It’s frustrating that a cure for cancer has been so elusive, but we have to celebrate every achievement along the way. And THIS could be big. Scientists have just identified 618 proteins in blood, which are linked to 19 types of the disease, including bowel, prostate, and breast cancers. This might make it possible to…… read more »
A couple with a combined age of over 200 just got married in Philadelphia. Bernie Littman is 100, and Marjorie Fiterman is 102. They met at their nursing home and they’ve been together about nine years. (Here’s a photo.)……………..A five-year-old kid near Jacksonville, Florida kept calling 911 asking for a pepperoni pizza. So some cops…… read more »
It’s very expensive to have kids in America, but Tennessee is offering some relief. Tennessee’s Medicaid program will start covering 100 diapers a month for newborns, infants, and one-year-olds. According to the National Diaper Bank Network, 92% of the families receiving diapers in Tennessee ARE working, and are still unable to afford enough of them. …… read more »
Vermont State University’s Castleton campus is honoring a friendly, neighborhood cat who’s been hanging out on campus for years. The cat, named Max, was given the honorary degree of “doctor of litter-ature.” (Get it?)……….. After waiting 60 years for his chance, Kansas man Ed Dwight, an artist and retired Air Force captain, finally got the…… read more »
On Sunday, a woman’s dog jumped into Hudson River off the Hoboken in Jersey, and got caught in the current. A man who was passing by immediately jumped in and helped guide the dog back to the shore…………….. A tiny taco stand in Mexico City just got a Michelin star. The whole place is 10…… read more »
Former Journey singer Steve Perry might be ready to start touring again. (Full Story) After Ann and Nancy Wilson had that big family blowup during Heart’s 2016 tour, they established “sanctuary zones” so their respective families wouldn’t see each other behind the scenes. (Full Story) Metallica released the full video of their cover of Elton…… read more »
In April 2024, a North Carolina man, alongside his canine companion, began a journey from Charlotte to New Bern, on foot. Russell Shand, former IT Executive for Bank of America, and Bonnie, three-year-old chocolate Labrador Retriever, began the “Hike for Hope” to raise funds to support cancer patients in memory of a family member recently…… read more »
A cat in Colorado named Fred got really depressed after his owners’ golden retriever Arthur passed away last year. He followed the dog everywhere, and they were inseparable. But he’s doing much better after getting a new puppy. It’s another golden retriever named Sunny. Their owners say Fred’s still getting used to the puppy energy,…… read more »
Firefighters in California rescued a puppy that got stuck inside a wall. It got in through a plumbing panel and couldn’t get out. They used a sledgehammer to smash a hole in the wall and posted the footage online……………..King Charles is giving 31-year-old Georgia Laurie a special award for saving her twin sister from a…… read more »
Three different graduation stories are trending: A set of quintuplets graduated together at Montclair State in New Jersey . . . an 83-year-old woman named Marie Fowler just became Howard University’s oldest graduate ever . . . and a girl at Arizona State earned her doctorate at age 17. She started college at 10 –…… read more »