Mar. 16, 2025
Mother-son duo Liz and KC Wright stole the hearts ofWheel of Fortuneviewers across their nation with her outstanding performance on Tuesday’s episode.
The pair competed in this year’s “Home for the Holidays” week, when contestants team up with a family member.
Liz, 92, dominated the competition, winning ore than $65,000 in prize money plus a tropical vacation to Antigua.
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“She spent the first 88 years of her life in Oklahoma with my dad,” KC said, introducing his mother.
Mar. 16, 2025
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A 93-year-old California man just summited Yosemite’s Half Dome thanks in part to his son and granddaughter.
Everett Kalin, of Oakland, Calif., successfully completed the strenuous hike in three days last week, becoming one of the oldest, if not the oldest, person ever to climb the iconic piece of rock, according toSFGate.
“I didn’t fully realize how tricky it would be, especially at my age,” Everett told the outlet about the effort, which starts out with a difficult subdome ascent — without cables — in which son Jon, 57, and granddaughter Sidney, 19, held on to him for support.
Mar. 16, 2025
A 93-year-old woman in Magalia, California, is thanking her longtime sanitation worker for rescuing her from her home as adeadly wildfire continues to ravage the county.
With her caregiver gone for the day, Margaret Newsum feared for her life after hearing about the Camp Fire terrorizing Paradise, a small town just minutes from Magalia, according toKCRA. That’s when Dane Ray Cumming, a waste management driver, arrived.
“I went out and was standing on the front porch when this great, big, green monster drove up, and my dear friend was emptying the garbage,” Newsum recalled to the station.
Mar. 16, 2025
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After nearly 100 people who attended the same New Jersey high school developed rare brain tumors, an alumnus and cancer survivor is demanding answers.
“Fast forward to August of last year,” Lupiano told CBS. My sister received the news she had a primary brain tumor, herself. Unfortunately, it turned out to be stage 4 glioblastoma. Two hours later, we received information that my wife also had a primary brain tumor.
Mar. 16, 2025
Taking home the biggest award of the night, the cast ofEverything Everywhere All at Oncededicated it to their inspiration — their fellow 94-year-old cast mate James Hong!
As the audience rose for a standing ovation, Hong delivered a rousing speech — at first, in Chinese.
“Actually, I said that because we might be broadcast in Hong Kong,” Hong began. “And I hope next year the network won’t change their mind and put us on again.