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Colin Farrell tears up over special needs son – ‘he’s magic’

Colin Farrell offers fans a rare glimpse of life with his 20-year-old son James, who was born with Angelman syndrome, a neuro-genetic disorder. The Golden Globe winner says James – the “Tom Selleck” look-alike with ...

Real-life Prince Charming takes girl with special needs to prom after her date cancels

Isabelle Knowlton, who has special needs, was excited to go to prom but crushed when her date cancelled at the last minute. Isabelle, who lives with Angelman Syndrome, is mostly non-verbal and needs a wheelchair ...

Boyfriend and girlfriend give up each other as prom dates to go with students with special needs

Your senior year prom is perhaps one of the most special moments in your life. Teenagers plans for months in advance how they will attend the occasion. This young couple broke tradition and decided not ...

Fast food assistant manager, 19, loses eye in brutal attack while trying to defend teen with special needs

Last weekend a 19-year-old assistant manager of a California fast food restaurant stepped in to defend a teen with special needs. Her efforts were met with a brutal attack. As a result she lost her ...

Single gay man adopts 5 kids with special needs to offer them the care they deserve

When it comes to having a compassionate heart and the will to change the lives of others in a positive way, few can compare to Ben Carpenter of Huddersfield, England. Here at Newsner, we encounter ...

Special needs teen walks on his own for the first time after 8 years in wheelchair

Some people say there is no such thing as miracles, but watching one special needs teen walk again after 8 years in a wheelchair, it’s hard to describe it as anything else. Daniel Stein is ...

Girl, 9, with special needs shot after getting off school bus – she needs our prayers

A nine year old girl with special needs was shot getting off the school bus after getting caught up in gunfire during an argument between two people. The girl’s grandmother, Anna Bob, says the bullet ...

19-year-old takes twin brother with special needs to his senior prom when he has no date

With senior prom coming up at Carlos Colon’s school he couldn’t wait to go but sadly didn’t have a date. The 19-year-old had just graduated from Haverhill High School, in Massachusetts, which is no mean ...

Special needs dog with spina bifida who got stood up by his adopters finally finds a real home

Last month, we told you about a special needs shelter dog whose story broke hearts all over the world. Jack, a 9-month-old puppy with spina bifida, thought he was finally going to be adopted, only ...

School bus driver who planned to retire after 26 years helping special needs kids dies from COVID-19 – rest in peace

A school bus driver who was planning to retire following 26 years of leal service has passed away after contracting COVID-19. According to reports, 66-year-old Gail Brusseau has spent the past few years taking students ...