Jury seated in federal civil rights trial of 3 ex-Minneapolis officers in George Floyd's death

SNOQUALMIE, Wash. - Washington authorities are searching for five boys who they say assaulted multiple staff members at Echo Glen Children's Center before stealing a car and escaping from the juvenile detention center.According to the King County sheriff's office, the five juveniles aged 14-17, were being held for crimes ranging from first-degree murder to possession of a firearm to possession of stolen property.Deputies said the escape happened around 7:45 a.m. Wednesday at Echo Glen in Snoqualmie, Washington.

COVID-19-related deaths on Wednesday, lifting the death toll in the area to 346, including 33 victims in January.“Today we are reporting four deaths in our community related to COVID-19: three individuals in their 80s (one male, one female, one unspecified), and one female in her 70s,” Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, medical officer of health, stated.

BENSALEM, Pa. - Pennsylvania State Police say they have arrested a 20-year-old man and charged him with the murder of a woman who was found dead in a Bucks County park earlier this year. Andrew D. Jennings.

WASHINGTON - Advocates for abortion rights seldom found stronger allies while supporters of the death penalty found few fiercer foes.That is the legacy Associate Justice Stephen Breyer built after nearly 30 years on the Supreme Court. Breyer, a longtime champion of liberal causes, is retiring from the high court, giving President Joe Biden his first chance to nominate a justice.According to the Associated Press, Breyer’s departure isn’t expected until this summer.

COVID on Wednesday with 608 in intensive care units.This is up by eight hospitalizations but a decrease of 18 in ICUs since the previous day.The province recently began distinguishing between those who were admitted to hospital directly because of COVID, and those who were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for the virus.Of the 4,016 people in hospital with COVID-19, 56 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 44 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 608 people in ICUs with the virus, around 83 per cent were admitted because of the virus, while around 17 per cent were admitted for other reasons. Doug Ford says he can’t see Ontario mask mandates lifting anytime soon Meanwhile, Ontario also reported 5,368 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, though that is an underestimate of the true widespread transmission of the virus due to recent testing restrictions.

The Scottish Government have confirmed 33 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

The Scottish Government has confirmed three coronavirus deaths were reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.

A rescue boat is pictured after two young men were rescued in Spain in 2021. (Photo By Antonio Sempere/Europa Press via Getty Images) Emergency services on Spain's Canary Islands say 319 people, including 59 women and 24 children, were rescued from seven different boats trying to reach the archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean, while activists say at least 18 migrants have died.Spanish rescue vessels reached the boats in different locations late Tuesday and early Wednesday, a Maritime Rescue Service spokeswoman told The Associated Press, adding that rescuers didn't find any bodies on or near the boats.Walking Borders, a non-governmental organization working with migrants in the region that is often contacted by people in distress or their relatives, said at least 18 people traveling on one of the boats had died."Rescue means were activated too late, despite having the boat's location," Helena Maleno, the NGO's founder, wrote in a tweet.The maritime rescue service spokeswoman, who was not authorized to be named in media reports, said during one of the operations late Tuesday, rescuers found nine people clinging to a capsized boat 45 nautical miles off the island of Lanzarote, but that no bodies or people adrift were found.

LOS ANGELES, CA - OCTOBER 07: Voice actor Peter Robbins and Charlie Brown attend Warner Home Video's DVD Release of "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" October 7, 2008 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images) (Photo by Valerie Peter Robbins, the former child actor who first put a voice to Charles Schultz’s lovable "blockhead" Charlie Brown has died, according to reports. He was 65 years old. Robbins, born in 1956, began working in 1963 on shows like "Rawhide," "The Donna Reed Show" and "The Munsters" but he is best known for playing Charlie Brown in 1965’s "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and other "Peanuts" cartoons like "It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" and the full-length animated movie "A Boy Named Charlie Brown." His family told FOX 5 San Diego that Robbins died by suicide last week. Robbins first voiced Charlie Brown in a 1963 documentary about Schultz also called "A Boy Named Charlie Brown," according to The Hollywood Reporter. BOB SAGET'S WIDOW KELLY RIZZO SHARES SWEET PIC WITH LATE ‘FULL HOUSE’ STAR: ‘ WORLD WILL NEVER BE THE SAME’Robbins quit the business before college and worked as a real estate agent in San Diego, according to his IMDB profile. Voice actor Peter Robbins (R) and Snoopy attend the DVD release for Warner Home Video's "You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown" held at the Hollywood & Highland courtyard on October 7, 2008 in Hollywood, California.

