'It's unfair': Flight cancellations force local family to race against time for special gathering

India has reported more than 20,038 new cases and 47 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The total number of active caseload currently stands at 1,39,073 in the country. In the last 2 years, 4.37 crore cases and around 5,25,604 fatalities have been reported due to Covid-19 so far.

Lytton, B.C., may have destroyed several structures, emergency officials say.Rob Schweitzer, director of fire centre operations for the BC Wildfire Service, said the Nohomin Creek wildfire was first reported around 12:45 p.m. Thursday, and was being fanned by gusty winds.

shooting death of Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted in 2005 of charges connected to the 1985 Air India bombing, is the latest chapter in the decades-long saga of the worst terrorist attack in Canadian history.Of the 329 people killed in the bombing, a vast majority were Canadians. The attack launched an international investigation that led to just one person being convicted, along with accusations of “failures” on behalf of RCMP, intelligence services, airport security and the federal government.

Wagner Tejeda-Pena, 24, is wanted for allegedly shooting a 76-year-old man who was out on his routine morning walk in Philadelphia in June 2022.  (Philadelphia Police Department)PHILADELPHIA - A man Philadelphia police say is wanted in a June 21 homicide in Juniata Park is now being sought by Boston, Massachusetts police for two stabbing incidents and making threats.Wagner Tejeda-Pena, 24, is wanted for the murder of 76-year-old Loi Nguyen, who was found shot once in the head near his driveway in the alleyway behind L and Claridge Streets.According to police, Ngueyn was out for his routine morning walk in his neighborhood when he was shot unprovoked. The incident was captured on surveillance video and footage from a neighbor is believed to show Tejeda-Pena running down an alleyway towards Hunting Park after the shooting.MORE HEADLINES:Police say the suspect is also wanted for an aggravated assault on the 1200 block of East Luzerne Street that took place about 15 minutes before the deadly shooting.According to the official website of the Boston Police Department, they have named Tejeda-Pena, also known as Wagner Ernesto Pena Tejeda and Waner Tejeda, as a person who has made threats to kill family members. He is also wanted on two warrants out of West Roxbury District Court in connection with two Boston stabbing incidents.According to officials in Boston, information they have shows Tejeda-Pena might be in the Roslindale area, in Boston, or in Lawrence, Massachusetts or in Rhode Island.Anyone with any information regarding Tejeda-Pena’s whereabouts is asked to not interact with him, but to call 911 immediately.

PENNSAUKEN, N.J. - Spotted lanternflies are an invasive and annoying bug making a full and overwhelming comeback in the Delaware Valley in 2022.Fortunately, there are a few things people can do to stop their spread."They’re destroying trees and plants. I’ve seen signs to please stomp them," Gavyn Essner lamented. "They are down there in these baby trees.

PHILADELPHIA - In the midst of Philadelphia’s gun violence crisis, the city has a new tool aimed at keeping teens and kids safe – an earlier curfew. But, one week into the curfew and some wonder if it can help.Philadelphia police say in the last week, they’ve picked up more than three dozen teens for curfew violations, but many say it isn’t up to just the police - everyone in the community needs to get involved."All young people under 13 should be in a house by 9:30 p.m. 14 to 17-years-old need to be in a house by 10 p.m.," stated Councilmember At-Large Katherine Gilmore Richardson.Richardson spearheaded the new curfew legislation.

Today we are reporting 10,470 community cases, 773 current hospitalisations, and 16 deaths.

booster or precautionary dose at government COVID vaccination centres from today as part of the Central government's 75-day free booster drive. Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan on Thursday called for an intensive and ambitious push towards full COVID vaccination coverage by vaccinating all eligible beneficiaries and covering them with precaution dose at a virtual meeting with top health officials from states and union territories. So far, the COVID precaution doses were available for free only for adults above 60 years of age.

Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, and Montreal could undergo random testing starting Tuesday, July 19. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), both those who qualify as fully and partially vaccinated or unvaccinated will be completed outside of airports, either via an in-person appointment at select testing provider locations and pharmacies, or a virtual appointment for a self-swab test. Those selected for random testing must complete the test within one day of their arrival, the government said.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the company’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, is raised to a vertical position at NASA Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39A on July 12, 2022, in preparation for the 25th commercial resupply services launch to the Int CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Almost 6,000 pounds of cargo and experiments are ready to fly to the space station if Mother Nature cooperates Thursday evening.SpaceX’s 25th cargo mission is scheduled to launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket at 8:44 p.m. Forecasters, calling for a 70-percent chance of good weather, expect the east coast sea breeze to keep Florida’s summertime storms inland, but "an isolated shower or storm cannot be ruled out."If all goes well, the Dragon capsule – this one making its third cargo flight – is due to dock Saturday morning.

A text from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson to Assistant Director of the United States Secret Service Anthony Ornato appears above members of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol during the seventh WASHINGTON - Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan.

LOS ANGELES - Rapper Snoop Dogg poked fun at the president with a picture he posted on Instagram of a weed strain called "Sleepy Joe OG." The photo posted earlier this week of the "premium cannabis" package shows a picture of President Joe Biden drawn in a similar artistic style to the iconic Obama poster created by artist Shepard Fairey.The musician’s post quickly went viral amassing more than 621,000 likes as of July 14."WHERE AM I???" the package reads. Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus Jr., has always been a well-known critic of United States presidents including Donald Trump. Snoop Dogg has also been active in campaigning for the Los Angeles mayoral race. In May, the artist endorsed real estate developer Rick Caruso. FOX 11's Elex Michaelson reported rapper Snoop Dogg called Caruso the "real deal" in the billionaire's push to lead the city of Los Angeles.Snoop Dogg also pointed out the fact that Caruso had been active in the L.A.

LOS ANGELES - Despite being at the center of several political controversies and losing the 2020 election, it appears former President Donald Trump has made up his mind about running in 2024 and he feels confident that he could win, according to a report from New York Magazine. "Look," Trump said in an interview with New York Mag’s Olivia Nuzzi. "I feel very confident that, if I decide to run, I’ll win.""Well, in my own mind, I’ve already made that decision, so nothing factors in anymore.

Ontario, driven by the highly transmissible Omicron BA.5 sub-variant. Kingston’s COVID-19 deaths in April surpass any previous month “Fourth doses would help. The problem is getting fourth doses in fast enough to see its impact on the seventh wave, and that would be the challenge,” said Dr.

Donald Trump, and mother of his oldest children, has died in New York City, her family announced Thursday. She was 73.“I am very saddened to inform all of those that loved her, of which there are many, that Ivana Trump has passed away at her home in New York City,” Trump posted on Truth Social.“She was a wonderful, beautiful, and amazing woman, who led a great and inspirational life. Her pride and joy were her three children, Donald Jr., Ivanka, and Eric.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Preparations are underway for the NAACP’s national convention and, this year, it is to be held in Atlantic City, with thousands of people expected to attend. It is sure to bring a lot of business to town.It’s the first in-person gathering of the national NAACP convention since the pandemic hit and it comes at a time when the gaming Mecca of Atlantic City is working to rebuild its convention business.It’s trumpeted from nearly every light pole, the NAACP’s 113th convention in Atlantic City, under the theme "This is Power."MORE HEADLINES:"How do you interpret this is power?" asked FOX 29’s Jeff Cole."I look at it as we got it; we just got to use it," answered Illinois member Linda Foster.They’ve come from the Central Illinois community of Bloomington-Normal, where they lead the local NAACP and arrive in AC to focus, in part, on gun violence tearing at communities of color."We think there needs to be efforts at gun control, so we can do what’s best for everyone.

