Trump reveals incoming Kobe Bryant, Muhammad Ali and Jackie Robinson statues
President Donald Trump announced Thursday that the National Garden of American Heroes will acquire a statue of American sports legend. During the Black History Month Ceremony at the White House, Trump will be portrayed in NBA star Kobe Bryant, the late boxing star Muhammad Ali and late civil rights icon and MLB pioneer Jackie Robinson […]
Miracles among flames: Religious statues SPARED in wildfires
Californians are facing devastation after losing their homes in the wildfires that hit the Golden Coast. But when one family returned to see the burnt remains, they noticed something interesting. The Halpin family felt a sign of hope when they saw statues of the Virgin Mary and St. Joseph miraculously survive the fire. “Our son-in-law […]
Venezuelans Topple Statues of Hugo Chavez in Nationwide Anti-Socialist Protests
Venezuelans began destroying statues of the late socialist dictator Hugo Chavez on Sunday and Monday as part of mass protests against the government of current socialist dictator Nicolas Maduro. Maduro on Sunday “won” a fraudulent election that gave him a six-year term as president, but the only opposition candidate, Edmundo Gonzalez, denied there was any […]
Chávez statues toppled across Venezuela as election protests rage on
Opposition activists across Venezuela have been toppling giant statues of the late President Hugo Chavez to express anger over allegations of election rigging by his hand-picked successor, Nicolas Maduro. In the coastal city of La Guaira on the outskirts of the capital, Caracas, twisted rebar and chunks of concrete were strewn beneath a pedestal where […]
Brooklyn church has religious statues vandalized by hammer-wielding suspect
A hammer-wielding vandal was arrested Monday after he used a hammer to smash the faces of statues of Mother Teresa and the Catholic Pope outside a Brooklyn church. Police said Randy Maldonado-Avila, 30, allegedly used a hammer to hit a statue at St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church in Bensonhurst, then smashed a glass door before […]
Pro-Palestinian Protesters Vandalize Statues Outside White House During Massive Protest
Pro-Palestinian protesters vandalized statues and threw items at a National Park Service ranger near the White House during a Saturday protest calling for a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hamas, according to multiple videos. “Surround the White House for Gaza” was held Saturday afternoon and deemed a “national mobilization” to call for an […]
Police bust finds over 700 pounds of drugs inside Transformers statues
Thai authorities made a surprising discovery when they destroyed a life-sized Transformers robot statue and recovered more than 700 pounds of ketamine. “Currently, we are facing a drug trafficking problem with transnational criminal networks lurking in all regions, using Thailand as a base to continually smuggle drugs to third countries through international transport by air […]
Arkansas statues at US Capitol to be replaced with Daisy Bates, Johnny Cash
Arkansas lawmakers have decided to replace a statue in the U.S. Capitol, citing a largely unrecognized statue of an obscure historical figure. The new statues will represent civil rights leader Daisy Bates and musician Johnny Cash. The statues of Bates and Cash will be replaced by statues of James P. Clark and Uriah Rhodes. Five […]
Amy Winehouse Statue’s Star of David Vandalized by Antisemitic Protestor
A statue of Amy Winehouse in her former neighborhood in Camden Town, London, was vandalized by anti-Semitic protesters who covered the statue’s Star of David with a Palestinian sticker. A bronze statue of Amy Winehouse has stood in Camden Town since 2014, three years after the pop star died at the age of 27. The […]