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COLOMBO (News 1st); A cyclist died after he was run over by a bus in Panadura on Thursday (23) morning.Reports suggested that reckless driving on the part of the bus driver resulted in the death of a father of two.40-year-old Ruwan Priyankara was serving as a civil employee at the Panadura Army Camp.As usual, he left for work on his bicycle, however, he was only able to reach the Cross Junction in Panadura.A private bus operating on route 452 from Thotupala to Panadura had collided with his bicycle.Eyewitness accounts revealed that the handle of the bicycle came into contact with the body of the bus, and thus pulling the rider to the ground.

NORTHERN LIBERTIES - Philadelphia police say a 34-year-old man is in critical condition after he was struck by a car in Philadelphia's Northern Liberties neighborhood.According to officials, the man was crossing Girard Avenue at Front Street Tuesday afternoon, just before 5 p.m.

Closeup of olives on branches of trees. (Photo by David Lees/Getty Images) Almost every kitchen in America will pay the price for the intense heat and drought in Europe this past summer.

Five people died when a small airplane crashed near a Little Rock factory on Wednesday shortly after taking off, authorities said. (Credit: Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Five people died when a small airplane crashed near a Little Rock factory on Wednesday shortly after taking off, authorities said.The twin-engine plane crashed outside a 3M plant in Little Rock, a couple of miles south of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt.

CALN TOWNSHIP, Pa. - The Chester County District Attorney's Office is investigating a shooting involving police in Caln Township. According to authorities, the incident began on Wednesday morning just before 2 a.m. when police received information about a stolen vehicle being found in the parking lot of a Wawa in Downingtown.  (Caln Township Police Department)Officials say the suspect, identified as 56-year-old Richard Luminello, of Houtzdale, Pennsylvania, who stole the vehicle, stole another car from the Wawa parking lot and fled from officers attempting to stop him from entering a nearby neighborhood. Police say a Caln Township officer was at the intersection of Westerham and Shelburne Road to put up stop strips when Luminello crashed into the officer's marked police car head on at a high rate of speed. SKYFOX flew over Caln Township, where a suspect was shot by police after crashing a stolen car into a police cruiser.  The stolen car hit the police cruiser so hard that it sent the cruiser backwards about 40 years, according to the District Attorney's Office. Authorities say the officer, who was behind the cruiser, had to dive out of the way to avoid being hit by the impact. As the stolen vehicle eventually came to a stop after the crash, Luminello got out of the car and began walking away from responding officers, per police. Officers shouted commands to Luminello as they approached him, officials say.

A contestant on Monday night’s episode of Wheel of Fortune made an error so shocking it prompted one audience member to shout out what everyone was thinking: “What!?”

A post shared by The Wendy Experience (@thewendyexperiencepodcast)Once a fixture on the New York scene, Wendy has largely stayed out of the public eye since her health issues took hold. Wendy last appeared on her eponymous TV show in July 2021. She then contracted COVID, which complicated her Graves' disease and thyroid condition.

SKYFOX flew over Caln Township, where a suspect was shot by police after crashing a stolen car into a police cruiser.  PHILADELPHIA - The Chester County District Attorney's Office is investigating a shooting involving police in Caln Township. According to authorities, the incident began on Wednesday morning just before 2 a.m. when police received information about a stolen vehicle being found in the parking lot of a Wawa in Downingtown Borough. Officials say the suspect, who stole the vehicle, stole another car from the Wawa parking lot and fled from officers attempting to stop him from entering a nearby neighborhood. Police say a Caln Township officer was at the intersection of Westerham and Shelburne Road to put up stop strips when the suspect crashed into the officer's marked police car head on at a high rate of speed. The stolen car hit the police cruiser so hard that it sent the cruiser backwards about 40 years, according to the District Attorney's Office. Authorities say the officer, who was behind the cruiser, had to dive out of the way to avoid being hit by the impact. As the stolen vehicle eventually came to a stop after the crash, the suspect got out of the car and began walking away from responding officers, per police. Officers shouted commands to the suspect as they approached him, officials say.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, left, EPA Administrator Michael Regan and Rep. Bill Johnson, right, drink tap water during a visit to a woman's home near the site of the East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment, Tuesday, Feb.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured early Wednesday morning. According to authorities, a 26-year-old man was driving eastbound on Allegheny Avenue when a car next to him fired seven shots into the car. The man was shot in the abdomen twice and pulled into a nearby Sunoco gas station to turn around and drive in another direction, Chief Inspector Scott Small says. Officials say he was able to flag down police in the area of E Lippincott Street and Kensington Avenue. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice say officers took the man to Temple University Hospital, where he is in critical condition. Investigators say they found seven spent shell casings in the area of Amber Street and E Allegheny Avenue. The shooting remains under investigation. 

