Tearful Michigan woman, 97, gets high school diploma

A 97-year-old Michigan woman achieved a lifelong goal last week as she received a high school diploma -- eight decades after family responsibilities forced her to drop out and abandon her education.

Margaret Bekema, 97, got all choked up when she was presented with a school letter and a diploma honoring her as an official Catholic Central High School alumna, class of 1936, Fox 17 reported Friday.

“How can I express myself?” Bekema said through the tears. “I don’t know how to express my thanks.”

As she became more emotional, she said: “I’m sorry. I’m just plain chicken.”

What’s Wrong with Season 2 of Empire?

Not so long ago, American Idol was FOX’s rating’s giant but things changed and the show was eventually cancelled. It had been a while since they had anything that drew in that kind of audience until Empire premiered last season.

With great writing, an all-star cast (including Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson) and a steady stream of great guests (Jennifer Hudson, Adele, Courtney Love, etc.), it was easy to see how they were pulling in the big numbers. It was no surprise that the season 2′s debut was massive – it attracted 16.2 million viewers which was a dramatic 81% increase over the pilot episode.

Game of Thrones Spoilers, Delayed Premiere Date

As the title of this article suggests, there are some spoilers ahead so, if you don’t want to know anything about the upcoming season of Game of Thrones, look away now.

If you are a regular viewer, you will know that the last season ended with some questions. Of course, the biggest surrounds Jon Snow and whether he is dead or alive but people were also wondering if Brienne of Toth actually went through with killing Stannis Baratheon. According to HBO, the answer is yes.

Once a character with great promise, the brother of Renly and King Robert, did actually die by the blade of Brienne’s sword which, if I’ll admit, is a bit disappointing. Considering the fact that he was leaning against a tree, mortally wounded and utterly resigned, it hardly feels honorable to kill a man in that position but what do I know?

Is this the trashiest Halloween party in the world? Porn star convention guests frighten EVERYONE with spooky looks

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What happens when you cross a porn star convention with Halloween ?

The trashiest party ever.

American adult stars came together for the wild Las Vegas bash and would have perhaps done better not wearing any clothes at all.

The girls - whose day job is to take OFF their clothes - managed to just about cover up the important bits in possibly the skimpiest costumes ever made.

Forever ruining our favourite fairy tale characters, the porn stars also had some appallingly shocking ideas when it came to everyone's favourite nurse costume.

Michael Jordan’s Estate For Sale

The next chapter in the storied selling technique of MJ’s estate is here. Go even deeper into the 56,000 square foot property with “Driven”, after the jump.

Kofi Nartey gives us an exclusive look even further around the estate and boasts Michael Jordan’s beloved golf course. Nartey keeps us on our toes through this luxurious piece of real estate and motivates us to keep winning with each signature vignette of his series of MJ’s mansion videos.

Russian plane crash: ISIS group claims credit for disaster - but Egypt blames technical problems

Claim: An ISIS group has said it shot down the Russian plane, despite early indications it was a technical problem that caused the disaster

An affiliate of terrorist group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the Russian plane disaster, despite officials blaming technical problems.

The claim of responsibility for the crash that killed all 224 people on board was also carried by the Aamaq website, which acts as a semi-official news agency for Islamic State.

“The fighters of the Islamic State were able to down a Russian plane over Sinai province that was carrying over 220 Russian crusaders.

“They were all killed, thanks be to god,” the statement circulated on Twitter said.

Russian plane crash: Heartbreaking final picture 'shows father and daughter getting on doomed jet' at end of holiday

Photo: The harrowing picture reportedly shows tragic 38-year-old Iurii Shein and his daughter Anastasiia Sheina, aged just three

A smiling man holds a sleepy toddler on the steps of a plane at the end of a holiday in sun-kissed Sharm el-Sheik in this poignant final picture.

They are believed to be victims of the horror crash that today killed 224 people, mainly Russian holidaymakers.

The harrowing picture reportedly shows tragic 38-year-old Iurii Shein and his daughter Anastasiia Sheina, aged just three.

It was posted on the VKontake - a Russian social media website similar to Facebook - account of Olga Sheina, 30, who is named as another victim on the plane’s passenger manifest.

According Mashable, she wrote: “Hi Peter (St Petersburg), goodbye Egypt. We’re going home.”