CAMDEN, N.J. - Camden’s mayor made quite a splash along with resident kids Thursday as they announced pools and sprays pools opening across the city.Mayor Victor Carstarphen said two public pools, including one at North Camden Community Complex and one at the Isabel Miller Community Center."It’s a great place for our kids, if they’re unable to get out of the city at any point in time, to go somewhere else. We’re providing this three to four times a week for them to come enjoy themselves and go home and relax and get ready for the next day to jump in the pool," Mayor Carstarphen said.The summer recreation program also kicked off Thursday.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) yesterday approved an emergency use authorization (EUA) for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine, bringing a fourth vaccine to the US market against the backdrop of a BA.5 Omicron subvariant surge and lagging vaccine and booster dose uptake.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose police arrested six people who are allegedly involved in a commercial burglary and recovered $100,000 worth of stolen items in an underground bunker, police said. Among the stolen goods were a lot of power tools, three hunting shotguns, and three pickup trucks, police said. Officers first received reports about an electrical contractor business being burglarized Monday on South 10th Street in District Lincoln, according to East Bay Times. SEE ALSO: Q&A: Newly appointed San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins outlines goals 1st week on jobPatrolling officers doing a follow-up arrested the suspects later that day after finding them around the truck that was stolen during the burglary, police said.  This arrest led the police to investigate a homeless encampment near Coyote Creek and Wool Creek Dr.

Ontario is now allowing all adults to book fourth doses of a COVID-19 vaccine but the province’s top doctor has said healthy young adults can choose to wait until the fall for a new shot that’s expected to target Omicron subvariants.The Canadian Press asked experts what individuals should consider as they weigh whether to get a fourth shot this summer.What questions should people ask themselves when deciding whether to get a fourth shot? ‘Just doing my part’: Newly eligible Ontarians start booking 4th COVID-19 shots Dr. Susy Hota, medical director of infection prevention and control at the University Health Network in Toronto, said individuals should assess whether there’s a lot of COVID-19 activity in their community.

SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco Board of Supervisors are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to pardon a 50-year-old queer man from being deported to Fiji after he was released from prison and shown great remorse for committing second-degree murder.Salesh ("Sal") Prasad, who is being represented in his deportation case by the San Francisco Public Defender’s Office, will likely be persecuted in his homeland because of his sexual orientation, the supervisors' resolution stated. "If I’m deported, I won’t survive.

Ivana Trump attends the 2018 Angel Ball at Cipriani Wall Street on Oct. 22, 2018, in New York City. (Taylor Hill/Getty Images)NEW YORK - Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Donald Trump and mother of Ivanka, Donald Jr.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 4: Detail of a man holding up an Honor 20 Pro smartphone with the Uber transport app visible on screen, while taxis queue in the background, on June 4, 2019. (Photo by Olly Curtis/Future via Getty Images) Rideshare giant Uber is being sued by more than 500 women in multiple states who say they were attacked while utilizing the company's services and that the San Francisco-based firm has not put adequate safety measures in place to protect passengers.The class action was filed by law firm Slater Slater Schulman LLP, which says the plaintiffs include women who "were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers with whom they had been paired through the Uber application."The firm noted that the filing comes a month after Uber released its latest safety report, wherein the company disclosed that it received more than 3,800 complaints of sexual assaults on Uber rides in 2019 and 2020."Uber's whole business model is predicated on giving people a safe ride home, but rider safety was never their concern – growth was, at the expense of their passengers' safety," said Adam Slater, founding partner of Slater Slater Schulman.

A new study published in Applied Economics Letter estimates long COVID symptoms have forced 80,000 UK residents out of employment as of March of this year.The estimate is based on data that show 5.5% of peopl

High percentages of infection preventionists (IPs) reported that COVID-19–related stressors worsened their mental and physical health, highlighting the need to address systemic issues that lead to burnout and improve recruitment and retention, according to survey results reported yesterday in the American Journal of Infection Control.

