Stories from the Heart

Now 55 years old, siblings celebrate their birthday and reminisce about their bond

OXFORD – Southern hospitality captivated the hearts of triplets from Texas, all of whom decided to attend the University of Mississippi this fall.

The Perez triplets used to hum to each other back when they were tiny elementary school students. That was long before they'd each risen to first chair in their respective instruments in the Edinburg High School orchestra.Back then, one of them would start the hum.Maybe it was Zack Perez,…

Clair McNicholas, 32, and partner Gary Whitehouse, 30, had their first child Jamie two years ago through IVF and had two other fertilised eggs frozen for future use.

At the end of each whirlwind day, the parents of seven — including 16-month-old quintuplets Ilah, Paige, Enzo, Ellie and Gia — savor the quiet of the evening. It gives them a chance to take in how blessed they truly are and how much they have to be thankful for.

Two-time All-Star Melvin Mora is retiring from baseball, five weeks shy of his 40th birthday. Mora played 13 seasons in the big leagues, 10 of them with the Baltimore Orioles. He began last year with the Arizona Diamondbacks, was released on July 1 while hitting .228 with no home runs and did not play again in the majors.

A German woman has given birth to identical girl quadruplets, beating odds of 13 million to one

The Waitley Family of Coronado includes (back row, from left) Father David, Kaila, Madison, Demi, McKenna and Bailey. The front row includes (from left) Quinn, Sydney and Mother Heidi. Madison, Bailey, Quinn and Sydney are quadruplets.