Last night, President Obama announced that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), who was the apparent target of an assassination attempt, had opened her eyes for the first time since being shot in the head on Saturday. And it turns out that Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was holding her hand at the time. Gillibrand, who flew to Tucson with Obama and other Congressional members on Air Force One, was in Giffords' hospital room with Giffords' husband and family, as well as House minority leader Nancy Pelosi and Rep. Debbie Waserman Schultz, and the junior Senator from New York said, "It was like witnessing a miracle." more ›

Remember how a 22-year-old man somehow survived a 39-story fall from a West Side building—after falling into a Dodge Charger parked on the street— in August? Well, he's up and walking around—the Daily News spotted him at his parents' Staten Island home, and Thomas Magill said, "I'm doing good." more ›

Pastor Ted Chase of Flushing's George's Episcopal Church is claiming divine intervention during Thursday's tornado in Queens. The twister ripped the steeple of the church from the bell tower and sent it flying across the street. Luckily, nobody was harmed. He told the Daily News, "We believe it was a miracle." more ›

Maria McCormack lent her red Dodge Charger to her husband on Tuesday—only for the car to be totaled after cushioning the 39-story fall of an apparently suicidal man. She moaned to the Post, "I miss it. It's my baby... I want to meet [jumper Tom Magill] and say, 'Why? Why my car out of all the cars in the city?'" more ›

Yesterday morning, a man jumped from the roof of a 40-floor building on West End Avenue—and survived because a red Dodge Charger parked on a dead end apparently cushioned his fall. The Daily News reports that 22-year-old Thomas Magill was screaming, "My leg! My leg!" A witness told the paper, "He came down feetfirst at like 100 mph. That's a miracle if I've ever seen one. He should be a goner. It was like that movie 'Unbreakable.' That was this guy: unbreakable." And the car's owner, construction worker Guy McCormack, pulled out a set of rosary beads from his car, "Here's what saved him!" more ›

Just days after a statue of baby Jesus was displayed for the first time in a shrine inside a Staten Island monastery, thieves heisted it, according to the Staten Island Advance. But the priests and brothers who reside at the Alba House have not called police, choosing instead to post a note in place of the foot-long ceramic figurine asking for the statue to be returned. "Maybe someone really needed it," said Brother Vincent, who said he prayed for the statue and whoever took it. more ›

As hardhats disassembled scaffolding on an Eighth Avenue high-rise on Thursday, a construction worker fell eight stories when a plank collapsed beneath him. Workers had just finished façade repairs on the 20-story building at the corner of 38th Street when a section of scaffolding collapsed on the 16th floor at around 2:15 pm, according to the Daily News. Jose Paulino, 29, plummeted all the way to the eighth floor, bumping off of metal support beams on the way down, which slowed his fall. more ›

It's another heart-tugging story that seems perfect during the holiday season: Today, the Daily News devotes its front page to Cassy Rivera, who had eye surgery allowing her to see her nearly two-year-old daughter for the first time. Rivera had been losing her sight in 2005 and then she "lost her last bit of sight while delivering daughter Aniahya, now almost 2 years old." more ›

Davonte Kelly, the 11-year-old whose skull was grazed by a bullet as he waited to play Little League baseball, made a triumphant appearance at Citi Field to throw the ceremonial first pitch (video) before the Cardinals-Mets game. Kelly, whose spunk has impressed the city and both the Mets and Yankees, also got to meet his favorite player, David Wright, who presented him with a special jersey and an autographed bat. more ›

Former Mets pitcher Don Cardwell died yesterday at the age of 72 in North Carolina. Traded to the Lovable Loser Mets in 1966, Cardwell's performance during 1969 mirrored that of the team itself and helped the Mets win the their division title on the way to their first World Series Championship. Like the Mets, Cardwell started the '69 season in a lackluster manner, posting a 3-9 win-loss record through the first four months of the season. The Mets were 10 games behind the Chicago Cubs heading into August. more ›