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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - It was a full-circle moment for LA Galaxy’s Sacha Kljestan and Charlotte FC’s Christopher Hegardt when they fulfilled a promise from a 2010 hospital visit. The two teams played each other Saturday at the Bank of American Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte FC lost to LA Galaxy 1-0.But the most touching moment happened when the two players exchanged jerseys after the game.RELATED: Los Angeles places bid to host FIFA World Cup 2026Back in 2010, Kljestan visited Children's Hospital Los Angeles and met Hegardt, who was a young cancer patient.

A utility worker tends to a downed stoplight on Highway 69 in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, March 5, 2022, after a strong storm caused damage in areas of central Iowa. (Bryon Houlgrave/The Des Moines Register via AP) DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Seven people were killed, including two children, when several tornadoes swept through central Iowa, damaging buildings and knocking down trees and power lines, authorities said.Emergency management officials in Madison County said four were injured and six people were killed Saturday when one tornado touched down in the area southwest of Des Moines near the town of Winterset around 4:30 p.m.

BANGKOK (AP) - The official global death toll from COVID-19 is on the verge of eclipsing 6 million — underscoring that the pandemic, now in its third year, is far from over.The milestone is the latest tragic reminder of the unrelenting nature of the pandemic even as people are shedding masks, travel is resuming and businesses are reopening around the globe. The death toll, compiled by Johns Hopkins University, stood at 5,996,882 as of Sunday morning and was expected to pass the 6 million mark later in the day.Remote Pacific islands, whose isolation had protected them for more than two years, are just now grappling with their first outbreaks and deaths, fueled by the highly contagious omicron variant.Hong Kong, which is seeing deaths soar, is testing its entire population of 7.5 million three times this month as it clings to mainland China’s "zero-COVID" strategy.As death rates remain high in Poland, Hungary, Romania and other Eastern European countries, the region has seen more than 1 million refugees arrive from war-torn Ukraine, a country with poor vaccination coverage and high rates of cases and deaths.And despite its wealth and vaccine availability, the United States is nearing 1 million reported deaths on its own.A nurse checks on a patient in the ICU Covid-19 ward at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital in Jonesboro, Arkansas, U.S., on Wednesday, Aug.

Airbnb customers are showing their solidarity with the Ukrainian people by booking reservations that they don’t plan on using.

PHILADELPHIA - Detectives with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a triple homicide that happened on Saturday night.Police say officers responded to the area of Haines Street and Cedar Park Avenue at 11:37 p.m.One man was found with two gunshot wounds to the face, a second with gunshot wounds in the back and the third with multiple gunshot wounds throughout his body, police say.All three men were pronounced dead at the scene, according to authorities.Police say no arrests have been made and the investigation is ongoing. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINES___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

moves into the lower Mississippi and Tennessee valleys on Sunday, just one day after deadly tornadoes raced across Iowa.At least seven people were killed, and at least one tornado with EF-3 damage was reported outside Des Moines when the storm system moved through on Saturday.Severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes, are possible Sunday. (FOX Weather) Conditions are expected to remain quiet during the day on Sunday before storms begin to pop up later in the day and into the evening and overnight hours.The threat of severe weather exists from northeastern Texas, including Dallas and Tyler, into portions of southeastern Oklahoma, Arkansas and stretching into the Tennessee and Ohio valleys.According to NOAA's Storm Prediction Center, most of the severe weather is expected across northern Arkansas, including Jonesboro, into southern Missouri.Tornadoes are likely in parts of the Mississippi and Tennessee valleys on Sunday.

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at the IBEW local 553 apprentice training program in Durham Technical College on March 2, 2022, in Durham, North Carolina. (Photo by Allison Joyce / AFP) Her visit comes as congressional efforts to restore the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act have faltered.

WASHINGTON - Trucker convoys from across the U.S. are expected to arrive in the D.C. region Sunday.

