veterans
A Nashville father was killed in a car accident on Monday. Jacob Barnhardt, 34, was on his way to pick up his children when Patrick Ewin, 31, lost control of his Dodge Challenger Hellcat, striking Barnhardt at over 100mph. Emergency responders took the father to Vanderbilt Hospital, where he unfortunately died. Barnhardt’s girlfriend, Kate Kastle, […]
The embattled Republican House representative George Santos has been accused of stealing $3,000 from a disabled veteran who was raising funds for his dying dog. As reported by Patch, Richard Osthoff launched a fundraising campaign in 2016 for his dog Sapphire, who needed life-saving surgery. At the time, Osthoff was told about a man who could help him […]
Jon Stewart took to the podium on Thursday blast Senate Republicans for voting against the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or PACT Act, after it failed to pass in the Senate last night. The vote was viewed as a mere formality before making its way to President Joe Biden for his signature. Introduced in 2021, the PACT Act sought […]
A New Jersey woman has been sentenced in connection with a GoFundMe scam that raised $400,000 by creating a fake story about a homeless veteran. According to the Burlington County Sheriff’s Office, a federal judge on Thursday sentenced Katelyn McClure, 32, of Bordentown, to one year and one day in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. McClure […]
Christmas came early for one Dwayne Johnson fan. As pointed out by ABC7, the action star made a surprise appearance at a special screening of his upcoming film Red Notice. A video posted on social media shows Johnson in the Culver City movie theater, where he thanked and greeted audience members who selected by the film’s producers. Johnson said […]
A California family has filed a wrongful death claim against the Antioch Police Department, alleging their 30-year-old son died after officers kneeled on his neck for nearly five minutes. According to CNN, the incident took place on Dec. 23, 2020, when Navy veteran Angelo Quinto began experiencing a mental health crisis at home. An attorney for the […]
A Florida high school administrator was fired this week over his use of medical marijuana, which was prescribed to treat both physical and psychiatric ailments. According to the Associated Press, the Marion County School Board voted 5-0 to terminate Mike Hickman, the former dean at Belleview High School. The school district learned about his marijuana use about a year […]
While COVID-19 has targeted the elderly, there have been some success stories of older people making a full recovery from the virus. The latest is from a 95-year-old World War II veteran who lives in Oregon. After Bill Kelly discovered that he tested positive for coronavirus on March 17, his health has improved, The Oregonian […]
An Air Force veteran was absolutely flabbergasted when he found out a Rolex he bought for $345.97 in the 1970s could now go for several hundred thousand dollars. This week, the man appeared on PBS’s Antiques Roadshow to have his practically unworn 1971 Rolex Oyster Cosmograph evaluated by appraiser Peter Planes in Fargo, North Dakota. […]
A number of American service members have traumatic brain injuries from Iranian airstrikes in Iraq, in direct contrast to President Donald Trump’s dismissal of the extent of the injuries earlier this week. The Department of Defense revealed that 34 American troops have traumatic brain injuries, according to the New York Times. Eight of the afflicted […]
