- WATCH–Neighbors Surprise Pizza Delivery Man with Car: ‘It Means a Lot to Me’
Community members joined forces to give a pizza delivery man in Indiana the gift of a lifetime last week. Anyone who has ordered pizza from the Pizza Hut in Tipton likely knows Robert Peters, who has worked there for the past 31 years, according to Fox 59. “Every time you see him, he has a […]
- Stacey Abrams Buys Ad Time in GA to Ensure Ballots Counted After Senate Runoffs
Stacey Abrams has already purchased television ad time in Georgia to make sure ballots are counted and cured following the senate runoff elections on Tuesday. New York Times national political correspondent Jonathan Martin tweeted an ad showing Abrams telling voters to “confirm the status of your ballot today”: 2020 ends and 2022 begins:@staceyabrams has bought […]
- GOP Politicians Respond to Nashville Explosion: ‘Cowardly Act,’ ‘Praying’ for Injured
Tennessee Republicans Sen. Marsha Blackburn, Senator-elect Bill Hagerty, and Gov. Bill Lee responded to the explosion that rocked Nashville on Christmas Day, saying it was “intentional” and “cowardly.” They also said they were “praying” for those who were impacted by the incident, including the three injured people. Lee wrote on Twitter: Early this morning, an […]
- WATCH: Secret Santa Surprises Wife of Terminal Cancer Patient with Car, $6,000
An East Idaho Secret Santa surprised the wife of a terminal cancer patient with a car and $6,000 on her birthday. Malena’s husband Randy was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer over the summer, East Idaho News reported. They are parents to two girls, and their youngest, Makenzie, began college this fall at BYU-Idaho. Before […]
- 11-Year-Old Survives Fire, Jumps from Second-Floor Window to Save Family
An 11-year-old boy survived a blaze and a jump from a second-floor window to save his family from an apartment fire. Antonio Brown, 11, said he awoke to the smell of smoke. So Brown immediately tried to hatch an escape plan to save his ten-year-old brother. “I just woke him up, and I unlocked the […]
- VIDEO — Maine Veteran Builds Temporary Housing for Homeless Veterans: ‘We’re Keeping Them Alive’
A veteran in Boothbay, Maine, is helping fellow veterans struggling with homelessness during the coronavirus pandemic. “Ed Harmon, a service officer with the American Legion post in Boothbay, Maine, retrofits trailers into living spaces through a project he calls the Veterans Emergency Temporary Shelter, or VETS,” Fox 10 reported Friday. The trailers serve as temporary […]
- Trump: Democrats Will Turn U.S. into ‘One-Party Country’ if They Win Senate Runoff
Democrats will turn America into a one-party country if they win the Senate runoff elections, President Donald Trump said Monday in Dalton, Georgia. “They’ll make Washington, DC, and other liberal places the 51st, 52nd, 53rd states of the union, guaranteeing the radical left a permanent majority of the U.S. Senate and the House, and the […]
- Nashville Police Chief: Police Were Responding to Shots Fired Call, Came Across RV with Recorded Warning of Blast
During a press conference to provide updates on the explosion in Nashville on Friday, Nashville Police Chief John Drake stated that police responded to a shots fired call, and then “encountered an RV that had a recording saying that a potential bomb would detonate within 15 minutes.” Drake said, “This morning, around 5:30 a.m., officers […]
- WATCH: Family Receives Surprise Military Homecoming for Christmas
A family in Elk Grove, California, got a huge surprise on Wednesday when a loved one who serves in the military returned home for the holidays. “Nineteen-year-old Matthew Esguerra has been away from home for six months, so he and his dad teamed up to surprise the whole family,” KSBW reported. Video footage showed the […]
- Anonymous Donor Gives 123 Tons of Food to Needy Families in Kentucky
Numerous Kentucky families will not have to worry about putting food on their tables for quite a while thanks to an anonymous person’s generous gift. “Santa Clause is known for delivering toys to children but in Daviess County he just dropped off 246,300 pounds (123 tons) of food for families struggling this holiday season,” the […]
