Intoxicated driver causes car to crash into Gloucester Township home, police say

COVID-19 pandemic as hospitalizations continued to fall Friday.There were 1,067 patients hospitalized with the disease, a net drop of 38. In the last day, there were 63 admissions and 101 discharges.Intensive care unit cases related to the health crisis came to a total of 28, a rise of four.The daily tally includes 542 new novel coronavirus cases based on PCR screening, which only certain high-risk groups can access.On that note, 12,095 PCR tests were administered in the latest roundup.Officials say 219 additional rapid test results were reported by Quebecers in the last day.

Health Minister Maree Todd has been accused of expecting overworked and overwhelmed healthcare staff to 'act like bouncers'.

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UFC star Paulo Costa is reported to have been questioned by police after he allegedly hit a nurse over his Covid-19 vaccination certificate in his native Brazil.The middleweight fighter is reported to have been questioned in his hometown of Contagem for allegedly hitting a nurse with his elbow over his vaccination certificate, as reported by a number of local news outlets. The nurse who claims the UFC star hit her spoke to local radio station Itatiaia and said that the fighter attended a vaccination centre, walked around for a few minutes before then saying that he had already been vaccinated.

COVID on Friday, with 117 in intensive care.This is down by one for hospitalizations and a decrease of two for ICUs since the previous day.Last Friday, there were 948 hospitalizations with 154 in ICU indicating a drop in figures week-over-week.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 58 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 38 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 24: Joe Girardi #25 of the Philadelphia Phillies in the dugout during the fourth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on May 24, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Adam Hagy/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies have parted ways with manager Joe Girardi, who became the manager in 2019. The team made the announcement on Twitter Friday morning announcing that Girardi was relieved of his duties and bench coach Rob Thomson will be the interim manager until the end of the 2022 season. "It has been a frustrating season for us up until this point, as we feel that our club has not played up to its capabilities," said Phillies President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski.

PHILADELPHIA - Schools in Williamstown were placed on lockdown early Friday morning before being closed for the day due to a security threat. Police from multiple departments, including Rowan University, could be seen outside of the Williamstown High School. A parent tells FOX 29's Steve Keeley that they were alerted via text that a security threat was being investigated by the Monroe Township Police Department. Monroe Police posted an announcement on Facebook saying, "The Monroe Township Police Department is aware of a possible school threat. We are actively investigating this threat.

The presence of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations suggests as she enters the twilight of her reign, she wants to put affairs in order, says one royal expert.

Bloomberg reported adding “The forecast is particularly bleak in developing countries like India. " Currently, the employment gap between men and women is about 58 percent point. And closing that gap could expand India’s GDP by close to a third by 2050, as per an analysis from Bloomberg Economics.

MENDOCINO, Calif. - Each week, the price of gas across the country – but especially in California – gets impossibly higher.Just before Memorial Day, the Chevron on Alameda de las Pulgas in Menlo Park hit $7.25 a gallon.Then, this week, one Chevron in Los Angeles was selling gas for more than $8 a gallon. And now, we've spotted gasoline costing $9.50 a gallon at a gas station in Mendocino. These prices are well over the average price of gas in the Golden State, which last weekend surpassed $6 a gallon for the first time ever, according to the AAA. This is an all-time high for the state.Breaking it down by cities, on Friday, the average price in Oakland is $6.37 a gallon, San Jose is $6.38 a gallon and San Francisco is $6.50 a gallon. The prices are curbing drivers' plans. Laura Dena and her sons would have typically go to Southern California around Memorial Day weekend to escape Arizona’s scorching heat.

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added a healthy 390,000 jobs in May, extending a streak of solid hiring that has bolstered an economy under pressure from high inflation and interest rates.Last month’s gain reflects a still-healthy job market despite concerns that the economy will weaken in the coming months as the Federal Reserve steadily raises rates to fight inflation.

Star Jones has one major regret from her time on “The View”. In honour of the show’s 25th anniversary, the 60-year-old TV personality reunited with Meredith Vieira, Debbie Matenopoulos, and Joy Behar, three of the four women alongside whom she served as an original co-host, and discussed what she wishes she’d been open about during her tenure. Barbara Walters, the show’s creator and the other original co-host, was not present at the reunion.

WHAT IS A POTENTIAL TROPICAL CYCLONE?As of Friday morning, this developing system located more than 400 miles southwest of Fort Myers, Florida, was producing clusters of showers and thunderstorms. Rain and gusty winds had already developed in parts of South Florida as tropical moisture streams well to the northeast of the system's center.The current stats on Potential Tropical Cyclone One.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 03: Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex arrive for the National Service of Thanksgiving to Celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty The Queen at St Paul's Cathedral on June 3, 2022, in London, Englan LONDON - Members of Britain's royal family attended a Friday church service honoring Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, although the queen herself is skipping the event at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London due to difficulty getting around at age 96.The service of thanksgiving is taking place on the second of four days of festivities celebrating the queen’s Platinum Jubilee.