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according to a new study. WordFinderX said since the New York Times bought Wordle in 2022, cheating is at an all-time high. The word games reference tool said search question for "today's wordle" on Google in December registered a "0," the lowest on the scale.But the website said by mid-February, search questions topped 100, the highest registered number on the scale. They also said the most inquiries happened between 7 and 8 a.m.RELATED: How to play Wordle: How to win the internet's latest game obsessionThe website said, according to their research, the top cities with the most cheaters are New Hampshire, Rhode Island tied with Virginia, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts and Maine. Wordle is a free game that has been taking off across the internet.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento Sheriff's Office issued a press release Friday with more details on the background of the shooter who killed his daughters, their chaperone and then himself at a Sacramento church earlier this week. According to the sheriff, the shooter, who was previously identified as David Fidel Mora-Rojas, 39, had lived at the church, was in the country illegally and the department said they had prior contact with him on April 17, 2021. Immigration officials told Associated Press on Friday, Mora-Rojas was in the United States illegally. A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman said Mora-Rojas overstayed his visa after entering California from Mexico in December 2018.The Merced County Sheriff's Office said because of California's so-called sanctuary state law it did not inform immigration officials last week that Mora-Rojas had been arrested for punching an officer. Authorities say a man shot and killed his three children, one other person and then turned the gun on himself at a church in Sacramento on Monday, the sheriff's office confirmed.

Covid restrictions including social distancing in public spaces and quarantine for vaccinated arrivals, moves that could facilitate the arrival of Muslim pilgrims.

CHARLOTTE, Mich. - A father has died days after sustaining injuries while saving his daughter following a house explosion. "It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Jeremy Droscha due to injuries sustained in a house fire," Eaton County Fairgrounds posted on its Facebook page. "Jeremy was a big asset to our board, but more importantly a great friend to all of us."Droscha recently served as the board’s vice president, according to the organization.RELATED: Silver Spring explosion: 10 transported in apartment building blast, several unaccounted forDuring an afternoon press conference, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services Chief Scott Goldstein said there are several "unaccounted for" tenants firefighters are searching for.The family also confirmed Droscha’s death on Facebook Saturday. According to FOX 47 News, Droscha’s home exploded Tuesday.

LEHI, Utah - 11-year-old Landen certainly gets an A-plus for effort after recently building a Lego replica of his teacher.The sixth-grader spent four months and up to an estimated 10,000 Lego bricks to build the gift, according to his mother, Rachel. Landen then unveiled the display in Collin Seastrand’s class at Meadow Elementary School in Lehi, Utah last month for the school’s Teacher Appreciation Week, Rachel added."Landen chose a Lego replica because his passion is Legos, and he felt it would be a good way to uniquely show how much Mr. Seastrand means to him," Rachel told FOX Television Stations.

PHILADELPHIA - Activists are demanding an end to gun violence as a family is in turmoil less than 24 hours after a 69-year-old was shot and killed trying to use an ATM in Germantown. On Friday, community organizers held a rally calling for more community involvement to prevent violent incidents like the one that happened to James Watson. Tonight, his family is carrying a heavy weight, knowing he's gone and FOX 29's Shawnette Wilson spoke to Watson's daughters and one of his grandsons. They see he was very involved with their family and was a second dad to his grandchildren. Watson was known for his peaceful demeanor, according to his family. "He was who he was, but he still was pop-pop," his grandson Kiseem Williams told FOX 29. "It's turmoil.

A fatal fire that displaced dozens of residents in Wilmington is under investigation.  WILMINGTON, Del. - Delaware's Office of the State Fire Marshal is investigating a fatal fire that took place in Wilmington on Saturday morning.According to Assistant State Fire Marshal Michael Chionchio, a fire was reported shortly before 3:00 a.m.

WASHINGTON - Trucker convoys from across the U.S. are expected to arrive in the D.C. region over the weekend.Thousands of truckers began traveling this week toward the nation's capital as part of the American Trucker's Freedom Convoy.

PHOENIX, ARIZONA - OCTOBER 06: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury during the first half in Game Four of the 2021 WNBA semifinals at Footprint Center on October 06, 2021 in Phoenix, Arizona. PHOENIX - Phoenix Mercury player and WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner has been jailed in Russia after vape cartridges were found in her luggage at a Moscow airport, according to multiple reports.A Russian news agency reported that Griner could spend 5 to 10 years in prison on drug smuggling charges, according to the New York Post.Reports say the Mercury player had been arrested after landing at Sheremetyevo Airport from a flight in New York back in February.

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Covid infections. With today's infections, the state's Covid case tally has surged to 65,10,681, while the death tally rose to 66,136.

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Thomas 'TJ" Siderio, 12, died Tuesday after he was shot by police. Police say the officers opened fire after their unmarked vehicle as struck by gunfire.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say an investigation is underway after a 13-year-old was shot twice in North Philadelphia on Friday evening. According to police, the incident happened around 6:00 p.m.

