When a group of California public safety officers came across an elderly couple whose wheelchair ramp was in decay, they took it up upon themselves to do the fixing. Earlier this month, officers from theSunnyvale Department of Public Safetyresponded to a call of an elderly man in need of medical assistance, where they came across the wheelchair ramp in need of repair. “Several of our officers responded to a medical call at a residence in Sunnyvale,” a post from the department’s Facebook page reads....

Photo:Meg Kinnard/AP Photo Meg Kinnard/AP Photo Democrats in South Carolina are asking Gov. Henry McMaster to issue an apology after he said that he looks forward to the day that members of the party “are so rare, we have to hunt them with dogs.” The Republican leader, 75, made the remarks at a state GOP convention on Saturday,according to NBC News. A spokesman for the governor said that he meant the comment as a “joke,”theGreenville Newsreports....

Monica Rose Villarreal remembers being 8 years old andtipping the scaleat 143 lbs.She was growing up in a household where food “was always used as a reward, as a comfort, and sometimes a punishment,” and her weight increased as she got older. At age 10, Villarreal recalls in PEOPLE’sHalf Their Size issue, she had sciatic nerve pain, requiring pricey chiropractor appointments that strained the budget of her single mom, as did expensive plus-size clothing....

Photo: Courtesy Valerie Nessel It was a deeply emotional moment for Valerie Nessel, whenPresident Donald Trumpgave her the Medal of Honor for her husband, John Chapman, who heroically fought and died 16 years ago atop a remote mountain in Afghanistan. “I’m as proud as can be,” Valerie told PEOPLE prior to attending the afternoon ceremony that brought bittersweet reunion with her beloved Air Commandos. “It’s very humbling that he is finally being recognized for what he did....

Al Roker and Deborah Roberts are celebrating their 28th wedding anniversary.Photo: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Al RokerandDeborah Robertshave something special to celebrate! Roker posted acarousel of images on his Instagramof him and Roberts, 62, starting with snaps from the couple’s wedding day. One showed Roker in a tuxedo and his wife in a white dress, veil and long white gloves, another had Roberts feeding Roker a piece of wedding cake and a third pic captured the two hand-in-hand smiling directly at the camera....

Photo:Today Show Today Show TodayhostAl Rokerdid not hold back on his disagreement with a dermatologist’s recommendation on how frequently to shower. During the third hour of Tuesday’s show, Roker and co-hostsSheinelle JonesandDylan Dreyerhad a playful debate about how often people should shower, after Adrianna Barrionuevo Brach, the editorial director ofShop TODAY, said dermatologists recommend showering two to three times per week. “I don’t care what they say, I’m going to say ‘A’,” Roker said, indicating the choice for a daily shower....

Al Roker and granddaugther Sky Clara.Photo:Al Roker/Instagram Al Roker/Instagram Al Roker’sgranddaughter is growing up so fast! On Sunday, theTodayweatherman, 69, shared a post tohis Instagramcelebrating his granddaughter Sky Clara’s 2-month birthday. In the first photo, Roker holds his granddaughter on his lap as the two stare into each other’s eyes. In the second photo, Roker smiles into the camera while Sky hugs her grandfather, fast asleep as they sit outside together....

The Alabama Board of Pardons and Parolesdebated for about a minutebefore voting Wednesday to deny release for Judith Ann Neelley, reports AL. com. The decision came two days after Alabama Gov. Kay Iveyissued a letter that also opposed parole for Neelley and decried the “unspeakable brutality” of her crimes. Neelley was convicted afterabducting 13-year-old Lisa Ann Millican from a shopping mallin Rome, Georgia, in September 1982, according to theCoosa Valley News....

An Alabama man has died after allegedly not being able to receive medical attention at over 40 different hospitals as the health centers were overwhelmed with COVID-19 patients, according to hisobituary. Last month, Ray Martin DeMonia suffered a cardiac event and was taken to Cullman Regional Medical Center in his hometown of Cullman, Alabama. However, his family says he could not be treated as the hospital was over-capacity with cases related to COVID-19....

Photo: Mattie Selecman/Facebook; Getty Images The families of Samuel Benton “Ben” Selecman, Alan Jackson’s son-in-law, are asking for emotional support afterhis unexpected death at 28. In astatement shared via the country superstar’s websiteon Thursday, the Jackson and Selecman families said they “ask for — and appreciate — prayers during this difficult time.” Selecman, who married Jackson’s oldest daughter Mattie last October, died on Wednesday in West Palm Beach, Florida, after suffering “severe traumatic head injuries in a fall,” according to the statement....

Alanis Morissette.Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Alanis Morissettereportedly makes multiple allegations of rape in the upcoming documentaryJagged. “It took me years in therapy to even admit there had been any kind of victimization on my part,” Morissette, 47, said in the documentary premiering Tuesday at the Toronto International Film Festival, theWashington Postreported. The singer explained, “I would always say I was consenting, and then I’d be reminded like ‘Hey, you were 15, you’re not consenting at 15....

Photo: John Lamparski/Getty Alec Baldwinis working to “honor” his mother’s legacy.Baldwin 65, remembered his mom Carol Baldwin on Friday one year after she died at the age of 92, sharing how much he misses her in an Instagram post.“Hard to believe it’s been one year since the matriarch of the Baldwin family passed,” Alec said in a caption to the post that featured a photo of his mom Carol. “Many days it still can take our breath away, we miss her, but we continue the work to honor her legacy....

The actor, 63, posted anearly 13-minute videoto Instagram on New Year’s Day, in which he spoke directly to the camera and shared his hopes for the coming yearamid the ongoing falloutfrom the tragicRustshooting. He wrote in the caption, “Another chance to let go of anything that is hurting us. Destroying us.” “I’ve had more people who have been kind and thoughtful and generous of spirit than I’ve had people who are malignant about the death Halyna Hutchins,” Baldwin said....