ALBANY, N.Y. - New York is set to ban the purchase or possession of a semi-automatic rifle for people under 21 years old, a major change to state firearm laws pushed through less than three weeks after an 18-year-old used one of the guns to kill 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo.The Legislature spent Thursday evening debating the bill raising the age limit, which passed the Senate 43-20 along party lines. The legislation, which also launches a licensing requirement, is the centerpiece of a package of gun control bills announced earlier this week by Democratic legislative leaders and Gov.

NEW DELHI : Even as newer variants of the contagious SARS-CoV-2 continue to emerge, experts stress on the need to formulate newer composition for covid-19 booster doses.  Hinting at the fact that to be completely secure and something close to that, one will have to have at least three to four Covid-19 booster shots. The vaccines that are being administered now protect against severe Covid-19, hospitalizations and deaths.

The economy grew by 10.8% in GDP terms in the first three months of this year but shrank by 1% when measured by Modified Domestic Demand, which more closely tracks the domestic economy, new Central Statistics Office figures show today.

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS - JUNE 17: Semi-automatic weapons for sale are on display at Texas Gun, one of the 6,700 gun dealers located near the 2,000 miles long U.S.-Mexico border. (Photo by Gilles Mingasson/Getty Images) DOVER, Del. - Democratic lawmakers in Delaware have introduced legislation outlawing the sale or possession of a wide variety of semiautomatic firearms and prohibiting anyone under age 21 from buying a firearm. The bills are part of a package of gun restrictions proposed Thursday with the support of Democratic Gov.

Doug Ford’s re-election Thursday evening was watched closely by federal Conservatives looking for lessons on how to bring their party back to power after three straight election losses.The main takeaway from multiple party insiders – including those helping to run leadership campaigns – was that the federal Conservatives need to emulate Ford’s blue-collar messaging and build a new voter coalition to take on Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party. Ontario Progressive Conservatives win another majority government “This majority is a testament to the relentless hard work of Doug Ford and Monte McNaughton over the past four years to build relationships and trust with labour union workers,” said Melanie Paradis, who served as director of communications to former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole.“Blue-collar workers should absolutely be voting Conservative, but we haven’t appealed to them for years.

A woman who spent more than 40 years working at Paisley's hospital has returned to give up her time as a volunteer.

Covid-19 protocols. DGCA’s advocate Anjana Gosain, who herself is inflicted with Covid-19 and appeared through video conferencing, said the authorities are seriously implementing norms regarding masking at airports and in aircraft by all concerned.

An East Kilbride-based mental health charity that has proved to be a lifeline for members for more than 40 years has folded.

India on Friday recorded another surge in the number of fresh cases of Covid-19 as 4,041 new infections were reported in the last 24 hours. This is the highest daily tally in nearly three months. Earlier, India had recorded as many as 4,194 COVID-19 cases on March 11.

Iowa, authorities said.The three people died outside the Cornerstone Church, a megachurch on the outskirts of Ames, according to the Story County Sheriff’s Office.

school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.Trey Ganem, the owner of SoulShine Industries, a company specializing in custom caskets and urns, told Good Morning America he was contacted by a trooper and funeral directors to see if he’d be willing to help. Uvalde school police chief says he’s cooperating with probe into shooting response “They know I deal with a lot of children and that I can make sure that things get done as far as doing customization and doing something special because this wasn’t your typical funeral arrangements,” Ganem said.Ganem, 50, told CBS News he visited with each family to learn about their child’s interests.A post shared by SoulShine Industries (@soulshine_industries)“Being able to go to the homes is something that is very emotional for me,” Ganem told CBS Mornings.

dog walker, Scott Howley of Fun Dog picked up Cochrane and his wife Anne Chirakal’s dog, Chilly, from their High Park home around 1:30 p.m. This was the routine that had been set in place for three years.

