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ITV4, Bruce Willis stars in Die Hard 2. The 1990 movie was the smash-hit blockbuster sequel to Die Hard, which became a worldwide phenomenon and launched Willis into a legendary career that still stands strong today. But in recent months the actor decided to go back to where it all began in a step back into his past.

TACONY - A 28-year-old man is in critical condition after a shooting in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood.Officials said the shooting happened near the intersection of Torresdale Avenue and Disston Street late Friday afternoon, just after 4 p.m.15th District officers found a gunshot victim in the street when they arrived on the location.Philadelphia Police Inspector D.F. Pace said the man was shot one time and the bullet entered his arm, traveled through the torso and into the man's leg.Police believe the shooting happened as a result of a robbery or theft, either a carjacking gone bad or some personal property of the victim.Police rushed him to Frankford Torresdale Hospital where he was placed in critical condition.Police are actively investigating the shooting.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are searching for two men who they believe shot a man to death in the basement of a Philadelphia home on Friday.Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 6200 block of Marsden Street just after 5 p.m.

TACONY - A 28-year-old man is in critical condition after a shooting in Philadelphia's Tacony neighborhood.Officials said the shooting happened near the intersection of Torresdale Avenue and Disston Street late Friday afternoon, just after 4 p.m.Officers found a man in the street, suffering from four gunshot wounds.Police rushed him to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital where he was placed in critical condition.Police are actively investigating the shooting.

SHARON HILL, Pa. - Academy Park High School's football team began their season Friday afternoon, a year after 8-year-old Fanta Bility was killed by police gunfire while leaving the football field with her family.Authorities say in late August, Fanta Bility and her family were leaving the Academy Park High School football field among a crowd of fans when a shooting between two young men erupted. Bullets from that shooting came in the direction of three Sharon Hill Police officers who were monitoring the crowd. The officers returned fire, shooting toward a car they believed was involved in the initial gunfire, striking the car and members of the crowd.

(Photo by Nikola Stojadinovic / E+ via Getty Images) Death is never an easy subject to speak about. Add on top of that the awkward conversations about paying for a loved one’s burial and you’ve got yourself a very uncomfortable and harsh reality. When someone you care about dies, it doesn’t just end there. Now comes the planning and financial aspects of life after death.

astonishing discovery hiding under the floorboards of their kitchen while undergoing a house renovation, and they could become much richer because of it.According to Spink & Son auction house, the unnamed couple found a cup of rare gold coins buried under their North Yorkshire kitchen, and they’re aiming to sell them for almost CA$380,000.The cup, described to CNN as being no larger than a can of pop, contained more than 260 coins dating from 1610 to 1727. Treasure hunter finds legendary cash hidden under old home’s floorboards Gregory Edmund, an auctioneer with Spink & Son, said the lot of coins has an estimated value of £150,000(GBP) in spending power.“It is a wonderful and truly unexpected discovery from so unassuming a find location,” Edmund said in a press release.“This find of over 260 coins is also one of the largest on archaeological record from Britain, and certainly for the 18th century period,” he added.According to The Times, the couple made the discovery in July 2019.

Army Pfc. Worley D. Jacks pictured in his uniform circa 1940's.

Mall on Eastridge Loop in San Jose. SAN JOSE, Calif. - A federal grand jury has indicted a San Jose restaurant owner with bilking $3.5 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds and spending it to refinance his home, buy a Lexus and use at a casino, charging documents indicate.David Tai Leung, who owns half of Tomi Sushi and Seafood Buffet in a mall at 2200 Eastridge Loop, was charged Wednesday in U.S.

NORMAN, Okla. - Oklahoma opens its college football season with a matchup against UTEP. Coverage kicks off at 3:30 p.m.

(Photo: Broward Sheriff's Office) FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A Florida man has been charged with leaving dead animals on three separate occasions at a memorial for the 17 victims of the Parkland school massacre, officials said Friday.Robert Mondragon, 29, is being held without bail on three felony charges of defacing a monument for his alleged actions outside Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and for violating probation on an earlier conviction for battery and indecent exposure.Broward County sheriff's investigators said on the night of July 20, Mondragon put a dead, cut-open duck on the bench that is part of the memorial garden outside the school commemorating the victims of the Feb. 14, 2018, massacre.RELATED: Sheriff: Sarasota father, daughter share Snapchat video of them burning raccoon alive, get arrestedThe next night, Mondragon left a dead raccoon on the bench and on July 31 he left a dead opossum, investigators said.After he was identified as a suspect, a deputy pulled him over and found blood and feathers in his car.

Men with low testosterone levels and COVID-19 were more than twice as likely as men with normal concentrations to be hospitalized, but those treated with hormone replacement therapy weren't at elevated risk, suggests an observational study today in JAMA Network Open.

