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Milton Pierce's voice reverberated across the room as the former World War II bomber pilot called the roll at his monthly American Legion meeting.
A 73-year-old western Pennsylvania man was charged with killing his 73-year-old wife after authorities said he was upset by her decision to end their marriage of just a few weeks.
Sitting on a cot in a Sunday school-turned-dorm for flood evacuees, 85-year-old Ray Kotchian longed for the luxuries of home: His big-screen TV, his private apartment and, most of all, his easy chair.
Police say a 71-year-old Canadian woman has pleaded guilty to drug smuggling charges after customs officials found 8 pounds (3.6 kilograms) of marijuana hidden in her luggage at a Jamaican airport.
A federal judge sentenced three former Atlanta police officers to prison Tuesday for their part in a botched drug raid that ended with the death of an elderly woman in a hail of gunfire.
An appeals court on Thursday overturned the conviction of a former Atlanta police officer sentenced to prison for lying to FBI agents about the killing of a 92-year-old woman during a botched drug raid.
At 102, Thelma Vette likes to whiz around her Littleton, Colo., retirement center in an electric wheelchair, bright red and outfitted with a joystick.
Eighty-year-olds with clogged arteries or leaky heart valves used to be sent home with a pat on the arm from their doctors and pills to try to ease their symptoms. Now more are getting open-heart surgery, with remarkable survival rates rivaling those of much younger people, new studies show.
A former Atlanta police officer who was part of a botched raid that ended in the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to federal conspiracy charges.
Two elderly women who tied themselves to a crab apple tree to protest its removal have rescued the tree and saved themselves from eviction.
Millions of Americans had Labor Day off, but not Lucy Dumas. The 86-year-old Fargo woman did what she's always done: work. Dumas has been earning an income for more than 70 years. "You name it and I've done it," said Dumas, a former Hillsboro cafe owner who now works full-time at a fast-food restaurant.
A man accused of choking an 85-year-old woman in an elevator and stealing her cane and cash was arrested after a detective saw the surveillance video and recognized him from a similar assault, police said Thursday.
Bent over or sitting at a table, gripping a ballpoint pen, marker or crayon, Frank Calloway spends his days turning visions from his youth into lively murals — and at 112 years old, the images of his childhood are a window to another time.
Police say an elderly couple, aged 100 and 99, who drove the wrong way along a highway for more than a mile in New Zealand before crashing will probably be asked to surrender their driver's licenses.
The young woman probably thought the 71-year-old veteran, whose friend was in a wheelchair, would make an easy target. She was wrong. Harry Kopenis chased and tackled the 22-year-old woman he says robbed him at an ATM in northeastern Pennsylvania. Then, with help from his friend in a wheelchair, he held her until police arrived.
Her latest book won't end up on any best-seller lists, but this 95-year-old woman is proud just to say she's been published.
A city police officer was sentenced Thursday to 4 1/2 years in prison for lying to investigators about a botched drug raid that ended in the shooting death of a 92-year-old woman.
The number of elderly in Japan hit a record high of more than 27 million in 2007, the government reported Tuesday, warning of an imminent pension crisis as the country rapidly ages.
In a May 15 story about an Atlanta police officer on trial in a raid that led to an elderly woman's death, The Associated Press erroneously reported the date she was killed. It was Nov. 21, 2006, not Nov. 26, 2006.
A jury convicted an Atlanta police officer Tuesday of lying to investigators after a disastrous drug raid that resulted in the death of a 92-year-old woman, but cleared him of two more serious charges.
A 96-year-old man who outlived two wives is separated from his third — by immigration problems.
Trip and fall lately? Seniors often won't mention it unless they're hurt, but new guidelines say that first tumble is a good predictor of who's at risk for another, more serious fall. With deaths from falls increasing, the guidelines urge doctors to ask patients to 'fess up.
A former police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to taking cash payoffs from the owner of an apartment complex in exchange for special protection.
Three people were arrested Monday in the kidnapping and slaying of a 94-year-old man who was beaten and had his left hand hacked off, authorities said.
An 81-year-old woman was arrested and charged with growing and selling marijuana in eastern Australia, police said Tuesday.
Nursing Home Patient Mauled by MiceAn elderly, bedridden gentleman had the tops of his ears severely chewed, his head badly bitten and a very bad wound in the throat," Hopper said. "His hands were covered in blood when they found him; he'd obviously been so distressed trying to get the mice away."