Justin Trudeau says his government will be addressing reports of Chinese fighter jet pilots “buzzing” Canadian planes over international waters directly with Chinese officials to ensure it is not part of an “escalatory pattern.”Global News first reported citing multiple government sources that Chinese jets have repeatedly flown so close to a Canadian surveillance plane in the Asia-Pacific region that Canadian pilots could make eye contact with Chinese pilots, who have sometimes shown their middle fingers.“We take this situation very seriously,” Trudeau told reporters while speaking at an event in the Siksika First Nation in Alberta on Thursday.“The fact that China would have chosen to do this is extremely troubling, so we will be bringing it up directly with Chinese officials and (government) counterparts and ensuring that this doesn’t continue to be part of an escalatory pattern.” Canada alarmed as Chinese fighter pilots ‘buzz’ Canadian planes over international waters The Canadian CP-140 Aurora plane is currently taking part in Operation Neon, part of United Nations efforts to enforce sanctions against North Korea and prevent the rogue nation’s development of weapons of mass destruction. The plane is flown frequently by multiple, rotating crews.Sources told Global News there have been approximately 60 of these types of intercepts with Chinese fighter jets since Christmas.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday said people should use face masks, vaccinate themselves and follow discipline if they don't wish to experience Covid-19 restrictions again. Speaking at the state Covid-19 task force meeting amid a rise in the number of cases over the past few days, Thackeray said the government will keep a watch over the situation for a fortnight. Maharashtra on Thursday recorded 1,045 new coronavirus infections and one death, taking the active tally to 4,559.  The state's caseload stands at 78,89,212, and death toll is 1,47,861.

Eating all meals before 3pm is good for your health and helps people lose weight, according to research.

FRANCONIA TOWNSHIP, Pa. - In Montgomery County, an NRA fundraiser had some people protesting, but gun rights supporters weren’t backing down at all.Inside the Franconia Heritage Banquet Facility, a major fundraiser supporting the National Rifle Association, organized by Montgomery County PA Friends of the NRA.The event, complete with gun raffles, live and silent auctions, according to a flyer, while outside dozens of area residents decrying the event, after recent mass shootings like the one at an elementary school in Texas."Nobody deserves to be mowed down with an automatic rifle. And, that’s why I’m here standing the rain, saying peace," stated one protestor.RELATED HEADLINES:FOX 29 went to the door of the NRA fundraiser, seeking comment and reaction to the protests, but were turned away and told cameras were not allowed inside.Montgomery County NRA protest.

LANGHORNE, Pa. - After the brutal cold of a long winter and the gradual warm-up through spring, it's around this time when people are eager to hit the road for summer travel. But not so fast. The average cost for a gallon of regular fuel reached a new national high on Thursday of $4.71, according to AAA. Closer to home, Pennsylvania's average price at the pump rose to $4.80 per gallon. Motorists in New Jersey are paying an average of $4.79 per gallon, although south jersey skews slightly cheaper at $4.75.

PRINCETON, N.J. - Authorities in New Jersey are searching for a man who allegedly tried to grab a teenage girl's buttocks as she entered her car. The Princeton Police Department said the incident happened Tuesday morning in the Franklin Avenue Parking Lot. According to police, the 17-year-old victim was entering her car when the suspect approached her from behind and grabbed her left leg in an apparent attempt to grab her buttocks. The suspect, described by police as a 5-foot-5 Hispanic man, fled south through the parking lot towards Princeton Cemetery.

Global News is projecting that the Ontario Progressive Conservatives will form a majority government, with the party expected to win at least 63 seats.

strengthen T cells to fight some types of leukemia and lymphoma. They add an artificial receptor to patients’ T cells so the immune fighters can recognize a marker on the outside of blood cancer cells, and attack.But that CAR-T therapy doesn’t work against more common solid tumors, which don’t carry that same danger marker.The new twist: At Oregon’s Providence Cancer Institute, researcher Eric Tran genetically engineered Wilkes’ T cells so they could spot a mutant protein that's hidden inside her tumor cells -- and only there, not in healthy cells.How? Certain molecules sit on the surface of cells and give the immune system a sneak peek of what proteins are inside.

DALLAS - A 21-year-old man who police said broke into the Dallas Museum of Art, destroying $5 million worth of ancient artifacts, reportedly said he did it because he was "mad at his girl."This happened just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, when a spokeswoman for the museum said someone "forcibly entered" the museum.Police later identified the suspect as Brian Hernandez, who was taken into custody shortly after leaving the scene.

Today we are reporting 6,232 community cases, 390 current hospitalisations, and 14 deaths. 

WILDWOOD, N.J. - Authorities say a swimmer from Philadelphia who went missing in the ocean off the coast of New Jersey was not found after an exhaustive search. The Wildwood Police Department said 19-year-old Alfred Williams was among a group of four swimmers who needed to be rescued from the water last Tuesday. Emergency crews responded to the beach near Andrews Avenue around 4 p.m. and observed two swimmers in distress at least 100 yards off the shore. The two swimmers were pulled from the water by members of the Wildwood Fire Department, according to authorities. A 3-year-old girl is in critical condition after being rescued from a pool in Camden County, and three people were pulled from the ocean off the coast of Wildwood.

HARRISBURG - A state court agreed Thursday night in a ballot-counting lawsuit with the campaign of David McCormick, who is in a neck-and-neck Republican primary contest for the U.S. Senate against celebrity heart surgeon Dr.

FILE - An artist’s illustration of two suited crew members working on the lunar surface. The one in the foreground lifts a rock to examine it while the other photographs the collection site in the background.