BOSTON - A golden retriever who became the biggest cheerleader during the Boston Marathon has died after multiple bouts with cancer.According to local reports, "Spencer" died Friday. "Spencer, your spirit and determination inspired us all. We'll miss you, and are proud to call you a friend and forever the Official Dog of the Boston Marathon," the Boston Marathon organization posted on its Facebook page. Spencer was known to hold a "Boston Strong" flag along the marathon route for the past nine years as runners passed by. RELATED: Boston Marathon opens 2023 race to nonbinary athletesHe was then designated as the official dog of the 126th Boston Marathon by the Boston Athletic Association. In January, a giant portrait of Spencer was unveiled by the artist at Fairmont Copley Plaza, headquarters for Boston Marathon activity.Boston, MA - January 4: A massive portrait of the Boston Marathons famous dog icon and inspiration to people worldwide Spencer was unveiled by the artist at Fairmont Copley Plaza, headquarters for Boston Marathon activity.

FILE - Michael Hutto mug shot. (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office)Michael Hutto pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2020 fatal shooting of his teenage girlfriend, which the 56-year-old Salt Life clothing brand co-founder's lawyer called "an accident that destroyed two families' lives." Hutto was sentenced to 12 years in prison after Thursday's guilty plea in Palm Beach County, Florida court for the fatal shooting of his 18-year-old girlfriend, Lora Grace Duncan, in a Florida hotel and left her to decompose. Hutto told police that he and Duncan were "playing" inside the hotel by pretending to shoot each other with finger guns when he pointed his real gun at her and "it went off," according to the probable cause affidavit. Duncan was shot in the stomach and bled out on the floor, and Hutto fled the scene but left behind his wallet and ID, the affidavit says. Hutto's attorney, Donnie Murrell Jr., said he didn't know why Hutto pulled his real gun out during the "playful" exchange, according to the Palm Beach Post. "This was an accident," Murrell Jr.

Moon over Colchuck Peak at sunrise, with Colchuck Glacier at left. (Laurel F/Flickr/Creative Commons)LEAVENWORTH, Wash. - Three people are presumed dead after an avalanche near Leavenworth, Washington on Sunday.According ot the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC), the avalanche happened on Feb.

Panav and Victoria Jha and members of the Charlotte Fire Department. (Image courtesy of Charlotte Fire) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - When Panav and Victoria Jha got married, they had some unexpected guests: Firefighters with the Charlotte Fire Department.On Feb. 19, the couple, along with other members of their wedding party, got stuck in an elevator for two hours at a North Carolina hotel. "Although Charlotte Fire wasn't formally invited, we weren't exactly wedding crashers either," the fire department posted on its Facebook page. RELATED: ‘Fire-breathing demon’ dog looks for forever home after being returned 3 timesOfficials said the rescue took place in the morning when six people became trapped in a hotel elevator between the first and second floors. Firefighters in North Carolina said a wedding party got stuck in a hotel elevator.