COVID-19 cases reported and hospitalizations linked to the virus last week, according to health data.The province’s latest epidemiology update, which covers July 3 to July 9, reports 229 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 infections and new 59 hospitalizations — seven of which required intensive care. Sick time, overtime skyrocket for Winnipeg paramedics and firefighters Another two COVID-19-related deaths were reported last week, bringing the province’s COVID-19 death toll to 2,053.While provincial case counts no longer give an accurate picture of active infection rates because the government has significantly scaled back testing, the numbers do show a marked increase over last week’s data, when 125 new lab-confirmed cases were reported.There were 46 new hospitalizations — including a child under the age of 10 admitted to ICU — reported in the previous week’s COVID-19 data.It is not known exactly how many people are currently in hospital or an ICU as a result of COVID-19 because the province no longer reports those numbers.Meanwhile, the province says the number of lab tests for COVID-19 rose to an average of 269 per day last week, up from 244 a day the previous week.

The drug industry quickly developed Covid-19 vaccines and treatments, yet treatments for the post-viral illness known as long Covid are nowhere close to being developed The drug industry developed Covid-19 vaccines and treatments at breakneck speed, saving millions of lives in the process.

Ripudaman Singh Malik, who was acquitted in the 1985 Air India terrorist bombing, has been shot and killed, according to his family.

NEW DELHI : Covid cases jumped with India registering 20,139 new cases and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours, just as health authorities prepared to roll out free booster doses to all adults. “About 20,139 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours with active caseload shooting at 136,076," said the ministry. This marks a 30% rise in new cases over the previous day.

COVID-19 and 18 additional deaths linked to the novel coronavirus on Thursday.The Health Department says 1,860 people in hospital have the disease, including 632 who were admitted specifically because of COVID-19.It says 45 patients are in intensive care with the disease, a rise of two from the day before.Officials add that 7,236 health-care workers are currently off the job due to COVID-19.The province is reporting 2,457 new cases detected through PCR testing, which remains limited to certain high-risk groups. It says an additional 651 positive at-home self tests were reported through a government website.Dr.

DALLAS (AP) - A Texas man, not his 13-year-old son, was driving the pickup truck that crossed into the oncoming lane and struck a van carrying New Mexico college golfers, killing nine people, and he had methamphetamine in his system, investigators said Thursday.The National Transportation Safety Board said two days after the March 15 collision that its preliminary findings suggested that the 13-year-old was driving the pickup that struck the van carrying University of the Southwest students and coaches back to New Mexico from a golf tournament. But the NTSB said Thursday that DNA testing confirmed that the father, 38-year-old Henrich Siemens, was driving and that toxicological testing showed the presence of methamphetamine in Siemens’ blood.RELATED: USW golf team members, head coach killed in West Texas crashSiemens and his son died in the crash along with six members of the men’s and women’s golf teams and their coach.The collision happened in Andrews County, which is about 30 miles east of Texas’ border with New Mexico.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was charged with murder Thursday in the deaths of his wife and younger son, who were fatally shot outside their home more than a year ago.Murdaugh is already jailed and faces dozens of criminal charges that have piled up in the months since his wife Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, were killed. But until now he had not been charged in connection with his wife and son's deaths.The indictments handed up by a grand jury in Colleton County, where the shootings happened, contend Murdaugh killed his wife with a rifle and his son with a shotgun.

FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - Video from Florida Highway Patrol appears to show Flagler County Commission Chairman Joe Mullins being pulled over for speeding in a red Ferrari.A trooper stopped him on Interstate 95 and the patrol dashcam video captured their exchange. "Hey look, so 92 miles per hour is 22 over the speed limit, ok?" the trooper explains. "Normally, I give warnings, I give breaks, but it looks like you’ve been written a warning already.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a shooting at the SEPTA subway station under City Hall, police say. According to authorities, the shooting happened in the area of 15th and Market on Thursday afternoon around 12:30 p.m. Police say the subway train is being held and 15th Street is shut down near City hall as the investigation continues. Authorities tell FOX 29's Marcus Espinoza that a 19-year-old was shot in the chest, stomach and hand. He was taken to Jefferson Hospital and placed in critical condition, according to police. This is a developing story.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in broad daylight in West Philadelphia on Thursday morning. According to authorities, a 35-year-old man was shot multiple times throughout his body on the 5000 block of Osage Avenue around 9:52 a.m. Medics pronounced him dead on scene just before 10 a.m., officials say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAuthorities say no arrests were made and no weapon has been recovered. SKYFOX flew over the area and observed cars and crime scene tape could be seen. 

