Carjackings are skyrocketing in many parts of the country, overwhelming police and terrifying drivers.In New York City, car thefts jumped by 37% last month, according to recent crime and insurance reports.

In the nation’s capital, there have been more than 200 carjackings so far this year. About three-quarters of them involved guns, compared to the national average of 40%, and only a small percentage have been solved, Fox News reports."What changes within the ecosystem need to happen so that we ensure that that's not your mother, your father, your sister, your brother?" DC Metropolitan Police Chief Robert Contee III asked at a recent news briefing.

DC and New York are part of a nationwide trend. Vehicle thefts had gone down for decades until the pandemic.READ MORE: How to Survive: Police chasesThe National Insurance Crime Bureau showed a 7% increase in vehicle theft nationwide from 2021-2022, with more than 250,000 thefts reported in the fourth quarter of 2022 alone.If you zero in on 30 cities, it’s a much larger jump.

According to the Council on Criminal Justice, vehicle thefts and carjackings in those cities jumped an average of 59% from 2019-2022.California and Texas led the nation with the most reported stolen vehicles in 2022, and Illinois had the largest increase of any top 10 state, with thefts going up roughly 35% between 2021 and 2022.

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Next G20 health meeting to focus on global health priorities

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India sees drop in daily Covid-19 cases, Omicron variant subsiding

NEW DELHI: India witnessed a notable decline in new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, with only 234 infections reported, according to the Union Health Ministry’s statement on Saturday. This decline comes after a recent surge in cases caused by the XBB.1.16 Omicron variant. The number of active cases has decreased to 3,502, while the country has registered a loss of 5,31,878 lives since the pandemic’s onset.

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Cabins destroyed in northern Alberta wildfire: ‘I’m terribly sorry’

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Hundreds claim they may have lost winning ticket for $70M Lotto Max prize as deadline looms

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NHS whistleblower slams health board boss at infection scandal hospital over 'toxic culture'

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'We have no fire suppression': Mercer County copes with no water pressure as utility works to repair pump

ROBBINSVILLE, N.J. - Water woes are continuing for communities in Mercer County. It’s been nearly 12 hours since a water supply emergency was called and authorities say the problems may last through the weekend.The water is clean to drink, there’s just not enough of it. Faucet and hoses down to a trickle in places like Hamilton and Robbinsville."It’s been a bit low in terms of pressure over the last couple of days," Robbinsville resident, Vivek Koul, said.

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Notorious killer Paul Bernardo moved to a medium-security prison

serial rapist Paul Bernardo was quietly moved to a medium-security prison in Quebec on Monday, the lawyer for his victims’ families says.Bernardo has been serving a life sentence for kidnapping, torturing and killing Kristen French, 15, and Leslie Mahaffy, 14, in the early 1990s near St.

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Churchill Downs suspends operations following 12 horse deaths, moves meets to Ellis Park

FILE - Javier Castellano celebrates atop Mage #8, after crossing the finish line to win the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 06, 2023, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)Churchill Downs will suspend racing operations on Wednesday and move the remainder of its spring meet to Ellis Park in order to conduct a "top-to-bottom" review of safety and surface protocols in the wake of 12 horse fatalities the past month at the home of the Kentucky Derby.No single factor has been identified as a potential cause for the fatalities or pattern detected, according to a release, but the decision was made to relocate the meet "in an abundance of caution.""What has happened at our track is deeply upsetting and absolutely unacceptable," Churchill Downs Inc.

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Oath Keepers convicted in Jan. 6 Capitol riot get prison in latest sentencings

WASHINGTON - Two Florida men who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group were sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges — the latest in a historic string of sentences in the Jan. 6.

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Keenan Anderson: Cause of death revealed for LA man shocked by police Taser 6 times

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YouTube policy change: False claims about past US presidential elections will be allowed

FILE - Photo illustration showing the YouTube icon. (Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)YouTube will stop removing content that falsely claims the 2020 election or other past U.S.

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Man completes 100-day McDonald’s-only diet, surpasses weight loss goal

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‘Shark Tank’ star Daymond John files for restraining order against ex-contestants

Shark Tank celebrity investor Daymond John has filed for a temporary restraining order against a group of former contestants he entered into business with when they pitched their meat company on the show nearly a decade ago.

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Person dies of apparent drowning while swimming in Wissahickon Creek: police

PHILADELPHIA - A person swimming in Philadelphia's Wissahickon Creek died of an apparent drowning on Friday, according to police. Chief Inspector Scott Small said a caller reported that their friend was struggling in the water around 4:30 p.m.The person's body was pulled from the water just after 5:30 p.m., police said.

