LOS ANGELES, CALIF - A California woman was overcome with joy when she realized her flock of sheep survived the devastating Palisades Fire.
A woman named Vanessa captured the moment on camera when she found several of her sheep in the aftermath of the fire, ParadePets.com reported on Wednesday.
In the clip, she is heard crying as her sheep approach her. “Hi honey. Hi baby,” she tells one of the animals. “The firemen have been feeding you,” she adds through her tears:
She then asks the sheep how they survived, then states, “Thank you, God. Thank you, God. I’ll come tomorrow and get you guys out of here, okay? I’m so sorry I couldn’t find you.”
The sheep do not appear to be injured, and Vanessa then tells them, “You guys are warriors” as they sniff at the camera while she gently pets them.
“I’m so happy. I’m so happy,” Vanessa says. “My baby, I’m so happy. Thank you, God.”
Social media user Monique Ganderton on Friday shared another clip of firemen feeding some of Vanessa’s sheep.
“Justin and Fire station 15 & 70!!!!! Thank you so much for taking care of Vanessa and her babies!!!” she wrote in the caption. Later in the clip, it appeared that Vanessa caught up with the firefighters and thanked them for caring for her beloved animals.
“They’re alive and eating apples right now,” one of the crew members told her. Click here to read more.
LANSING, Mich - The people closest to President Biden were well aware that he had changed. He talked more slowly than he had just a few years before, needed to hoist himself out of his seat in the presidential limousine and walked with a halting gait.
“Your biggest issue is the perception of age,” Mike Donilon, the president’s longtime strategist, told him in mid-2022, according to three close aides who heard it. That bit of feedback, delivered repeatedly by Mr. Donilon, was the sort of blunt talk that did not often make its way to a man who had spent a half century in politics prizing loyalty and deference.
Mr. Biden acknowledged the concerns, but the warnings only ignited his defiant, competitive streak. In April 2023, without convening his family or having long deliberations with aides, he announced he was running again.
Now, as President-elect Donald J. Trump heads back to the White House, demoralized Democrats debate what might have been had the president bowed out in time to let a younger generation run. Click here to read more.
Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm’s road trip to promote electric vehicles may have had the opposite effect. She and her staff racked up unauthorized expenses for gasoline, hotels and more while shilling for President Joe Biden’s clean energy legislation, according to a Jan. 3 report from the Department of Energy’s inspector general.
Key facts: The June 2023 trip was part of the DOE’s “People Powered: Summer Road Trip Brought to You by President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda.”
Government employees are reimbursed for travel expenses at a set per diem rate, but 36 of the 42 travel vouchers DOE staff submitted exceeded the rate. The 42 vouchers cost $124,823.94.
For example, one employee was reimbursed $339 for a single night’s stay in Atlanta, even though the per diem rate was set at $163.
Staffers “could have chosen different nearby hotels to reduce travel costs” but stayed in more expensive hotels that had EV chargers nearby, according to the audit. Click here to read more.
WASHINGTON D.C. - President-elect Trump will sign more than 200 executive actions on his first day in office—a massive, record-setting first wave of policy priorities focused on border security, energy, reducing the cost of living for American families, ending DEI programs across the federal government, and more, Fox News Digital has learned.
A senior administration official who is familiar with the executive actions and authorized to brief Fox News Digital said Trump will sign multiple "omnibus" executive orders that each contain dozens of major executive actions.
"The president is issuing a historic series of executive orders and actions that will fundamentally reform the American government, including the complete and total restoration of American sovereignty," the official told Fox News Digital.
On day one, the president-elect will declare a national border emergency; direct the U.S. military to work with the Department of Homeland Security to fully secure the southern border; and establish a national priority to eliminate all criminal cartels operating on U.S. soil. Click here to read more.
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF/Gray News) – Taxpayers in a South Carolina county are frustrated after learning that an elementary school principal has been taking home a six-figure salary and pay raises while on leave.
Ocean Bay Elementary School Principal Rebecca Schroyer has been on administrative leave for nearly three years.
Schroyer was put on paid leave in November 2022 for failing to properly report abuse by a special education teacher at the school.
Records show that while she has been on administrative leave, the school district has been paying Schroyer hundreds of thousands of dollars.
On Thursday, several parents said the situation isn’t sitting right with them.
“It’s time to cut the funds off. After a few years, it’s way past time to figure out what we’re doing with this particular situation,” said David Warner, a parent with Horry County Schools parent.
The South Carolina Board of Education said Schroyer is still on leave because it is still reviewing her credentials.
Additionally, while on administrative leave, Schroyer has also received raises. Click here to read more.
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