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A large amount of money has been raised for a brave pizza delivery man who saved five children from a burning house. Nicholas Bostic, 25, of Lafayette, Indiana, is being recognized for his heroic actions as donors have pitched in over $460,000 on GoFundMe to help him with medical bills as he recovers from his injuries in the hospital. Bostic was driving in the early hours of the morning on July 11 in Lafayette when he noticed a house on fire. Without hesitation, he turned his vehicle around, got out, and started yelling to alert anyone inside the house was...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) – Metro Nashville Police have issued a statement regarding potential abortion investigations. According to Don Aaron, Metro Public Affairs Director, Metro Police said there are “other entities in government” who are better equipped to deal with abortion investigations. “We are not abortion police,” the statement reads. “We are focused on safety and quality of life in our city through community engagement, precision policing and organizational excellence. There are other entities in government, particularly at the state level, that are more equipped to address issues such as this.” The statement comes as a Metro Council member Delishia Porterfield...

Kevin Berling took his former employee to court after claiming to suffer a panic attack and arguing that his stress caused him to lose his job, WLKY-TV reported. Jurors in Kenton County Circuit Court agreed this week and awarded Berling $450,000, the television station reported. According to Berling, he asked the office manager of his employer, Covington-based Gravity Diagnostics, not to hold a birthday celebration for him, the Courier-Journal reported. Being the center of attention causes him immense stress, Berling said On Berling’s birthday, Aug. 7, 2021, his office arranged for a lunchtime party, WLKY reported. Berling said he suffered...

<p>A man claimed he purchased every pie at a Burger King, 23 in total, to spite an absentee mother and child who kept screaming he wanted one of the pies.</p> <p>The man posted his confession on Reddit and the story has gone viral online.</p>

<p>Alan Keyes among 21 arrested at Notre Dame May 8, 2009 1:29 PM Former Illinois U.S. Senate candidate Alan Keyes and 20 other protesters were arrested this morning when they refused to leave the Notre Dame campus during a protest of President Obama's upcoming commencement address there, a university spokesman said.</p>

Clay Aiken is in line to be named to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, the White House said Wednesday. Aiken, a Raleigh native who gained fame as a runner-up on "American Idol," once worked as a YMCA counselor. The committee's Web site said it advises the president on issues pertaining to people with intellectual disabilities. The committee was established in 1961 by President John Kennedy as the President's Panel on Mental Retardation. A White House press release said President Bush intends to make the appointment. Officials did not say when. The singer's new album, "A Thousand Different...

June 17, 2004 -- Popular Republican Sen. John McCain is hitting the campaign trail to boost President Bush tomorrow — just days after spurning a personal plea from Democrat John Kerry to be his vice presidential running mate. McCain, a Vietnam POW hero, will join Bush in speaking to troops at Fort Lewis in Washington state — then fly with the president to Reno, Nev., where McCain introduces the president at a Bush-Cheney rally. "Of course [McCain] is supporting President Bush. He's already campaigned for him and he's a co-chairman of the Bush campaign in Arizona," said McCain senior strategist...

Rising worker’s compensation and health care cost is prompting San Mateo County Sheriff Don Horsley to put a ban on hiring smokers. “If your lifestyle contributes to a disability, I’m sorry about that. But I don’t think the taxpayers should pay.” said Horsley. Since smoking is known to cause numerous health problems, Horsley said the decision to not hire smokers is an economical move that could save the county a lot of money in workers’ compensation costs each year. The idea came to him after the Sheriff’s Department had to settle a $90,000 workers’ compensation claim with a retired employee....