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Utah district bans Bible in elementary, middle school 'due to vulgarity or violence'

FILE - Christian woman reading the Holy Bible. (Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)SALT LAKE CITY - The Good Book is being treated like a bad book in Utah after a parent frustrated by efforts to ban materials from schools convinced a suburban district that some Bible verses were too vulgar or violent for younger children.And the Book of Mormon could be next.The 72,000-student Davis School District north of Salt Lake City removed the Bible from its elementary and middle schools while keeping it in high schools after a committee reviewed the scripture in response to a parental complaint.

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Eating junk food may hinder deep sleep, study says

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Teens tried to stop Cameron Robbins before he jumped off Bahamas cruise, passenger's parent says

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Motorcycle driver killed after collision with SUV in Camden County

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Parents scramble to adjust as Philly schools dismiss early due to heat as district plans year-round school

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Biden to address budget, debt agreement from Oval Office Friday evening

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Spate of destructive junkyard fires in Philadelphia 'certainly not normal', fire dept. says

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Jamie Foxx mystery illness: Timeline of 'Django Unchained' star's health scare

The details of Jamie Foxx's "medical complication" remain a mystery over a month after the actor was reportedly hospitalized. Foxx, whose condition was first announced by his daughter Corinne Foxx, broke his silence in May but has yet to directly discuss any details of his health and recovery.

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Watch storm chaser's dramatic rescue of stranded driver on flooded Texas highway

O'DONNELL, Texas - Torrential rains in western Texas this week left roads flooded, and in some cases, drivers trapped in the waters.Dramatic moments unfolded on camera Thursday as a storm chaser helped a young man in need while his car began to float away. It happened as flood waters left Highway 87 impassable near O'Donnell and south of Lubbock.Aaron Rigsby said the man, who did not want to be identified, saw other vehicles making it through and thought he could too.

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New York double murder suspect arrested in Philadelphia bar: U.S. Marshals

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Nick Cannon says Jamie Foxx will address fans about his health scare “when he’s ready”

Jamie Foxx’s hospitalisation, saying that the actor will share details about the incident “when he’s ready”.On April 12, Foxx’s daughter Corinne confirmed her father was in recovery in Atlanta after suffering a “medical complication”. A month later, in response to growing speculation, Corinne posted that Foxx had been out of hospital “for weeks” and was “recuperating”.Due to Foxx’s hospitalisation, Cannon was announced as the replacement host on game show Beat Shazam for its sixth season, which began on May 23.Speaking on ExtraTV about taking over as host, Cannon said he received both Corinne and her father’s “blessing” to host the show.“One thing I’ve always respected about how Jamie’s moved throughout his entire career, if you’ve noticed, he’s always been somebody who is extremely professional and extremely private,” Cannon said.

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Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn’t stop running.Epstein was agitated and unable to sleep, jail officials observed in records newly obtained by The Associated Press. He called himself a “coward” and complained he was struggling to adapt to life behind bars following his July 2019 arrest on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges — his life of luxury reduced to a concrete and steel cage.The disgraced financier was under psychological observation at the time for a suicide attempt just days earlier that left his neck bruised and scraped.

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Wendy's and T-Pain team up to 'Buy U A Frosty' – how to get a free one

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Family's Alaska fishing trip becomes nightmare with 3 dead, search ends for 2 others

Fishing fleet Harbor marina Sitka Alaska Inside Passage Southeast Alaska USA. (Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) An Alaska fishing adventure became a nightmare for a family of eight when disaster struck one of the two boats they chartered over the Memorial Day weekend, leaving three people dead and two more missing despite a desperate search over hundreds of square miles of ocean.The tragedy tore the Tyau family apart: Two sisters and one of their husbands are dead, while the other’s partner and the boat captain remain missing off southeast Alaska four days after the boat was found partially submerged off an island.Authorities suspended a more than 20-hour search covering 825 square miles on Monday and have no plans to resume it.The women's parents, older brother and sister-in-law were on the other charter boat as part of a three-day trip to a destination fishery known for king salmon and groundfish.The sisters and their sister-in-law didn’t like fishing but joined the vacation to spend more time with a family that was usually split between Hawaii and Los Angeles."It was just supposed to be a simple family get-together for eight of us, since we haven’t been together in the same spot for so long," Michael Tyau, the older brother, told The Associated Press on Thursday.

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Watch: Shimmering school of bluefish seen migrating off Long Island coast

bluefish swimming off the coast of Long Island, New York, on Thursday. The blue, shimmering fish looked almost otherworldly as they swam through the water near Water Mill. Bluefish migrate seasonally, moving north in spring and summer as water temperatures rise, and then south in autumn and winter to waters in the South Atlantic Bight, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). FILE - Still image taken from drone footage showing migrating bluefish off Long Island coast on June 1.