Soon after vaccine advisors to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) yesterday voted to recommend updated COVID boosters that target the original virus plus the Omicron BA.4 and BA.5 subvariants, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendation, paving the way for immunization to begin.In a statement, she said the recommendation followed a

Drake had people talking online this week after calling 2020 the “hardest year maybe in human history.”

Leaves changing colors at Denali National Park and Preserve. (U.S.

A press release states that the incident happened on Aug. 31 just after 5 p.m.

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. - "Oh my gosh!" shouted Sage Taylor, as she saw the water surrounding her golden retriever Flip erupt into a splashing frenzy Monday.A few minutes prior, Taylor and Flip had noticed a herd of about 8-10 manatees swimming in the waters off of Orange Beach, Alabama. However, observing the marine mammals from afar wasn’t enough for Flip."She wanted to get a little more action, so she went in the water and scared all of them," Taylor told FOX 10 in Mobile, Alabama.In a video recorded by Taylor, Flip can be seen gently paddling toward the herd, which were swimming just beneath the water’s surface.

PHILADELPHIA - A man and two children were hospitalized after police say they were struck by a hit-and-run driver Friday afternoon in West Philadelphia. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department responded to the crash at the intersection of 56th and Vine streets around noon. Police said two girls, ages 5 and 3, sustained "bodily injuries" in the crash.

Queen Elizabeth II is taking time to focus on her health. The 96-year-old British monarch has pulled out of another historic event amid ongoing health issues. “The queen will not attend the Braemar Gathering.

Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine have found that men with Covid-19 who had low testosterone levels are likelier than those with normal levels to experience acute illness and require hospitalisation Researchers from Washington University School of Medicine have found that men who have testosterone levels and have been infected with Covid-19 are more likely to require hospitalisations than those with normal levels. As many as 723 individuals who tested positive for Covid-19, largely in 2020 before vaccinations were available, were studied in the study.

Nicolae Miu, 52, of Prior Lake, Minnesota is charged with one count of murder and four counts of attempted murder in relation to a stabbing on the Apple River in Wisconsin on July 30. HUDSON, Wisc. (FOX 9) - The man accused of fatally stabbing a teenager and injuring four others during a tubing trip on the Apple River in Wisconsin will stand trial for murder, a judge ruled Friday in a preliminary hearing. St.

JACKSON, Miss. - When Houston resident Mary Ozan watched the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis unfolding on the news, she knew she had to do something."As soon as I saw it, I didn’t give it a thought. I just told my husband, I said, ‘We need to bring some water,’" Ozan said.A day later, Mary and her husband Gene were unloading three pallets of water in a Walmart parking lot in Jackson at a water distribution event Wednesday.Video filmed by James Haynes Jr.

The house used for exterior shots of Ralphie's home from the movie 'A Christmas Story'. Cleveland, Ohio.

The Queen will miss the Braemar Gathering in Scotland on Saturday, despite traditionally attending the historic Highland Games event while on her summer break in Balmoral. It is understood that Her Majesty, who has been battling episodic mobility issues in recent months, will not attend the event and Prince Charles will join spectators in watching competitors take part in sports including the hammer throw and tug of war instead.

Kanye West has triggered a wave of concern around the well-being of Kardashian-Jenner matriarch Kris Jenner as he unleashes yet another blistering attack against ex-wife Kim Kardashian.Kanye leaked texts between himself and the reality star, who wrote: "From my mom - PLEASE tell him to stop mentioning my name."I'm almost 67 years old and I don't always feel great," Kris wrote through Kim in a message to Kanye.READ MORE: Kanye West slams Kris Jenner for allowing Kim and Kylie to do nude Playboy shootsShe continued: "This stresses me to no end."The private text messages led to fans of the billion dollar family to share their concern over Kris' health, but Kanye didn't seem to bat an eyelid, leaking the texts to Instagram with the cryptic caption, "God loves us".In response to Kris' plea, Kanye wrote back: "Ya'll don't have a say over my black children and where they go to school."They will not do Playboy and sex tapes. Tell your Clinton friends to come get me.

China has approved Livzon Pharma's vaccine against Covid-19, among the first new products in more than a year China granted emergency use authorisation to Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc's COVID-19 vaccine as a booster, the firm said on Friday, marking one of the two new products against the disease the country cleared in more than a year. Livzon's vaccine, if rolled out to the public, would widen booster options for China's 1.4 billion population, of which 90% have been vaccinated and nearly 60% received a booster dose.

Covid, your mind probably travels straight to signs like cough or sore throat. However, there are also symptoms that won't make you want to crawl into bed with a cup of tea. This might make it difficult to pin them down; however, knowing what to look for could help.

Gwyneth Paltrow gets regular blood tests to monitor her health as she prepares to turn 50. The 'Sliding Doors' star has written a candid message to subscribers to her Goop lifestyle brand newsletter admitting she has become much more health conscious as she gets older and now regularly has "blood work" done to collect information about vitamin levels, blood sugar and inflammation. In her post, she wrote:"I notice that the older I get, the more drawn I am toward monitoring my health, doing blood work, and collecting data about inflammation levels, blood sugar levels, sleep, vitamins, etc.

