As a group of weeping supporters bid her farewell, a 72-year-old grandmother was escorted out of a Fort Lauderdale federal courtroom to prison on Tuesday after a judge sentenced Gail Russ to more than six years for running a “diploma mill” out of a defunct nursing school that sold thousands of fake degrees for millions […]
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Missing elevator sends New Jersey grandma down shaft as horrified granddaughter looks on
A woman in her 70s opened the door to the elevator in her New Jersey apartment building and stepped inside — only to plunge down the shaft because it wasn’t there. The victim fell from the first floor, and the young granddaughter she had just picked up from school was left staring wide-eyed. The woman was trapped, […]
Grandma has played same lottery numbers since her husband died. It finally paid off
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Grandma didn’t know if she read lottery results right when she saw win. So she waited
A grandma thought she scored a winning lottery ticket in Maryland, but she went to work and waited until the morning to have it confirmed. Then realized she was a $100,000 winner. The woman from Baltimore County bought three scratch-off tickets — which she normally plays to “keep my mind alert,” the Maryland Lottery said […]
5-year-old boy killed, grandma injured in Gardena hit-and-run
GARDENA, Calif. – A 5-year-old boy was killed and his grandmother was injured after they were hit by a car in Gardena Sunday morning. The driver fled the scene. Gardena Police reported the incident around 10:30 a.m., near the intersection of Marine and Budlong avenues. When officers got there, they found two pedestrians in the […]
Foster parents, grandma, charged in 10-year-old Wahiawa girl’s homicide
Feb. 10—Geanna Bradley had been with the family for eight years, and last attended school in October 2022, police said. The foster parents and grandmother of 10-year-old Geanna Bradley were arrested and charged with murder this morning nearly a month after the child was found dead at home from what police described as prolonged abuse, […]
Foster parents, grandma charged in death of Wahiawa girl, 10
Feb. 10—The foster parents and grandmother of 10-year-old Geanna Bradley were charged with murder Friday nearly a month after the child’s lifeless body was found emaciated and bruised, with broken teeth, open sores and missing part of her nose. The foster parents and grandmother of 10-year-old Geanna Bradley were charged with murder Friday nearly a […]
Some grandparents feel resentful about being expected to babysit. A grandma explains why — and how to address it.
Grandparenting has changed drastically over the last few decades, yet there are still misconceptions about what’s expected when helping out with the grandchildren. Grandparents are far more active these days, with many working beyond retirement age, traveling frequently or leading busy social lives. But as a grandparent who was once a busy mom myself, I […]
More families are bringing grandma and grandpa on vacation. Is multigenerational travel a good idea?
Far more than previous generations, current parents — largely millennials but also some Gen X- and Z-ers creeping in there too — are taking multigenerational vacations, complete with kids and grandparents along for the ride. On the surface, it looks like a win-win, with parents (hopefully) getting some vacation child care out of Grandma, while […]
16-year-old killed 2 kids and grandma in hit-and-run, cops say. He gets life in prison
A 16-year-old was fleeing police in a stolen vehicle when he hit and killed a grandma and two kids in 2016, Georgia authorities said. Now, at 24, Diontre Tigner has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole, plus six years, WSB-TV reported. Almost exactly eight years ago, on Jan. 31, 2016, […]
Lynn Yamada Davis, ‘Cooking with Lynja’ TikTok star and ‘internet’s grandma,’ dies at 67
Lynn Yamada Davis, an influencer whose zany cooking tutorials drew the admiration of millions on her TikTok account Cooking With Lynja, died on Jan. 1 at Riverview Medical Center in New Jersey, the New York Times reports. She was 67. Her cause of the death was esophageal cancer, Davis’ daughter, Hannah Mariko Shofet, told the […]