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Mom jailed for child abuse following death of daughter, 7, she pretended was terminally ill

A Colorado mother has been jailed for 16 years after she abused her daughter to death, lying about her health and duping doctors into performing unnecessary surgeries. Kelly Turner pleaded guilty in January to negligent child ...

95-year-old WWII veteran finally receives high school diploma 77 years after he went to war

A 95-year-old World War II veteran from Massachusetts finally received his high school diploma, seven decade after he left school to serve in the war. “I can’t believe this. Everybody went out of their way ...

Northern lights may be visible across parts of the United States this week

If witnessing the northern lights is on your bucket list and you live in the northern tier of the United States, you might be in luck. The Space Weather Prediction Center has issued a geomagnetic ...

Hospice nurse fulfills patient’s dying wish, arranges to fly him to see son’s football game

As someone nears the end of their life, they often put together a list of things they hope to accomplish before they die. Some may wish for a tattoo, while others hope to take one ...

103-year-old woman celebrates COVID-19 lockdown lift with first tattoo and motorbike ride

Birthday parades seem to the new normal for celebrating a loved one’s special day. For those elderly people for whom it’s been even more vital to stay in quarantine, being able to see other people ...

Teen on first jump and veteran skydiver killed in freak skydiving accident

Jeanna Triplicata had recently turned 18, which meant she was finally old enough to go skydiving. On July 12, she and her grandmother fulfilled a bucket list item by jumping out of a plane near ...

11-year-old boy dies from brain cancer while on Make-A-Wish trip

It should have been a trip filled with lots of happy memories, but Mikey Choroszy’s Make-A-Wish trip to the Mall of America ended in tragedy. On January 1, the 11-year-old died. “The biggest thing was ...

Man drowns trying to propose to his girlfriend under water on holiday

https://twitter.com/SteevesVolmar/status/1175502505419128832 “I can’t hold my breath long enough to tell you everything I love about you,” the letter read. “But… Everything I love about you, I love more every day!” Mr Weber then tuned the paper over. ...

Terminally ill nurse fulfills dying wish to ride along in police car

Recently, the former nurse shared on Facebook that she wanted to do a police ride-along. Many responded to her request for help and within a few days she was riding alongside Officer Te Yang with the ...

Grandma who couldn’t afford to go to prom during the Great Depression ends up going to great-grandson’s at age 97

When her granddaughter Julie Huddon heard about this missed opportunity, she decided to try to give her grandmother the prom of her dreams, after all that she has been through. Julie asked her son’s school, Pilgrim ...