Sunday, October 18, 2026
America's Good News: Sunday, October 18, 2026
From American history
In August 1951, the New York Yankees wanted a veteran arm for the pennant race, so they sent $50,000 to the Boston Braves for pitcher Johnny Sain and tossed in a young right-hander named Lew Burdette to sweeten the deal. Six years later, the Braves had moved to Milwaukee, and that throw-in met his old team in the 1957 World Series. Burdette won Game 2. He won Game 5, 1-0. Then, with ace Warren Spahn sick with the flu, he started Game 7 at Yankee Stadium on two days’ rest and threw another shutout, 5-0. Three complete-game wins, a 0.67 ERA, and Milwaukee’s first World Series title. The Yankees got their veteran. Milwaukee got the last laugh. In America, the throw-in can still win the whole thing.
1. Milwaukee's long wait is over: the Brewers sweep the champs and head to their first World Series since 1982
The Brewers beat the Dodgers 6-4 on Oct. 15 to sweep the NLCS from the two-time defending champions, rallying from four runs down behind Garrett Mitchell's go-ahead homer. Milwaukee, still chasing its first title, hosts Game 1 on Oct. 23.
Original title: “Brewers sweep Dodgers in NLCS, advance to 1st World Series in 44 years”
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2. Off duty, still on call: two California State Parks officers pull a woman from a burning car
Heading to training on Oct. 16, officers Dylan Ayache and Ryan Gray stopped at an overturned, burning car on Highway 70, fought the flames and pulled the trapped driver out a window. She was treated for burns and released that day.
Original title: “Off-duty California State Parks officers pull woman from burning car off Highway 70”
3. Built for the AI age in Wisconsin: Hewlett Packard Enterprise invests $75 million and 75 high-skill jobs in Chippewa Falls
HPE will spend $75 million over five years to expand testing, warehouse and manufacturing capacity in Chippewa Falls, where it already employs nearly 500, adding 75 high-skill jobs to meet demand for AI and high-performance computing.
Original title: “Hewlett Packard Enterprise to spend $75M to expand, add 75 jobs in Chippewa Falls”
4. Made in Indiana: a veteran-founded hospital-bed maker will more than double its Batesville workforce, helping supply at-home beds for veterans
Med-Mizer will invest $9 million in its Batesville plant, adding up to 73 jobs and a second shift to more than double its workforce, partly to fill a five-year VA contract, won through partner DiSorb Systems, for veterans' at-home beds.
Original title: “Gov. Braun announces $9 million Med-Mizer expansion in Batesville, up to 73 jobs”
5. A daddy-daughter day turns heroic: an off-duty Colorado deputy pulls a driver from a crash moments before the car burns
Jefferson County deputy Brandon Dobson was out with his daughter on Oct. 8 when a Jeep hit a light pole and began smoking. He dragged the driver clear before flames engulfed it as bystanders brought extinguishers and a nurse helped.
Original title: “Off-duty Colorado deputy, bystanders rescue driver from burning vehicle”
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