Year: 2015

Christmas miracles really do happen, it seems. A while back, Sumey and David Hageman's four-year-old dachshund, Lola, slipped a disc, crippling her. Her owners had recently bought a house, and therefore couldn't afford the $6,000 surgery Lola needed to walk again. "When Lola came to us, she was completely paralyzed in her back legs, so she was dragging both of the back legs, and the cause of that was a slipped disc in her spinal cord," said veterinarian Michael Wong to the Miami Herald. Unable to pay for their pup's surgery, the heartbroken couple was forced to give their dog away to an animal rescue group. The decision, of course, was not easy. "We had to do what was best for her," said Sumey Hageman, who knew that his family would lose visitation rights with Lola once she was turned...

Last month marked 73 years since the deadly Dec. 7 attack on Pearl Harbor by the Empire of Japan, but the anniversary became a historic moment in its own right when four out of the nine remaining survivors of the USS Arizona came together for what may be the last reunion of its kind. During the attack in 1941, the USS Arizona came under fire and exploded, sinking to the bottom of the bay and bringing 1,177 sailors with it. Today, the ship remains at the bottom of Pearl Harbor, a final resting place for many of those sailors -- and a memorial for those who come to pay their respects. "Memorial events at Pearl Harbor are always very solemn, as it is a time when we honor those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the service of our country," says Dale Palileo, Online Marketing Manag...