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Despite battling a medical condition, Alan Jackson vows to make more music for his fans.  The 64-year-old country music star revealed his creative gears are always turning as he brainstorms new tracks. "I’m always scribbling down ideas and thinking about melodies… I feel like there’ll be some more music to come, yes," Jackson said during his daughter Mattie Jackson’s "In Joy Life" podcast.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is weighing Wednesday whether Facebook, Twitter and YouTube can be sued over a 2017 Islamic State group attack on a Turkish nightclub based on the argument the platforms assisted in fueling the growth of the terrorist organization.What the justices decide to do in this case and a related one it heard Tuesday is important particularly because the companies have been shielded from liability on the internet, allowing them to grow into the giants they are today.On the first day of arguments, the justices suggested they had little appetite for a far-reaching ruling that would upend the internet. Wednesday’s case about the nightclub attack in which 39 people died could provide an off-ramp for the justices if they want to limit the impact of what they do.Flowers and candles are placed outside the Reina nightclub by the Bosphorus, following a gun attack on New Year's Eve, on January 1, 2017, in Istanbul, Turkey.

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - What began as an innocent act of kindness became one woman's fight for her life across the country in New Jersey's Burlington County.New Jersey State police say 57-year-old James Parillo met the victim in New Mexico last February when she agreed to drive him to Arizona.The suspect and victim then entered into a month-long relationship, which ended when he assaulted her in California."During their time together, the suspect allegedly took away the woman’s phone, confiscated and utilized her debit cards, and isolated her from her family," police said.The pair ended up renting a room at a house in New Gretna, New Jersey, where police say the woman was kidnapped, beaten and choked by the suspect.On February 7, the woman made her escape, running bare foot in 40-degree weather to a nearby gas station.MORE HEADLINES:A gas station attendant was sitting outside on break when she heard people screaming, and running around the corner."He was screaming you don't wanna do this, and then she got up to me, and she said I've been kidnapped, call 911," Jammie Garthaus said.The woman then ran inside and locked the deadbolt, an escape plan she told police she devised during a prior visit."She was saying that he choked her. She had like a red mark around her throat," Garthaus said.

Elvis Francois (center) is pictured with Colombian Navy members after he was rescued on Jan. 16, 2023.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President President Ranil Wickremesinghe urged all citizens, including politicians, professionals, teachers, those engaged in agriculture, the business community, and members of the security forces, police and civil servants, to work together to overcome the current economic crisis and promote reconciliation efforts.He was speaking at an event at Royal College, Colombo that was held to honour President Wickremesinghe, who is an alumnus of Royal College. The President called upon the present generation of Royalists to dedicate themselves to serving the country and transforming it into a place where they would like to reside. He urged young Royalists to take up the challenge and shape the future of the nation."We have two difficult tasks in this country.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured early Wednesday morning. According to authorities, a 26-year-old man was driving eastbound on Allegheny Avenue when a car next to him fired seven shots into the car. The man was shot in the abdomen twice and pulled into a nearby Sunoco gas station to turn around and drive in another direction, Chief Inspector Scott Small says. Officials say he was able to flag down police in the area of E Lippincott Street and Kensington Avenue. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice say officers took the man to Temple University Hospital, where he is in critical condition. Investigators say they found seven spent shell casings in the area of Amber Street and E Allegheny Avenue. The shooting remains under investigation. 

PHILADELPHIA - Slain Temple University police officer Chris Fitzgerald was supposed to pick up his 7-year-old son the night he was shot and killed, the child's mother told FOX 29's Shawnette Wilson. Officer Fitzgerald, 31, was fatally shot during a struggle with a suspect Saturday night on the 1700 block of Montgomery Avenue. Less than 24-hours later, authorities tracked down Officer Fitzgerald's alleged killed, 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer, at his mother's house in Buckingham Township. Officer Fitzgerald leaves behind a wife and five children, including his 7-year-old namesake Christopher.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Trinco Night Navigation Operations Project at the Trincomalee Harbour was launched recently, and is now in operation.Trincomalee Harbour, a natural deep-water harbor, is considered the fifth largest natural harbor in the world. Despite its world-class recognition among industrial and tourist ports, the development and operations of the Port of Trincomalee were hampered due to the rapid development of the Port of Colombo and the lack of potential to perform night operations. Vessels calling at the port at night had to enter the port during the daytime of the following day, after anchoring at the out-harbor waters during the previous night, which caused interruptions to port operations and their efficiency.As a result of fruitful discussions between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Government of Japan in 2017, the two governments entered into an agreement to implement a grant aid under the Japanese Non-Project Grant Aid Program 2017, also known as the Economic & Social Development Program. Accordingly, this grant aid of 01 billion Japanese Yen was provided for the Night Navigation Operations Project at the Port of Trincomalee, which included a state-of-the-art Vessel Traffic Management System, Radar Equipment, Lighthouse Equipment, 16 Navigation Buoys, 02 Mooring Buoys, 02 400KV Generators, 14 Fire Pumps with machinery, and a Pilot Vessel provided by the Japan International Cooperation System (JICS) with the assistance of the Government and the People of Japan.The Trinco Night Navigation Operations Project, which includes all of this equipment and facilities, was handed over for operations on February 17, 2023, at a function held at the Port of Trincomalee.

LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Weather surveyors are investigating whether a rare winter tornado touched down in New Jersey and left behind a trail of destruction that left some people displaced. The National Weather Service on Tuesday afternoon issued a brief Tornado Warning for parts of Mercer County that included towns surround the capitol city of Trenton. Strong winds downed trees and power lines and tore siding from homes.

BRISBANE, Australia - British pop star Ed Sheeran treated young patients to a concert when he visited a children's hospital in Brisbane, Australia while he was on tour. Queensland Children’s Hospital posted a video of the singer serenading the crowd and playing his guitar across parts of the hospital. The hospital thanked Sheeran on its Instagram page for dropping in and making some memories for our patients and families."Sheeran played for three nights over the weekend in the Queensland capital’s Suncorp stadium.RELATED: Linkin Park releases previously unheard song featuring late singer Chester BenningtonSheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide.

NEW JERSEY - The National Weather Service was investigating several reports of possible tornadoes after quick-moving storms crossed the state on Tuesday afternoon.At 3:51 p.m. a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Twin Rivers, 13 miles east of Trenton, moving east at 35 miles per hour.After the storm passed there were unconfirmed reports of a tornado in Princeton Junction, N.J.

TRENTON - Prosecutors say two brothers are facing charges in a deadly stabbing that erupted during a basketball tournament that was being held at a popular arena in New Jersey's capitol. Investigators say a 23-year-old Khalil Glanton was stabbed multiple times when a large fight broke out in the concourse of CURE Insurance Arena Thursday night. Glanton, a Trenton resident, suffered stab wounds to the upper torso and was taken to Capital Health Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Investigators reviewed video of the fight and interviewed witnesses to determine that two brothers, Kareem Finney, 25, and Kahli Finney, 20, were responsible for the deadly stabbing. Prosecutors say the older Finney brother held Glanton while Kahli "repeatedly stabbed him." The stabbing, according to prosecutors, may have stemmed from an ongoing feud over a woman.Both brothers were charged with first-degree murder and third-degree possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose.

train derailed in the Midwest late Monday night in Gothenburg, Nebraska.Images from the Nebraska derailment showed roughly a dozen cars strewn across train tracks, but there were no flames or smoke. Union Pacific Railroad says the train was transporting coal, and there is no indication that the crash poses a threat to locals."At about 1:45 a.m. CST today, approximately 31 Union Pacific train cars carrying coal derailed near Gothenburg, Nebraska," Union Pacific Railroad told Fox News Digital in a statement.

NEW YORK - Wishing to remain anonymous, "Sarah" as we'll call her, thought her dream of becoming a registered nurse, just like her mother, had finally been achieved when she received her diploma from the Palm Beach School of Nursing in West Palm Beach, Florida in 2019.That dream became a nightmare last month when she learned that her nursing school had been busted for issuing bogus nursing degrees.She says, "My heart sank. My world just crashed.

FILE - Michael Hutto mug shot. (Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office)Michael Hutto pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2020 fatal shooting of his teenage girlfriend, which the 56-year-old Salt Life clothing brand co-founder's lawyer called "an accident that destroyed two families' lives." Hutto was sentenced to 12 years in prison after Thursday's guilty plea in Palm Beach County, Florida court for the fatal shooting of his 18-year-old girlfriend, Lora Grace Duncan, in a Florida hotel and left her to decompose. Hutto told police that he and Duncan were "playing" inside the hotel by pretending to shoot each other with finger guns when he pointed his real gun at her and "it went off," according to the probable cause affidavit. Duncan was shot in the stomach and bled out on the floor, and Hutto fled the scene but left behind his wallet and ID, the affidavit says. Hutto's attorney, Donnie Murrell Jr., said he didn't know why Hutto pulled his real gun out during the "playful" exchange, according to the Palm Beach Post. "This was an accident," Murrell Jr.

