'My plan is to stay cool': Delaware Valley readies for first heat wave of year

A recent rise in Covid infection numbers in Scotland has been described by officials as ‘uncertain’.

PHILADELPHIA - A new basketball court paying homage to Philadelphia-native, the late Kobe Bryant, and his daughter Gianna Bryant was unveiled at the Tustin Recreational Playground at 501 W Columbia Avenue in the city's Overbrook neighborhood. Vanessa Bryant and her daughters traveled to Philadelphia on Tuesday to unveil the new court with city leaders and charity partners. She says Philadelphia is where her late husband's love for basketball began and Tustin Playground is a place he frequented when he was younger. "I chose this location so that young people in this community may have a safe space to play with equal opportunity, which was important to Kobe and Gianna," Vanessa Bryant wrote on Instagram. Bryant partnered with Nancy Lieberman Charities' Dream Courts initiative, which strives to make basketball more accessible for children while providing them with a safe environment to play in. The first Kobe & Gianna Bryant Dream Court opened at Pearson Park in Anaheim, California in May. Kobe & Gianna Bryant were among the nine people killed in a helicopter crash in Calabasas, California in January 2020. Since their passing, Vanessa Bryant has kept their memories alive through various charity projects including the Mamba and Mambacita Sports Foundation, the MAMBACITA X DANNJO collection and the new Dream Courts initiative. 

ELIZABETH, N.J. - A New Jersey man who killed his ex-girlfriend and drove their toddler son to Tennessee with her body in the trunk last July has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Tyler Rios pleaded guilty in April to aggravated manslaughter and desecrating human remains in the death of 24-year-old Yasemin Uyar. The Union County Prosecutor's Office in New Jersey says Rios killed Uyar in her Rahway home, then fled with their 2-year-old son. The boy eventually was found unharmed at a hotel in Monterey, Tennessee. Uyar's body was found nearby in a wooded area off Interstate 40.

Police are investigating a shooting that left a 65-year-old man in critical condition in Kensington.  PHILADELPHIA - A 65-year-old man is in critical condition after he was found shot in Kensington, police say. According to authorities, the shooting happened on the 3600 block of Kensington Avenue just after 1:30 a.m.

First Dates star Merlin Griffiths has given a health update two months after having a major operation amid his bowel cancer battle.The 47-year-old revealed he's "doing well" after having the tumour removed back in April.Merlin was diagnosed with bowel cancer in September last year after suffering from pain in his stomach for three months beforehand.He initially thought the pain was caused by a car accident that happened when he was 20.However, after further investigation, the doctors discovered a 4.5cm Stage three tumour.In April Merlin had a major operation to get the tumour removed and has since said he's doing well, reports The Sun.He also praised the NHS for saving his life and said his First Date co-stars, such as Fred Siriex and Cici Coleman, are "like family".Focusing on his health going forward, the barman has teamed up with Harrogate Spring Water and has helped launch Royal Ascot's first ever reduced and no alcohol bar.The bar is part of an initiative which will encourage mindful drinking with Love Island star and UK Youth Mental Health Ambassador Dr Alex George also involved.The TV star will be creating his exclusive non-alcohol cocktail, called the "Jubilee Spritz", for people going to Royal Ascot to enjoy at the bar.In the drink, he's mixed Harrogate Sparkling Water with touches of lavender combined with aromatic CleanCo G 0% botanical spirit.The mocktail is then complemented with a touch of fresh lemon juice for a refreshing taste for racegoers to enjoy.Speaking about working with Harrogate Spring Water and their first-ever reduced and no alcohol bar at Royal Ascot, he said mindful drinking makes "a lot of sense".Merlin commented: "I'm glad to see someone like Harrogate Spring Water is really taking this on

Police are investigating after a man was fatally shot in North Philadelphia.  PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are looking into the fatal shooting of a man on Tuesday night. Police say gunshots were reported on the 100 block of W Indiana Avenue. Officers found a 47-year-old man on the ground with gunshot wounds to the back and arm, according to authorities. Officials say police rushed him to Temple Hospital, but he was pronounced dead at 11:20 p.m. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESTwo spent shell casings were discovered at the crime scene, police say. According to authorities, investigators believe he may have been targeted. The investigation is active and ongoing. 

