Pa. couple's best man: their dying 2-year-old son

JEANNETTE, Pa. (AP) ? Looking dapper in a tiny tan pinstripe suit and orange shirt, a 2-year-old boy with only weeks to live served as the best man for his parents' Pennsylvania wedding.

Christine Swidorsky carried Logan Stevenson on her shoulder at the Saturday afternoon wedding in Jeannette, a suburb of Pittsburgh, the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported.

Logan stood with his grandmother, Debbie Stevenson, during a 12-minute ceremony uniting Logan's mother and his father, Sean Stevenson. The boy has leukemia and other complications.

"We're married," Swidorsky exclaimed joyously after kissing her groom to applause from family and friends.

After a whirlwind week, the Jeannette couple tied the knot in a hastily arranged backyard ceremony that formalized their union and celebrated Logan's life, which doctors say will be cut short soon by cancer.

The Stevensons abandoned an original wedding date of July 2014 after learning from doctors late last month that their son had two to three weeks to live. The couple wanted Logan to see them marry and to be part of family photos.

Logan dozed off and on during the ceremony, nestled on his grandmother's shoulder, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported. Debbie Stevenson said he is on medication to make him comfortable, but it also makes him sleepy.

Swidorsky's mother died six years ago and her father died just two months ago, the newspaper said.

Logan, who was born Oct. 22, 2010, was diagnosed shortly after his first birthday with acute myeloid leukemia. He has Fanconi anemia, a rare disease that often leads to cancer.

He endured a stem cell transplant in July 2012. Last March, he underwent surgery to remove a kidney ravaged by a tumor.

During a Make-A-Wish trip to Disney World in June, Logan fell ill. He was hospitalized in Florida before he was flown back to Pittsburgh.

During a trip to the emergency room last month, a test revealed a mass in his remaining kidney, which led to his terminal prognosis. Logan is spending his remaining days at home, where he is showered with attention from family members.

Swidorsky's daughter, Isabella Johns, 13, served as bridesmaid and the couple's 1-year-old daughter, Savannah, was her parents' flower girl.

"This is our dream come true," Swidorsky said through tears, the Post-Gazette reported.

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/pa-couples-best-man-dying-2-old-son-064518105.html

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College Students Fail 8th Grade Test Questions (Video)

Metropolitan State University students, in Denver, were recently asked questions that appeared on a basic test for 8th graders in 1912.

The conservative website CampusReform.org wanted to see if pubic school students were smarter now than they were 100 years ago.

CampusReform.org asked, "What are the eligibility requirements to be president??

One student answered: ?To be president you have to have a high school diploma, you have to be at least 25 years of age, that?s what I know."

One woman said, "Being a man is a criteria."

However, the correct answer is the president must be 35 years old, born in the U.S. and live in the U.S. for 14 years.

The next question was, "Describe the manner in which the president and vice president are elected?"

A student said it was, "based on a two-thirds majority vote," which is not true.

?George Bush put this motherf***** down the hole, so its Bill Clinton?s. He was more, he was his successor,? claimed another student.

Source: CampusReform.org

Source: http://www.opposingviews.com/i/society/education/college-students-fail-8th-grade-test-questions-video

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1 killed, 11 hurt when hit-run driver plows into crowd on California beach boardwalk

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In this image take from a security camera, pedestrians scatter as a car drives along the Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles on Saturday.

By Gil Aegerter, Staff Writer, NBC News

A hit-and-run driver plowed into pedestrians walking along the Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles on Saturday, killing one woman and injuring 11 other people, fire officials and police said.

A possible suspect was detained and a vehicle was seized, Lt. Andrew Neiman of the Los Angeles Police Department told NBCLosAngeles.com.

The driver had fled the scene in a dark-colored sedan, police said.?Security camera video captured a dark-colored car speeding off the boardwalk as people scrambled out of the way.?

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The incident happened around 6 p.m. PT at the end of Dudley Avenue, where it intersects Ocean Front Walk just before the beach.

Twelve people were injured, and one of them later died. Nine others?were hospitalized and two received minor injuries, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey told NBCLosAngeles.com.

The deceased victim was identified Sunday monring as Alice Gruppioni, 32, of Italy, Los Angeles County Coroner's officials told NBCLosAngeles.com

The injured were "all believed to have been pedestrians on the boardwalk," according to a?tweet from the LAFD.

Witnesses told NBCLA that the driver of the car ? described as a 2008 to 2010 black or dark blue Dodge Avenger ? seemed to purposely aim at pedestrians as he swerved on and off the curb.

"The vehicle appeared to be moving purposefully down the boardwalk, according to witnesses," Humphrey?told the Los Angeles Times.?

The Venice Beach boardwalk is one of Southern California?s main visitor attractions, featuring hundreds of street vendors, performers, beachgoers and tourists on the crowded stretch of galleries, restaurants and tattoo shops.?

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