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PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia woman is facing charges in a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a 21-year-old woman, authorities say. Quadera Parrish, 25, turned herself into police on Friday with her attorney and was charged with several crimes including homicide by vehicle. It's alleged that Parrish was behind the wheel of a gray Tesla that struck and killed 21-year-old Dia Lee on Germantown Avenue last Monday. Police shared photos of the wanted vehicle hours after the fatal crash and urged anyone with information to reach out to the Philadelphia Police Department.Dia Lee, 21, was crossing Germantown Avenue on Culter Street around 7 p.m. when police say a speeding Tesla struck her and kept driving.

Credit: Theresa Birgin Lucas AKELEY, Minn. - A Minnesota woman recently captured an incredible cloud formation that appeared to look like an ocean in the sky in a now viral photo.Theresa Birgin Lucus of Bemidji was driving home on Highway 64 after a long week in Rochester when storm clouds began rolling in. In a Facebook post, Theresa explained that her daughter was at home and worried about her mother."She was freaking out and wanted to know how much longer it was before I got home, so I seriously snapped that photo and said ‘I’m close to Akeley,’" she wrote. According to KVRR, Theresa didn't even look at the photo until she got home and her daughter told her how cool it was! Credit: Theresa Birgin Lucas "It seriously looks like the sky is going to unzip," Lucas told the news outlet.RELATED: Florida woman spots 'fire rainbow' in skyShe posted it to social media where it immediately went viral.

U.S. FDA green lights COVID-19 vaccines for kids under five Health Canada is currently reviewing Moderna’s pediatric vaccine for kids aged six months to five years, but has yet to receive a submission from Pfizer for the under-five age group.Cloutier said his kids are heading to daycare and preeschool in the fall and he’s looking for additional protection for them.“We trust the data and review of the agencies in the (United) States,” he said.

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - Hundreds of pets are in need of a forever home and you can find them at the Brandywine Valley SPCA Mega Adoption Event. The event will take place at all Brandywine Valley SPCA locations and partnering shelters on Saturday and Sunday. Puppies, kittens, dogs and cats will be available for a $35 adoption fee that covers spaying and neutering, microchipping, vaccinations and a post-adoption check-up. RELATED: Watch FOX 29's FurEver Home "This will be our ninth Mega Adoption Event!," the organization said.

Martine McCutcheon continues to ooze radiance and her latest social media snaps prove she is sticking to her health kick even amid a house move.The 46-year-old, who played Tiffany Mitchell in EastEnders and Natalie in Love Actually, showed off the results of her recent weight loss with a sizzling Instagram snap last month and continues to stick to her regime.On Thursday (June 23), Martine posted a series of pictures from her new garden after moving home and posted on her Instagram story with a caption, saying: "We have got our own home! I'm very excited, I'm mooching in our new garden."READ NEXT: Amanda Holden accidentally flashes knickers in awkward wardrobe blunderThis was followed by a four-picture slide of her arranging some flowers and she was grinning from ear to ear.In February, she revealed it has taken her "such a long time to do what works for [her]" as she opened up about her health and staying in shape.In an interview with OK! magazine, the Love Actually star noted that she didn't like to discuss her weight, but told how she stays in shape by following the 80/20 rule diet.The 80/20 diet advises that followers should eat healthy meals 80 per cent of the time, with less nutritious options permitted for the other 20 per cent of the time.For more of the latest showbiz news from the Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.Martine said at the time: “I think it takes a long time to work out what your own recipe is.“It's taken me such a long time to look through all the stuff that's out there, and do just what works for me.“So it's not as simple as just going on a crazy diet.

MISSOURI CITY, Texas - A Houston-area teenager was soaring in high school, taking college courses, making great grades, excelling in sports and band, when the unthinkable happened.15-year-old Torianto "Junior" Brinson was thrown from a car during a car crash. The vehicle Junior was riding in is a complete loss."One minute after it happened, my daughter called me, and she was hysterical.

Big E's devastating injury on SmackDown shocked the wrestling world and sidelined the pro wrestler with a fractured neck. He’s been off television for quite a while, but has kept wrestling fans abreast of his recovery on social media. The latest update on his health looks really positive and shows that while he had some bad times, it’s a new day, yes, it is.

FILE - Boat with tourists visiting the Caroni Bird Sanctuary to see the red Scarlet Ibis and the mangroves on October 21, 2012, in Port of Spain, Trinidad And Tobago. (EyesWideOpen/Getty Images)WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered the world's largest bacterium in a Caribbean mangrove swamp.Most bacteria are microscopic, but this one is so big it can be seen with the naked eye.The thin white filament, approximately the size of a human eyelash, is "by far the largest bacterium known to date," said Jean-Marie Volland, a marine biologist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and co-author of a paper announcing the discovery Thursday in the journal Science.Olivier Gros, a co-author and biologist at the University of the French West Indies and Guiana, found the first example of this bacterium — named Thiomargarita magnifica, or "magnificent sulfur pearl" — clinging to sunken mangrove leaves in the archipelago of Guadeloupe in 2009.But he didn’t immediately know it was a bacterium because of its surprisingly large size -- these bacteria, on average, reach a length of a third of an inch (0.9 centimeters).