English Bulldogs could join the list of banned breeds in the UK to prevent cruel health conditions, a new study from the Royal Veterinary College has warned.

Novak Djokovic is facing a ban from this year's US Open over his Covid jab stance but Russian players will still be allowed to compete at Flushing Meadows, according to reports.The Serbian tennis icon was booted out of the Australian Open at the start of this year following a row over his vaccination status on the eve of the tournament. He admitted after the debacle that he would refuse to play in other Grand Slams if he had to get vaccinated against Covid in order to take part.The Telegraph reports that this stance means Djokovic is set to be barred from this summer's US Open.According to the report, US immigration still requires incoming travellers to show proof of vaccination and currently have no plans to relax the rules before the tournament.Travel rules were recently relaxed to allow travellers to board flights heading to the USA without showing proof of vaccination but they must still be shown on arrival in the country.The US Open will get under way on August 29 and run for two weeks before ending on September 11.

Tom Hanks has sparked concern after he appeared to visibly struggle to prevent his hand from shaking while delivering a speech at a movie premiere.The Hollywood actor, 65, who was recently seen looking unrecognisable as he transformed for the live-action Pinocchio film, appeared on stage in Sydney, Australia, to promote Baz Luhrmann's biopic of Elvis – in which he stars as the singer's manager. Looking dapper in a grey suit with a pair of glasses on, he held the microphone in his right hand as he told the audience: "There is no better place in the world to make a motion picture than right here on the Gold Coast. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter "I've shot films in Morocco and Los Angeles and New York City and Seattle and in Berlin.

Ricky Gervais has been displaying his signature dark humour by asking fans to vote for him to “win another award before I die”.The After Life creator is hoping to win big at the TV Choice Awards this year.Ricky, 60, took to Twitter yesterday to ask a small favour of his 14.9 million followers.“You can vote for me to win another award before I die, if you like,” he penned.The star also knowingly added an angel emoji with the hashtag #AfterLife.He retweeted a post from TV Choice's official account, which told fans: “Don’t forget to vote in the 2022#tvchoiceawards.“Today our chosen category is BEST COMEDY PERFORMANCE.”The post included a link to the website where fans can vote.Ricky is nominated in the category for his Netflix show After Life, which concluded its final season this year. Ricky plays protagonist Tony, who is learning to navigate the world after the death of his wife.Ricky has candidly opened up about his health issues before, repeatedly mentioning the back problems that have seen him suffering for three decades. Last year, he admitted he was worried he would end up wheelchair-bound because of his health issues. While out on a run, the star experienced excruciating pain after trying to tie his shoelaces.It was so severe that his partner Jane Fallon even had to help him get dressed.Ricky explained he was concerned over what he would be like in a few years. He said: “This is why I know I'll end up in a f***ing bucket one day."I've got tennis tomorrow, that's got to be cancelled.Thank god I haven't got a gig."Next tour, after this one, I'm changing the genre.

India reported 8,822 Covid-19 cases with a jump of 2,228 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally of active caseload to over 53,637 the Union health ministry said on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the country had reported 6,594 new infections across the country. The Union government is concerned about the sharp spike in Covid cases and has directed states/UTs to follow robust genomic surveillance and track severe acute respiratory illness (SARI) and influenza like illness (ILI) cases in hospitals.

Emergencies Act to deter the “Freedom Convoy” blockades across the country, the deputy prime minister and finance minister repeatedly told MPs Tuesday.But Chrystia Freeland — the highest-ranking minister yet to appear before the special committee investigating the government’s unprecedented use of emergency powers — would not share specific data that would have been available at the time the Act was invoked, which would have shown the protests were damaging the national economy.“It was clear to me that with each passing hour, our economic reputation with the United States as a reliable trading partner and as a reliable investment destination was being damaged,” she said. ‘Freedom Convoy’ caught police, institutions off-guard, ex-Ottawa police chief says She pointed to comments made by Michigan Rep.

Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate _ and a few still claim to adore. The 27-year-old application now joins BlackBerry phones, dial-up modems and Palm Pilots in the dustbin of tech history.IE’s demise was not a surprise.

Sharon Osbourne is sharing an update on husband Ozzy after his surgery.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a corrections officer was shot while leaving for work Tuesday night in Philadelphia's Germantown section. The shooting happened just after 10 p.m.

Covid-19 cases and zero death due to the disease, while the positivity rate increased to 7.06%, according to data shared by the city health department here. This is the highest positivity rate since May 4 when 7.6% of the people tested turned out Covid positive.

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - The Central Bucks School Board on Tuesday approved a new policy change that allows them to control which books and materials are allowed in their libraries based on sexual content.The school board voted to have the right to ban books with sexualized content with "explicit written descriptions of sexual acts."The board said it does not plan to remove any books currently in the library, but will control new material in the future.Critics, including the ACLU, say the policy would begin a wave of books to be banned, especially books targeting LGBT+ students.Some spoke in favor of the change, but most students and parents pleaded with the board before the vote not to pass the new policy.At least 1 school board members expressed legal concerns..saying the policy could violate 1st Amendment rights to free speech.Central Bucks School District is same district that has come under fire recently for banning the pride flag in classrooms.

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - A local pediatric emergency room is managing a spike in young patients that experts believe is due to double infections and normally seasonal illnesses.Medical Director for Pediatrics for Virtua Health System Dr. Jeff Seiden said the pediatric emergency room is 30%-40% busier than normal in a pre-COVID year."We’re seeing a compression of all the usual seasonal illnesses coming in at once," Dr.

PHILADELPHIA - The mother of a teenage Chick-fil-a employee who police say was shot by a disgruntled delivery driver Monday night says her son is home from the hospital with a bullet still lodged inside his leg. The teen was found shot in the knee when police responded to the fast-food restaurant on Adams Avenue in Philadelphia's Crescentville neighborhood. The shooting reportedly stemmed from an argument between a delivery service driver and store employees over a pick-up order.According to police, a serve brought a DoorDash driver a pick-up order that the driver claimed was missing a second milkshake.

PHILADELPHIA - Calls to reopen shuttered Philadelphia community pools grew on Tuesday, with protesters using inflatable pools to help make their point. Community members say the pool at the Sayer Morris Rec Center in West Philadelphia started to close regularly in seven years ago and finally drained in 2017. The Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation claimed lifeguard shortages and maintenance issues caused the pool - and others like it - to close. Community leaders say the city's reasons are legitimate, but they're not doing enough to rectify the issues.Kirstin Britt, the president of Sayre Advisory Council, organized a protest outside Morris Rec Center on Tuesday.

Met Office say the arrival of a plume currently causing heatwave conditions on the continent will see the mercury jump up to 34C by the end of the week.But they also warned that the scorching summertime weather will likely lead to some uncomfortable evenings — and may even be dangerous during the day.A level 2 heat-health alert has been issued from Friday (June 17) to Sunday (June 19) for the East Midlands, the southeast and the southwest, with a level 1 alert in place for northern England.Met Office Deputy Chief Meteorologist, Dan Rudman, said; “Temperatures will continue to rise as we go through the week, becoming well above-average by Friday when many parts of the southern half of the UK are likely to exceed 30C and may even reach 34C in some places.” “This is the first spell of hot weather this year and it is unusual for temperature to exceed these values in June.

Today we are reporting 5,554 community cases, 368 current hospitalisations, and 11 deaths. 

this midterm election season. Both chambers of Congress and dozens of governorships and state offices are up for grabs, effectively putting the direction of the country at a crossroads. Here’s a look at election results in each state: Republican South Carolina Gov.

