Family of Philadelphia woman killed by hit-and-run delivery driver sues 3 food delivery apps

CRANSTON, R.I. - A Rhode Island city council member and former chair of the local Republican Party is facing calls to resign after he was found sleeping in his car with a crack pipe in hand.According to local reports, a passerby in Cranston, Rhode Island, saw a man possibly choking in his car Monday and alerted an officer nearby. When police arrived, "he appeared to be sleeping or unconscious while having difficulty breathing/choking," arrest reports state.The responding officer had to shake the man to wake him up, then noticed a glass pipe and a lighter in his hand.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - There’s now more political speculation over the possible White House ambitions of Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin. It’s all due to a very "presidential-like" video that dropped Thursday from the governor’s political operation.The 1-minute video was produced by Youngin’s Political Action Committee "Spirit of Virginia." It shows the governor at the Reagan Library, intercut with clips of the former president, along with military jets, and national memorials. FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA - MAY 18: Students protest and turn their backs on Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin (R-VA) as he speaks at George Mason University May 18, 2023 in Fairfax, Virginia. Youngkin delivered the commencement address for the university's 2 Youngkin spoke at George Mason University's graduation ceremony Thursday, and his speech echoed some of the national themes in his video."You have a strong foundation to lean on George Mason, to lean on the university that has educated you," Youngkin told students.

PHILADELPHIA - A parking lot ATM outside a shopping center near one of Philadelphia's busiest roadways has become the site of a recent stretch of violent crimes that may have been carried out by the same group.The Bank of America ATM tucked in the corner of Roosevelt Plaza Shopping Center is where police say a 53-year-old man was shot twice Wednesday night while using the machine. Police found the victim - who has not been pubically identified - laying next to his car and rushed him to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital where he was admitted in critical condition. Investigators believe the man, who police say lives nearby the shopping center, was trying to use the ATM when someone shot him. No update on his condition was provided on Thursday. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe shooting was a culmination of a spate of violence that has happened at the ATM within the week that has left people who live and work near the shopping center "scared to death." Hours before the shooting, police responded to the shopping center parking lot after a man who was using the ATM was carjacked at gunpoint by someone who got out of a suspected stolen car.A parking lot ATM has been the site of a recent spate of violence, including a shooting a two carjackings.

Tori Spelling and her family are struggling as their domestic mold problem persists.

FILE - The early morning sun strikes the U.S. Capitol Nov. 6, 2006, in Washington, DC.

PHILADELPHIA - The brother of an inmate who escaped a Philadelphia correction facility with another prisoner and was arrested after a 10-day manhunt posted bail after being charged as an accomplice. Court documents show 24-year-old Amir Woods paid the required 10% of a $1M bail set after he was charged with Criminal Conspiracy, Hindering Apprehension, and Escape. Woods was taken into custody on Wednesday when he and fugitive Ameen Hurst, 18, were seen getting into a vehicle after leaving a property in Southwest Philadelphia. According to a criminal complaint obtained by FOX 29's Kelly Rule, it's alleged that Woods helped Hurst arrange for transportation during his time away from prison. RELATED COVERAGEAuthorities believe that during Hurst's escape he traveled to New York before returning to Philadelphia where agents who were trying to negotiate his surrender brought him into custody.U.S. Marshals say Hurst was arrested after missing three deadlines - one at midnight and two more early Wednesday morning - which were brokered his family members over the last few days.Agents camped outside a property in Southwest Philadelphia Wednesday morning and closed in on Hurst and Woods as they were seen leaving a home and getting into a car. Marshals swarmed the vehicle and pulled out both men.

Demi Lovato "wishes she had somebody" to help her when she struggled as a child star. The 30-year-old pop singer shot to fame as a teenager on the Disney Channel with roles in 'Camp Rock' and 'Sonny With a Chance' but developed an eating disorder and ended up in rehab a number of times over her struggles with addictions and spoke out on Mental Health Action Day (18. 05.

Structure fire in the 7700 block Liberty Row Dr. (Charlotte Fire Department)CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two construction workers are unaccounted for after a massive, fast-moving fire broke out at a North Carolina construction site Thursday morning, the city's fire chief said.Fifteen workers, including a crane operator, were rescued by the more than 90 firefighters called to the five-alarm blaze in the South Park neighborhood of Charlotte just after 9 a.m., Fire Chief Reginald Johnson said at a news conference.