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Thursday easily approved a bipartisan gun violence bill that seemed unthinkable just a month ago, clearing the way for final congressional approval of what will be lawmakers' most far-reaching response in decades to the nation's run of brutal mass shootings.After years of GOP procedural delays that derailed Democratic efforts to curb firearms, Democrats and some Republicans decided that congressional inaction was untenable after last month’s rampages in New York and Texas. It took weeks of closed-door talks but a group of senators from both parties emerged with a compromise embodying incremental but impactful movement to curb bloodshed that has come to regularly shock — yet no longer surprise — the nation.The $13 billion measure would toughen background checks for the youngest gun buyers, keep firearms from more domestic violence offenders and help states put in place red flag laws that make it easier for authorities to take weapons from people adjudged dangerous.

monkeypox to be a global emergency would mean the UN health agency considers the outbreak to be an “extraordinary event" and that the disease is at risk of spreading across even more borders, possibly requiring a global response. Some experts have said that WHO's decision to act only after the disease spilled into the West could entrench the grotesque inequities that arose between rich and poor countries during the coronavirus pandemic.

READ MORE: High cholesterol: The exercise shown to lower 'bad' cholesterol within weeks - researchDespite ageing and the health complications that may come with it, Crystal is certainly not slowing down his career or thinking about retiring like some of his co-stars may be. In fact, he finished his speech by saying: "I've been so blessed to work with such amazing people my entire career, which is now in its 50th year. .

Covid-19 vaccines reduced the potential death toll during the pandemic by nearly 20 million (1 million = 10 lakhs) or more than half in the year following their implementation. While in the first year of the vaccination programme, 19.8 million out of a potential 31.4 million Covid-19 deaths were prevented worldwide, according to estimates based on excess deaths from 185 countries and territories, the researchers said.

vaccines and boosters. The 81-year-old said began experiencing virus symptoms on June 14 and tested positive a day later. He was prescribed the anti-viral drug Paxlovid, which has proven to be highly effective at preventing serious illness and death from coronavirus, on June 15.

A photo of suspected active shooter Ronald Troyke and good Samaritan Johnny Hurley. (Credit: Court documents) GOLDEN, Colo - The mother of a man, shot and killed by police after being mistaken for an active shooter, has filed a federal lawsuit, according to her attorneys at Rathod-Mohamedbhai LLC.

COVID-19 in British Columbia hospitals held nearly steady over the past week, but the number of admissions appears to be trending steadily downward.As of Thursday there were 273 cases in hospital, a one-week decline of just three, and 28 cases in intensive care, a one-week increase of nine, according to the B.C. Centre for Disease Control.Under B.C.’s “census” reporting model, all positive cases are counted regardless of the reason the patient was admitted to hospital.The BCCDC also reported 642 cases for the week ending June 18, though due to restrictions on PCR testing the true figure is likely significantly higher.Just over 12,200 tests were performed the week ending June 18, and the province-wide test positivity rate was 7.3 per cent.

PHILADELPHIA - The heartbroken family of a Philadelphia teen who police say was fatally struck by a driver in a stolen SUV shared their grief hours after his death. James Sanders, 16, and a 21-year-old man were struck by a suspected impaired driver in the crosswalk of 44th and Parrish streets around 10 p.m. Wednesday. The driver, later identified by police as 27-year-old Zaire Semaj Adams, struck three unoccupied parked cars before coming to a stop.Tasha Sanders-Diggs, the boys mother, said she ran to her gravely injured son after he was struck. James Sanders, 16, was fatally struck by a driver in a stolen SUV Wednesday night in West Philadelphia.

A study of children up to age 14 in Denmark finds that those who had been infected by SARS-CoV-2 were more likely to have symptoms at least 2 months later—commonly called "long COVID"—but the risk appears to be only slightly higher than in their uninfected peers.

VENICE, Fla. - The Florida judge overseeing a civil lawsuit filed by the parents of slain travel blogger Gabby Petito against the parents of her suspected killer and ex-boyfriend, Brian Laundrie, invoked another high-profile case Wednesday during a hearing on whether the case will proceed to trial.Twelfth Circuit Judge Hunter Carroll grilled both sides over whether an early statement made by Steve Bertolino, the Laundries’ longtime lawyer, amounted to speech on their behalf. The lawsuit alleges that the Laundries knew Gabby Petito was already dead and misled her parents and stepparents.Carroll noted that Johnny Depp had just been found liable for defaming his ex-wife Amber Heard due to a comment his lawyer made.GABBY PETITO'S PARENTS, BRIAN LAUNDRIE'S LAWYERS APPEAR IN FLORIDA COURT FOR HEARING ON FATE OF CIVIL LAWSUIT"The Laundries are civilly liable for Bertolino’s statements that they authorized and Bertolino made on their behalf," said Neama Rahmani, a former federal prosecutor who is now a Los Angeles-based trial attorney.

