An unhinged man slashed three strangers in a string of unprovoked attacks that began on a Queens train, cops and police sources said. The emotionally disturbed man pulled out a straight-edge razor and randomly slashed a 45-year-old straphanger in his left ear and arm at about 8:20 a.m. on a Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer station bound E […]
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A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Strangers came in droves to say goodbye
AUGUSTA, Maine — Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine, abandoned and all but forgotten. Then the funeral home posted a notice asking if anyone would serve as a pallbearer or simply attend his burial. Within minutes, it was turning away volunteers to carry his casket. A bagpiper came […]
A US veteran died at a nursing home, abandoned. Hundreds of strangers came to say goodbye
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Former U.S. Marine Gerry Brooks died alone at a nursing home in Maine, abandoned and all but forgotten. Then the funeral home posted a notice asking if anyone would serve as a pallbearer or simply attend his burial. Within minutes, it was turning away volunteers to carry his casket. A bagpiper […]
Montana Man Gets Into Wrong Car, Stranger’s Dog in Back Seat
After discovering a stranger’s dog in the back seat, a man realized he got into the wrong car. The funny incident occurred in Montana when the man was driving home after picking up his pizza. Montana man realizes he is in wrong car, discovers unknown dog in the back seat A video of a man […]
NYC man accused of randomly punching strangers is indicted on hate-crimes charges
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who was arrested in March on charges of randomly hitting a woman walking down a street in New York City has been indicted on hate crime charges for that assault and several others, prosecutors said Tuesday. Skiboky Stora, 40, of Brooklyn, is charged with assaulting, stalking and harassing strangers […]
Man rescued from flooded Arkansas creek credits ‘amazing’ strangers for averting disaster
What began as a simple road trip for two buddies in Baja Bugs from California to North Carolina became something more than expected. It was about making friends along the way. Mark Girdner, 64, and Mike Adams, 71, both of California, began their cross-country journey to travel to Kitty Hawk, N.C., and were going to […]
Northern California man held in shooting told police he mistook friends for strangers at bonfire
A Northern California man was arrested after he allegedly shot at two of his friends as they arrived at a bonfire he was hosting in a case of mistaken identity, according to the Sutter County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said Monday that the 18-year-old was arrested at his home on the 10500 block of Schroeder Road, […]
Why You Really Should Talk To Strangers
Yesterday, I was standing in line at Subway. A thin man in front of me, who had silver short hair, and who was hunched over slightly, was ordering his food and having trouble hearing the employee. He was in his 60s and shuffling lightly as he walked, aching from some unseen ailment. As he waited […]
‘How Is Turning $100,000 Into $1 Million Easy?’ 26-Year-Old Asks Strangers Why Net Worth Explodes From There — Here’s What They Said
The late Charlie Munger once said that the first $100,000 is a critical stepping stone in building wealth — a sentiment echoed by many financial experts. However, a Reddit user recently sparked a discussion on the r/FinancialPlanning subreddit by questioning the perceived ease of growing net worth from $100,000 to $1 million. Don’t Miss: The […]
A couple lost their wedding rings during the ceremony. Two strangers found a fitting solution
Editor’s Note: This is the first in an occasional series, “The Stranger I’ll Never Forget,” which celebrates those kind souls who touch our lives for only a moment but leave a lasting impression. Every good wedding has to have one teensy, tiny crisis. For Calivé and Shannon Jackson, everything was going according to plan as […]
Donald Trump sat silently in court as a room full of strangers tore him apart
NEW YORK — In its first week, Donald Trump’s criminal trial is forcing the former president, a man who famously surrounds himself with sycophants, to sit quietly and listen to the unfiltered opinions of those typically kept at arm’s-length: People he might call his “haters.” During jury selection, Trump has heard himself described by those […]
How strangers frantically tried to save Ash Good and her baby
A new mother was forced to throw her bleeding baby into a stranger’s arms as she tried to escape a rampaging knifeman who murdered her and five others in a Sydney shopping centre on Saturday before being shot dead. Dr Ash Good, a 38-year-old osteopath, was strolling through Westfield shopping centre in Bondi with her […]