Coronavirus cases are rising once again in the UK, with an influx of people testing positive. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that 2.7 million people in private households in the UK are estimated to have had Covid-19 last week, up 18 per cent from 2.3 million the previous week.

Centaurus is the nickname of a new coronavirus subvariant that has been detected in around 10 countries, including the UK.

Covid Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava' to provide free precaution dose to all eligible population aged above 18 years at government Covid vaccination centres will commence on Friday. In a meeting with health secretaries of state and UTs, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan urged them to give an intensive and ambitious push towards full vaccination coverage by inoculating all eligible beneficiaries and covering them with precaution doses, a health ministry statement said. Official sources had said on Wednesday that people in the age group of 18-59 will be given free Covid vaccine booster shots from Friday, July 15.

Soumya Swaminathan said on Twitter while sharing a thread by Philip Schellekens, Senior Advisor at World Bank Group. Global development & COVID-19. Explaining the wrath that new Omicron variants can cause, Schellekens said, “We're seeing a global U-turn in COVID-19 mortality.

Moderna‘s COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers, making the vaccine the first of its kind approved for that age group in the country.Health Canada now says the Moderna vaccine can be given to young children between the ages of six months and five years old in doses one-quarter the size of that approved for adults.The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is expected to provide advice on its use later today.Globalnews.ca will live-stream the announcement, which is set for 12 p.m. EDT.The approval expands COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to nearly two million children in Canada, though the availability of the vaccine will be determined by provinces.The vaccine requires two dose given about four weeks apart.In late April, Moderna asked Health Canada to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as six months old, a day after requesting U.S.

Valour FC‘s match against Atletico Ottawa on Sunday are going to have to wait.The Canadian Premier League said Thursday that the contest, scheduled for TD Place in Ottawa, has been postponed due to the league’s COVID-19 protocols, which are based on advice from medical experts.Sunday's match versus @atletiOttawa has been postponed due to League Covid Protocols, based on advice from medical experts.

According to a Facebook page, Kristie Koerbel is a flight attendant who wanted to let passengers know how to cope with the ongoing challenges of the airline industry including canceled flights and staffing shortages. "I feel like as a Flight Attendant I should attempt to share some tips to get you through airline travel for the foreseeable future," Koerbel posted. RELATED: Why are there so many cancelled flights? Here's what you should know about summer air travel disruptionsBrian Kelly, Found of The Points Guy, shares important tips for anyone looking to fly.Her post received over 15,000 reactions and has been shared more than 73,000 times. Koerbel unapologetically and bluntly lays out tips passengers need to keep in mind:Airlines canceled more than 1,500 flights in the U.S. last week, one of the worst days yet for travel as the peak summer vacation season heats up.And they happened as airline CEOs held a virtual meeting with Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg — a sign of the Biden administration’s concern about the prospect of snarled airports and unhappy travelers this summer.A passenger with no flying experience landed a small plane in Florida after the pilot suffered a medical emergency.

DALLAS - Another busy holiday weekend and another nightmare for travelers stranded at airports nationwide.Since Thursday, some 19,000 flights have either been canceled or delayed. That includes 40 at DFW Monday and 17 at Love Field.Airlines are blaming bad weather and a shortage of pilots.Captain Dennis Tajer is a spokesman for the Allied Pilots Association, which represents American Airlines pilots."It's been horrible," he said.

Washington to New York."That is happening to a lot of people, and that is exactly why we are paying close attention here to what can be done and how to make sure that the airlines are delivering," Buttigieg told The Associated Press in an interview Saturday.Buttigieg said he is pushing the airlines to stress-test their summer schedules to ensure they can operate all their planned flights with the employees they have, and to add customer-service workers. That could put pressure on airlines to make additional cuts in their summer schedules.RELATED: Man sues American Airlines after mistaken identity lands him in jail for 17 daysButtigieg said his department could take enforcement actions against airlines that fail to live up to consumer-protection standards.