Portraits, signed and dated by Rembrandt in 1635, are going up for auction at Christies in London The last known pair of privately owned Rembrandt portraits have resurfaced after nearly 200 years in hiding.Christie’s in London says the portraits, signed and dated by Rembrandt in 1635, were of the famed painter’s relatives and remained in the family until 1760. They were sold and passed on to various private art collections until 1824, when an ancestor of the current owners bought them at a Christie’s auction.The portraits have remained in that private collection for nearly 200 years, "completely unknown to scholars." Now, they’re expected to sell for up to $10 million when they hit the auction block this summer.READ MORE: Collection of rare Shakespeare folios on sale for $10.5 million at New York book fair"This is one of the most exciting discoveries we have made in the Old Masters field in recent years," Henry Pettifer, international deputy chairman of Old Master Paintings at Christie's, said in a prepared statement.

Princess Catherine (AKA Kade Middleton) is opening up about her experiences with anxiety amid Mental Health Awareness Week.

MAPLE SHADE, N.J. - A second child has tragically passed away days after a fire at a Maple Shade apartment complex claimed the life of their sibling.Hope Marles, 7, succumbed to her injuries sustained in the May 7 fire at the Fox Meadow Apartment Complex. The same fire also claimed the life of her older brother, 12-year-old Alan John Marles. Their mother remains in the hospital and is in stable condition. Fire crews responded to the complex on the unit block of Adams Drive around 10:30 p.m.

debt as the cost of living continues to rise, according to a new analysis.The average non-mortgage debt across the 50 largest U.S. cities is $39,713, which includes auto loans, student loans, credit cards, and personal loans, a new study by online lending marketplace LendingTree found. Across the largest American cities, auto loan debt was found to be the highest at an average of $13,718, ahead of student loans ($11,661), credit cards ($7,789) and personal loans ($5,411), according to the study.The study, published this week, was based on an analysis of 75,000 anonymized credit reports of LendingTree users between January and March.LendingTree chief credit analyst Matt Schulz said he actually expected non-mortgage debt to be much higher."Considering that the average price of a new car is about $50,000 and that so many people likely have an auto loan, student loan debt and credit card debt simultaneously, $40,000 hardly seems outrageous," Schulz said in a statement. He added: "Now, I’m not saying that $40,000 in debt isn’t a lot or isn’t concerning.

Bruce Willis' wife, Emma Heming Willis, is finding purpose in her pain. On Thursday, the 44-year-old model announced that she has started a wellness brand, Make Time Wellness, focused on brain health.

MORE HEADLINES: The victim was shot four times in the left leg and taken to the hospital in critical condition. No injuries to the child were reported. The suspect has been described as a male with a full beard and medium build, wearing a baseball cap and gray hoodie. Anyone with information about the suspect is asked to contact police. 

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating an incident involving a pellet gun that occurred in Center City late Wednesday night.The incident occurred on the west side of City Hall near 15th and John F. Kennedy Boulevard shortly after 10 p.m.A FOX 29 news crew was working in the area when a member of our news team was struck by projectiles fired from a passing car.

A GMP officer used a fake marriage certificate after she was caught telling 'lies' about her wedding during the covid pandemic, a misconduct hearing has heard.

FRANCONIA TOWNSHIP, Pa. - A teenage driver has died after their car slammed into a home in Montgomery County late Wednesday night. Police responded to the 200 block of Allentown Road in Franconia Township just before 11 p.m. for a report of a crash.When officers arrived on scene they found a 2016 BMW sedan had veered off the road and crashed into a nearby home. The car had become fully engulfed in flames.

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the chief of Russia’s Wagner mercenary group, on Thursday accused regular Russian army units of pulling back 570 meters north of the eastern Ukrainian city of Bakhmut, leaving his own fighters’ flanks exposed.

