Category: People

’I Just Wanted to Call Him Dad’: Boy, 11, Shares Journey of Being Adopted By Stepfather

For an 11-year-old boy from Cincinnati, Ohio, who was officially adopted by his stepdad into their forever family, this special day meant the world to him. “I’d been waiting for it for a long time,” Connor Julian told The Epoch Times. “When the judge said I was officially adopted, I burst into tears because I was…


World Record-Holding ‘Most Premature Twins’ Are Now Happy, Thriving 3-Year-Olds

Identical twins from Iowa who broke a world record for most premature twins after they were born at just 22 weeks and one day have defied the odds and are now 3 1/2 years old and loving life. Mom of four Jade Ewoldt welcomed her twins, Keeley and Kambry, on Nov. 24, 2018. Her original…


18-Year-Old Wins Mom’s $1,800 Challenge After Staying Off Social Media for 6 Years

One Minnesota mother challenged her 12-year-old son to stay off social media until his 18th birthday, promising him a prize of $1,800 if he accomplished the task. Lorna Klefsaas, 52, mother of four and a travel agent from Motley, Minnesota, heard on the radio about a “16X16 Challenge” where someone was given $1,600 for doing…


Mom With Critical Heart Condition Sees Vital Signs Improve When Newborn Is Placed in Her Arms

A new mom, whose life hung in the balance after a critical heart condition forced her to deliver early, saw her vital signs improve when her newborn was placed in her arms. Both she and her baby fought for their lives, overcoming their tribulation together. Veronica Williams of Covington, Kentucky, learned that she and her…


Hong Kong Musician’s Dream Fulfilled In London

After bidding a rushed farewell to his family, Xavier Cheung came to London by himself a year ago, bringing with him a music dream. With no financial back-up nor outstanding academic qualification, Xavier, now 28, worked in a restaurant and real estate agency to earn money for rental. After sending tons of his CVs out,…


Mom Says Her Preemie Born 14 Weeks Early Is an ‘Absolute Miracle and Complete Perfection’

Little Elli Robertson was born 14 weeks premature and weighing in just under 1 pound and 7 ounces, which is scarcely more than the size of your favorite can of sparkling water or soda. After defying medical expectations and a trying 74 days in the NICU, the “absolute miracle” baby is now home in Ayrshire,…


Director Interview: ‘Love in the Time of Revolution’ Documentary, to be Screened in Melbourne

With the theme of “Like Water We Meet Again, Don’t Lose and Don’t Forget,” the “Melbourne Hong Kong Film Festival” was opened on the third anniversary of “612.” On June 18, Ngan Chi-sing (顔志昇), director of “Love in the Time of Revolution,” talked on “Precious Dialogue (珍言真語),” that the film mainly records the stories and…


‘I Was About to Black Out’: Aussie Woman Loses Job for Refusing 2nd Jab After COVID Shot’s ‘Stroke-Like’ Symptoms

Australians are still suffering from the trauma of government health mandates. In the wake of Australia’s “zero COVID” policy, which boasts 95 percent of all citizens over 16 vaccinated and some of the world’s strictest lockdowns, Scott Morrison’s government was swept out of power in May. Yet broken businesses and people’s wrecked health struggle to recover. Some fear…


Scared, Stranded Dog Alone on Bridge Support Beam Rescued by a Group of 7 Cyclists

A group of Texas cyclists flagged down by a concerned passerby on a morning ride stopped to investigate, and ended up saving a  stranded dog in despair from a concrete bridge support beam, 20 feet off the ground. Texas-born Abbey Robinson, 45, had joined a spontaneous ride with six cyclists from her hometown of Fort Worth…


‘Energy Flows Where Focus Goes’: Couple Shares Secrets of 30 Years of Marriage Without Any Arguments

Blair and Hannah Keeley know how to keep a loving marriage alive and healthy. The Virginia couple, who’ve had a happy and harmonious marriage for the past 30 years, claims that it has been without any arguments. “You keep love alive by continually feeding it,” Hannah, 53, told The Epoch Times. “A lot of marriages…