Radio recordings obtained from the Los Angeles Fire Department reveal grisly details about the rescue of actor Anne Heche after she crashed her Mini Cooper into a home on Aug. 5, igniting an inferno.

SAILING DRONES TO PINCH HIT FOR BUSTED BUOYS IN GULF OF MEXICO DURING PEAK HURRICANE SEASONThe last time there was a trackable cyclone in the basin was Tropical Storm Colin in July off the coast of South Carolina.August is usually the second busiest time period out of the eight months that make up the season, with September being the peak of climatological activity. Usually, by the start of September, six named storms and two hurricanes have already formed, and the basin is on the verge of seeing its first major hurricane with winds of at least 115 mph.The 2022 season has seen just three named storms, with all being relatively weak and unorganized.Tropical tracks of Alex, Bonnie and Colin from when systems started out as disturbances. (FOX Weather) A compilation of expert analysis points to dry air and shear being two of the more prominent issues disturbances encounter in the Atlantic basin.Deviations in upper-level wind patterns in the central Atlantic, known as a tropical upper-tropospheric trough (TUTT) is the primary suspect that have led to such hostile conditions for tropical cyclones.

Police stand guard outside the residence of Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in Buenos Aires on September 2, 2022. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A man tried to kill Argentina's politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández outside her home, but the handgun misfired, the country's president said.The man was quickly overpowered by her security officers in the incident Thursday night, officials said.President Alberto Fernández, who is not related to the vice president, a former president herself, said the pistol did not discharge when the man tried to fire it."A man pointed a firearm at her head and pulled the trigger," the president said in a national broadcast following the incident.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for a car and its occupants in connection with a shooting in North Philadelphia. Authorities say the shooting happened Monday at 8:35 p.m.

The cocaine was estimated to be worth $11,818,400, officials said. (U.S.

WASHINGTON - A D.C. man is taking his 92-year old grandma Joy on the road trip of a lifetime.

Hospitalizations, ICU admissions up as latest Manitoba COVID-19 numbers released Global News will stream the news conference on this page. 

A Lanarkshire company is prioritising its staff wellbeing after investing in 12 newly-qualified mental health first aiders.

Caine is described as having a "gammy leg, dodgy spine and reckons the only time he leaves the house these days is when his wife has the time to take him out for a drive". The star also admitted that he is "more or less done with movies" now he has reached the grand age of 89. "I've done 150 movies.

LEHIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 13: Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano speaks during a rally at Archery Addictions on May 13, 2022 in Lehighton, Pennsylvania. With less than a week until Pennsylvania's primary election on Tu HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's Republican nominee for governor on Thursday sued the congressional committee investigating the Jan.

Reading, PA - September 14: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf. At the Reading Area Community College campus in Reading, PA Tuesday morning September 14, 2021 where Pennsylvania Gov.

health has surfaced once again, as the monarch has decided to withdraw from attending the Braemar Gathering in Scotland on Sept. 3.Buckingham Palace confirmed on Friday that the 96-year-old’s son Prince Charles will make an appearance in her absence and represent her at the Highland Games event.The choice to not allow the sovereign to travel was for “comfort” and mobility considerations, a source told The Mirror.The Queen also recently pulled out of visiting London to appoint the newest Prime Minister and to say goodbye to former PM Boris Johnson next week.Instead, Johnson, 58, will jet off to Balmoral Castle in Scotland on Sept.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are searching for four people in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Germantown. According to Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident occurred just after 11 p.m. Thursday. Police say 14th District officers and medics responded to calls for an automobile accident with injuries in the 5400 block of Greene Street. When first responders arrived on scene, they found an unresponsive woman on the sidewalk with severe trauma to her head and body, Small says. Authorities say medics pronounced the woman dead on scene. Small says her identity is unknown at this time and that she appears to be a woman in her 40s or 50s. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to officials, she appeared to be wearing scrubs, but no identification was found. Investigators say a witness told police a white Chevrolet SUV traveling north on Greene Street when it crossed into oncoming traffic, jumped the curb and struck a utility pole, hitting it so hard that it split the pole in two places. After striking the pole, the car drove northbound on the curb and struck the woman walking, authorities say. Police say they believe she was dragged about 15 feet by the car before being run over. According to Small, the witness says after striking the woman, the car got back onto the northbound lane, stopped and then four people fled on foot. Authorities say they do not have any descriptions of the driver and passengers, but the vehicle is on location. Police know who the vehicle is registered to and they will be collecting evidence from the vehicle and the scene. Accident investigators are on location processing the scene and interviewing witnesses, authorities say. Police say four people fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run in Germantown.