2007-06-06
Graying duo keep passenger in check
Retired police commander and retired US Marine captain subdue an unruly airline passenger that had frightened many others on the flight. ...
2007-02-14
Grandfather fights 16-foot snake to free grandson
A 66-year-old man saved his grandson from the grip of a 16-foot-long anaconda by beating the snake with rocks and a knife for half an hour...
2007-01-18
Teen hailed as hero in kidnapping case
Mitchell Hults is a young man of few words. But when it mattered most, he talked late into the night, giving authorities the information they needed to rescue his friend and another boy held captive in suburban St. Louis...
2007-01-06
NY Police Officers Deliver Baby In Subway
New York City subways are generally on time. However, a Brooklyn baby was early -- and had to be delivered on the L train Wednesday night...
2007-01-05
Two men catch falling child in NYC
A 3-year-old boy was caught by a passerby and his brother after falling from the fourth-floor window of an apartment in New York City Thursday. In depth article in the New York Times (free, reg. req.) including an interview with the heroes...
2007-01-04
Man Saves Teen Who Fell on Subway Track
Wesley Autrey faced a harrowing choice as he tried to rescue a teenager who fell off a platform onto a subway track in front of an approaching train: Struggle to hoist him back up to the platform in time, or take a chance on finding safety under the train...