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Navy veteran and cancer survivor donates 28 inches of hair for cancer patient wigs

When Fernando Trujillo was in the Navy he had to cut his hair often or else he ran the risk of violating the Navy’s grooming standards. But after he retired from a 24-year career in ...

12-year-old boy works odd jobs to buy best friend a gravestone after he dies

The bond of friendship is notoriously powerful. From an early age we begin to make friends with others, often developing connections that help us mature and make our way through life. Almost everyone has that ...

Family of five, including 3 children, killed by head-on, wrong-way crash – rest in peace

Six people, including a family of five from Virginia, have lost their lives in a devastating head-on collision caused by a driver going the wrong way on a Georgia highway, according to reports. Authorities have ...

Doctors wanted to put girl with Down syndrome in an institution – 15 years later, she’s a top model

Celebrating diversity and the differences between people in the world should be a given, regardless of what country or society you live in. After all, how boring would the planet be if we all looked ...

Remembering Kirk Douglas’s powerful open letter to Donald Trump

Kirk Douglas, one of the last surviving stars from Hollywood’s golden age, died at his home in Beverly Hills, California on Wednesday, aged 103. The legendary actor rose to prominence through such flicks as “Lust ...

Kobe Bryant’s daughter Gianna was a talented basketballer like her father – rest in peace

The death of retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant has shocked the world, not least for the fact that his daughter, Gianna, also perished in the helicopter crash near Calabasas, California. 41-year-old Bryant and his daughter ...

11-year-old boy becomes latest to die from the flu – ‘I want him to be remembered for the wonderful boy he was’

According to the CDC, this flu season could be one of the worst with influenza activity for the first week of 2020 listed as “widespread” in every state except Hawaii, Mississippi, North Dakota, Vermont, and ...

Couple renovate house only to find 50-year-old wedding album in the ceiling

Renovating a house or apartment is a difficult task and construction can be a disruptive and very messy existence. But if you renovate a house for the first time since it was built you can ...

Dad and three kids die after Christmas tree catches fire

A father and three of his children have died after their Christmas tree caught fire two days after Christmas. Juan Moreno, 41, initially made it out of the fire at his home in Hemet, California, ...

60-year-old man dies after mugging on Christmas Eve over $1

A man has died after being mugged on Christmas Eve over a single dollar, according to reports. In the early hours of Tuesday morning, December 24, Juan Fresnada and a male acquaintance, aged 29, were ...