Missing son finds his father, and more

Missing son finds his father

A Philadelphia man given up for adoption as a child in Honolulu has reconnected with his birth family after browsing through a website for missing children. Steve Carter, 35, recognized himself in an age-progression image made from a photo taken when he was a child. He contacted the Honolulu police, who deduced that he’d been placed in foster care after his mother ran away with him; she gave authorities a wrong name and birthday so he couldn’t be identified. She later disappeared without a trace, leaving Carter’s father with no clue as to his son’s whereabouts. The pair have now spoken by telephone and hope to reunite soon.

Norwegian couple marries at the North Pole

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Braving the Arctic cold, a Norwegian couple last month became the first people to get married at the North Pole. Borge Ousland, an Arctic explorer, helicoptered a handful of guests to the icy wastes of the northernmost point of the world, where they watched him exchange vows with his fiancée, Hege. The bride wore a thick white jacket over a traditional dress, while a Norwegian minister gamely blessed the pair’s union with his bare hands. For their honeymoon, the adventurous pair thawed out on a beach in Italy.

Diminutive firefighter rescues toddler

A toddler who fell into a storm drain in East Point, Ga., was rescued by the smallest firefighter on the force this week. One-year-old Darnell Brown became trapped in a narrow, 20-foot-deep storm drain on Sunday. Rosa Tullis, who stands only 4 feet 11 inches tall, was the only local firefighter small enough to squeeze into the tiny opening. After about 25 minutes down the hole, Tullis reached Brown and pulled him to safety with little more than cuts and bruises. “I have boys,” said the diminutive rescuer, “so it’s kind of personal.”