NEW YORK - EXCLUSIVE DETAILS — A retiree who witnessed Marine veteran Daniel Penny fatally choke an erratic homeless man on a train earlier this month called him a hero and slammed Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg for prosecuting him."He’s a hero," said the passenger, who has lived in New York City more than 50 years. The witness, who described herself as a woman of color, said it was wrong for Bragg to charge Penny with second-degree manslaughter."It was self-defense, and I believe in my heart that he saved a lot of people that day that could have gotten hurt," she told Fox News Digital.KID ROCK TOP DONOR TO DANIEL PENNY'S DEFENSE IN NYC SUBWAY CHOKEHOLD DEATHUS Marine veteran Daniel Penny is walked out of the New York Police Department 5th Precinct in Lower Manhattan, May 12, 2023 on his way to a arraignment after he surrendered to authorities (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) Jordan Neely, 30, who suffered from mental illness, stormed onto the northbound F train at about 2:30 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities have announced an arrest in an incident outside a Philadelphia speakeasy that left three people with serious injuries last year.Joel Martinez, 22, was arrested in connection with the incident that occurred back on June 12, 2022, near Rosehill and East Westmoreland streets.Martinez is accused of shooting a young woman and a teenage girl while also pistol-whipping a trans woman. Police say the victims were leaving the nightclub when they encountered another group of people, including Martinez. At that time, Martinez allegedly uttered a derogatory word at one of the victims and an argument ensued. During the argument, police say Martinez pulled out a handgun and fire at least six shots, striking two of the victims.

Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, science is helping to "completely rewrite everything we know about the tragedy."Research scientists have digitally mapped the shipwreck in a groundbreaking underwater 3D capture project by Magellan and Atlantic Productions. The "digital twin" the scientists created shows stunning details never seen before."What it's showing you now is the true state of the wreck," Parks Stephenson told the BBC.READ MORE: Rare, unseen video of Titanic wreckage releasedThe scans were taken during a six-week expedition in the summer of 2022.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are offering a reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in a shooting that left a 45-year-old woman dead over the weekend. The shooting happened at 6 a.m. Sunday, May 14 on the 2400 block of N.

The Iron Lady, and her numerous television credits include episodes of Black Mirror and Killing Eve. But despite her success, Roach remains keenly aware of the impact that being in the public eye – not to mention dealing with the constant risk of rejection – can have on actors’ mental health.

pilots’ strike despite ongoing talks between the union and the airline.With a work stoppage set for Friday, WestJet CEO Alexis von Hoensbroech said in a May 18 statement that the company wanted to avoid “abandoning aircraft in remote locations without support.”WestJet has now parked the majority of its 737 and 787 fleet. WestJet Encore, WestJet Link and limited 737 flights will continue to operate, von Hoensbroech said.“We deeply regret the disruption this will have on the travel plans of our guests and the communities and businesses that rely on our critical air service,” he said.“We remain at a critical impasse with the union and have been left with no choice but to begin taking the painful steps of preparing for the reality of a work stoppage.”Bernard Lewall, who heads the union’s WestJet contingent, has said the workers’ issues revolve around pay, job security and scheduling, and says pilots are earning roughly half of what some of their U.S.

MOSCOW, Idaho - A grand jury has indicted a man who was already charged in the stabbing deaths of four University of Idaho students, allowing prosecutors to skip a planned week-long preliminary hearing that was set for late June.Bryan Kohberger was arrested late last year and charged with burglary and four counts of first-degree murder in connection with the Nov. 13, 2022, killings of Xana Kernodle, Ethan Chapin, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at a rental home near the University of Idaho campus.At the time, Kohberger was a graduate student studying criminology at nearby Washington State University, and the killings left the close-knit communities of Moscow, Idaho, and Pullman, Washington, reeling.A preliminary hearing — where prosecutors must show a judge that there is enough evidence to justify moving forward with felony charges — had been scheduled to begin June 26.

A drugs boss involved in crime on a 'vast' scale was able to secure a government Covid loan. Lee Walsh, 34, has now been jailed for 14 years for his involvement in peddling heroin, amphetamine, ketamine and cannabis.

Lea Michele had a very special Mother’s Day at a performance of Funny Girl!

NEW DELHI : In a major Cabinet reshuffling, the union minister S.P. Singh Baghel has been shifted to the ministry of health & family welfare as minister of state (health) from the law ministry.  A press communication from President’s Secretariat issued on Thursday stated, “The President of India, as advised by the Prime Minister, has been pleased to direct that Prof.

