No one would have predicted that Allie Jeffords would be attending a sporting event just over a month after she was pinned underneath a 7-foot-long slab of ice.
Nevertheless, she and her family were the guests of honor at a Minnesota Timberwolves game at Target Center Tuesday night.
Jeffords, 10, was playing with her two brothers in [...]

Colby Baker is a charming little boy.
With a wink of his eye, he can melt your heart and command a popsicle from nurses.
You’d never know this 5-year-old kid nearly died when he darted in front of a truck on a North Carolina roadway Oct. 31.
Colby had no pulse, his body turned gray and his eyes [...]

Vailia Dennis, 87, who refused open-heart surgery, delights in the warmth of sunlight on her hands. She has used her extra time to connect with family – and the Internet.
FOR the last couple of years, Vailia Dennis, 87, has wondered if there existed, on the face of the earth, even one other human being who [...]

1990: Freedom for Nelson Mandela
Leading anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela has been freed from prison in South Africa after 27 years.
His release follows the relaxation of apartheid laws - including lifting the ban on leading black rights party the African National Congress (ANC) - by South African President FW de Klerk.
Mr Mandela appeared at the gates [...]