The world's oldest father, and more

The world's oldest father

A 96-year-old Indian man has been declared the world’s oldest father after his wife bore a son last month—the second in two years. Ramjeet Raghav, a farmer in a village about 30 miles from Delhi, said the doctors who delivered the healthy boy in a nearby hospital were surprised when he told them he was the father. “I think it’s important for a husband and wife to have sex regularly,” Raghav said. “My neighbors are jealous and they keep asking me for my secret, but all I tell them is that it’s God’s will.”

Female quarterback becomes homecoming queen

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The first female quarterback in Florida high school history gained further distinction last weekend when she was crowned homecoming queen. Erin DiMeglio of South Plantation High School wore her jersey and shoulder pads along with her tiara and sash after her halftime coronation. She attributed her winning the popular vote among her classmates to her exploits on the field. “A lot of people know me more now because I play football,” she said. A teammate, wide receiver Hordly Seide, was selected as homecoming king. “Erin’s known around the nation now,” he said, “and for me to be up here with her is an honor.”

Support for sick wife saves husband

A husband’s act of solidarity on behalf of his cancer-stricken wife may have saved his life. When Dolly Stringer of Moultrie, Ga., shaved her head last spring in preparation for chemotherapy to treat breast cancer, her husband, Bud, shaved his too. Only then did he discover a black mark on his pate, which was an aggressive form of skin cancer. The Stringers have both undergone multiple surgeries, and Bud still has a round to go. But Dolly said the doctors told her “I would have been burying him by Christmas” if they hadn’t found the lesion. Both now have good prognoses.