"He's already worked 70 years ... nobody deserves to work their whole life," said Greyson Thurman, a student who helped organize the successful GoFundMe.
David Tran, 77, founded Huy Fong Foods in southern California after fleeing Vietnam in 1978 with his wife and son, with his life savings of $20,000 worth of gold hidden in cans of condensed milk.
Alex the husky was pulled from the wreckage by rescue teams in Antakya in the province of Hatay after they overheard him while carrying out searches nearby.
Shaddah, a black Labrador, had been playing fetch with his owner on the beach at Seaton Sluice in Northumberland when he got into trouble in the water.
People swoon over a corgi's adorable bubble butt, but their rear is also a built-in floatation device. Several videos show the dogs swimming in water and their butts floating on the surface.