Bottles of Similac baby formula from Abbott Laboratories are visible in a shipment box, in Lafayette, California, May 13, 2022. Shortages of baby formula were reported in early 2022.

alleged hostage situation after she was able to add a note to a Grubhub food delivery order asking restaurant workers to call the police.A Facebook post from The Chipper Truck Cafe, a 24-hour restaurant in Yonkers, N.Y., shows the “Additional Instructions” they received from the woman: “Please call the police his going to call me when u delivered come with the cones please don’t make it obvious,” she wrote.“I’ve often heard of this happening but never thought it would happen to us,” read the post. “Thankfully we were open and able to help her.”The owner of the café, Alice Bermejo, told CBS News the restaurant staff were unsure if it was a prank, but her husband encouraged them to call police anyway.“The message came in, and the girls read it and they called my husband to see what they should do,” she said to CBS.

I am 28 years old and plan to buy a health insurance policy. Should I also buy a critical illness rider along with it?                                                        — Neha   It is a good idea to buy a health insurance early. Apart from providing immediate coverage, it helps you accumulate no-claim-bonus, thus increasing your sum assured in a cost-effective way.

Mirvish Productions is lifting mask mandates at its venues starting on Canada Day.The Toronto live theatre company says ticket holders will no longer be required to wear face coverings at its shows, however, it still recommends they do.The protocols are in step with the Stratford Festival and Shaw Festival, which no longer require masks.Mirvish operates four theatres in downtown Toronto, including the Princess of Wales Theatre, the Royal Alexandra Theatre and the Ed Mirvish Theatre.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - A Jeep dealership in Rochester Hills has agreed to a settlement with the family of a mechanic who was killed on the job in March 2020 after the victim's family sued the owner of the car.Attorney David Femminineo told FOX 2 that the dealership, Rochester Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge, and the family of Jeffrey Hawkins agreed to an undisclosed settlement after he was killed on March 13, 2020, when the owner of a Jeep brought his car in for an oil change. What happened was the dealership indemnified - took responsibility for - the legal responsibility of the Jeep owner.

The number of people with Covid-19 in hospital has more than doubled over the last two weeks.

Detectives are appealing for a missing man in his 50s who has not been seen for more than 24 hours. The man is from north Manchester, but was reported missing from a mental health hospital.

Global life expectancy has fallen following the Covid-19 pandemic for the first time since the 1950s, according to new analysis.

As many as 1,934 more people tested positive for Covid-19 across Delhi in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative tally to 19,27,394, said the state health department on Thursday. The positivity rate in the city has now reached 8.10%.

Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who chaired a high-level COVID review meeting on Thursday, directed state governments to focus on districts reporting high case positivity and undertake adequate testing with a higher proportion of RTPCR tests. The meeting was called owing to the sudden spike in COVID-19 cases.  He further instructed the officials to continue to focus on surveillance and on Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) to scan for any possible mutation along with increasing the pace of vaccination.  The meeting was attended by the core team of experts including Dr Randip Guleria, ICMR Director-General Dr Balram Bhargava and NCDC director Sujeet Singh.

Maharashtra reports 5,218 new coronavirus infections on Thursday including 2,479 in Mumbai, the health department notified. Today's numbers were about 60% higher than yesterday's tally. On Wednesday, the state had reported 3,260 cases.

For emotional support you can call the Samaritans 24-hour helpline on 116 123, email jo@samaritans.org, visit a Samaritans branch in person or go to the Samaritans website.This is a breaking showbiz story and is being constantly updated.

Cooking oil cools Retail prices of cooking oils are finally set to ease as companies are passing on the gains from import duty reductions announced by the government and cooling prices in the global markets. For the past two years, high cooking oil prices have been burning a hole in the pockets of consumers and worsening retail inflation. Now, several companies including Adani Wilmar and Emami Agrotech have announced a cut in prices by up to ₹15 per litre, which should bring much-needed relief.

MARTINE McCutcheon has opened up about the health battle that made her "lose her mind". The former EastEnders star took to her Instagram story to chat to fans about her experience with perimenopause and starting Hormone Replacement Therapy.

