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Firefighters Block Traffic to Help Elderly Woman Cross Motorway

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Best Friends Separated at Age 9 Fleeing the Nazis, Reunited 82 Years Later

Community Fixes 102 Year-old's Home after Fire

105-Year-old Louisiana Woman Sets World Record in 100-Meter Dash

Musician with Dementia Makes a Hit

Meet the Anti-Displacement Team of Portland

80-Year Old Powerlifter Continues to Lift 700 Pounds

98.5% of U.S. Seniors Have Been Vaccinated

Every Wednesday Is 'Kitten Therapy Day' at This Retirement Home

At 83, He Is the Oldest Person to Hike the Appalachian Trail

87-Year-old Toronto Grandmother Earns Masters Degree

At 70, She Climbs Yosemite's El Capitan, Makes History

Anonymous Grandparents Pay Off 82 Families Toys on Lay Away in Australia

Woman Plays Piano for 93 Year-old Grandfather with Alzheimer's

89-Year-old Earns Ph.D. in Physics

Meet Japan's 81 Year-old Skateboarder

They Married in 1944; This Year, They Got Their Wedding Album

'100 Never Looked So Good' - Crossing Guard Celebrates a Special Birthday

Fast 78 Year-Old Grandmother Runs 7.8 Km in Under 2 Hours

"Chat Checkouts": Dutch Supermarkets Reducing Loneliness

She Survived the Tulsa Race Massacre. Now, at 107, She's Become a Queen Mother.

At 100, the US National Park Service's Oldest Active Ranger Is Still Going Strong

A Centenarian Who Still Hauls Lobsters with No Plans to Stop

This French Pianist Has Been Playing for 102 Years and Just Released a New Album

To Say Thanks, Retirees Helped Their Carers Gain US Citizenship

Farmer in Minneapolis Helps Somali Elders Plant a Food Garden

In Grade 3, She Thanked a WWII Vet; This Year, They Met At Last

The 70-Up 'Grandfluencers' Who Explode Myths about Aging

Caldor Fire Evacuees Were Stuck in Nightmare Traffic. So One of Them Broke Out His Violin

World War II Paratrooper Celebrates 100th Birthday with Jump from Plane

How Older People Are Mastering Technology to Stay Connected after Lockdown

Clean Air, Active Life, Community and Good Books Keep Centenarians Thriving

Waitress in Tears after Receiving Thank You Note from Widow Eating Alone

Heartwarming Moment Truck Driver Helps Elderly Woman to Avoid Flooded Road

She Achieved Her Dream of Opening Her Own Bookstore at 65

She Was Forbidden as a Young Woman from Trying on her Dream Wedding Gown because she's Black. Now, at 94, she finally Did it.

When She Needed a New Fridge, Her local Police Department Was There to Help

He's Two, She's Ninety-Nine: an uncommon Friendship

Wedding Recreated for Bride's Grandmother at Ty Ynysawdre Home in Bridgend.

The Utility Took Their Streetlights. Now They Have Solar Lights Plus Wi-Fi

96-Year-Old Devotes Post-Retirement Life to Helping Children in Nepal

This Grandma Turned 90 and Had a Blast at Her Princess-Themed Birthday Party

Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Celebrate 75 Years of Marriage

81-Year-old Woman Completes Her Second Tough Mudder Race Over Huge Obstacles

World's Oldest Living Gorilla Celebrates 60th Birthday at Zoo Atlanta

Special Boots Make This Senior Penguin a Media Star

One Woman's Decades-Long Fight to Make Juneteenth a US Holiday

Former Farmer, 84, Is Accidental YouTube Star

Meet the 'Breadman' of Human Kindness

Let's Do It: Alzheimer's Patient Asks Wife to Marry Him Again After Falling in Love for a Second Time

Grandmother Proves You Are Never Too Old to Achieve Your Dream

92-Year-Old Crossing Guard Is Finally Retiring for Real

95-Year-Olds Who Found Love in the Time of Covid Get Married

Is This the World's Most Aging-Friendly City?

One Man's 50-Year Wait for a Commencement Walk

95-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Organ Donor in US History

Seeing Him on His Park Bench at Sunrise, People Know All Will Be Well

The Little Food Pantry that Could: Going from Feeding a Few Families to Feeding 950 People

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