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Man dies in house fire in Wissahickon. PHILADELPHIA - Fire crews responded to a fire that left one man dead, and another person injured Sunday night.Heavy fire was reportedly seen coming from the third floor of a home on Sumac Street around 11:13 p.m.A 75-year-old man was found inside and pronounced dead, according to officials.

ST PETERSBURG, FLORIDA - JUNE 04: A detail of the Tampa Bay Rays pride burst logo celebrating Pride Month during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Tropicana Field on June 04, 2022 in St Petersburg, Florida. (Photo by Julio Aguilar/Getty Images) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A number of Tampa Bay Rays players decided not to wear rainbow-colored logos on their uniforms as part of the team’s annual "Pride Night" on Saturday that recognized the LGBTQ community.Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash addressed it after Sunday's game, saying he doesn't think it'll negatively impact the clubhouse because discussions among the players over past few weeks were constructive and emphasized the value of differing perspectives."First and foremost, I think the organization has done a really good thing to have Pride Night’s supporting our gay community to come out and have a nice night at the ballpark," Cash said.

Lorraine Kelly has called Prince Andrew catching coronavirus over the Jubilee weekend 'convenient' The ITV host was speaking to Royal Editor Russell Myers about the celebrations that marked the Queen's 70 years of service.With the royals all coming together for the Platinum Jubilee, including the Duke and Duchess of Sussex who currently reside in America, one member of the family was noticeably absent. Prince Andrew wasn't seen at any of the celebrations after a statement from the palace revealed he tested positive for coronavirus.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a teenage boy was fighting for his life Sunday night after he was shot multiple times in South Philadelphia. The shooting occurred shortly before 7 p.m.

Caroline Dawn Pennington (Credit: Richland County Sheriff's Office) COLUMBIA, S.C. - South Carolina authorities said they have arrested the CEO of a local animal rescue non-profit after they found multiple dogs and cats dead inside her home. Richland County deputies said Caroline Dawn Pennington, 47, was arrested after she turned herself in this month. She's charged with thirty counts of ill-treatment of animals. Investigators said on May 22, they responded to a welfare check at her home in Columbia after a caller stated there was a "smell of death" emitting from her residence. RELATED: Suspected rabid coyote killed in Virginia after biting 4 peopleOnce deputies arrived, they found 28 dogs and two cats decomposing and located in cages and crates.

NEW CASTLE, Del. - A man is dead, and a 5-year-old boy is in critical condition after a crash in New Castle Saturday night.Delaware State Police say the 31-year-old man was driving a dirt bike with a 5-year-old boy around 9:11 p.m. The boy was reportedly riding on the front of dirt bike between the driver and the handlebars.The bike struck a Volkswagen Golf as it crossed New Castle Avenue, according to police.

Family home engulfed in flames in Wilmington. (Wilmington Fire Department)WILMINGTON, Del. - Fire crews responded after a fire broke out at a home in Wilmington Sunday morning.The fire alarm was upgraded when crews arrived to find the home on Madison Street completely engulfed in flames around 5 a.m.Family members who escaped the fire reportedly told crews that other family members were still missing.While searching for the missing people, crews were able to extinguish the fire.

North Korea fired eight short-range ballistic missiles towards the sea off its east coast on Sunday, a day after South Korea and the United States wrapped up their first combined military exercises involving an American aircraft carrier in more than four years.

REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - A small private airplane mistakenly entered restricted airspace near President Joe Biden's Delaware vacation home Saturday, prompting the brief evacuation of the president and first lady, the White House and the Secret Service said.The White House said there was no threat to the Biden or his family and that precautionary measures were taken. After the situation was assessed, Biden and his wife, Jill, returned to their Rehoboth Beach home.The Secret Service said in a statement that the plane was immediately escorted from the restricted airspace after "mistakenly entering a secured area." The agency said it would interview the pilot who, according to a preliminary investigation, was not on the proper radio channel and was not following published flight guidance.As is standard practice for presidential trips outside Washington, the Federal Aviation Administration published flight restrictions earlier this week before Biden’s beach town visit.

outside in the sun and, hopefully, wearing more sunscreen. To help people pick the right kind of sunscreen to wear, Consumer Reports published its top sunscreen picks of 2022 last month. BABY FORMULA FLIGHTS TO RELIEVE SHORTAGE TO ARRIVE THIS WEEKENDFILE - A woman puts sunscreen on her forearm on May 6, 2022. (Photo by Robert Michael/picture alliance via Getty Images) For its recommendations, Consumer Reports tested lotion and spray sunscreens for their SPF and ultraviolet A (UVA) protection. The organization also tested sunscreens for scent and feel.