PHILADELPHIA - A calm evening is anticipated across the Delaware Valley following a days worth of scattered storms that triggered a rare winter tornado warning in parts of the region. Forecasters expect nighttime temperatures to drop near-freezing across the area on Tuesday with dissipating cloud coverage leftover from the scattered storms. Another round of rain will bring snow and a wintry mix to areas north of Philadelphia, including Allentown and The Poconos Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting near Temple’s campus that occurred just blocks from where a Temple University police officer was killed in the line of duty Saturday night.Officers responded to reports shooting near Uber Street and Montgomery Avenue around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon. Police say a 17-year-old boy was shot four times in the leg and a 13-year-old girl was shot once in the right forearm. Both victims were rushed to Temple University Hospital.

Moon over Colchuck Peak at sunrise, with Colchuck Glacier at left. (Laurel F/Flickr/Creative Commons)LEAVENWORTH, Wash. - Three people are presumed dead after an avalanche near Leavenworth, Washington on Sunday.According ot the Northwest Avalanche Center (NWAC), the avalanche happened on Feb.

Panav and Victoria Jha and members of the Charlotte Fire Department. (Image courtesy of Charlotte Fire) CHARLOTTE, N.C. - When Panav and Victoria Jha got married, they had some unexpected guests: Firefighters with the Charlotte Fire Department.On Feb. 19, the couple, along with other members of their wedding party, got stuck in an elevator for two hours at a North Carolina hotel. "Although Charlotte Fire wasn't formally invited, we weren't exactly wedding crashers either," the fire department posted on its Facebook page. RELATED: ‘Fire-breathing demon’ dog looks for forever home after being returned 3 timesOfficials said the rescue took place in the morning when six people became trapped in a hotel elevator between the first and second floors. Firefighters in North Carolina said a wedding party got stuck in a hotel elevator.

BURLINGTON COUNTY, N.J. - Several emergency crews are on the scene after a fire erupted in Mount Holly Tuesday afternoon, leaving at least on firefighter injured.Police say the structure fire is taking place on Madison Avenue. The road has since been closed as firefighters continue to battle the blaze.SkyFOX was live over the scene of what appears to be a partially collapsed roof.One firefighter suffered a minor injury due to the fire, according to officials, and was taken to a nearby hospital.MORE HEADLINES:Officials say the structure is medical building that was set to be taken down.

Milton, Ont., over the weekend was protecting his mother from an intruder who broke into his home, his lawyer says.In a brief statement sent to Global News, Jag Virk said his 22-year-old client “is a registered firearm owner and used his gun legally against an armed intruder.”Halton Regional Police previously said that at around 5 a.m. on Sunday, a group of suspects approached a home on Gibson Crescent in Milton with the intent of committing a robbery.“Upon entering the residence, they were confronted by an occupant and a number of gunshots were fired within the home,” police said.

Dee Harkrider attends a baby shower for Delivontae Johnson's cousin. (Credit: Dee Harkrider) PALESTINE, Ark. - "If you do good, good will follow you," Delivontae Johnson believes.

Heather Rae El Moussa is opening up about her breastfeeding journey, which started off on a bumpy road when she and husband Tarek El Moussa welcomed their first child together three weeks ago.

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) - Federal environmental regulators on Tuesday took charge of the cleanup from the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and chemical burn and ordered Norfolk Southern to foot the bill.The Environmental Protection Agency told Norfolk Southern to take all available measures to clean up contaminated air and water, and also said the company would be required to reimburse the federal government for a new program to provide cleaning services for impacted residents and businesses.The EPA warned Norfolk Southern that if the company failed to comply with its order, the agency would perform the work itself and seek triple damages from the company."The Norfolk Southern train derailment has upended the lives of East Palestine families, and EPA’s order will ensure the company is held accountable for jeopardizing the health and safety of this community," EPA Administrator Michael S.

Colombo (News 1st) – The current tax policy in Sri Lanka is not a normal tax policy but a rescue operation, President Ranil Wickremesinghe stated.The head of state warned that if this process is disrupted, Sri Lanka will not be able to receive the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout program and may lose the opportunity to do business with foreign countries.

