Preacher shot in the brain opens up about ‘miracle’ recovery

Preacher shot in the brain opens up about ‘miracle’ recovery

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Hans Schmidt is interviewed by ABC15 Arizona in September 2024 about his Nov. 15, 2023, shooting and recovery. | YouTube/ABC15 Arizona A preacher who was shot in the head last November is nearing a return to his ministry after doctors previously believed he would not … Read more

Online GoFundMe campaigns ‘for Gazans’ do not reach hands of civilians

Online GoFundMe campaigns ‘for Gazans’ do not reach hands of civilians

The Jerusalem Post has obtained a database that features over 1,200 GoFundMe campaigns related to Gaza, in which over USD 17m. have already been collected from people claiming that they’re from Gaza or by those claiming to seek donations on behalf of Gazans. The Post has queried GoFundMe on the findings. An analysis of … Read more

Hallmark actor’s body ‘shattered’ after tragic plunge at B.C. hospital

Hallmark actor’s body ‘shattered’ after tragic plunge at B.C. hospital

A 19-year-old Hallmark soap opera actor is reportedly fighting for her life after plunging five storeys from a balcony walkway at Vancouver’s St. Paul’s Hospital. Beloved for her recurring role in the period drama When Calls the Heart, Mamie Laverock is “fighting hard every day” to recover from injuries sustained in a fall, which occurred as … Read more

Outrage as Korra Obidi announces Hawaii vacation after receiving $50,000 GoFundMe donations

Outrage as Korra Obidi announces Hawaii vacation after receiving ,000 GoFundMe donations

Dancer and singer Korra Obidi is facing backlash from fans as she plans a vacation to Hawaii after fans donated over $50,000, which translates to over N75 million, via GoFundMe, to support her with legal fees for a child custody battle with her ex-husband, Justin Dean. On Friday, the American-based Nigerian artiste appealed to Nigerians … Read more

Denver’s Bar Bar aka Carioca Cafe is returning to business despite “permanent closure” notice

Denver’s Bar Bar aka Carioca Cafe is returning to business despite “permanent closure” notice

Iconic Denver dive bar Carioca Cafe and Bar — better known in the DIY music scene as Bar Bar — has been closed in recent weeks due to a broken pipe that flooded the bar during January’s deep freeze. However, the bar is returning to business despite an online profile listing it as permanently closed. … Read more

Denver’s Bar Bar aka Carioca Cafe may have closed for good

Denver’s Bar Bar aka Carioca Cafe is returning to business despite “permanent closure” notice

Iconic Denver dive bar Carioca Cafe and Bar — better known in the DIY music scene as Bar Bar — appears to have permanently closed. Its doors have been locked, windows boarded up, and its lights turned off during otherwise normal business hours in recent days. A Google profile of the cash-only bar, at 2060 … Read more

As bird flu devastates Bay Area farms, egg prices could start to spike

As bird flu devastates Bay Area farms, egg prices could start to spike

FILE: Free range chickens outdoors in early morning light on an organic farm. Mint Images/Getty Images/Mint Images RF An outbreak of avian flu is hitting the California poultry industry hard. Since the outbreak first reached California in October, it’s killed nearly 5.5 million birds across the state and 1.15 million birds in Sonoma County alone, … Read more

Berkeley cafe featured on ‘Today’ show to close after 45 years

Berkeley cafe featured on ‘Today’ show to close after 45 years

A cook works behind the line at Homemade Cafe in Berkeley, which is closing on Jan. 1, 2024. Jessie R. via Yelp/Courtesy A Berkeley cafe that became a national news story for its free breakfast tickets is closing after 45 years. Homemade Cafe, which opened in 1979 at the corner of Sacramento St. and Dwight … Read more

Artist behind SF’s iconic ‘Bird Song’ mural dies at 47

Artist behind SF’s iconic ‘Bird Song’ mural dies at 47

Joshua Coffy’s “Bird Song #3” mural adorns the exterior of a building near the intersection of Market Street and Van Ness Avenue. Charles Russo/SFGATE Local artist Joshua Coffy, whose bright, animal-inspired murals adorn homes and buildings around San Francisco, died Dec. 20 from complications related to kidney failure, according to a GoFundMe a colleague posted to support his … Read more

Nigerian sets up $6000 GoFundMe for transgender Jay Boogie

Nigerian sets up 00 GoFundMe for transgender Jay Boogie

Following a botched Brazilian Butt Lift (BBL) and Lipo 360 surgery, a Canada-based Nigerian, Betty Achom, has set up a $6000 GoFundMe account for ailing transgender Jay Boogie. A few weeks back, PREMIUM TIMES reported that he was in critical condition as he grappled with the aftermath of a botched Brazilian butt lift (BBL) surgery.  During … Read more