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.
A ceramics teacher in Honolulu, Hawaii, knew exactly what to do when a fellow citizen desperately needed help on Tuesday.
A woman in Los Angeles is celebrating a milestone birthday while she also keeps family and friends smiling.
A beauty school graduate in Minnesota is perfecting her craft at a local nursing home whose residents adore her.
A 25-year-old illegal migrant from Senegal was arrested in Marseilles after allegedly raping a 64-year-old woman who had allowed him to come into her home from the street.
Macron has vowed to go ahead with the bill, which aims to raise the country’s minimum retirement age, despite nationwide demonstrations and strikes and opinion polls consistently showing a majority of French people oppose the change.
When a car fell through the ice on Iowa’s East Okoboji Lake, a teenager immediately jumped into action.
A hospice center in Urbandale, Iowa, is accused of mistakenly presuming a 66-year-old patient was dead when she was not, NBC News reported Thursday.
A woman named Maria Branyas Morera is confirmed as the world’s oldest living person, Guinness World Records announced on January 19.
A pair of Waste Management workers in Port Charlotte, Florida, are getting a lot of attention for their heroic actions.
The Irish government has banned retirement homes in the country from becoming migrant accommodation after a conservative publication published an exposé into the practice.
A 92-year-old man who was brutally attacked in Paris, allegedly by a transgender crack addict, has been given six months to live by doctors.
An elderly woman in Gulfport, Mississippi, is feeling accomplished after receiving an honorary GED certificate thanks to help from several people.
Two suspects are accused of forcing an elderly couple into their closet at gunpoint during a home robbery in Portsmouth, Virginia, on Wednesday.
Citizens took swift action when an elderly woman was in dire need of help Tuesday in the Middlesex Borough of New Jersey.
Pope Francis reiterated his appeal for an intergenerational alliance between young and old Wednesday, insisting the elderly “possess the wisdom of dying.”
A homeless man who assaulted and allegedly attempted to rob an elderly man at a Hollywood restaurant was chased down and subdued by a good Samaritan until authorities could arrive.
Pope Francis warned Wednesday that the pursuit of “eternal youth” is a dangerous pipe dream that prevents people from focusing on things that really matter.
A police officer in Tennessee is getting a lot of positive attention for assisting an elderly neighbor who was walking on the highway get to the salon.
An Ohio couple recently celebrated turning 100 together at the same church they met at 81 years ago after celebrating their 79th-anniversary last month.
An elderly woman died Friday after being attacked by alligators in Englewood, Florida, according to Sarasota Sheriff’s authorities.
Pope Francis warned Wednesday that today’s throwaway culture cancels the elderly, keeping them out of sight to avoid having to deal with them.
Three illegal migrants from Algeria have been arrested for the murder of a 70-year-old woman who was killed at her home.
Pope Francis warned Wednesday of a worrisome tendency to glorify youth and to despise old age, which reminds us of our mortality.
An 81-year-old woman was carjacked while providing food to the homeless on Monday in Redlands, California.
Pope Francis extolled the blessings of old age in a message released Tuesday, insisting that the elderly make a vital contribution to society.
A British court ruled that the government’s move to discharge hospital patients into care homes without testing them for covid was illegal.
Pope Francis urged greater care and respect toward the elderly Wednesday, since they are “the honor of our civilization.”
When first responders in Benton County, Arkansas, were called about an elderly woman who suffered a fall, they were met by an unlikely helper.
An Ohio nursing assistant is accused of filming herself raping and sexually abusing male dementia patients between the ages of 79-90.
A group of surfers are getting a lot of attention after rescuing an elderly man from being dragged out to sea by rushing water in Sydney, Australia.
Pope Francis warned Wednesday of a growing trend to treat elderly people as “waste material” to be discarded rather than as precious members of society.
Officers and a citizen joined forces to save a 70-year-old woman who was trapped beneath an SUV in Newark, Delaware.
The disturbing assault of an elderly man that happened in Columbus, Ohio, recently was recorded by a surveillance camera.
A delivery woman allegedly ran over an elderly couple’s groceries and wrote, “f— the police” on the receipt after seeing a pro-police sign.
Two suspects were taken into custody after a 63-year-old woman was allegedly raped and abandoned outside a church in Detroit, Fox 2 reported Monday.
A 63-year-old woman was found beaten following a sexual assault recently in Detroit, and now she is fighting for her life, Fox 2 reported Wednesday.
A man in Macomb County, Michigan, was having a bad day until local police officers pulled him over.
An 80-year-old man was reportedly found dead inside a Staten Island apartment building with the phrase “I touch little girls” written on his body, law enforcement said Tuesday.