Betty White’s longtime Los Angeles home is officially off the market — and it sold for more than the original asking price.The "Golden Girls" star’s Brentwood, California, house sold for $10.678 million, according to ET.It had been listed for $10.575 million in April, as FOX Business previously reported.The single-family home, built in 1952, had a quick close after hitting the market for the first time in more than 50 years. BETTY WHITE'S LOS ANGELES HOME LISTS FOR $10.575 MILLION, AS LATE STAR'S CARMEL HOUSE CLOSES FOR WELL OVER ASKWhite’s husband, Allen Ludden, first purchased the property in 1968.White had lived there until her death in December 2021. The interior of the five-bed, six-bath home measures 3,029 square feet and sits on .72 acres, according to the Sotheby's Realty listing.The "parklike" property overlooks the Getty Museum and views of the mountains, and is described in the realty listing as "lovingly cared for." BETTY WHITE'S FUNNIEST QUOTES AND BEST LIFE LESSONS AS FANS REMEMBER HER 100TH BIRTHDAYThe buyer is unknown, and it is likely the house will be leveled due to the fact that the property sold at land value.The listing also noted that the property would be a "unique opportunity to build your dream home" on a flat lot in a "serene country setting."White’s Carmel, California, vacation house also sold earlier this year for over the asking price.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESSThe beachfront property listed at $7.95 million and sold for a whopping $10.775 million. White and Ludden originally purchased the land where they built their beach house for $170,000 in 1978, according to property records.The house’s construction was completed in 1981, the same year White’s husband died.White died on New

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - One week after the deadly explosion in Pottstown that killed five, including four children, local building inspectors say they’ve completed their search of homes nearest the blast site and will now look at homes a distance away.It was a week ago Thursday evening when the massive blast leveled two homes at the corner of Butler Avenue and Hale Street.Pennsylvania State Police and agents from the federal ATF are searching for the cause of the blast. Agents with ATF were back on the scene Thursday snapping photos of a battered store and nearby gas lines.RELATED HEADLINES:Justin Valentine grew up in the neighborhood.

WASHINGTON - Football fans are in for a treat with two days of USFL action with playoff implications this weekend on FOX. The New Orleans Breakers (5-0) square off with the undefeated Birmingham Stallions (7-0) at 3 p.m. ET Saturday.Quarterback Kyle Sloter and the Breakers top-ranked offense are fighting for a playoff spot.

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration said Thursday that children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 vaccination doses as soon as June 21, if federal regulators authorize shots for the age group, as expected.White House COVID-19 coordinator Ashish Jha outlined the administration's planning for the last remaining ineligible age group to get shots. He said the Food and Drug Administration's outside panel of advisers will meet on June 14-15 to evaluate the Pfizer and Moderna shots for younger kids.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - San Francisco Bay Area mothers say they're feeling the effects of the baby formula shortage.During a round table Thursday in Santa Clara, one new mother told Congressman Ro Khanna (D-San Jose) that she has driven all over the South Bay to find formula for her 2-month-old son."It's been really scary," said Claire Lesikar, an attorney in Palo Alto. "My son, being two months old, he can only eat formula.

WASHINGTON - The House is beginning to put its stamp on gun legislation in response to mass shootings in Texas and New York by 18-year-old assailants who used semi-automatic rifles to kill 31 people, including 19 children.The House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing Thursday to advance legislation that would raise the age limit for purchasing a semi-automatic centerfire rifle from 18 to 21. The bill would make it a federal offense to import, manufacture or possess large-capacity magazines and would create a grant program to buy back such magazines.

