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‘From our family to yours’: Struggling mom-of-five left in tears after stranger delivers food to her door

Emma Frost was feeling the stress of the pandemic while struggling to feed her five children. She was self-isolating after a family member had tested positive for coronavirus at her home in Chester, England, and ...

Several Pittsburgh Steelers players surprise Allegheny County ballot counters with dinner

Going in to the election, we all knew it was more than likely going to take awhile to determine a winner. Due to the uncontrolled pandemic, several states sent out mail-in ballots to every eligible ...

Mother urges others to give their loved ones a hug after 13-year-old son dies from COVID-19

A Missouri mother is hoping others hear her plea after her 13-year-old son became the youngest person in the state to die from COVID-19 complications. Peyton Baumgarth, 13, died on October 31, just days after ...

Stevie Nicks’ 50-year career and her thoughts about life in 2020 – ‘Time is being stolen from all of us’

Stevie Nicks. When you hear her name what do you think of? Fleetwood Mac? Her work as a solo artist? Perhaps one of the many awards she was nominated for? The woman is an absolute ...

108-year-old woman celebrates birthday by casting vote in 2020 presidential election

If you were about to turn 108 years old how would you celebrate your birthday? A party with your family? A car parade? Or maybe exercising your right as an American citizen? Michael Blaylock had ...

Care home staff organize date night for 90-year-old couple who have spent 8 months apart

For elderly couple Derek and Phyllis Mapes the pandemic has not only meant being separated from family but also each other. Phyllis was sick and after spending time in hospital she was moved to a ...

Teen whose father fought to see her in the hospital while she battled COVID-19 has died

One month after a father made headlines for fighting a hospital’s visitor policy so he could be by his daughter’s side as she battled COVID-19, he has some sad news to share. His daughter, Charlee, ...

Woman in labor insists husband make stop at polling place before hospital

The presidential election is less than one week away, and one may argue it’s the most important election ever or at least of our generation. Days before the last day of the election – yes, ...

19-year-old becomes full-time dad to 5 younger siblings after mom dies suddenly – he needs our support

Responsibility falls on all of us at some point in our lives. It affects us to varying degrees, often depending largely on outside influences that we have no control over. Some people are forced to ...

Great grandfather, 110, crowned one half of the world’s oldest couple, has died

A 110-year-old man from Ecuador who, along with his 104-year-old wife, was crowned the world’s oldest married couple, has died. Julio Mora died in his sleep beside his wife of more than 79 years Waldramina Quinteros at their ...