The poor in the Big Apple have one unlikely benefactor after someone sends a $7,000 check to give to the needy. Marguerite Drucker, an 84-year-old housewife, sent a cashier's check to the city of New York writing, "Dear sir, Please find enclosed check for the poor of the City of New York. The city has been very good to me. "

A former nurse celebrated her silver wedding anniversary for the second time. According to reports, Eileen George first wed in 1952 with husband Patrick. They celebrated their wedding anniversary 25 years later before he died in 1977. Since then, Eileen raised her four children alone in Edmonton, North London, England.

A U. S. military nurse who cared for Saddam Hussein in jail threw light on the softer side of the person deemed responsible for taking the lives of hundreds of people. The nurse said Hussein actually saved bread crusts to feed birds and was a very cooperative person. Master Sgt. Robert Ellis cared for the disgraced leader from January 2004 until August 2005 at Camp Cropper. Ellis said Hussein also watered weeds in a jail garden and drank coffee while smoking cigars to keep his blood pressure down.

A pit bull puppy reportedly trying to nurse on its owners' one-month-old baby's toes, instead chewed them off. According to the police, the incident happened when the child's parents were allegedly asleep while the baby was in an infant seat beside them. Mary Shannon Hansche, 22, and Christopher Wayne Hansche, 26, told police they woke up to the sound of the baby crying, found her mangled foot and took her to the hospital about 8:30 am. Sunday. "They did not see the dog injuring the child," police spokesman Mark Natale told the AP.

A Brazilian woman was disappointed when her claim that her cat gave birth to puppies was debunked by a blood test. Cassia Aparecida de Souza, 18, said her cat, Mimi birthed three puppies and three kittens. While the claim seems far-fetched, it actually received a lot of attention by the media and the community.