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - Several emergency crews are on the scene after a fire erupted in Mount Holly Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least on firefighter injured.Police say the structure fire is taking place on Madison Avenue. The road has since been closed as firefighters continue to battle the blaze.SkyFOX was live over the scene of what appears to be a partially collapsed roof.One firefighter suffered a minor injury due to the fire, according to officials, and was taken to a nearby hospital.MORE HEADLINES:Officials say the structure is medical building that was set to be taken down.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured. According to authorities, the shooting occurred on the 700 block of E Hilton Street around 10:09 a.m.

Officials continue to conduct operation and inspect the area after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, United States on February 17, 2023. (US Environmental Protection Agency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) OMAHA, Neb. - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the nation’s freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules in the wake of a fiery derailment in Ohio that forced evacuations when toxic chemicals were released and burned.Buttigieg announced a package of reforms Tuesday — two days after he warned the railroad responsible for the derailment, Norfolk Southern, to fulfill its promises to clean up the mess just outside East Palestine, Ohio, and help the town recover.

PHILADELPHIA - An argument at a McDonald's led to an exchange of gunfire on the streets of one Philadelphia neighborhood, and now police are looking to identify two suspects.A man and woman arrived at a McDonald's on Hunting Park and Broad streets in a red pickup truck on February 15.At one point, a verbal dispute broke out and the duo drove off before a shootout ensued.MORE HEADLINES:Police say the woman traded gunfire with men on the 4200 block of Carlisle Street as the man continued driving.The suspected vehicle is described as being a red pickup truck with a missing front passenger side hubcap.

COLOMBO (News 1st); JICA is set to resume its ongoing projects in Sri Lanka no sooner the IMF package on debt restructuring finalized, said the Prime Minister's Media Division.Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena urged the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to recommence all the ongoing projects that are temporarily halted due to fiscal issues.He made this request when Director General of the South Asia Department of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Teruyuki Ito met him on Monday (20).Teruyuki Ito assured the Prime Minister that JICA projects would be resumed no sooner the debt restructuring programme is finalized by the International Monetary Fund.12 JAICA projects worth US$ 2.5 billion have been temporarily halted due to the fiscal crisis. The JICA delegation had expressed satisfaction over the progress in debt restructuring plans, in which Japan also played a major role.The Prime Minister thanked JICA Director General for the continuous assistance provided to Sri Lanka for several decades for water treatment, sewerage, sanitation and solid waste treatment projects in several cities and towns. He also requested JICA to provide assistance in new areas such as renewable energy and electrification of public transport and railways.Prime Minister Gunawardena also briefed the JICA delegation about the steps taken to improve transparency and accountability in project implementation by enacting required legislations as recommended by the Committee appointed by the President. He added that a Budget Act would be passed to ensure continuation of nationally important projects and policies despite change of governments in power.

For Cara Roan, the grief of miscarriage is compounded by the pain of burying the wrong baby’s remains.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Government Printer says that sufficient police protection has not been provided for the process of printing ballot papers.Head of the Department of Government Printing Ganga Liyanage told News 1st that as a result, the printing of ballot papers for the Local Government Election will be further delayed.The Government Printer said that only two police officers have been stationed at the main gate as of Monday (20) evening.She said that 65-person strong police force is required for the security detail to provide protection to the process of printing ballot papers.She said that requests were forwarded in this regard to all relevant agencies.On Monday (20),  Sri Lanka's National Election Commission has informed the Supreme Court that obstacles have arisen with regard to conducting the Local Government Election on the 9th of March 2023 as planned. Furthermore, the Government Printer has informed the Elections Commission that she is unable to release the ballot papers for the elections until a sum of Rs.

Cleveland-area metal factory injured at least 13 people and prompted multiple fire crews to respond Monday. Witnesses said an explosion occurred at the I Schumann & Co. metal and paint plant in Oakwood Village just after 2 p.m, Fox 8 reported.