gorilla, at age 61.The oldest gorilla at Zoo Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia and the third-oldest in the world, Ozzie was found dead by his care team on January 25, the team said in a statement. Specialist teams had been treating him in the 24 hours prior to his death when he presented symptoms including facial swelling, weakness, and an inability to eat or drink.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia police officer is recovering after investigators say he was dragged during a traffic stop with an armed driver Tuesday night in West Philadelphia. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that officers pulled over a Nissan SUV on the 5300 block of Baltimore Avenue around 9 p.m. for a number of traffic violations. During the stop, police said an officer noticed the 25-year-old driver had a gun in the pocket of his hooded sweatshirt.

University of Toronto infectious disease researcher is standing by her peer-reviewed Royal Society of Canada study, which found Canada is undercounting COVID-19 deaths, a day after Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe called part of it “misinformation.”“It was just kind of silly and uninformed,” Dr. Tara Moriarty said in an interview.The report found that Canada is missing “at least two thirds of the deaths caused by COVID-19 in communities outside of the long-term care sector,” presenting a dramatically different understanding of how the disease affected the country.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A 16-year-old boy described by prosecutors as a drug dealer has been charged with the murder of a 12-year-old San Jose girl who fatally overdosed on fentanyl, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office announced. San Jose police arrested the boy on Tuesday. The girl became the youngest person to fatally overdose from fentanyl in Santa Clara County in 2020, according to the DA. The Santa Clara County Coroner identified her as Dalilah Julianna Mederos Guerrero.Efforts to reach her family were unsuccessful and prosecutors told KTVU that her family wished for privacy. Deputy District Attorney Donald Shearer said the girl died on Nov.

Health Minister Jason Copping responds to a question about current COVID-19 restrictions in Alberta and when the government may consider relaxing rules.

PHILADELPHIA - A mother and Philadelphia police officer shared raw and powerful emotions about the murder of her son a day after he was shot to death during an apparent robbery in North Philadelphia.Edweena Ferguson, a 17-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department, was surrounded by family and loved ones Tuesday afternoon as she spoke glowingly about her slain son 23-year-old Hyram Hill Jr. "There's nothing I can say bad about that boy," Ferguson said, fighting through tears. "And they all, when they get older, they do things that you don't agree with, but I was proud of everything my son did." According to investigators, Hill was shot multiple times on the 1400 block of West Allegheny Avenue around 4:30 a.m.

Ontario police are looking into a controversial video posted by one of their officers online. It shows a uniformed officer expressing her support for the truck convoy making its way across the country in protest of the vaccine mandate at the U.S.

Ozzie, the world's oldest male gorilla, dies at age 61. (Zoo Atlanta)ATLANTA - The world’s oldest male gorilla has died. Zoo Atlanta said Ozzie was found deceased by his care team on Tuesday.

Gerald Brady DOVER, Del. - A Delaware lawmaker who came under fire last year for using a racist and sexist slur to refer to sex workers is resigning.House Democratic officials said Friday that Rep. Gerald Brady's resignation will be effective Feb.

Mike Millian of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada discusses how a protest by Canadian truckers over the federal government’s vaccine mandate could put more strain on the supply chain.

Patrol Deputy Savanna Puckett who was found shot and her home on fire in Springfield, Tennessee. (Robertson County Sheriff's Office) SPRINGFIELD, Tenn. - Tennessee investigators on Monday arrested a man in connection to the death of a 22-year-old sheriff’s deputy who was discovered shot dead inside her burning home after she failed to show up to work on Sunday evening, authorities said.Patrol Deputy Savanna Puckett with the Robertson County Sheriff’s Office never reported to her assigned shift at 5 p.m.

Guelph General Hospital is reporting Tuesday that it is treating 32 patients who have tested positive for COVID-19, while public health reported another fatal case in the city.The number of patients with the virus has increased by one from the previous day, while the hospital also reported that 28 staff members have tested positive and another 17 are waiting for results. ‘Ontario is closed for business’ — Concert, theatre organizers face new COVID hurdles  Across Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph, 48 people are in the hospital with COVID-19, including 12 in an intensive care unit.Guelph’s coronavirus death toll has reached 49 during the pandemic with one new fatal case.Testing has captured 22 new cases in the city, raising its total case count to 8,682.

