Feeds
BUCKHEAD RIDGE, Fla. — What do you get an 84-year-old lady for her birthday? That's what Carol Brown was thinking a few weeks ago. Her mother, June Pearce, was turning 84. The idea of buying and giving more stuff just didn't appeal to Brown.
As drivers get older, their driving skills decline. But getting the elderly — including aging parents and ourselves — is no easy task writes Harriet Baskas, author of msnbc.com's popular Well-Mannered Traveler column.
A 52-year-old Michigan woman gave birth to her own twin grandchildren after serving as a surrogate mother for her daughter and son-in-law, contestants on NBC's "American Gladiators."
A 94-year-old great-great-grandmother who left school at the age of 12 appears to be the world's oldest recipient of a master's degree, an official with Guinness World Records said Friday.
Ryanair sued for allegedly buzzing German grannyMembers of a small community near the northern German city of Lübeck have filed a lawsuit against Irish budget airline Ryanair after a low-flying plane allegedly put an 82-year-old woman in the hospital.
Girl, 10, Tries to Sell Her Grandma on eBay 10-year-old British girl has been barred from trying to sell her granny on eBay.
Girl, 10, sells granny on eBay LONDON - A 10-YEAR-OLD British girl has been barred from trying to sell her granny on eBay, who she complained was 'cuddly' but 'annoying,' the auction website said on Wednesday.
10-year-old barred from selling grandmother on eBayA 10-year-old girl's attempt to "sell" her grandmother was thwarted by regulations on human trafficking.
Gran turns tables on shocked robber A Croatian gran almost brained a supermarket robber after she threatened him with her walking stick and he tried to frighten her off with an electric shock device.
Children in alcoholic coma after eating fruit from sour-cherry brandyThree children ended up in an alcoholic coma in hospital after eating sour cherries from sour-cherry brandy offered to them by their grandmother.
Phantom Killer old granny fiasco: Police found cotton bud DNA at crime scenesThis nice old granny is the 'Phantom Killer' police were searching for after her DNA was found at 39 crime scenes across Europe - because she made the cotton buds used to collect evidence!
Dumb as a Blog: This New Years Eve, Watch Where You Drop Your Balls on truTV.comA man in troutdale gets fixed by frisky granny!
Granny might disagree, but life's little rules are one big myth: Six popular ideas exposedTHEY are the little rules handed down through the generations to help us through our daily lives: Don't feed children sugar, it makes them hyperactive. Keep your hat on in the cold, most body heat escapes through the head.
Football Thieving Granny Off the Hook!Granny: "he's out here throwing the ball like a lunatic," You've got to hear the audio of her!
Tyre-slashing granny sentenced to knit sweaters An 89-year-old granny caught slashing car tyres has been handed the painstaking punishment of knitting sweaters, the Kaiserslautern prosecutor's office said on Friday.
Grandmother smuggled £1 million of cocaine hidden in tins of fruit, court hearsAn elderly grandmother tried to smuggle £1 million of uncut cocaine into Britain inside tins of fruit, a court heard.
Aachen 7-year-old steals €500 from his grannyA 7-year-old child in Aachen lifted his grandmother's bank card and stole €500 to distribute to his friends, according to police in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Election 2008: So excited, she can't even sleep"Being a candidate means I don't get to rest much. But I am the happiest person in world right now. I am enjoying the moment I have been waiting for, for the last 20 years."
Oldest candidate campaigns hard in TerengganuShe enjoys doing her household chores but she is no ordinary grandmother. She is campaigning to contest the state capital's parliamentary seat of Kuala Terengganu.
Defiant 89-year-old grandmother becomes public darling in Malaysian electionsAn 89-year-old grandmother contesting next month's general elections has become the talk of the nation with her bid to challenge Malaysia's ruling coalition despite having little money and no political experience.
Grandma: I, too, have my supportersOn how she expects to fare against PAS vice-president Mohamad Sabu and Barisan Nasional incumbent Datuk Razali Ismail: I have my supporters too. Maimun Yusuf @ Tok Mun Independent candidate Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat Malaysia 12th General Election
Stalkers following me, says grandma MaimunThe 89-year-old kain songket trader said she was campaigning in Chabang Tiga on Wednesday when she noticed a car with a man and a woman following her.
M'sian grandma set to campaign"I was busy printing my election posters. I needed to have by picture taken too," added Maimun, who invited pressmen up to her dilapidated wooden kampung house.
The oldest contestant of the 12th General ElectionAn 89-year-old grandmother stole the thunder from prominent politicians after she was officially announced as an independent candidate for the Kuala Terengganu parliamentary seat.
ELECTION 2008: Grandma goes on campaign trail"I know my bicycle has seen better days, but so far, it has yet to disappoint me and it takes me from one place to another to sell clothing and textile to my customers.
Granny Hackers Make History...At 83, Betty Jean Jennings Bartik -- a devoted bridge player and grandmother of five -- had a secret past that was invisible to many who knew her.
Log In | Register