Today we are reporting 7,870 community cases, 393 current hospitalisations, and 13 deaths. 

PESCADERO, Calif. - A mountain lion was safely removed from a high school it had entered earlier on Wednesday morning, officials say. Despite the scare, the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said all students and staff were safe.The 4 to 6-month-old big cat was removed from Pescadero High School by California Department of Fish and Wildlife crews. The sheriff's office tweeted that everyone was safe at about 9:30 a.m.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Investigators are back on the scene of the deadly Pottstown house explosion. Nearly one week later, many questions remain about how it happened.A pile of debris is all that’s left of 453 and 455 Hale Street, where four children and a grandmother lost their lives in Thursday’s massive blast."Very, very loud explosion, another one behind it and a third one.

The HSE is considering the "quality" of a draft report commissioned to examine the care of patients at a Dublin nursing home during Covid-19 before the report is "finalised".

Burlington County Animal Shelter's longest resident gets adopted. BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - The award for happiest dog goes to… Dash!After nearly two years, a 6-year-old American pit bull terrier, has finally found his forever home.Dash will now have to give up his title as the longest resident at the Burlington County Animal Shelter in Westhampton.The shelter says they spent the past 20 months trying to find a loving family for Dash - even posting his photos on pizza boxes! A few weeks ago, they finally found the perfect match."After nearly two years, Dash is going home to a loving family, and we couldn’t be happier," said Burlington County Commissioner Felicia Hopson.Brittany Eifert, a Mount Laurel resident, says Dash immediately caught her eye."He was very sweet and playful, and it felt like a good fit for us," Eifert said.

PHILADELPHIA - Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele says an arrest has been made in an unsolved case from 2019. On Wednesday, Steele's office announced that an arrest was made in connection with the unidentified body found at Awbury Arboretum. Awbury Arboretum is a nonprofit botanical garden located in East Germantown. FOX 29's Joyce Evans has the latest after police say a human skull and bones were found Monday morning in East Germantown.PREVIOUS: Police: Human skull, bones found in East Germantown arboretumAuthorities say a landscaper discovered a human skull and bones inside a sack on the property on the morning of Sept. 30, 2019. According to police, the sack was found partially buried behind the arboretum's Cope House. The Montgomery County District Attorney's Office is set to announce more details in a 2 p.m.

Police are looking for a man they say stole a catalytic converter.

HONG KONG : China’s global campaign to expand the reach of its political positions is helping it secure a coveted piece of online real estate: first-page search results on Google and other major Western portals. Content reflecting Beijing’s position on its human-rights record and the origins of Covid-19 now regularly appears among top results on Google, Bing and YouTube, according to a new report from the Brookings Institution and another Washington think tank, the Alliance for Securing Democracy, which seeks to study and resist the influence of authoritarian governments.

Today we are reporting 8,182 community cases, 373 current hospitalisations, and 13 deaths. 

Importance of India Goh highlighted India as a key growth area, saying it is expected to become the world’s third-biggest aviation market by the middle of this decade, if not before.  Singapore Airlines teamed up with Indian conglomerate Tata Sons Pvt. to form full-service carrier Vistara, which started flying in 2014.

COVID-19 pandemic, is going beyond health-care facilities and is affecting home care as well.This April, the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) cancelled nearly 27,000 appointments. That’s 166 per cent more than over the same month in 2021.That same month, recorded home-care cancellations by the WRHA were more than 10,000 higher than the numbers from April of 2020, in the early days of the pandemic.The WRHA says its home-care program continues to experience staffing shortages, but cancellations related to heavy winter storms across the province also contributed to those numbers.

