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Cross-Country Runner Stops Mid-Race to Save Collapsed Rival's Life

Mike Adams — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:38:39 +0000

Sometimes the real winner in a race is the one who realizes victory isn't everything, which is just what happened earlier this week at a high school cross-country meet in Tennessee.

Seventeen-year-old Seth Goldstein, a senior at Cooper Yeshiva High School, was rounding his second turn in the race when one of his opponents collapsed in front of him from a heat-induced seizure. That's when Goldstein snapped into action.

How Do Americans Feel About Interracial Marriage?

Shauna Wright — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:56:43 +0000

Just 45 years ago, interracial marriage was banned in many US states. But after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Loving v. Virginia declared such bans unconstitutional in 1967, those couples were free to marry — and a new study finds they’re doing so at an increasing rate.

IndyCar Driver Dan Wheldon Dies in Fiery Pileup [PHOTO, VIDEO]

Danny Groner — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:30:48 +0000

Two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dan Wheldon was killed on Sunday after his car collided with others during the IndyCar Series season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. His death was pronounced approximately two hours after he was airlifted to University Medical Center.