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An 88-year-old jewelry store owner in San Jose, California, suffered a stroke when a mob of thieves destroyed his business on Friday as such smash and grab incidents have plagued the Democrat-run state for the past few years.

A man living in Toledo, Ohio, on a student visa was arrested for scamming $50,000 from an elderly couple.

An extremely sharp elderly woman in Atlanta, Georgia, is being praised for achieving her academic dreams, even when it seemed it might not happen.

An elderly man was rescued early Saturday in Canton, Michigan, when community members and police officers rushed to help after he fell from a second-story window.

A Florida housekeeper is accused of attacking and robbing her elderly client on Christmas Eve after her demand for a $500 bonus was denied, prompting local police to call her the “Grinch that tried to steal Christmas.”

An Ohio woman who recently celebrated her 106th birthday with a shot of something strong is still bringing joy to all her loved ones.

A 94-year-old Detroit, Michigan, woman whose roof was damaged to the point of rain and squirrels getting into her bedroom is receiving a brand-new roof after her story made it to a local news outlet. 

The Chinese government newspaper Global Times highlighted a growing trend in the country on Sunday of refurbishing kindergarten facilities into nursing homes, or adding amenities for seniors to children’s play and education sectors, as a way to participate in the “flourishing silver economy.”

An elderly New York City man leapt to his death from a luxury penthouse Saturday morning, leading to his severed foot landing on a car.

House Republicans are raising concerns about alleged mistreatment of and the denial of necessary medical care for two jailed pro-life activists.

A caregiver is accused of assaulting a 93-year-old dementia patient with a soiled diaper at a senior living facility in Flint Township, Michigan.

Police arrested a 16-year-old after an elderly woman was assaulted and robbed outside a church in Queens on Sunday.

Police officers in Tampa, Florida, came to the rescue of an elderly man who was in desperate need of help on Saturday.

A 73-year-old man in Daytona Beach, Florida, says he was beaten with a metal object and robbed after a woman lured him with a romantic date.

Health officials say an elderly man who lived on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula is the first individual to die of a virus known as Alaskapox.

Two elderly high school sweethearts have made awe-inspiring headlines by rekindling their past romance after spending 73 years apart.

The teenager convicted in the brutal carjacking death of an elderly woman in New Orleans, Louisiana, was sentenced to life in prison on Friday.

A 90-year-old woman was rescued Saturday after being trapped underneath rubble left behind by the recent earthquake in Japan.

A young woman in Clayton, North Carolina, is comforting her neighbors who need a friend in a special way this Christmas season.

A 90-year-old woman is inspiring others to reach their academic dreams with a good attitude and hard work.

A young bank teller in Houston, Texas, is accused of stealing $180,000 from an elderly customer with whom she built a rapport.

A 65-year-old woman was attacked recently while walking through a Publix parking lot in Riverview, Florida, and law enforcement have identified the suspect.

An 88-year-old man in Mentor-on-the-Lake, Ohio, recently got a huge Christmas surprise from his community.

China’s state-run Global Times on Tuesday reported hospitals are bracing for a surge of respiratory infections among the elderly, beginning in mid-December and peaking “around New Year’s Day in 2024.”

A grandmother had the time of her life when she took on a special role at her granddaughter’s recent wedding in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

A 93-year-old woman in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, has reached a massive fundraising goal as she fights to keep her land on Jonesville Road out of a developer’s hands, the Island Packet reported Friday.

A first grader in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, is honing her reading skills thanks to some very special friends.

A Florida golfer has been arrested on a manslaughter charge regarding the death of a man who was 87 years old at the Glenview County Club in The Villages.

Two very active Washington state residents reached their milestone birthdays at the same this month.

A husband and wife in Oxnard, California, who are in their 90s, celebrated their love in an unexpected place.

A senior citizen in Buckeye, Arizona, did something extremely brave Thursday to celebrate her 90th birthday, simply because she can.

A former Circle K worker is suing the company after it fired her for an encounter with an armed thief in Westminster, Colorado.

Caregivers and loved ones are robbing elderly Americans of $20.3 billion annually.

An elderly woman with a walker allegedly robbed a bank in New Orleans Friday morning, years after a similar attempt in 2014.

The New York Times faced massive backlash online after publishing a response to an inquiry about escaping one’s “obligation” to continue visiting a grandmother suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, noting that “other considerations” such as oneself and “emotional well-being” can “matter more.” 

Missouri law enforcement was called on Wednesday when an elderly woman allegedly robbed a bank and handed the teller an interesting note.