Ralphie is described as an "adorable Frenchie with the attitude." (Credit: Niagara SPCA) NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - An animal shelter is not mincing words when it comes to one dog who’s looking for a forever home after being returned three times.Ralphie is described as an "adorable Frenchie with the attitude."The Niagara SPCA in New York said it remains committed to helping Ralphie find a home but they are warning potential owners and not holding back."We don't actually have too many nice things to say so we're just going to come out with it," the shelter wrote on its Facebook page. "He's a whole jerk- not even half.

John F. Kennedy's funeral in Washington D.C. November, 25 1963 (Photo by Flip Schulke/Getty Images) A presidential funeral is a tradition filled with stately tradition and fine details.

TRENTON, N.J. - Officials in New Jersey's capital city are calling for an investigation into security measures at an arena where a man was stabbed to death during a high school basketball game last week.Mercer County prosecutors say Khalil Glanton, 23, of Trenton, was stabbed multiple times at the CURE Insurance Arena in Trenton at about 8:30 p.m. Thursday and was pronounced dead at a hospital shortly afterward.The Trenton City Council, which said Monday that most of its members were at the game, called for "a full and thorough investigation" by the county improvement authority into security measures that night and throughout the tournament.

American activist Erin Brockovich poses for AFP at her home In Agoura Hills, California on March 16, 2021. (Photo by Valeria Macon/AFP via Getty Images) Activist Erin Brockovich says she coming to East Palestine, the site of the freight train derailment where toxic chemicals spilled or were burned off in Ohio more than two weeks ago. Brockovich is holding a town hall on Friday, Feb.

EAST GERMANTOWN - A 54-year-old man is in critical condition after someone shot him in the face inside an East Germantown grocery store.According to authorities, 14th District officers were called to the Save A Lot on the 6300 block of Chew Avenue Sunday night, just before 6:30, on the report of a shooting.Someone inside the store shot the 54-year-old man in the face, officials said.MORE HEADLINES:Police rushed the man to Einstein Medical Center where he was placed in critical condition.There were no other details regarding other customers or injuries. There were no details about a suspect.___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847).

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. - A trip through a historic 6,000-acre spaceport on Florida’s east coast will likely net visitors sights of old rockets, the Vehicle Assembly Building and launch sites. Yet alongside all the human innovations, the Kennedy Space Center has become known for its refuge for thousands of animals including America’s national bird.Every year, the space agency reports American bald eagles take residence at the center and nearby Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge.NASA said there are on average 11 active nests at the space center each year but a nest that gained fame for its prominence near the Vehicle Assembly Building since 1973 was no longer used by the migratory birds.Biologists believe severe storms in 2021, and an invasion of pine bark beetles badly damaged the nest and weakened the tree, forcing a pair of eagles to start building a new nest.

North America, USA, Utah, Toquerville, Scenic Views along Utah Hwy 17 of Hurricane Cliffs. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) A Utah teen fell 150 feet to his death in an accident on Saturday evening while climbing near a cliff, authorities said.The 17-year-old boy was with a friend while climbing near the cliff’s edge at the Hurricane Overlook near 600 East State Route 59 around 5:30 p.m., the Hurricane City Police Department said.The teen reportedly slipped and fell about 150 feet to the ground below.First responders were able to climb down and reach the victim within 15 minutes, but determined the teen didn’t survive the fall, police said.BODY OF UTAH TEEN RECOVERED AFTER HE FELL THROUGH ICE AT RESERVOIRThe teen’s name was not immediately released.

