were in their apartment in Pine Creek when a downstairs neighbor burst through the door...

Mom Breaks Back in 3-Story Jump to Save Baby

Massachusetts woman jumped from third-floor cradling her son

(Newser) - When a fire broke out in her apartment building Wednesday, Christina Simoes ended up trapped in a bedroom of her third-story residence with her 18-month-old son. At that point, the 23-year-old went to the window and did the only thing she could: "I grabbed my son and I gave...

Police: Mom Tries to Drown Teens, Man Saves Them

Authorities say the New Jersey woman drove her van into a river Tuesday night

(Newser) - A woman tried to drown her three teenage children by driving a van into a river, police say, but all four of them were rescued by a man who said he heard screaming from the partially submerged vehicle. Authorities say Joann Smith, 49, of Florence Township, NJ, drove the van...

Boy, 9, Saves Dad After Remote Snowmobile Crash

Marin County youth rides for miles to get help for injured father

(Newser) - A fourth-grader is being hailed as a hero for keeping his cool and saving his dad's life after a snowmobile accident, reports KTVU-TV . Bode Beirdneau, 9, and his father were snowmobiling in South Lake Tahoe when dad John Taylor lost control of his machine and ended up pinned beneath...

Mom Turns Self Into 'Speed Bump' to Save Twins

She uses body to slow rolling car

(Newser) - A Massachusetts mom who saw her driverless car rolling backward toward traffic down a sloped driveway—with her 2-year-old twins inside—did the only thing she could think of: "I had to use myself as a speed bump," she tells WCVB . It worked. Mindy Tran of Lawrence suffered...

Firefighter's 3 Kids Rescued, by His Own Wife

Rachelle Flatt got them out as house was burning and crews were on the way

(Newser) - A mother in Washington state rescued her three young children from a house fire before firefighters arrived at the scene, reports KREM . It's all the more remarkable because her husband was one of those firefighters rushing to get there. The drama began Tuesday night when Rachelle Flatt of Spokane...

5-Year-Old Saves Diabetic Father's Life

Holly Price found her dad in diabetic coma

(Newser) - A British man who fell into a diabetic coma in the wee hours of Saturday morning has his 5-year-old to thank for his life. Barry Barkess, who has been insulin dependent for 33 years, fell into a hypoglycemic coma shortly after midnight. Daughter Holly Price woke up in the middle...

Young Hero Named Honorary Firefighter at Funeral

Tyler Doohan remembered for saving 6

(Newser) - Tyler Doohan—the 9-year-old who got six people out of a burning trailer but died trying to help two others—receive a hero's sendoff today in upstate New York, reports WHAM 13 . "We consider him an honorary firefighter," says the fire chief in Penfield, who presented Tyler'...

Man Killed Trying to Save Another From Train

California Good Samaritan is dead, while other person survived

(Newser) - Those who knew Philip Scholz couldn't figure out why he got so close to the tracks on Monday that he ended up being struck and killed by a commuter train in Santa Clara, California. Now they know: He was trying to save a life. Caltrain surveillance video shows that...

8-Year-Old Saves 6 in Fire, Is Killed Himself

Investigators think he died trying to rescue 2 others

(Newser) - An 8-year-old boy managed to wake six people and get them out of a burning trailer, but fire officials say the boy himself was killed as he tried to a disabled older relative, reports the Democrat and Chronicle . Fourth-grader Tyler Doohan is being mourned as a hero in Rochester, NY....

Pakistan Teen Is Killed Saving School From Bomber

Aitizaz Hasan stopped suicide attack, say local reports

(Newser) - A 15-year-old kid in Pakistan is being hailed as a hero after local reports say he was killed while stopping a suicide bomber from entering his school. As the Express Tribune reports, Aitizaz Hasan was standing with two friends outside his school in Hangu when a man approached and said...

Girl, 13, Recounts How Dad Lost His Life to Save Her

Gracie Johnson survived rockslide that killed parents, sister, 2 cousins

(Newser) - A 13-year-old girl who survived a rockslide that killed her parents, her sister, and two cousins says she's alive today for one reason: her self-sacrificing dad. “I did cover myself, but I was just standing in the open," Gracie Johnson said on the Today show. "He...

92-Year-Old Meets Girl He Risked His Life to Save

John Shear put himself between her and a charging horse and took the brunt of it

(Newser) - Two years ago—at age 90—John Shear positioned himself between a charging horse and a 5-year-old girl about to get trampled. The girl emerged unhurt, and Shear survived as well, though he was in the hospital for weeks. Now back to his 30-pushups-a-day self, Shear finally got a chance...

Trump: I'm Giving Hero Bus Driver $10K

He tweets that reward is on the way for Buffalonian who saved woman

(Newser) - Assuming Donald Trump's tweet is as good as his word, a Buffalo bus driver is about to get a nice reward for rescuing a suicidal woman . Trump tweeted that he intends to give Darnell Barton $10,000 for his actions, reports WIVB-TV . "The bus driver who saved the...

Girl, 4, Runs Quarter-Mile in Dark to Save Dad

Michigan kid gets help when father falls unconscious

(Newser) - He's a former volunteer firefighter. She's his 4-year-old daughter. Guess which one ended up the hero? The Daily News of Iron Mountain, Michigan, says little Cadence Lucas saved her dad by running about a quarter-mile down a dark dirt road to get help after he knocked himself unconscious....

Wounded Soldier's Salute Goes Viral

Josh Hargis managed it from hospital bed while getting Purple Heart

(Newser) - They're calling it the "salute seen around the world," reports Cincinnati.com . Injured Army Ranger Josh Hargis delivered it from a hospital bed in Afghanistan after being severely wounded in a suicide bombing earlier this month. The salute came while the Cincinnati native was being awarded a...

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