Irving Mayren Guzman (Pleasantville Police Department) PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. - Authorities in Atlantic County, New Jersey say they have located a body during their search for a young man who was reported last seen on Saturday. Police tell FOX 29 the body of Irving Mayren-Guzman, 19, was discovered on Tuesday, after days of searching. Mayren-Guzman was last seen in near Centerfolds, in the area of Delilah Road and Atlantic Avenue in Pleasantville on Saturday night, according to authorities.Police tell FOX 29 the body had been positively identified by family as Mayren-Guzman. The cause of death remains under investigation, authorities say. This is a developing story. Check back for updates. ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

PHILADELPHIA - A reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in the murder of a 23-year-old man who was the son of a Philadelphia police officer. Hyram Hill, 23, was found shot multiple times on the 1400 block of West Allegheny Avenue just after 4:30 a.m. Monday morning.

MOUNT EPHRAIM, N.J. - The New Jersey State Police is seeking the public’s help with what they're calling a suspicious death investigation on Interstate 76 in Mount Ephraim Borough in Camden County.The incident occurred at approximately 10:32 p.m. when troopers responded to a single vehicle crash on the highway.When they arrived at milepost .4, they discovered the male driver deceased inside a black 2004 Mercedes Benz 500. Authorities say that based on their preliminary investigation, the victim did not die as a result of injuries related to the crash. MORE LOCAL COVERAGE: Instead, while driving on I-76, the victim succumbed to his injuries and his vehicle went off the road where it struck a traffic barrier. Police have not specified what those injuries were to the deceased male.Anyone who may have witnessed the incident, the events leading up to it, or any other information that might aid this investigation, is asked to contact the Camden County Prosecutor's Office Tip Line at 856-783-4900.

The Scottish Government have confirmed 23 people have died from coronavirus in the last 24 hours.

The Scottish Government has confirmed three coronavirus deaths were reported in Tayside in the last 24 hours.

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MARVEL franchise actor Vachik Mangassarian has died from Covid complications aged 78. The Hollywood veteran was best known for appearing in the comic spin-off Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Coronavirus variant of Omicron could be set to destroy its current version, just weeks after 400 cases were diagnosed in the UK.The new Omicron BA.2 strain has been in the UK since November but has also made appearances in Europe and India.And last week, it was classed as a “variant under investigation” by the UK Health Security Agency.The current variant, which outpaced Delta in a matter of days at the end of 2021, is known as Omicron BA 1.More than 6,400 confirmed cases of the new strain have been found in Denmark, which is now believed to be the epicentre, The Mirror reports.However, Anders Fomsgaard, chief physician and virus researcher at the Statens Serum Institut (SSI), told Danish media: “We cannot see any difference in hospitalization numbers, death rates with BA.2, so it is not something that worries us yet.“It is still a new piece in the Covid game.“Right now we should just treat it as yet another variant until new data should eventually show other results.”And virologist Dr Tom Peacock said that he is confident that the new strain is “not a Delta to Omicron change”.He claimed that this will be a “slower and more subtle” switch.He added: “That said, I would not be surprised if BA.2 slowly replaces it over the coming months with a slightly more 'optimised' mutations.”Let us know your thoughts on the changes in restrictions in the UK in the comments below“Very early observations from India and Denmark suggest there is no dramatic difference in severity.”England will be virtually restriction-free on Thursday, despite 94,397 cases of the Covid being reported in the 24-period from January 23 to 24.The UK overall has reported more than 154k deaths since the pandemic began, with 16 million cases since March 2020,

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Australia has recorded one of its highest number of deaths in a day from Covid-19 as an outbreak of the highly-infections Omicron variant tore through the country which marked two years since its first infection of the coronavirus.

Police officers celebrated at a lockdown-busting Rangers "title party" which saw five revellers fined for breaching Covid rules.

More than one out of five Toronto students were absent from schools on Friday. The province is now releasing this type of data, although public health units and schools are no longer required to report COVID-19 cases. Brittany Rosen has more.