PHILADELPHIA - Shocking video captured the moment a store clerk was shot in the face after an argument escalated inside a Philadelphia grocery store over the weekend.Police say a woman pulled a gun on a security guard after she and a male suspect got into an argument with a store manager at the Save A Lot on Chew Avenue.The security guard quickly disarmed the woman, and escorted both suspects out of the store.MORE HEADLINES:However, both suspects were caught on camera rushing back to confront the manager, shooting him point-blank in the face, then fleeing.The store manage was left in critical condition.Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

Robert Franks SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. - A woman was killed in her Sussex County home, and her husband has been charged with her murder, according to Delaware State Police.Robert Franks, 53, is accused of killing his wife Cynthia Moss-Franks at their home on Champions Drive in Bridgeville last week.Police say he was taken into custody Monday in Philadelphia, and charged with first-degree murder.MORE HEADLINES:He is being held in Pennsylvania as a fugitive as he awaits extradition to Delaware.No further details about what how the woman died, or what led to her death have been released by police.Police are still looking for his wife's silver 2017 Mercedes-Benz GLS with Delaware tag "YCANTI." It is believed to be in the Philadelphia area.

TAMPA, Fla. - A ride designed to use momentum to keep riders in their seats without restraints suddenly shut down at the Florida State Fair in Tampa.Dubbed the "Enterprise," those at the Tampa fair were recording when the ride stalled. One fairgoer told Storyful people were getting sick, and the staff stopped the ride."Oh my God.

.The US and UK currently don't offer this benefit as standard, but we hope that more governments will take inspiration from Spain—as well as Japan, Taiwan, Indonesia, South Korea, and Zambia—in accommodating the impact of periods on our health.Studies have found that the workplaces ignoring the impact of periods on an employee affects productivity considerably, as well. that people who menstruate tend to work through their period pain, and it makes them less productive.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a shooting that left a man critically injured. According to authorities, the shooting occurred on the 700 block of E Hilton Street around 10:09 a.m.

People walk past collapsed buildings in Antakya, southern Turkey on February 20, 2023. - A 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit near Gaziantep, Turkey, in the early hours of February 6, followed by another 7.5-magnitude tremor.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia officials and Temple University leaders held a press conference Tuesday morning to address the fatal shooting of Temple University Police Officer Chris Fitzgerald. Mayor James Kenney was joined by Temple University President Dr. James Wingard, Temple University Public Safety Director Dr.

Patrick Banks, James Angel and Nicole Sawyer were arrested and charged after allegedly kidnapping and torturing a victim in their basement. (Madison County Sheriff’s Office) Three suspects in North Carolina were arrested and charged on Monday in connection with an alleged kidnapping and abuse of a victim.Madison County Sheriff Buddy Harwood described the crime as a "horrific incident." He said an investigation was launched after a resident reported that an unidentified person showed up at their home saying they had been kidnapped. Deputies then responded to the area and discovered the victim with numerous lacerations to the face, body and arms.

Officials continue to conduct operation and inspect the area after the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, United States on February 17, 2023. (US Environmental Protection Agency / Handout/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) OMAHA, Neb. - Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the nation’s freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules in the wake of a fiery derailment in Ohio that forced evacuations when toxic chemicals were released and burned.Buttigieg announced a package of reforms Tuesday — two days after he warned the railroad responsible for the derailment, Norfolk Southern, to fulfill its promises to clean up the mess just outside East Palestine, Ohio, and help the town recover.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) officially announced on Tuesday that she’s running to replace U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2024. "The Senate needs a perspective that I bring with my life experiences, as a progressive Black woman who not only fights for what is right, but also gets the job done," Lee told KTVU in her first TV interview of the campaign.

Emergency personnel respond to an explosion at a metal processing plant operated by I. Schumann & Co. in Oakwood Village, Ohio on Monday, Feb.

Revelers catch beads from a float in the 2023 Krewe of Proteus parade during Mardi Gras in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Feb. 20, 2023.

FILE IMAGE - Vehicles fill the parking lot of a Home Depot store in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Paul Weaver/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) ATLANTA - Home Depot said Tuesday it’s investing $1 billion in wage increases for its U.S. and Canadian hourly workers.The Atlanta-based home improvement chain said every hourly employee will get a raise starting this month.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia officials and leaders from Temple University are set to address the deadly shooting of a university police officer in a press conference, according to authorities. Mayor James Kenney will be joined by Temple University President Dr. James Wingard, Temple University Public Safety Director Dr.

PHILADELPHIA - An argument at a McDonald's led to an exchange of gunfire on the streets of one Philadelphia neighborhood, and now police are looking to identify two suspects.A man and woman arrived at a McDonald's on Hunting Park and Broad streets in a red pickup truck on February 15.At one point, a verbal dispute broke out and the duo drove off before a shootout ensued.MORE HEADLINES:Police say the woman traded gunfire with men on the 4200 block of Carlisle Street as the man continued driving.The suspected vehicle is described as being a red pickup truck with a missing front passenger side hubcap.

