Doctors separate conjoined twins, and more

Doctors separate conjoined twins

Twin sisters born conjoined at the chest and abdomen were due to return home to San Jose, Calif., this week, after a grueling nine-hour operation to separate them. Two-year-olds Angelica and Angelina Sabuco underwent the risky procedure two weeks ago, which required the help of 40 doctors and medical staff. The brave sisters were off pain medication and ready to be driven home by their parents this week in separate car seats. “We cannot wait to see them playing, walking, and running,” said their mother, Ginady.

Exchanging vows on 11/11/11

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Lovestruck couples flocked to Las Vegas last week to exchange vows on Nov. 11, 2011—or 11/11/11. The city’s famous wedding chapels were packed for much of the day with couples keen to have the auspicious date stamped on their wedding licenses. Newlywed Christina Davis said she’d sought the date “so he wouldn’t forget our anniversary.” Vegas officials had hoped the city would break the record for the number of couples tying the knot in a single day, but the number topped out at 1,427, a couple hundred shy of the record set on July 7, 2007.

Husband finds wife's lost engagement ring

When Brian McGuinn realized he had accidentally thrown his wife Anna’s engagement ring in the trash last month, he vowed to do whatever was necessary to get it back. After contacting their local sanitation company in Margate, Fla., the 34-year-old suited up in a hazmat outfit and waded into tons of rotting food and sludge-covered trash to track down the $10,000 diamond. After a half-hour of searching, McGuinn located the gem and returned it to his wife’s finger—after a professional cleaning, of course. “I’m not taking it off anymore,” she said.