The Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday will honor weapon systems officer Lt. Col. Gabriel Estrella, one of eight people killed when an $85 million, nuclear-capable B-52 Stratofortress crashed in a huge explosion at California’s Edwards Air Force Base in June. Three B-52s from the base will conduct a flyover during the National Anthem as part of … Read more
A few days before Higher Word’s first concert in October 2024, co-founder Spencer McIntosh went to mass at St. Anthony of Padua in Soho where the performance would be held. The newly formed orchestra, which plays classical music through a Catholic lens, had sold about 80 tickets for their inaugural performance. And during mass, McIntosh … Read more
Like most four-and-a-half-year-olds, Lev Bielski loves playing with his big sister, spelling his favorite pastime “pool” on the letter board, and cuddling with his parents on movie nights. But it’s been a long journey for the golden-haired “surfer bro” who loves splashing in the water at surf camp and trying on Dad’s volunteer firefighter gear. … Read more
Edward Gillen, 59, woke up one May morning last year and noticed a speck in his eye. The Massachusetts dad of four and beloved softball coach was just about the retire. Meanwhile, his sight was getting worse by the day. He desperately tried to nail down the cause quickly, but his vision loss deteriorated even … Read more
At 31, Molly Hones was preparing to die. She’d had a massive tumor removed from her liver the year prior, but was now learning the cancer had spread to her bones and into her blood. Hones had a rare cancer called fibrolamellar carcinoma that was now stage 4. After being advised that most chemotherapies wouldn’t … Read more
A cancer treatment has reached a remarkable milestone. While Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has shown promising effects on blood cancers, like particular types of leukemia or lymphoma, its effects are limited when treating solid tumors — until now. A 3-year-old boy battling chemo-resistant cancer that had spread from his liver to his lungs … Read more
Talk about an extrovert. Dolly Parton once fooled a marching band into thinking she was old friends with their director — even though the two had never met. Nathan Hickman, the band director at Parton’s alma mater, Sevier County High School, told The Post that he first met the country legend in 2013, when his … Read more
The odds have never meant much to Fergus Farrell. In 2018, the Irishman was given a 5% chance of ever walking again after a workplace injury left him paralyzed from the ribcage down. Nearly six years later, after a grueling recovery, he’s hitting the open road for a 3,000-mile trek across the US — entirely … Read more
A college football athlete whose injuries derailed his playing career during his freshman year has decided to come back onto the field and compete — at the age of 47. Justin Buzzard, a South Bay pastor at Garden City Church, tried out for and made the football team this year for the San Jose City … Read more
It’s a touchy subject. A “devoted” 21-year Walmart employee walked into work, allegedly received a hug from a frequent shopper, and was then fired. Kenneth Schmitz, who goes by Kenny, has been working at the Manitowoc Walmart location in Wisconsin for over 20 years. He recently celebrated his 21st anniversary back in May when a … Read more
Working as a deli manager, Rashan Williams needs to lift some heavy boxes. It was while bending over to do that when she would notice something “shift.” It wasn’t painful. But she knew something was wrong, especially when she went to the bathroom. “I would wipe. I would feel a bulge, like something was hanging … Read more
Godfrey Baguma is the first to proclaim it: “I am the ugliest man in the world! The whole world!” Back in 2002, Godfrey, now 63, took part in the competition for Uganda’s ugliest person and won. While most people would be pretty heartbroken to earn such a title, Godfrey lives with an extremely rare life … Read more
Call it a run-in with reality. OpenAI executive Maggie Hott has crossed the finish lines of two Ironman triathlons and 21 marathons, describing herself as a “very, very, very healthy person.” Two years ago, the mother of two decided to find out exactly how healthy she is. A good friend suggested she undergo testing at … Read more
Most seven-year-old children celebrate their birthdays with family and friends, eating cake and having festivities. But Joey Danger Evermore enjoyed his according to his name — by climbing El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. Joey began the climb last weekend as a six-year-old child and finished the climb Thursday a year older, becoming the youngest … Read more
It’s a case of ocular extortion. A British woman is sounding the alarm on the dangers of wearable cameras after she was allegedly filmed without her consent by a man in smart glasses — who later refused to hand over the footage without payment. The woman, using the alias Alice, told the BBC that she … Read more
Ingrid Honkala, a former NASA scientist, claims she is intimately familiar with death after allegedly flatlining a staggering three times. Each time, she had the same revelation. “It felt like entering a deeper layer of reality that exists beyond our physical senses,” Honkala, 55, told Jam Press of her trifecta of near-death experiences. “In that … Read more
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After a devastating diagnosis of celiac disease at age 20, Vanessa Phillips had to rewrite the menu in a city that runs on bagels and carbs. Phillips, now 42, wanted nothing more than to be able to eat her go-to comfort foods without spending her days in pain. After the success of her first venture … Read more
A San Diego man diagnosed with liver cancer needed a liver transplant and found a nurse who was willing to donate a portion of her liver … that nurse happened to be his daughter. In October 2022, Tom Duncan went to the emergency room for a kidney stone, and tests revealed 13 lesions on his … Read more
It’s a hard topic to address. A penile cancer survivor is raising awareness of the rare disease that ate away at parts of his penis seven years ago, when he was just 26. Steven Hamill sat down with the hosts of ITV’s “This Morning,” plus his urologist at Britain’s Clatterbridge Hospital, Dr. Arie Parnham, to … Read more