People walk past a television showing a news broadcast with file footage of a North Korean missile test, at a railway station in Seoul on February 18, 2023. - (Photo by ANTHONY WALLACE/AFP via Getty Images) North Korea said Sunday its latest intercontinental ballistic missile test was meant to further bolster its "fatal" nuclear attack capacity and threatened additional powerful steps over upcoming military drills between the United States and South Korea.The United States responded by flying long-range supersonic bombers in a show of force later Sunday for separate joint exercises with South Korean and Japanese warplanes.Saturday’s ICBM test, the North’s first missile test since Jan.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say one car left a trail of destruction in its wake after repeatedly crashing into multiple parked vehicles in Philadelphia's Hunting Park Sunday morning.The cars were struck along the 400 block of Broad Street around 2 a.m. by a speeding driver who police say fled the scene on foot.MORE HEADLINES:Several cars suffered severe damage, with at least one overturned on the sidewalk.

Also Read: Are Covid-19 vaccines affecting the heart? What doctors say Speaking about his claim, a renowned oncologist said cancer cases have been rising by 5 percent annually and it has nothing to do with the pandemic. Former chief of the Indian Medical Association's Goa unit Dr Shekhar Salkar said the number of cancer cases is on the rise with the increase in population across the world.

GLENDALE, Ariz. - While the Super Bowl LVII logo was coming down at State Farm Stadium, crime scene tape was going up."Death is a tough thing, especially when it's someone younger," Beverly Graves said.Glendale Police confirmed on Feb. 18 a man working to take down Super Bowl materials around the stadium was unknowingly dragged by another worker in an ATV for several hundred feet.

A member of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces walks past a house during a raid against suspected Islamic State group fighters in Raqa, the jihadist group's former defacto capital in Syria, on January 29, 2023. - After the jihadists lost thei The United States military announced Saturday that it conducted a helicopter raid in eastern Syria that yielded the capture of a top ISIS official. In a press release, CENTCOM announced that U.S.

₹1.4 crore. A 28-year-old Bangladeshi man's death in 2021 was probably brought on by the vaccine, Singapore said. The revelation comes after reports of its first fatality associated with the Covid-19 vaccine as the Ministry of Health (MOH) spoke about the death of the young man.

KENSINGTON - Philadelphia police are looking for a suspect they say abducted a young woman, at gunpoint, and fled with her in a golf cart.Officials say the incident happened Saturday morning, just after 6:30, on the 2500 block of Aramingo Avenue, in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood.According to authorities, the victim was walking east on Cumberland Street toward Aramingo Avenue, while the suspect appeared to be following her, in a maroon and black Polaris Northstar XP 1000 two-seat golf cart.He pulled into a bank parking lot on the 2500 block of Aramingo and fired a weapon one time, the bullet hitting the asphalt of the lot.At that point, officials say, a witness told police the man crossed over Aramingo into the Wawa and Applebee’s parking lot, got out of the golf cart, pulled out a gun, pointed the gun at the woman, grabbed her and shoved her into the golf cart.Then he drove off in the golf cart, with the woman, heading west on Cumberland.The victim is a woman in her late 20s or early 30s, wearing a light-colored jacket, a dark shirt, black jeans with a white design on the left leg. She was carrying a black bag.The man is about 6’0", and was wearing ripped blue jeans, a brown plaid smock shirt and a green beanie-style hat.Anyone with any information regarding the man, the victim or the incident is urged to contact Philadelphia Police Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3251 or 3266 or 3264 or dial 911.

A building collapse in Alaska Friday evening killed one person and briefly trapped two others. (Anchorage Fire Department) ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A building collapse in Alaska Friday evening killed one person and briefly trapped two others, including a victim who communicated with firefighters before being freed and transported to a hospital, officials said.The Anchorage Fire Department confirmed the death of one victim after a building housing the Turnagain CrossFit gym collapsed, the Anchorage Daily News reported.Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson tweeted that the fire department and the Anchorage Police Department responded to reports of the building collapse at 5:25 p.m.RELATED: Pig who ‘looked cold’ gets lift from Alaska officersFire department Assistant Chief Brian Partch said more than 10 people were inside when the building collapsed and three were trapped in the structure east of Old Seward Highway, the newspaper reported.Firefighters located and were able to speak to one person while working for about an hour to cut away debris.

