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Man’s best friend has once again proven its ability to detect someone in trouble and lead its human companion to the scene to summon life-saving help. Dan DiCandilo in Richmond, Virginia suburb of Ashland told WWBT how a dreary, bitterly cold morning just after sunrise turned into a life-saving rescue during his daily walk around the neighborhood with his dog, Gozier. “We walk five miles a day, every day, and we’ve been doing that for nine years,” said DiCandilo. “Gozier is the child we’ve never had.” He continued, “We were about halfway up Henry Clay, heading towards the tracks as...

Hundreds of Iranian-Americans gathered in Los Angeles on Saturday to voice support for the attacks against Iran’s ruling regime a week after US-Israeli airstrike killed the supreme leader. Demonstrators rallied near the federal building in Westwood on Saturday, chanting for the return of democracy to authoritarian Tehran. Many praised former President Donald Trump and called the moment a long-awaited turning point for the Iranian people. Waving flags and sharing stories of exile, protesters said the conflict is not a war but a chance to end the Islamic Republic’s grip on power. Mars, who was born in Shiraz in south central...

A man helped rescue a pregnant woman from a vehicle in a pond off Interstate 95 in Florida. Hours later, she gave birth to the child. Logan Hayes had been driving to work near Stuart before 8 a.m. Friday before the Gatlin exit near the weigh station. "As I was driving by, I saw this car in the pond," he told WPBF. The vehicle was sinking. He jumped into the cold waters, swam out to the vehicle, and pulled the woman to shore. Hayes later learned the woman was pregnant. Martin County Fire Rescue crews arrived minutes later. The patient...

What’s that, boy? Timmy is stuck in a car? A four-legged hero lent Kentucky police a paw during a search for a missing child in his neighborhood, with the pooch grabbing their attention and guiding them to the boy, new bodycam footage shows. Louisville Metropolitan Police officer Josh Thompson and his fellow cops were searching for a missing 3-year-old boy on Jan. 7 when an unnamed collie mix appeared and began barking at them, the police video shows. Thompson said he was a “little leery” of the dog, who he did not recognize despite his usual patrols, but the dog...

Two former Underdog Pet Rescue of Wisconsin dogs are headed to one of the most-watched sporting events of the year — the 2026 Puppy Bowl. Anson and Avro will represent Wisconsin in this year’s Puppy Bowl, making them the only dogs from Wisconsin selected to participate in the nationally televised event. Both pups have since been adopted by loving Madison-area families and will reunite with Underdog supporters at a Puppy Bowl viewing party hosted by Underdog Pet Rescue, where they will attend in person and meet fans. Event details can be found at: https://www.facebook.com/events/2450176842105030 Anson’s story is especially meaningful. A...

The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 27 mariners after their Venezuelan-flagged fishing vessel caught fire and sank roughly 500 miles north-northwest of the Galapagos Islands over the weekend, highlighting the role of international cooperation and commercial shipping in remote ocean rescues.

President Donald Trump is poised to roll out a $12 billion farm aid package to support farmers, according to the White House. The aid package will provide up to $11 billion toward the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) new Farmer Bridge Assistance Program, which is designed to provide single payments to row crop farmers, while the remaining $1 billion will go to farmers whose crops do not qualify for the program. Further details will be hashed out as the USDA continues to evaluate market conditions, according to the White House. The president is expected to unveil the new aid package...

Border Czar Tom Homan has been given a tough job to do. His part in fixing four years of incompetence and outright refusal to enforce immigration law would be enough to make Hercules take pause. But Mr. Homan and those working with him are getting it done. In his latest, Mr. Homan, in an interview on Fox News, added another statistic to his growing list: Over 62,000 children redeemed from captivity..@RealTomHoman: "Over 62,000 children found by the Trump Admin — children that weren't even being looked for under the Biden Admin... Some of these children were in sex trafficking when...

A Wyoming woman who suffered a massive heart attack while in bed said she would not have survived if it weren't for her toy poodle coming to her rescue. Susan Denker from Cheyenne was found unconscious at her home in July by a friend who could tell something was wrong when her seven-pound poodle began acting strange, according to the Cowboy State Daily. Karen, a friend of Susanne's, rang the doorbell several times and was about to leave when she saw the poodle, Lily, barking and running to the bedroom. The dog was trying to tell her something, and Karen...

First responders and public employees in several cities have become the subject of investigations or have been placed on leave over social media posts reacting to the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Kirk, a close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed on Sept. 10 at a Utah Valley University event. Authorities say a single shot was fired from a rooftop before the gunman escaped. The suspect in Kirk’s death was taken into custody on Sept. 12. Nashville Fire Department In Nashville, Tenn., WSMV reported the fire department put an employee on paid administrative leave after...

