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Baby boom: Hospital welcomes 12 sets of twins

Twins are indeed a wondrous miracle and this holiday season, 12 lucky families will be seeing double after they each welcomed twins at Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City. Many of us seem to carry ...

Christopher Reeve’s son lost both his parents by age 13

There are a lot of stories out there about kids who have grown up to look just like their celebrity parents. From Michael J Fox’s twin daughters to Julia Roberts’s lookalike teen daughter and even Elvis Presley‘s grandson; ...

New patch invented to help those with diabetes

Diabetes is on the rise at a dangerous level with one in 11 people having the condition worldwide. The disease affects the way your body processes blood sugar and some can develop kidney disease, stroke ...

Football player approaches opponent after game, asks if he can pray for his mom with cancer

Football in Texas is not something that is taken lightly, the competition is tough. But once the game ends, high schoolers who viewed their opponents as the enemy show their respect for each other. Following ...

Monster raped her and threw acid in her face – one decade later and it’s Katie Piper who has won

Men committing acts of violence against women is societal problem that unfortunately rears its ugly head far too often. The amount of women the world over subjected to abuse and trauma every single day doesn’t ...

Teen saves money from part-time job for two years to buy his friend a new wheelchair

High school can be a difficult time for many. Teens don’t always get along well with their peers — we often hear news stories about bullying and students struggling to fit in. But sometimes, we ...

The legendary Angela Lansbury turns 95 today — let’s wish her a happy birthday!

Lansbury was born October 16, 1925 in London. She had success from early in her career: she made her film debut at 18 years old in the 1944 film Gaslight starring Ingrid Bergman. The film was nominated for ...

Veteran dies with no family, so the public is invited to his funeral — let’s give him the sendoff he deserves

Edward K. Pearson, an 80-year-old veteran from Naples, Florida, died on August 31. Sadly, he died with no immediate family. His arrangements were handled by Legacy Options Funeral and Cremations Services, and an interment was ...

Terminally ill toddler who loved firefighters meets his NYFD heroes before passing away

Having a dad who was a firefighter, Trucker believed he was one of them. This brave little boy was welcomed into the firefighter family with open arms. He was even made an honorary junior firefighter ...

Determined teen loses 113 pounds in order to become first in his family to enlist in Army

Luis, who lives in Las Vegas, currently works as an electrician at construction sites, but wanted to pursue other opportunities. “You’ve got one life. I don’t want to wake up and do the same thing ...