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September 11th ‘Tribute in Light’ canceled due to COVID-19 concerns

Another sad reality of the pandemic is the number of events and gatherings that have been canceled because the risk to hold the even is too great. The 2020 Olympics were postponed, countless award ceremonies ...

World War II veteran doesn’t let coronavirus lockdown stop him from graduating college at 96 years old

The coronavirus crisis has meant huge restrictions on our lives, but one Italian book lover hasn’t let the pandemic get in the way of achieving his dream after graduating from college at 96 years old ...

Baby born weighing one pound with COVID-19 recovers and is reunited with mom

Baby Jorgito was born weighing just over one pound after his mom contracted coronoavirus. Doctors say he is the smallest premature baby to be born to a mother who has tested positive and sadly he ...

Man suffers ruptured bladder after holding in over 10 beers for 18 hours

We’ve all been there: the desperate need to relieve our bladder and not a bathroom in site. Whether it’s on a long car journey or during an afternoon in a park with no public restrooms, ...

Protests prompt removal of Confederate monuments throughout the South

In the wake of the George Floyd’s death and more than a week of protests against police brutality, cities in the South have begun removing Confederate statues and monuments. Jacksonville, Florida. Dallas, Texas. Mobile, Alabama. ...

Garth Brooks praises Jimmy Carter as a hero after they work together for Habitat for Humanity

At 95 years old, Jimmy Carter is the oldest US president ever, but he’s still going strong. In the decades since leaving office, he has been working tirelessly to help others, most famously through his ...

Country star Alan Jackson still going strong with his wife Denise after 40 years together

In show business, relationships come and go — there aren’t many celebrity marriages that last a long time. But some couples manage to defy the stereotype, staying strong even after decades together. That’s the case ...

Thousands attend church for Palm Sunday services despite stay-at-home orders for coronavirus

Coronavirus means that the vast majority of us are having to make changes to our daily lives. Call it a sacrifice of normality for the greater good. All across the U.S. people are being warned ...

Supermarket workers are risking their own health – don’t forget to thank them

As we hunker down in our homes afraid to step out for fear of coming into contact with someone who has coronavirus we should all give thanks to those people who have no choice but ...

Man sends anti-Muslim tweet to political candidate, receives donation from him

Following September 11, 2011, Oscar Dillion developed a hatred toward “radical Islam.” And it was this dislike that fueled an anti-Muslim tweet he sent to Qasim Rashid, a Democrat running for Congress. But when the ...