MANTUA, N.J. - A New Jersey mother is grieving and warning parents about the dangers of fentanyl-laced drugs nearly a year after her son was found dead in his bedroom. Tanya Niederman said her 19-year-old son J.J. "had so much to live for" before his life was tragically cut short when he took a recreational drug that contained fentanyl.

ATLANTA - A major development in the investigation of possible election fraud involving former President Donald Trump, his then lawyer Rudy Giuliani, and others.  Fulton County Superior Court judges on Monday approved a request by Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis to impanel a special purpose grand jury to investigate possible attempts to disrupt the 2020 election.On a recorded phone call following his election defeat,  then-President Trump directly urged Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to throw out what Mr.

Firefighters have been on the scene of a 2-alarm fire in a vacant home in the 200blk of S. Sticker St.  (Credit: Baltimore Fire)BALTIMORE - Three Baltimore firefighters have died and a fourth one has been injured after battling a blaze, according to FOX 45. According to the outlet, Mayor Brandon Scott identified the late firefighters as Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter/Paramedic Kelsey Sadler, and EMT/Firefighter Kenny Lacayo, saying "All made the ultimate sacrifice.""This is a gut wrenching tragedy for our city, the Baltimore City Fire Department, and most importantly the families of our firefighters," Scott continued.

NEW YORK - A man who opened fire with a .45-caliber handgun equipped with a high-capacity drum magazine, killing an NYPD officer and critically wounding another in a narrow apartment hallway in Harlem last week, has died, police said.Lashawn McNeil, 47, who was shot and wounded during the fatal encounter Friday night, died on Monday at Harlem Hospital, the NYPD confirmed.Three police officers had responded to an emergency call from an apartment on West 135th Street from a woman saying her adult son — McNeil — had become "problematic" on Friday night, Mayor Eric Adams said last week. The officers spoke with the woman and another person in the front of the apartment, police said. Neither said anything about McNeil, who was in a back bedroom, having a weapon, police said. Police Officer Jason Rivera and Police Wilbert Mora began walking down a narrow hallway to check on McNeil, who swung open the door and began shooting, police said.

Manitoba health officials have added 23 more names to the list of COVID-19-related deaths.

Across the country new daily case counts for COVID-19 are declining, but cities and states are still struggling with high demands for hospital services, and Los Angeles late last week reported its most deaths in a single day since Mar 10, 2021.

hawaiicovid19.com.# # #PDF: Revised data shows increase in boosters administered & decrease in vaccinations completed

Amy’s Vegan Organic Rice Mac & Cheese. California-based Amy’s Kitchen is recalling more than 15,000 cases of vegan mac & cheese due to potentially having "trace amounts of milk." Any consumer who has an allergy or sensitivity to milk should not eat Lot 60J0421 of the Vegan Organic Rice Mac & Cheeze "to avoid the risk of a serious or life-threatening allergic reaction," according to a recall notice posted by the U.S.

RELATED: N95 masks: Where to find them for freeDr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert, said he was "as confident as you can be" that states will hit their highest point of infections in February to ABC News’ "This Week." However, he noted cases should start dropping off after that, as seen in other countries, but that the virus is still unpredictable."You never want to be overconfident when you're dealing with this virus," he said.

January 24, 2022The number of intensive care patients with the virus has dropped, from 50 to 49.The province also declared a number of outbreaks across the province, including in care homes Golden Door Geriatric Centre and Meadowood Manor in Winnipeg, Westman Nursing Home in Virden, as well as the Assiniboine Centre at the Brandon Regional Health Centre, and the medical ward at Steinbach’s Bethesda Regional Health Centre.

PHILADELPHIA - Officials announced Monday the arrest of a second man in connection to a Thanksgiving Day homicide that happened last year. Savian "Dexx" Creary, 19, of Philadelphia, faces numerous charges including first degree murder, conspiracy, and more for his role in the shooting death of Edilberto Miguel Palaez Moctezuma. Moctezuma was killed in his Arch Street residence when gunfire entered through his home.An arrest warrant has also been issued for Tymere "Brady" Parker, 20, of Sanger Street in Philadelphia.Kevon Clarke was previously arrested Dec. 13, 2021 and charged with First-Degree Murder and related charges in connection to the homicide. RELATED COVERAGE: Authorities launched an investigation and found that the shooting was connected to a dispute at another Thanksgiving party on the 100 block of Haws Avenue earlier in the day.