The Two-Way posts about human interest
by Lauren Frayer
The Spanish woman who grabbed headlines for what's purported to be the world's worst art restoration is at it again. This time, she's selling an original oil painting on eBay. So far, it's fetched bids of more than $800.
A hacker in Maine altered an electric construction sign to warn motorists about zombies. Maybe he's excited about several upcoming zombie events.
by Maureen Pao
Forget four-leaf clovers, horseshoes and rabbit feet. The secret to the three-time-lottery-winning Oksnes family of Norway is simple: getting pregnant. In six years, three members of the family have won the national lottery — each coinciding with a birth.
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An Austrian pilot will attempt to set a world record for the highest skydive next month when he jumps from a height of more than 22 miles.
by Shula Neuman
Residents of Zimbabwe's second largest city are flushing the toilets at the same time tonight. The action isn't some form of protest, but the result of 72 hours of water restrictions thanks to a severe drought.
Richard Bach, who authored the popular Jonathan Livingston Seagull and Illusions, was injured Friday when the light plane he was piloting crashed as he tried to land on San Juan Island, Wash.
Fifteen-year-old Lydia Ko of New Zealand became the youngest ever winner of an LPGA event last weekend in Canada. She's remaining an amateur, so she declined the $300,000 check.
Rapper and actor LL Cool J foils a home burglar by restraining him until police arrive; the suspected burglar has broken bones.
Three members of the Russian female punk band, Pussy Riot, learn their sentence tomorrow for a public performance calling for President Vladimir Putin's ouster. They're charged with hooliganism and could spend seven years in prison.
A Connecticut woman who overpaid on her electricity bill for 25 years for two street lights is given a refund.
by Mark Memmott
Satwant Singh Kaleka went after the gunman with a knife, authorities have told his son. That likely slowed the attacker enough to let others flee to safety. Kaleka, though, was gunned down.
by Mark Memmott
Seth Collins says his brother Aaron's request that the family give a waiter or waitress an "awesome" tip has touched people around the world.
by Mark Memmott
He was sheltering his girlfriend when he was shot and killed. Friends say the 24-year-old Arizona native had a passion for life and always put others first.
by Mark Memmott
Lena Henderson and Roland Davis split in 1964, after 20 years of marriage. Nearly five decades later, they're coming together again on Saturday in Buffalo. "You never know what tomorrow is going to bring," says the bride.
by Mark Memmott
When 18-year-old Jarell Brooks saw a woman and her two children trying to crawl to safety, he got between them and the gunman. He says he couldn't have done anything else and lived with himself afterward.
by Marissa Alioto
Readers share the subtle ways in which their parents introduced academic skills at home, and how they're carrying on that tradition.
by Mark Memmott
Aaron Collins died on July 7. He had asked his family to leave some waiter or waitress a $500 tip. When they asked for help in making his wish come true, donations poured in. Now, they expect to be making Aaron's wish come true about once a week for the next two years.
by Mark Memmott
"AJ" Boik will be remembered at a funeral today. Friends and family say the aspiring artist was never sad and always willing to help. Yousef Garbi, who survived, was shot in the head after first pushing a friend to safety.
by Mark Memmott
The former congresswoman, who was critically wounded by a gunman in January 2011, looks thrilled to be high up in the Alps.
A Georgia turtle farmer says about 1,600 turtles escaped his property last week after vandals tore down some of the fencing.