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Winona mansion with tunnel and hidden library is on the market for $750K

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'Partridge Family' Star Danny Bonaduce Is Having Brain Surgery Amid Health Scare

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Housing affordability in Canada just saw the biggest improvement in almost 4 years

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Allen Road Fire: Uncontained wildfire torches thousands of acres in NJ

TUCKERTON, NJ - A massive wildfire in New Jersey consumed thousands of acres of forest and forced dozens of people to leave their homes as firefighters work to extinguish the flames. The New Jersey Forest Fire Service said the Bass River State Forest wildfire is 50% contained and has scorched 5,000 acres. The blaze was first detected around 5 p.m. Wednesday by a state-owned fire tower off Allen Road in Tuckerton, New Jersey.

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Ohio human trafficking sting nabs 10 men, including teacher

"The North Olmsted Police Department will not tolerate this type of activity in our city," Chief of Police Bob Wagner said in a Friday statement. "We will continue to investigate and prosecute those individuals that come to our city and violate our l Authorities in Ohio have arrested 10 men in a human trafficking sting. The men, who range in age from 30 to 55, were arrested Thursday on sex charges in North Olmsted by the members of the Northeast Ohio Human Trafficking Task Force.On the same day, a Lorain County man who was previously convicted of 31 human trafficking offenses was sentenced to life in prison.The arrests were part of a one-day operation held in conjunction with the North Olmsted Police Department, Westshore Enforcement Bureau and the Ohio Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force to identify those providing and purchasing commercial sex.OHIO BODYCAM FOOTAGE CAPTURES SUSPECTS HIDING IN DRYER, UNDER BLANKETS DURING DRUG BUSTOne of the men taken into custody, 35-year-old Errol Jackson, of Lorain, is a registered Tier III sex offender, the Ohio attorney general's office said.

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Allen Outlets shooting: Kyler Murray donates $15K to boy left orphaned in Texas mall shooting

ALLEN, Texas - Arizona Cardinals quarterback and Allen native Kyler Murray made a donation to help a 6-year-old boy who was left an orphan after this weekend's shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets.Murray donated $15,000 to a GoFundMe for the Cho family.6-year-old William Cho's mother Cindy, father Kyu and 3-year-old brother James were shot and killed during the shooting on Saturday.The family was at the outdoor mall to return clothes that William had gotten for his birthday just 4 days before.William was shot as well, but is now out of the hospital and with extended family members. Featured A security guard, an engineer, parents and their young son, two elementary school sisters who loved the color yellow.

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Man borrows phone to call 911, admits to 2008 killing of his former landlord, police say

Mug shot of Tony Peralta, 37. (Chaves County Jail )A New Mexico man, overwhelmed by guilt, borrowed a cellphone to call 911 and confess to the 2008 killing of his former landlord and he also told police where the body was buried, authorities said Tuesday.Police said Tony Ray Peralta, 37, of Roswell, was booked into the Chaves County jail on suspicion of murder.They said Peralta went to a store Monday afternoon, borrowed a cellphone to call 911 and told a dispatcher that he had killed someone.

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Allen Outlets shooting victims: What we know

ALLEN, Texas - Eight people were killed, and seven others were injured in a mass shooting at the Allen Premium Outlets in Texas on Saturday afternoon.As the investigation continues into the shooter, we are learning more about the victims in the shooting.Christian LaCour (Source: LaCour Family) Family members identified 20-year-old Christian LaCour as one of the victims killed in the shooting.LaCour's mother said he was working as a security guard at the shopping center when the gunman opened fire. LaCour grew up in Farmersville.Aishwarya Thatikonda Family members for Aishwarya Thatikonda confirmed she was one of victims killed on Saturday.The 27-year-old was living in McKinney and worked as a project manager for a local contracting company.Her family lives in India and is traveling to the U.S.Three of the victims killed in Saturday's shooting belonged to one family.FOX 4 has confirmed three members of the Cho family were among the victims killed.Their 5-year-old son William is currently in the ICU.The family's children attended Prestonwood Christian Academy.This is a developing story.

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Violence prevention forum held in North Philly to engage youth, increase safety in communities

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - A local chapter of a national non-profit is on a mission to curb the gun violence epidemic and Saturday, sponsored a violence prevention forum in North Philly, with the goal of increasing safety in communities for young people and improving relationships with law enforcement."I feel like if the youth sees a Black police officer then they would be more inclined to want to follow their steps," 18-year-old attendee Kareem said.The Philadelphia chapter of 100 Black Men, along with several law enforcement agencies, held a panel Saturday aimed at reaching the youth of the city as Philadelphia faces a critical time in violence that largely affects young, Black men and, in turn, their relations with police."I’m hoping to inspire some of these young people to just be someone who impacts change in their community," Lt. William Slaton said.Lt.

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Princess Diana’s dresses to hit auction block: ‘There is no bigger legend’

three of Princess Diana’s dresses will be on display before they hit the auction block.Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) are teaming up for "Hollywood Legends," a two-day auction taking place live in Beverly Hills, California, and online Aug. 26-27 that will feature more than 1,000 items connected to some of the most famous figures of all time.

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Why watching a video trend on TikTok could be 'dangerous' for your health

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