UPPER MERION, Pa. - Police are searching for a group of young men who they say tried to steal two purses in the parking lot of King of Prussia Mall and fled in a carjacked vehicle. The Upper Merion Police Department said at least two attempted thefts happened in the mall parking lot around 9 p.m. Monday. A woman reported that she was getting into her car when she was approached by a young man who tried to forcibly take her purse, according to police. The woman told officers that a red sedan with at least two others inside parked behind her during the attempted theft. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESWhile responding officers were talking to the victim, police were approached by another woman who said someone in a passing red sedan tried to steal her purse. The second victim told police the attempted theft happened in the parking lot near the Neiman Marcus store. Authorities used surveillance footage to discover that the vehicle, a red 2010 Toyota Corolla, was reported stolen earlier in the day during a carjacking in Philadelphia. The Upper Merion Police Department shared photos of the suspects and the vehicle.

The federal government plans to change its definition of what it means to be fully protected against COVID-19 to reflect advice that a number of health experts have been recommending for months, including Canada’s top doctors.

BTS — the groundbreaking K-pop group comprised of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM (formerly Rap Monster), Jimin, V, RM and Jungkook — announced that they are taking time to focus on solo projects. But there's no need for fans to panic: According to the company behind the groundbreaking K-pop group, they are not taking a hiatus.The seven-member group with hits like "Butter" and "Dynamite" talked about their future in a video posted Tuesday celebrating the nine-year anniversary of their debut release.

In a move poised to bring a second COVID-19 vaccine to the market for US kids, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee today approved the Moderna vaccine for children ages 6 through 17 years.

A study of nearly 500 high-risk patients treated with Paxlovid for their COVID-19 infections found that only a few had rebound symptoms, Mayo Clinic researchers reported today in Clinical Infectious Diseases.

PHILADELPHIA - Still haven't found a summer camp for your kids as the school year winds down? The Philadelphia parks department is here to help with thousands of openings for more than 100 summer camps, plus jobs for teens.Philadelphia Parks and Recreation on Tuesday said it has roughly 3,000 slots left for its 130 summer camps. Officials say finding a camp that fits your child's interests is easy."We actually have a finder you can type in your address or neighborhood or what type of activity you're looking for," Parks Director Marita Soukup said. To explore options, parents and guardians can visit Phila.gov/PPR.

The plummeting value of Bitcoin and turmoil across major cryptocurrency platforms has many investors fretting about their digital wallets and leaders in the space warning about a “crypto winter.”

Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) before a WNBA game against the Washington Mystics at Verizon Center, in Washington D.C. (Photo by Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - WNBA star Brittney Griner will remain in Russian custody through at least July 2, Russian state-run news agency Tass reported Tuesday.The 31-year-old American basketball player has been held in Russia since February when she was detained at a Moscow airport after authorities there claimed she was carrying vape cartridges containing cannabis oil.

(Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) A government advisory panel Tuesday endorsed a second brand of COVID-19 vaccine for school-age children and teens.The Food and Drug Administration's outside experts voted unanimously that Moderna's vaccine is safe and effective enough to give kids ages 6 to 17. If the FDA agrees, it would become the second option for those children, joining Pfizer's vaccine.The same FDA expert panel will meet Wednesday to consider tot-sized shots from Moderna and Pfizer for the littlest kids, those under 5.Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine has long been available for adults in the U.S.

The House passed a bill 396-27 to increase security for Supreme Court justices' immediate families on Tuesday, approving a measure that had already been passed by unanimous consent in the Senate.The bill comes after one man was arrested for allegedly plotting to kill Justice Brett Kavanaugh and protesters demonstrated outside the homes of conservative justices following the leak of a draft opinion in a high-profile abortion case.The bill provides for 24-hour protection for Supreme Court justices' families, similar to what is already provided for some members of the executive and legislative branches.All 27 nay votes were Democrats.The Senate bill was introduced three days after Politico published the leaked draft opinion, which suggested that the Supreme Court intends to overturn Roe v. Wade.

PHILADELPHIA - Four California men were arrested in Pennsylvania with more than a million dollars in fentanyl pills and methamphetamine, according to authorities. The Bensalem Township Police Department, in cooperation Philadelphia DEA agents, made the drug bust Wednesday on the 3300 block of Street Road. Ramon Caro Ramon Caro, 19, Alex Zaragoza, 22, Anthony Gonzales, 26, and Arturo Avila, 37, were each charged with several crimes including possession with intent to deliver. Authorities say the men are from Riverside, California.