MORRO BAY, Calif. - Stanley the rooster gets to do a lot of cool things.He gets to take rides in the car, go to the beach and pose for silly pictures, posted on Jennifer Guelker's Facebook page, BackYard Chickens.But because this rooster lives in Morro Bay – a seaside city in San Luis Obispo County -- he's also an expert surfer.Guelker took video of Stanley perched on top of her robotic vacuum cleaner, calmly sucking up dirt and dust from the hardwood floors.A child's voice can be heard giggling in the background. Guelker described Stanley as "special rooster" who "likes to hangout with everyone." For more of Stanley's adventures, click here. Advertisement 

Materials used to make homemade explosives found in the home of 82-year-old Francis Beck of Margate.  (Longport Police Department)MARGATE, N.J. - Police say one neighbor's 911 call led to an arrest and seizure of numerous weapons at a home in Margate.On May 16, a resident on 36th Avenue told police an 82-year-old neighbor was caught shooting holes in their fence on surveillance footage.Police say Francis Beck, 82, fired two rounds from a CO2 powered handgun. He was taken into custody on May 26 and initially charged with possession of a weapon for unlawful purpose, unlawful possession of weapons and criminal mischief. However, more charges followed after officers conducted a search of his home.Weapons found and removed from the home of 82-year-old Francis Beck of Margate.  (Longport Police Department)Multiple homemade explosive devices, a large cache of firearms and a large quantity of ammunition were all reportedly found inside the home.Materials used to make homemade explosives found in the home of 82-year-old Francis Beck of Margate.  (Longport Police Department)The explosives were seized by bomb squad units, who said the immediate area was safe.Training grenades found in the home of 82-year-old Francis Beck of Margate.  (Longport Police Department)AdvertisementBeck was then charged with possession of destructive devices and multiple weapons violations.

OAKLAND, Calif. - The average price of gas in the Golden state has surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time ever.As of Sunday, California drivers are paying an average of $6.139 per gallon when they stop at the pumps, according to AAA. This is an all-time high for the state.The national average is nearly $4.59 a gallon, also a record.ALSO: Holiday travelers face 1500 flight cancellations nationwide Saturday, as fares surgeOne Bay Area gas station was getting a lot of attention last week for the sticker shock it’s causing. The Menlo Park Chevron on Alameda de las Pulgas hit $7.25 a gallon for regular unleaded and $7.75 for premium on Tuesday. In San Francisco, the average price is $6.44 per gallon – the highest ever recorded price, according to AAA. MORE: Surging airfares, gas prices make for expensive Memorial Day weekendIndustry analysts blamed the soaring costs on tight supplies, the volatile crude oil market, and Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine.For more fuel saving tips click here.Prices for a gallon at a Mobil station in Manhattan on Friday, May 27, 2022.

Singer Ronnie Van Zant of Lynyrd Skynyrd is interviewed in his hotel room at Stouffer's Hotel on July 10, 1976, in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Tom Hill/WireImage) The house in Jacksonville, Florida where Lynyrd Skynyrd rock legend Ronnie Van Zant and his brothers Donnie and Johnny grew up is now up for sale. The home is on the market for $629,000 and comes with eight lots, a fourplex home and a manufactured home. The property also includes a historical marker that was placed in the front yard in 2018.

Rhode Island farmhouse that was the real-life setting of a story that inspired the 2013 horror movie The Conjuring has sold for more than US$1.5 million, 27 per cent above the original asking price.The Colonial-era home was the site of an alleged haunting that plagued the Perron family in the 1970s. The details of their account were dramatized for director James Wan’s beloved flick.The Conjuring depicts a family moving into their dream home in Rhode Island, but they soon find themselves haunted by supernatural activity. The family hires paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren to deal with the malevolent — and violent — spirits.

Justin Trudeau, Canada's prime minister, speaks during a press conference at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on Monday, May 30, 2022. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that his government is introducing legislation to "implement national freeze on handgun ownership" throughout the country. "What this means is that it will no longer be possible to buy, sell, transfer, or import handguns anywhere in Canada," Trudeau said at a press conference. "We recognize that the vast majority of gun owners use them safely and in accordance with the law, but other than using firearms for sport shooting and hunting, there is no reason anyone in Canada should need guns in their everyday lives."Canadian Minister of Public Safety Marco Mendicino also said that a mandatory buyback program for "assault-style weapons" will go into effect later this year if the bill passes, calling it Canada's "most significant action on gun violence in a generation." BIDEN CALLS 9MM ‘HIGH-CALIBER WEAPONS,’ SUGGESTS BANNING THEM"The first AR-15s and other assault style firearms will start to be bought back by the end of this year," Mendicino said.

