Category: Badass of the Week

An Arizona trooper who had been shot and was being beaten by a man with a pistol was saved Thursday by a motorist who killed his attacker, authorities said. (FOX5)- The man who came upon the scene warned the suspect to stop striking the officer, but the man continued, said Capt. Damon Cecil, a spokesman […]

Trump Pentagon likely to abandon social experiments for core mission under Mattis, say experts (FOX)- The Pentagon could be poised for a rapid about-face under the Trump administration, with the Obama administration’s push for social reform surrendering to what could be an old-school emphasis on combat readiness and the spirit of the United States military, […]

An Army vet says his military training kicked in when a man was shot at a Walmart in the Red Bird area of Dallas, Texas on Friday. (FOX)- Rafael Semmler told FOX 4 that he and his family were at the Walmart when they heard gunfire. After making sure his family got out safely, he […]

She fought against the Islamic State – and now risks jail time for doing so. (FOX)- Joanna Palani, a 23-year-old Danish woman, was facing a 6-month prison sentence after fighting alongside Kurdish peshmerga forces in Iraq and Syria, The Local reported. Palani had her passport confiscated last year after she returned to Denmark, and was hit […]

John Glenn, the former astronaut and U.S. senator who became the first American to orbit the earth, will be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, Fox News has learned. (FOX)- All other funeral activities will take place in Ohio. It appeared there was an initial plan for the late senator to lie in state […]

Decorated U.S. Navy Adm. Harry Harris called out quarterback Colin Kaepernick for taking a knee for the national anthem saying that no person who died during the attack on Pearl Harbor never failed to stand up. (FOX)- “You can bet that the men and women we honor today – and those who died that fateful […]

John Glenn, the all-American astronaut and senator who rocketed into history on flights 36 years apart as the first American to orbit the Earth and the oldest person in space, died Thursday at age 95. (FOX)- “We are saddened by the loss of Sen. John Glenn, the first American to orbit Earth. A true American […]

An Ohio State police officer was being hailed a hero for his quick reaction after killing a man a minute after he drove his car into a crowd and then stabbed multiple people Monday. (FOX)- Officer Alan Horujko, who had only joined the department in January 2015, was responding to reports of a nearby gas […]

A shopping mall Santa Claus in Florida is out of a job for telling a 10-year-old girl that Hillary Clinton was on his “naughty list.” (FOX)- WKMG-TV in Orlando reported Friday that the Santa was relieved of his duties at the Seminole Town Center in Sanford after the girl’s mother complained. The mom told mall management […]

Authorities in Georgia say a gun-toting 78-year-old woman chased two burglars from her home. (FOX)- Coweta County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Col. James Yarbrough tells news outlets Elaine Stiehl was getting ready to take a nap when she heard a noise coming from the front of her house. Deputies say Stiehl loaded a pistol and […]