PHILADELPHIA - A 23-year-old mother is now being charged in connection to the abuse of her own children after a 3-year-old child was found unresponsive and bruised in her West Philadelphia home on Friday. Police made the horrifying discovery when responding to a residence on the 400 block of 50th Street around 2:30 a.m. The 3-year-old was pronounced dead at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia a short time later.Officials say the young girl was unresponsive in a bathtub with no water, and had bruises on her body.Two other children, ages 2 and 4, found inside the home were also transported to a local hospital for bruises and burns to their bodies, according to authorities. MORE HEADLINES:Officials say they are the children of Kiarali Rodriguez-Ayala, who has been arrested and charged for their violent abuse. The 3-year-old child is said not be a relative of Rodriguez-Ayala, but was under her care at the time. An investigation into her death is still active with the Special Victims Unit.

Kymani Roberts NEW CASTLE COUNTY, Del. - Delaware State Police say suspects led police on a vehicle and foot pursuit after carrying out a carjacking outside an LA Fitness parking lot Friday morning.A 48-year-old man was sitting in his locked car when he was approached by a group in the parking lot at 900 Eden Circle in New Castle County.The victim told police that one man tried to get into the back of the car, while another stood pointing a gun at him demanding he get out and hand over his keys. He complied, and was not injured.MORE HEADLINES:The suspects were unable to reverse the stolen car, and instead got into another car to flee the scene.Trooper pursued until the car crashed in Wilmington, and the driver attempted to run away.

West Virginia.Officials said they found the vehicle about 2:30 p.m. local time in an area where 18 feet of water had been reported. The baby's body was found inside. Fayette County Sheriff Mike Fridley told FOX Weather that a recovery mission was being conducted along Paint Creek."It's just a bad situation nobody ever likes to deal with in our profession," Fridley said.Deputies received a 911 call from the mother about 8:30 a.m.

toxic Norfolk Southern train derailment that threatened the village of East Palestine.Gov. Mike DeWine said the move came following further discussions with the agency. In a joint statement on Friday, the governor and FEMA Regional Administrator Thomas Sivak said FEMA and Ohio had been in "constant contact" regarding emergency operations in the community. "U.S.

After economic recovery next year, Sri Lanka could decide future it wants via a ballot – President 

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BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - The suspect who barricaded himself inside a Brooksville home after a shooting and barn fire has been shot by Hernando County deputies, the sheriff said. This comes after two victims were taken to nearby trauma centers with gunshot wounds earlier Friday evening. Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis said the suspect, identified as 64-year-old Steve Rosa, barricaded himself inside a home. Deputies looking for Steve Rosa after shooting and fire in Brooksville Investigators began trying to get Rosa out of the home, but they said he refused to come out and did not acknowledge them.

Dame Judi Dench has opened up about macular degeneration and how she now finds it “impossible” to read scripts because of her deteriorating eyesight. Dame Judi has previously revealed she has macular degeneration, which causes the gradual loss of vision.

NORTH PORT, Fla. - Police are investigating after they say a 6-year-old accidentally shot her grandmother while she was driving on Thursday afternoon. According to the North Port Police Department, officers were called to the 4200 block of Tollefson Avenue around 3 p.m. after a woman called to say that her granddaughter shot her. Police say the 57-year-old woman told them that the child got ahold of a gun that was in the backseat of the vehicle and accidentally fired a single shot through the driver seat, striking her in the lower back.According to officers, the gun was originally located in a holster, tucked in the back pocket of the driver seat, beneath a seat cover.READ: Woman arrested after Tampa toddler accidentally shoots 5-month-old baby, police sayThe grandmother drove home and got help.

A top Russian defence official has been found dead after apparently falling from the 16th floor of a high-rise apartment in St. Petersburg on Wednesday, Russian media outlets reported.

Chrishell Stause is doing much better after undergoing surgery.