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles lawyer is being sued by her former employer after she allegedly spent over $10 million of company money to fund a six-month gambling and partying binge at the Wynn Las Vegas.The lawsuit filed on Feb. 11 in California federal court by British Virgin Islands firm LDR International Limited accuses Sara Jacqueline King of Orange County of falsifying millions of dollars worth of loans from the company.According to court documents, the company extended nearly a hundred different loans to King’s self-named lending service - King Family Lending - between January 2022 and October 2022.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that an Economic Commission will be formed as early as possible replacing the Board of Investment and the Board of Exports.President Ranil Wickremesinghe made these remarks at the opening of the country’s first migratory bird park and eco-tourism zone in Hanthane, Kandy (20).He stated that an Economic Commission will be formed as early as possible to approve investment opportunity in order to provide more opportunities to local and foreign investors.The President also stated that it has the potential to significantly boost the country’s economy."More investment opportunities are necessary for Sri Lanka to embark on a new economic path. It takes ten years to approve a firm after an investor arrives in Sri Lanka. This situation should be changed.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Freedom People's Congress in a letter to foreign missions in the country over the delay in holding the Local Government Election, have expressed their deep concern over the present situation surrounding the franchise of the people.The letter notes that the timeframes for the conduct of elections at all levels are defined by the Constitution of Sri Lanka and other applicable statutory regimes. It notes that compliance with these requirements is mandatory, there being no flexibility or scope for  exercise of discretion.The Freedom People's Congress says that for the first time in Sri Lanka's history, the government of the day has adopted the startling position that an election cannot be held because the financial resources required are not available, adding that the implications of this will be apparent upon a moment’s reflection.It warned that at its sole discretion, the government of the day will be entitled to postpone any election on the ground of unavailability or inadequacy of resources – a power which it will no doubt be tempted to exercise in any circumstances where imminent defeat is probable.It requested the Diplomatic Missions to bring this distressing state of affairs to the notice of their respective capitals, with a view to prevailing on the government of Sri Lanka to desist from a course of action gravely detrimental to the nation.

File (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) FLORIDA - Florida officials say an 85-year-old female was killed Monday in an incident involving an alligator.The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and the St.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - AUGUST 12: In this handout provided by Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional Jail, James Alex Fields Jr. of Maumee, Ohio poses for a mugshot after he allegedly drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters killing one and injuri CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - The Federal Bureau of Prisons is asking a court to seize the funds of James Alex Fields Jr., the man convicted of running over a counter-protestor during the 2017 white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. The agency filed their paper its paperwork in December in the U.S.

Cleveland-area metal factory injured at least 13 people and prompted multiple fire crews to respond Monday. Witnesses said an explosion occurred at the I Schumann & Co. metal and paint plant in Oakwood Village just after 2 p.m, Fox 8 reported.

A rooster (Photo by Mustafa Ciftci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) An Irish inquest found that a man who died in April 2022, was attacked by a rooster with a history of attacking people, according to reports.The Irish Examiner in Cork, Ireland, reported that Jasper Kraus was allegedly attacked by a Brahma chicken that was moved to his property in Ballinasloe after it attacked a child.Garda Eoine Browne said during the judicial inquiry that he responded to reports of a sudden death on April 28, 2022, and when he arrived, he spoke to paramedics who said CPR attempts to revive the victim were unsuccessful.NORTH CAROLINA MAN DEVELOPED ‘UNCONTROLLABLE’ IRISH ACCENT DURING PROSTATE CANCER TREATMENTBrown said the man, later identified as Kraus, was on the ground in the kitchen in a pool of blood, with a wound on the back of one of his legs.Corey O’Keefe, who was a tenant at Kraus’s house, told his daughter Virginia Guinan what happened.When Kraus’s daughter arrived at the house, she saw blood on the floor and paramedics performing CPR, the Examiner reported.UK TO PROBE WHETHER THE 1998 OMAGH BOMB, ONE OF IRELAND'S DEADLIEST INCIDENTS, COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTEDKraus had a puncture wound on his left leg and a trail of blood from the house to a chicken coop outside.His daughter said during the judicial inquiry that she realized the chicken must have caused her father’s death.The daughter said she suspected it was the chicken with blood on its claws because it had attacked her own daughter previously.The Examiner also reported that O’Keefe was questioned about the incident and said he returned home from work at 8 a.m., fed the animals and asked Kraus how he was doing before heading off to bed.

Oil rose on optimism that China’s recovery is gathering pace following the end of the nation’s restrictive Covid Zero policy late last year. Oil rose on optimism that China’s recovery is gathering pace following the end of the nation’s restrictive Covid Zero policy late last year.