Age is truly just a number. A 72-year-old man demonstrated remarkable bravery, presence of mind, and physical fitness in rescuing a father and his son from a rip current at Florida’s New Smyrna Beach on Tuesday, according to a local outlet. While riding waves, David “Bean” Coffee, 72, became aware of calls for help and spotted the pair grappling with the powerful current. In an act of bravery, Coffee made two separate trips on his surfboard to save them. Initially, he assisted the son, who had lost his surfboard due to a snapped leash, before circling back to rescue the...

God 'was the one protecting him and taking care of him.' An American pastor who was kidnapped by armed men while preaching a sermon in South Africa last week was rescued days later as part of a remarkable mission, according to law enforcement. As Blaze News previously reported, Josh Sullivan was preaching during a Thursday evening service at the Fellowship Baptist Church in Motherwell — a township outside Gqeberha in South Africa's Eastern Cape province. Suddenly four armed men abducted Sullivan, who is from Tennessee, in front of his wife and six children. The Hawks — a specialized police unit...

New York Times columnist Tressie McMillan Cottom said Friday that former President Barack Obama will not be coming to Democrats' collective rescue as the party struggles to find national leadership in the wake of their stinging defeat in 2024. Cottom argued that Democrats desperate for Obama to save the party are "undignified" and weak, asserting that change will not come from above, but rather from "the streets." "We must start asking how we can save ourselves. We are seeing the start of that in places like Los Angeles, San Antonio and Raleigh, N.C.," she wrote, referencing the anti-ICE protests occurring...

Nearly 100 volunteers and rescue personnel showed up on Long Island Saturday to continue the frantic search for a missing political candidate who inexplicably vanished last month. Splitting off into pairs, the volunteers set out at 7 a.m. to canvas and comb through Long Beach, where Petros Krommidas, 29, was last seen on April 23 when he went for a training swim, cops and family said. Soon after he went missing, police found the Krommidas’ locked car by the Allegria Hotel, just near the beach he had regularly visited to train for a triathlon, his family added. Krommidas – a...

A climber airlifted with altitude sickness from near the peak of Japan's Mount Fuji last week returned to the slope and was rescued for a second time just four days later, authorities said Monday. The climber was identified only as a 27-year-old Chinese student living in Japan. He made an emergency call on April 22 and was airlifted after developing symptoms of altitude sickness, police said, adding that his climbing irons also were damaged.

Arizona Hot Springs and Goldstrike Trails announced they have closed multiple trails in Arizona’s Lake Mead National Recreation Area following the death of one hiker and the rescue of 33 others over the course of two days. The social media post says the closure occurred due to dangerously high temperatures and multiple heat-related search and rescue incidents. They say the canyons are expected to exceed 100°F, and many hikers are not "adequately prepared for these extreme conditions." "With the season’s heat just beginning, most people are not yet acclimated, increasing the likelihood of heat illness," they said. "Yesterday, a hiker...

On Friday, SpaceX's Crew-10 mission launched to help bring back the two astronauts stranded at the International Space Station. Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams were supposed to just be at the ISS for eight days, but they've been stuck there since June 2024. A SpaceX Dragon capsule, riding atop one of the company's Falcon 9 rockets, is carrying the four Crew-10 astronauts - NASA's Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov - to orbit.They are going to replace SpaceX's Crew-9, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut...

After being postponed, NASA's SpaceX crew10 had a successful launch Friday night. Needham native Sunita Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore have spent nine months in space after originally being scheduled for an eight-day mission. People in Needham are crossing their fingers that everything runs smoothly. Williams and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore spent nine months in space after launching for what was scheduled as an eight-day mission. Friday night's mission was a go as four astronauts onboard a SpaceX rocket that blasted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center. They're expected to arrive at the International Space Station sometime Saturday. There...

NASA via AP The sage of Butch and Sunny (Suni), the two astronauts who were left stranded at the ISS after the last of many Boeing space failures, is almost over. Sent up as test pilots for Boeing's ill-fated Starliner, they were left at the ISS due to fears that the Starliner's many issues made a return to Earth too risky for manned spaceflight. Helium leaks, thruster issues, and difficulties with potential reprogramming of the flight computer all conspired to make the risk profile unattractive. At the time the decision was made to return the Starliner to Earth unmanned, it...

A hiker is missing after jumping into the ocean at Wilder Ranch State Park on Tuesday morning, leading to a search and recovery mission. "We got a call of an individual that jumped from the cliff into the water. Approximately 75 foot drop into the water," said Eric Bither, CAL FIRE battalion chief. The hiker, who ventured away from his group, jumped into the water near Wilder Beach. Witnesses reported he was close to getting out. "He was witnessed trying to climb the rocks and get out and, probably at that point, swell came in, which was very high today....