Witch trial in Salem, Massachusetts. Lithograph by George H.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - As investigators continue to search for what caused a home explosion last week in Pottstown, family members of those killed are struggling to find closure. Cathy McKee - whose son's Jeremiah, 12, and Nehemiah, 10, died in the blast - told FOX 29's Eddie Kadhim that every day has been harder than the last. "People tell me it will get easier every day I wake up, and it gets harder," McKee said. "My children are not going to grow up, they are not going to a prom, to have children, they are never going to have that chance."Emergency crews were called to the area of Hale Street and Butler Avenue around 8 p.m. last Thursday for reports of an explosion.

The Bank of Canada is likely to hike its benchmark interest rate another half a percentage point on June 1, further raising the cost of borrowing to tackle “persistent” inflation levels not seen in 30 years, economists predict.

Philadelphia police say a father and his nine-year-old son were shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in Wissinoming. PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia’s Memorial Day weekend was disrupted by gun violence across the city, leaving eight people dead, including a nine-year-old boy and injuring at least 12 people, including two teenagers and a four-year-old.The bloodshed began early Saturday morning in Mill Creek, as a 30-year-old man was found with multiple gunshot wounds.

POTTSTOWN, Pa. - Pottstown is united in grief, but also in resolve, supporting the family of the four children and one adult killed in a horrifying house explosion at Hale Street and Butler Avenue May 26th.Neighbors and people from all across town gathered at Pottstown High School to share memories and to pray, while lightning candles for 12-year-old Jeremiah White, 10-year-old Nehemiah White, 13-year-old Alana Wood and eight-year-old Tristan White. 67-year-old Francine White also died.Their neighbor, Kenny Cotton, says everything is still raw.

China's attempts to remove all traces of Covid from the country have now taken a strange twist.A new edict from officials has been given to funeral homes, and it demands that they test the dead for the virus which is still ravaging the country.The government-backed Shenzhen Funeral Home was given the order last week, after case numbers in the city continued to be reported.Across the entire country, new cases discovered were reported to be 6,392 yesterday (May 28), with around 64,488 active cases across the entire country.Since the pandemic began, China has had more than 1.2 million cases – but only 5,226 deaths.This hasn't stopped the Chinese government from pushing ahead with its “zero Covid” policy, which is something Labour's Richard Burgon pushed for in the UK throughout the pandemic.And now a funeral home in Shenzhen has been told to test the dead for Covid.The hope is, is that anyone who tests positive will be isolated so that mourners won't catch Covid at open-casket funerals.The edict was shown to website Sixth Tone, who said: “An operator at Shenzhen’s city service hotline said they were unable to locate official documents and policies requiring a nucleic acid test of the deceased.“Shenzhen has made negative results from the past 72 hours mandatory to access public transport and crowded spaces since early April.“Such requirements sometimes resulted in tragedies for those in urgent need of medical treatment during the lockdown in other cities.”The testing of the dead policy was slammed by some online locally as “ethically and emotionally unacceptable”, while being criticised for showing “little respect to the dead”.One user on Chinese social media site Weibo wrote: “I’m not sure if I would have to wear a mask for

A Philadelphia firefighter sustained injuries and was hospitalized while battling a row home fire in Nicetown. NICETOWN - A firefighter was injured battling a fire in Philadelphia’s Nicetown section.Officials say crews responded to a fire in a row home on the 4200 block of North 15th Street Saturday, just before 1:30 in the afternoon.Firefighters arrived to see flames and smoke billowing from the second story of the residence.In the process of fighting the flames, a firefighter was injured falling from a ladder.That firefighter was rushed to a nearby hospital.

An Edinburgh man struggling with long Covid has been forced out of his home after his yob neighbours caused a flood resulting in extensive damage to his flat.

ORONO, Minn. (FOX 9) - A newly-filed search warrant is raising questions as to why the mother of 6-year-old Eli Hart was allowed to go home after a traffic stop that eventually led to the discovery of the boy’s body in the trunk of her car.