A miliary veteran has hit the ground running in terms of helping other heroes. John Barnett, a U.S. Navy veteran and retired New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) police officer, has set out to run a marathon in all 50 U.S. states to raise awareness for local nonprofit Paws of War, which helps rescue and train service dogs for veterans. …
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*NSYNC star breaks hand at celeb softball game, pushes through to raise funds for service members’ families
*NSYNC star Chris Kirkpatrick went the extra mile for Folds of Honor. On Monday, Kirkpatrick participated in a celebrity softball game that the nonprofit organization held in Nashville, Tennessee. While guarding home plate, local radio host Jeremy Loper slid right into him, resulting in his hand breaking. Despite the painful injury, Kirkpatrick continued to play for the rest of the …
Read More »Smoking hot: 5 of America's most extreme BBQ rigs, from battle tanks to jet airlines
David Klose is America’s bell cow of extreme barbecue rigs. The founder of BBQ Pits by Klose in Houston, Texas has custom-built many of the world’s biggest, most beautiful and most ambitious smokers. Among them are a motorcycle sidecar that could barbecue ribs at 100 miles per hour, a giant beer bottle smoker, and a stunning rig designed to look …
Read More »Las Vegas stadium will be site of 'Day of Gratitude' for America's veterans, families: 'We honor them'
The California-based Christian organization CityServe is hosting a “Day of Gratitude” in Las Vegas on June 8, honoring America’s veterans and their families with a day of music, fun and charity. “We’re calling it the ‘Day of Gratitude,’” CityServe co-founder and CEO Dave Donaldson told Fox News Digital in a video interview. The timing of the event, Donaldson said, is …
Read More »World Central Kitchen, known for providing wartime food aid, to resume work in Gaza after staff deaths
World Central Kitchen (WCK) said it would resume operations in the Gaza Strip on Monday, a month after seven workers of the U.S.-based charity were killed in an Israeli air strike. Prior to halting operations, WCK had distributed more than 43 million meals in Gaza since October, representing by its own accounts 62% of all international NGO aid. The charity …
Read More »Pro-life diaper company donates supply of diapers to murdered NYPD officer's family
The pro-life diaper company Everylife has donated a lifetime supply of diapers and wipes to the family of murdered NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller. “At EveryLife, we believe in supporting families and honoring the sacrifices of those who serve their communities,” said Sarah Gabel Seifert, co-founder and president of EveryLife, in a statement to Fox News Digital. “When we heard about …
Read More »Food aid arrives in Haiti after police recover hijacked cargo ship
Gangs in Haiti continue to pose an immense threat to international aid workers and Haitians, though food assistance and humanitarian support continues to pour into the devastated nation. The United Nations on Monday said some 500,000 hot meals had been served to more than 76,000 internally displaced people since early March, and 4 million liters of drinking waterhad been distributed …
Read More »Buffalo, New York celebrates solar eclipse with sunny mustard 'totality wings'
The city of Buffalo, New York, will experience complete totality on Monday, April 8, as the city’s hunger for its iconic hot wings eclipses past standards of succulence. The Great Lakes lab of American gastronomy – Buffalo also invented the corn dog – is in the path of totality of today’s historic solar eclipse. It’s the first total eclipse over …
Read More »World Central Kitchen, known for providing wartime food aid, delivered millions of meals to Gaza
World Central Kitchen, the food charity founded by celebrity chef José Andrés, called a halt to its work in the Gaza Strip after an apparent Israeli strike killed seven of its workers, mostly foreigners. The group, which said it will make decisions about longer-term plans in the region soon, has been bringing desperately needed food to Gazans facing widespread hunger …
Read More »Tim Tebow collaborates with Sentinel Foundation to rescue 59 children with disabilities from Haiti
Football legend Tim Tebow and his foundation teamed up with a nonprofit team of veteran commandos to evacuate dozens of orphans with disabilities from Haiti, but thousands remain trapped in the troubled island nation. The operation comes as the beleaguered nation faces danger and famine following the release by gangs of thousands of prisoners and the sudden resignation of the …
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