- 40% of L.A. Firefighters Decline to Show Up for Coronavirus Vaccine
40% of Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) firefighters have failed to turn up for voluntary vaccination against the coronavirus, following a pattern of reluctance seen among many front-line health care workers and first responders. The Los Angeles Times reported Saturday: Late last year, firefighters were the first city workers given access to the shots. After […]
- Abraham Lincoln Statue Defaced at San Francisco City Hall
A statue of Abraham Lincoln was defaced over the weekend at San Francisco’s City Hall, the latest assault on the 16th president, who is also known as the Great Emancipator for his role in leading the Civil War and ultimately abolishing slavery. The San Francisco Chronicle reported: A statue of Abraham Lincoln at San Francisco City […]
- Vehicle-Linked Explosion Rocks Downtown Nashville
NASHVILLE (AP) — An explosion linked to a vehicle rocked downtown Nashville on Christmas morning, sending shattered glass and debris over a wide area and rocking nearby buildings. The Metro Nashville Police Department said via Twitter that the explosion occurred at 6:30 a.m. Friday and that state and federal authorities were on the scene, as […]
- El Paso Police Gang Unit Hands Out Christmas Gifts to Children
The El Paso, Texas, Police Department Gang Unit loaded their squad cars and an armored vehicle on Tuesday not with weapons, but with Christmas gifts to give to children. The Gang Unit worked together with El Paso Electric and Montecillo Apartments Group to add some holiday cheer and hand out gifts to families in need, the […]
- Overdoses Kill 621 in San Francisco Thus Far in 2020; Coronavirus Kills 173
Drug overdoses have killed 621 people in San Francisco this year, nearly four times as many as have been killed by COVID-19, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. A report in the Chronicle noted on Saturday: Fifty-eight more people died of drug overdoses in San Francisco last month [November], bringing the yearly total to at least 621. […]
- 12-Year-Old Raises $42,000 for Homeless Man Who Returned Grandma’s Wallet
A 12-year-old girl is helping out a homeless man who returned her grandmother’s lost wallet by creating a GoFundMe page that has raised more than $42,000 for him and others in his situation. The man, Sean Currey, was scrounging for food through a dumpster behind a San Rafael, California, coffee shop on December 10 when […]
- Six Nashville Police Officers Recognized for Evacuating People Before Explosion
Six Nashville police officers have been recognized by the department for evacuating people and saving lives before Friday’s explosion in downtown Nashville. The following officers were recognized: Officer Brenna Hosey, who has been with the department for four years Officer James Luellen, who has been with the department for three years Officer Michael Sipos, who […]
- Veteran and Family Receive Mortgage-Free Home for Christmas: ‘We Are Truly Blessed’
A veteran and his family in Tarboro, North Carolina, settled into their mortgage-free home Wednesday thanks to two generous organizations. Retired U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sergeant Clint Myatt and his wife, Jacki, did not think homeownership was possible until they received the keys to the house donated by Wells Fargo and the Military Warriors Support Foundation, the […]
- Anonymous Donor Drops Gold Coin in Las Vegas Salvation Army Red Kettle
Salvation Army officials in Las Vegas were shocked to find a gold coin weighing one ounce among the dollar bills and change in one of the charity’s Red Kettles. Salvation Army of Southern Nevada Capt. Anthony Barnes told the Associated Press Wednesday that the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf Coin has not been appraised yet, but […]
- WATCH: Five-Year-Old Battling Leukemia Becomes ‘Santa’s Mailman’
A little boy fighting leukemia worked as Santa’s helper recently while waiting for his Make-a-Wish dream to come true in Stockton, California. On December 3, five-year-old Mateo gathered letters to Santa from people outside a Macy’s store and dropped them into a big red box labeled “Santa Mail,” according to CBS Sacramento. In his own […]