Kim Kardashian made the decision to don Marilyn Monroe’s iconic “Happy Birthday, Mr. President” dress to the Met Gala red carpet last month, it ruffled more than a few feathers.Now, a Monroe collector is claiming that the dress has sustained “permanent damage” as a result, and frustrations have been renewed.Kardashian wore the gown to the Met Gala last month – she and boyfriend Pete Davidson were among the last to walk the red carpet and Kardashian shocked onlookers when she stepped out in the iconic dress Monroe wore to serenade John F.

Though it causes less severe disease than the Delta variant, the highly transmissible Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant has been twice as deadly in unvaccinated people and has therefore hit rural Americans harder than those living in cities, a study today in Frontiers in Medicine finds.

Automated text messages were as effective as direct phone calls in encouraging study participants to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to a JAMA Network Open study yesterday from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania,.The randomized control trial was conducted from Apr 29 and Jul 6,

FILE-A police officer pulls police tape at the scene of an incident. (Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) DURHAM, New Hampshire - Police have issued arrest warrants charging 46 fraternity members from the University of New Hampshire for an alleged hazing incident that occurred at an event in April, according to media reports.WMUR-TV first reported last week that 10 members of the fraternity were arrested on June 10.

Fire crews battle blaze at Wildwood motel.

A digitally colorized electron microscopic image showing a monkeypox virus particle obtained from a clinical sample associated with an outbreak in 2003. (CDC File Image) GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization will convene an emergency committee of experts to determine if the expanding monkeypox outbreak that has mysteriously spread outside Africa should be considered a global health emergency.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday he decided to convene the emergency committee on June 23 because the virus has shown "unusual" recent behavior by spreading in countries well beyond parts of Africa where it is endemic."We believe that it needs also some coordinated response because of the geographic spread," he told reporters.Declaring monkeypox to be an international health emergency would give it the same designation as the COVID-19 pandemic and mean that WHO considers the normally rare disease a continuing threat to countries globally.The U.K.

OMAHA, Neb. - Bidding for a final, private lunch with Warren Buffett, an event that has raised tens of millions for a California charity, has already topped $3 million.It will be the first private lunch offered with the billionaire since a record-setting bid in 2019. The past two auctions were called off due to the pandemic and Buffett has said this will be the last.The online auction that raises money to support the Glide Foundation’s work to help the homeless in San Francisco began Sunday and continues through Friday night.So far only four bidders have participated and driven the price up to $3,000,100, but the biggest bids don’t usually come until closer to the end of the eBay auction.

Emmerdale star Michael Wildman, best known for his role as Al Chapman in the ITV Dales, has taken a subtle swipe at rival channel BBC.He branded ITV the "poster channel" for Covid social distancing rules in a veiled jab at rival soaps like EastEnders.Despite his swipe, all three major soaps used distancing measures in their filming, with crew members substituting tennis balls on sticks for mouths in racy kissing scenes and employing various other camera tricks.Soap fans in particular poked fun at Tyrone's 'kiss' with Alina on the Corrie cobbles, with regular extras Alex Mulvaney and his wife Hannah stepping in as substitute stars - not too successfully.But now social distancing has been scrapped, actors can get back to some serious snogging, which Chas star Lucy Pargeter admitted was "very weird".Speaking exclusively to Daily Star and other press, she admitted of the upcoming scenes - which see Chas and Al share a snog after consoling each other about their woes: "It was very weird. "Instead of people saying, 'You can’t stand next to them, you can’t touch them, you’re too close, you’re a metre away - don’t go any closer!', now they’re saying, 'Can you just stand there literally lip to lip, and we’ll just line up the cameras?'"It’s very strange going back the other way now."Michael then agreed: "Absolutely, it was incredibly weird.

PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA transit officers are about to see the numbers on their paychecks go up this month.The largest salary increase for SEPTA Transit Officers in more than 20 years has been announced.