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Two-year-old girl banned from preschool because her deformed skull would ‘scare other children’

Sofya lives in the Russian village of Alatany in the Bashkortostan region with her mom, her dad, Rasul, and both sets of grandparents. Unfortunately, she was born with a deformed skull and fingers and toes ...

Apple Watch calls 911 after man crashes his bicycle and falls unconscious

Bob’s Apple Watch called 911. He had set up the device’s fall detection, which alerts emergency personnel if the watch detects a hard fall and the wearer remains immobile for 60 seconds. Once emergency services ...

New class of FDNY graduates includes 21 children of firefighters killed in 9/11

But at this month’s ceremony, that specter of 9/11 was especially present: 21 of the graduates were children of first responders who died as a result of the attack, ready to continue their fallen fathers’ ...

Middle school teacher accused of cutting student’s hair

According to Jillian, her daughter was playing with her hair during class and her male teacher told her to stop. “She didn’t, and he threatened her and said, ‘Well, if you don’t stop playing with ...

Leslie Edwards, member of the legendary Tuskegee Airmen, has died at 95

According to his obituary Leslie, who was born in Memphis, Tennessee, but moved to Cincinnati when he was one, was drafted into the Army Air Corps in 1943. He trained as an aircraft engine mechanic for medium ...

Mother shares warning after daughter’s can of dry shampoo explodes in car

“We thought something fell down from the sky, but the glass was going out so we know that wasn’t the case,” Christine Debrecht told KSDK. It took Christine and her daughter 10 to 15 minutes ...

Biker group shows up for little girl’s lemonade stand, a year after her mom helped them after a crash

It all started a year ago, on September 2, 2018, when Daryn Sturch, a nurse from Chili, Indiana, was driving with her daughter Bryanne and came across the scene of an accident. The accident involved a group ...

Special needs student’s desk moved to bathroom after mother asked for a quieter learning environment

Danielle had been in the process of working with Lucas’ teacher to find him a quiet place to learn. The 11-year-old has autism as well as PANDAS (Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections) and ...

Restaurant’s owner bans children under 14 from dining

Rudolf Markl, owner of Oma’s Küche or Grandma’s Kitchen, said the decision to ban children in the evening was not taken lightly. “We have been thinking about this for a very long time,” said Rudolf, ...

Grandfather with vitiligo crochets dolls to cheer up kids with the skin condition

João Stanganelli Junior, a 64-year-old from Brazil, has a skin condition known as vitiligo, which is characterized by blotches of skin lacking pigmentation, giving sufferers a “multicolored” skin coloring. People with vitiligo can be self-conscious ...