East Los Angeles clothing designer born with cerebral palsy defies the odds

A young man from East Los Angeles refuses to let anything get in the way of his dreams. Matthew Fernandez launched his own clothing line "Violets Are Kinda Purple," and even inspired boxing legend, Mike Tyson.

Mother goes all out on Halloween decorations for homebound son

A mother in San Jose has gone all out with her Halloween decorations this year. It’s for a good reason: to bring joy to her son who is homebound with special needs and to the neighborhood.

101-year-old woman adopts 19-year-old cat from animal shelter

Elderly animals typically have a harder time getting adopted, but when 101-year-old Penny decided to adopt a new cat, she found a "purr-fect" companion in Gus, a 19-year-old feline who had recently been surrendered to the animal shelter.

ICU nurse helps young COVID-19 widowed dad fill newborn’s nursery with donations

Eric Robison, 23, lost his 22-year-old wife to COVID-19 and became a single father within the span of just two months. ICU nurse Ashlee Schwartz saw the young family’s tragic struggle and stepped in to help.

'True gentleman': 4-year-old tips his hat to Disney princesses during parade

On a recent trip to Walt Disney World, 4-year-old Bernardo was seen tipping his hat to every Disney princess passing by at a Magic Kingdom parade. His mom says her son is "Disney's true prince."

Couple adopts 2 sets of twins to keep family together: 'We have a lot of love'

Karen and Tobias Thompson have seven adult children, 28 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. When they found out their niece and nephew were having trouble at home, they took them in -- then found out their half-sisters were in the foster system and were constantly being moved around. The couple ended up adopting all four children to keep them together.

Newborn named after Marine dad killed in Afghanistan airport bombing

The name of Lance Cpl. Rylee McCollum, a Marine who was killed in a bombing in Afghanistan last month, will live on through his newborn daughter.

9/11 love story: Two strangers meet during one of the most devastating attacks on US soil

Two strangers found love on a day hate changed history in America. The Houston husband and wife met after their international flight had to land in Canada instead of Houston during the 9/11 tragedies 20 years ago. They've now been married 19 years.

Sanitation worker, boy trade gifts in mutual acts of kindness

Ashley Rai said her young son gave a bag of chips to a sanitation worker to show gratitude. In return, the sanitation worker gifted him toys.

VIDEO: LA County Sheriff's deputies save Carson toddler from drowning

A 21-month-old girl is lucky to be alive thanks to the actions of a group of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies from the Carson Station.

Babies born on Aug. 23 got Kobe care packages from Lakers
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The Los Angeles Lakers and UCLA Health surprised families whose babies shared the same birthday as the late Kobe Bryant with special care packages.