Australia facing 'dementia avalanche'Australia could be facing a shortage of more than 150,000 carers for dementia sufferers within 20 years, according to a new report.
Mice 'attack' elderly AustraliansThe Australian government has ordered an investigation after mice repeatedly bit residents of a nursing home. One man, a bedridden veteran aged 89, was found covered in blood after his ears, neck and throat were chewed by the mice. He had to be sedated later.
Mice 'chew pensioner's ears'The Queensland Opposition says an 89-year-old man has been gnawed by mice while sleeping in a Darling Downs nursing home.
Elderly shoppers to get 'sat nav' gadget to find their way around supermarketsSatellite navigation gadgets are being developed to help pensioners find their way around supermarkets.
Healthcare facility settles lawsuit over shaving of elderly Sikh manI really don't see the point in awarding the family money in these kinds of lawsuits. If it involved my family I wouldn't want any money, I would simply want the healthcare facility to implement measures to avoid this mistake in the future.
Model village is made entirely of wool A model village which took 23 years to create entirely from wool has gone on sale.
80-year-old John Wayne fan puts attacker in hospital An 80-year-old WWII veteran fought back against his attackers, putting one in the hospital.
Suppressing the Vote in Florida Since 2000, Florida has been synonymous with badly run and undemocratic elections. This distinction has not come to it by chance. Many of the state's election officials and legislators work hard to keep eligible voters from casting ballots.
Karate Expert Kills Two Over Lice InfectionA Russian karate expert has been charged with beating to death a 61-year-old woman and her son, whom he accused of infecting his wife with lice See more irresistible headlines
Police Shoot 73-Year-Old Black Man, Shakes Louisiana CommunityFor 73 years before his killing by a white police officer, Bernard Monroe led a life in this northern Louisiana town as peaceful as they come — five kids with his wife of five decades, all raised in the same house, supported by the same job.
1 in 5 Medicare patients readmitted within month Research suggests that hospital patients, particularly those who are old enough for Medicare, are not adequately advised how to care for themselves and stay healthy prior to their release. As a result, one in five will be readmitted to the hospital within the month.
Treating an Illness Is One Thing. What About a Patient With Many? 3/31/09 -- ... What is striking about her predicament is not how rare it is, but how common.
'Dr Death' sells euthanasia kits in UK for £35 Testing kits that allow people to check the strength of drugs they have bought in order to commit suicide are to be sold in the UK by one of the world's leading advocates of euthanasia.
S.C. Social Security Recipients Get Extra $250 Check"These are checks that will make a big difference in the lives of older Americans and people with disabilities — many of whom have been hit especially hard by the economic crisis that has swept across the country," Biden said.
Women in their 90's becoming Bat Mitzvah!My new word for the elderly generation: the innovators! Yes, change I can more than believe in, L'Chaim!
(Violent Video) Elderly Female Bus Driver Brutally Beaten By Teenage ThugIn Kalamazoo, Mi., a bus driver took the beating of her life from a 16-year-old teenager en route to a school for emotionally challenged young people. The bus driver merely asked the young man to sit down in his seat, but he became enraged and landed a barrage of punches to her …
Woman Charged with Beating Up Her Mom The police thought they were going to help a dog bite victim, but that turned out to only be about half of the story.
Physical Fitness Improves Spatial Memory, Increases Size Of Brain StructureWhen it comes to the hippocampus, a brain structure vital to certain types of memory, size matters. Numerous studies have shown that bigger is usually better.
Purse Thieves, Don't Mess With This Grandma - News- msnbc.comGrandma chases down purse thief with her car. He blindsided her and she went after him. The whole situation was recorded on 911. She hit him with the car and he still ran. Some people coming out of the movies saw what was happening and caught him.
Gaza's Forgotten ElderlyAftermath: Testimonies from Gazans (Parts 1 & 2)
Nebraska Woman, 86, Gets Phone Sex Bill An elderly Bellevue woman said she was billed for more than $1,000 in phone sex calls that she never made. Arlene Hald, 86, said she was surprised to receive a bill addressed to her husband, Sylvester, who has been dead for nearly 20 years.
Gay pensioners required to out themselves to CentrelinkFrom July 1, Centrelink will recognise gay and lesbian relationships for the first time, but for same sex-couples receiving Centrelink payments, that hard-won equality comes at a price.
Pandemic response plan: let the elderly, the sick, and the poor diethis bone-chilling new plan is further evidence that the powers that be are preparing (and/or planning for) a die-off.
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