A child walks amidst the rubble of damaged houses following an earthquake in Bernal district, Paktika province, on June 23, 2022. (Photo by AHMAD SAHEL ARMAN/AFP via Getty Images) GAYAN, Afghanistan - Villagers rushed to bury the dead Thursday and dug by hand through the rubble of their homes in search of survivors of a powerful earthquake in eastern Afghanistan that killed at least 1,000 people.

Sean Toomey, 15, died following a shooting outside of his home back in March. (Family Photo)PHILADELPHIA - Two suspects wanted in connection with the shooting death of 15-year-old Sean Toomey are in police custody, according to a law enforcement source. The teenager was struck once in the head by gunfire in March while he was unloading groceries from his father's car on the 6200 block of Mulberry Street in Wissinoming, authorities say. Police say he was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital where he died the next day. At the time of the shooting, sources reported that investigators believed the teen was shot in an attempted carjacking. RELATED HEADLINESPolice have released photos of two suspects wanted in connection with the murder of Sean Toomey.

monkeypox, including one death, have been reported to WHO from 42 countries. But WHO's Europe office and the EU health agency conveyed that 2,746 cases had been recorded in Europe alone till Tuesday.  "The emergency committee will provide a recommendation to the director-general based on scientific principles, and an assessment of the risk to human health, the risk of international spread and the risk of interference with international traffic," the WHO said.

Hospital, Dr. Martin Betts, Chief and Medical Director of Critical Care at Scarborough Health Network (SHN), reflects on the last two years, as he considers what may still come.“Our job as physicians, we usually work 20 or 24 weeks a year, we’ve been doing 40, 42 weeks.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that killed a teenager and injured another person in West Philadelphia. According to Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident happened just after 11 p.m. on Wednesday night. Officers with the 16th District and fire department paramedics received multiple 911 calls for a report of a car crash on the 800 block of N 44th Street, authorities say. Small says first responders found a 16-year-old severely injured and a 20-year-old with injuries on the sidewalk. The 16-year-old was taken to a local hospital, but he did not survive, according to police. Authorities say the 20-year-old was taken to the hospital and placed in stable condition with a possible broken leg. Investigators say a 27-year-old was driving a Toyota Highlander that crashed into the two pedestrians. Small says the driver has cuts and bruises and is suspected to be impaired.

New Delhi: With India reporting a spike in covid-19 cases, union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya called a high-level meeting with the core team of experts on Thursday. The country reported 13,313 new covid cases and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours. India’s trajectory of total covid cases has risen to 4,33,44,958 with weekly positivity currently at 2.81% and daily positivity rate reported to be 2.03%.

Coatesville police looking for missing endangered Cartier Jackson and Shalika Shelton. COATESVILLE, Pa. - Coatesville police are seeking information regarding the location of two endangered missing people.Shalika Shelton, 30, and her 10-year-old daughter Cartier Jackson were thought to be somewhere in Philadelphia.Jackson's legal guardian is her godmother, according to officials.

Monkeypox cases reported across 58 countries and it is rapidly expanding across multiple continents. Meanwhile, the World Health Network (WHN) has announced Monkeypox outbreak a pandemic. The outbreak is rapidly expanding across multiple continents and will not stop without concerted global action, it said in a statement.

Union Health Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya has called to chair a review meeting with the core team of experts today in view of increasing Covid-19 cases in the country. According to sources, it has also been confirmed that the meeting will be held in physical format in the afternoon today to discuss the rise in Covid-19 cases.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say 40 shots were fired Wednesday night in a triple shooting that erupted between at least two shooters. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 4200 block of Lancaster Avenue just before 9:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Police found a 36-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man both shot in the leg.

ATLANTA - The Georgia Supreme Court has reversed the conviction of a man whose toddler son died after he left him in a hot car for hours.Wednesday, Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice David E. Nahmias reversed the conviction of 41-year-old Justin Ross Harris for the charges of malice murder and first-degree child cruelty for the death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper.Harris was convicted in November 2016 on eight counts connected to the death of his son.

WEST PHILADELPHIA - A free course on self-defense is designed to help women and girls protect themselves in West Philadelphia, and instructors say the lessons are more important now than ever."I am out in the evening at work and going to church, so I just feel that is a part of my wellness campaign for myself," Lorraine Thomas said.Thomas is taking a free self-defense course. She says, at her age, it’s for her fitness and wellness, as well as for safety, which she does say she worries about.

it said in a statement. The WHN announcement comes ahead of WHO meeting to be held on 23 June to decide on their monkeypox outbreak designation. The outbreak will not stop without concerted global action, it said.

rise in Covid-19 cases. On June 13, Mandaviya had chaired a meeting through video conferencing with Health Ministers and senior officials of States and Union Territories (UTs) to review the progress of the vaccination exercise HarGharDastak 2.0 campaign.

Today we are reporting 5,285 community cases, 300 current hospitalisations, and 12 deaths.

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.