FILE - US President Joe Biden (L) and Fumio Kishida, Japans prime minister, shake hands prior to a bilateral meeting ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) leaders summit on May 18, 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan. The G7 summit will be held in Hiroshima from 19- HIROSHIMA, Japan - World leaders landed Thursday for a Group of Seven meeting in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, with Russia’s war in Ukraine expected to be high on the agenda.Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off his summit diplomacy by meeting with U.S.

WASHINGTON - A 10-year-old girl is dead after she was shot on Mother's Day while riding in a vehicle in Northeast D.C.D.C. police said Arianna Davis succumbed to her injuries Wednesday after fighting for her life for the past three days. Two young people are dead in acts of violence in the District.

Wendy’s is piloting an underground autonomous robot system with the goal of delivering digital food orders from the kitchen to designated parking spots in seconds. (Provided photo / Wendy’s) DUBLIN, Ohio - Wendy’s is going underground.The fast-food chain this week announced a new partnership with Pipedream, a hyperlogistics company, to pilot an underground autonomous robot system that delivers mobile orders "in seconds."Instead of requiring employees to bring out digital food orders, a robotic system transports the orders underground – from the kitchen to awaiting customers in designated parking spots.RELATED: White Castle hiring robots to ‘give the right tools’ for serving more ‘hot and tasty food’Wendy’s said the goal is to streamline digital ordering and increase efficiencies for restaurant staff. "We know that serving orders quickly and accurately leads to increased customer satisfaction," Deepak Ajmani, the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple University community came together Wednesday night to mourn the loss of a student killed in a car accident over the weekend.Daniel Contreras Francisco and three members of his family were killed in a car accident in Connecticut early Saturday morning. Just a day before his passing, Daniel walked in the university’s commencement ceremony as he was just one class shy of earning his bachelor's degree. MORE HEADLINES: He was described as a leader on campus who was heavily involved in the fraternity and sorority community. Students gathered at the Bell Tower on campus to honor his memory Wednesday. The university is offering counseling services to anyone affected by the tragedy. 

Keeping track of when to start screening for health issues from cancer to cholesterol can be confusing—not least because guidelines for some of the biggest tests have changed in recent years. Earlier this month, a government-backed panel of experts lowered the age at which they recommend women start getting mammograms to 40, down from the prior recommendation of 50. And many 40-somethings don’t realize they are now supposed to start getting colorectal cancer screenings at 45, even though that same expert panel lowered its recommendation from age 50 two years ago.

FILE - View of the Dallas skyline through the Horseshoe highway built to upgrade the congested interchange in downtown Dallas, Texas, on July 21, 2020. (Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) ORLANDO, Fla. - The flight from urban areas that took place during the first year of the pandemic either reversed or slowed in its second year, as last year metropolitan areas in Texas and Florida boomed and declines in New York and Los Angeles were halved, according to new estimates from the U.S.

Kraft Heinz has unveiled HEINZ REMIX, a customizable digital sauce dispenser. (Photo: Business Wire) Kraft Heinz created a sauce dispenser enabling users to make custom condiments, and the food company said it plans to do restaurant testing with it.The Heinz Remix dispenser works by facilitating users to make various selections on a touch screen that will result in the creation of a personalized sauce.

Canada’s financial intelligence agency is warning that Russians subject to economic sanctions due to Moscow’s attack on Ukraine could try to evade them using shell companies, cryptocurrency and real-estate transactions.

PHILADELPHIA - The Democrat who will almost certainly become Philadelphia's next mayor wants to hire hundreds of additional police officers to walk their beats and get to know residents. She wants to devote resources to recruiting more police and says officers should be able to stop and search pedestrians if they have a legitimate reason to do so.Those positions, particularly the search policies that have been criticized for wrongly targeting people of color, would seem out of step in a progressive bastion like Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA - A man was shot and killed in front of his wife as he parked his car in Philadelphia’s Rhawnhurst neighborhood early Thursday morning, according to police.Investigators say the victim was ambushed in his own driveway around 1:30 a.m. on the 7300 block of Whitaker Avenue. At least 15 shots were fired into the vehicle, fatally wounding the 34-year-old driver.