A family in Ohio adopted a now-four-year-old boy just one year ago, and they’ve noticed a big change.  He was timid and withdrawn before, and would barely speak.  As an infant, he suffered cardiac arrest due to malnutrition . . . and that left him with developmental challenges. Now, he laughs easily, and his confidence is building.  And he caught them by surprise while they were filming themselves stringing…

A woman in Pittsburgh was distraught after a trick-or-treater apparently went home with her diamond engagement ring on Halloween night.  It was an accident, of course.  She said she looked everywhere, and the only possibility was that it slipped off her hand as she was handing out candy. She posted about it on social media, and placed calls to the police and local schools.  A family saw the story .…

A McDonald’s near Tampa threw a big retirement party for a longtime employee.  56-year-old Rich Wilber has Down syndrome, and he’d worked at the location in St. Petersburg for 34 years.  His manager who helped throw the party is 32 and wasn’t even born when he showed up for his first shift.