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A couple meets, falls head-over-heels in love, and only months later they’re at the courthouse tying the knot. It’s a familiar story—except in this case, we’re not talking about a young starry-eyed couple. Instead, it’s two seniors, both over 100 years old. John and Phyllis Cook are both residents of the Kingston Residence, a senior care facility in Sylvania, Ohio. With their apartments just a floor apart, they found each other and formed a strong connection. “To tell you the truth, we fell in love with each other,” Phyllis, turning 103 this summer, told WNWO. “I know you think that...

When a 20-year veteran lost his life in the line of duty, many cops whose lives he had touched in some way or another came out to escort his daughter on her first day of kindergarten to honor him. It did not matter that the veteran had passed months before. August 8, 2022, may have been an ordinary day for many people on planet earth; however, for Anna Stolinsky, it was a milestone. It was the very first day she would kick off her education by joining her kindergarten class. Every parent hopes to be there to see such milestones,...

A thug decided to steal a veteran’s flag after seeing him saluting it each day. The thief walked up to rip down the flag, thinking the veteran couldn’t do anything since he was blind. They had no idea they had just made a very big mistake. Howard Banks, a 92-year-old World War II veteran who’s legally blind, flies Old Glory outside of his Kaufman, Texas home. Having been blinded by a flare during his service to his country, one would think people would leave the old man alone to live out his years in peace, but sadly, that’s not the...

The American spirit lives on at a 300-year-old, cream-line dairy farm, where a farmer is working around the clock to bottle his own milk after his processor told him to dump it. Locals are lining up to support him. When Ben Brown’s dairy processor told him they could no longer buy his milk, he got to work bottling it himself. Brown’s Whoa Nellie Dairy farm has been providing high-quality, cream-line milk since the 1700s. He sells some of it at his on-site farm store, but a large portion of it used to be sold to a dairy processor who pasteurized...

Serena Williams recently shared the heartbreaking news that she was in the process of retiring. The reason behind her choice had a lot to do with the double standards faced by women compared to their male counterparts. While Serena Williams was pregnant with her first child and daughter in April 2017, the tennis player ran circles around her older sister, Venus Williams. She competed in her matches and won against her sister, all while carrying her growing baby. The star took home the 2017 Australian Open while in her first trimester! At the time, Serena was 35 and played at...

An elderly fast-food employee who had been serving the community for over 30 years and greeting her customers with a warm smile was rewarded in the most heartwarming way. Believe it or not, random acts of kindness are bound to have a significant impact and go a long way in lifting people’s spirits. In a time of sheer confusion and disarray, especially in the wake of the pandemic, we can all use a little kindness and love. It can indeed mean a lot when people are acknowledged for their hard work. Moreover, when employees receive appreciation from their employers and...

If you’ve got just one eye on the current affairs of the U.S. right now, you’ll know that the country is in the midst of a political upheaval. Tensions are running high and demonstrations seem to be occurring every single day, driven in the main by the racial strains that have risen to the surface this year following the wrongful deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, amongst others. With many clamouring to voice their concerns and complaints, virtually every walk of life in the U.S. is facing change. The arena of sports has been an obvious outlet...

Toby Keith was recovering from cancer in 2022, with his wife, their children, and close family members right by his side. Fans shared their prayers for the star’s complete recovery, but some were using Toby’s heartache for their financial benefit. On June 12, 2022, Toby Keith took to his Instagram page to share the heartbreaking news about his cancer diagnosis. The iconic singer revealed that the stomach cancer diagnosis was made the previous fall. He explained how he’d spent the last six months going through radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery. The positive news was that his body was taking the treatment...

For the vast majority of us, life on this planet begins with being born into a loving family. We’re cared for from the word go; we’re given everything we need to thrive. Figgers was found on the street as a newborn, having been dumped by his birth mother because she didn’t want him. “My mother threw me away just like day to day trash,” he says. “I’m not even supposed to be here,” he said. Nathan and Betty Figgers, however, wanted a boy and decided do give Freddie a new chance. They opened up their home to little Freddie as...

Anyone who’s seen movies in the past few decades knows Danny Trejo. Known for his intense tough guy looks, he’s one of Hollywood’s biggest go-to character actors, playing bad guys in everything from Con Air to Breaking Bad. He’s also the titular star of the Machete franchise, a role he also plays in the much more family-friendly Spy Kids movies. But while he’s usually the bad guy on screen, he got the chance to be a hero in real life back in 2019. In the summer of 2019, the 78-year-old actor was driving in the Sylmar neighborhood of Los Angeles,...