Companies around the globe grappled with a dilemma over what to do with their Russian investments on Friday as Moscow laid out their options: stay in the country, exit entirely or hand over their holdings to local managers until they return.

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa - As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, many are sending donations, including local first responders.As the war rages on, law enforcement officers in Bucks County have gathered nearly $100,000 worth of ballistic vests and other equipment to send to Ukrainians as they try to defend their country from Russian troops.RELATED: Fire extinguished at Europe's largest nuclear power plant following Russian shelling "Since we can't be there to help, we're going to do as much as we can here," said Falls Township police officer Dean Stecklair.Police in Falls Township met with members of Bucks County's Ukrainian community as they prepared to send supplies."We cannot thank them enough because Ukraine needs our support, our support now," Natalia Vroby. RELATED: Russia-Ukraine war: What to know after Russians take Europe's largest nuclear plant Lower Bucks Hospital employees of Ukrainian heritage also collected donations of gloves, gowns and other PPE materials to send to the country.Eleanor Plavenik, an ultrasound tech at the hospital, is worried about her relatives in Kharkiv, close to the Russian border.She says sending supplies is the least she can do at such a difficult time.The supplies from the hospital and police department are being sent by air to Poland and then they will be transported to Ukraine.RELATED: Man in Poland opens home to Ukrainians seeking refuge from war-torn homeland: If you are interested in participating, contact the Falls Township police department. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINES___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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NEW JERSEY - Authorities in New Jersey say they have made two more arrests connected to a car theft ring that has stolen 22 vehicles worth over $787,000 including more than a dozen high-end Mercedes, BMWs, Land Rovers, and Audis.The new indictment charges Brian Peppers, 30, of Newark, and Shareiff N. Copeland, 26, of East Orange, with stealing 10 vehicles and approximately $52,000 in cash from a car dealership in Irvington in June 2021.Six men are now indicted in connection with the case.Wild Manhattan carjacking in broad daylight caught on camera"This investigation illustrates the nexus frequently uncovered by law enforcement between vehicle thefts and organized criminal groups," said Acting Attorney General Platkin.

Los Angeles County residents will no longer be required to wear masks at restaurants, bars, gyms, shops, and other businesses starting today, the Associated Press reports, while the National Football League (NFL) has dropped all COVID-19 measures.

GLENDALE, Wis. - A Milwaukee man is accused of filming hundreds of people inside locker rooms at Wisconsin Athletic Clubs. He faces charges in both Milwaukee and Waukesha counties. Court documents say Peng Dong, 33, recorded videos at several Wisconsin Athletic Club locations.

There have been more than 900,000 coronavirus cases in Greater Manchester since the start of the pandemic, latest figures reveal.

The estimated effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine against infection in US adolescents was 91%, with 93% protection against symptomatic illness and 85% against asymptomatic disease amid the Delta SARS-CoV-2 surge in Connecticut, finds a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.The retrospective case-control study, by Yale School of Medicine

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. - The adoptive parents of two California boys who were reported missing in 2020 pleaded not guilty Thursday to killing them.Trezell West, 35, and Jacqueline West, 32, entered pleas in a Bakersfield courtroom to two counts of second-degree murder, two felony counts of willful cruelty to a child and a misdemeanor charge of making a false report of an emergency. They could face 30 years to life in prison if convicted.They were ordered held without bail, with the judge calling them "a significant and substantial risk to public safety."RELATED: Adoptive parents charged with killing two California boys before reporting them missing, DA says"Just knowing that they are handcuffed and they aren’t leaving is a blessing," Rosanna Willis, a cousin to the missing boys, told KERO-TV.

COVID-19 in those cities, local officials say it may be a while before it is lifted in Waterloo Region.“I think it’s important that each municipality look at the reasons that the emergency declaration was in place and every municipality is different,” CAO Bruce Lauckner told reporters on Friday morning, while noting that the region has talked to the other municipalities it contains about the situation.He then went on to provide an example as to why the move will come later, rather than sooner.“We still need to move staff around to support our shelter systems from time to time because COVID is still active,” Lauckner said. Interactive — Inside COVID's rehabilitation hospitals “So as we have confidence that the shelter systems, the hospitals, that our vaccine clinics and so on, no longer require operational support like that, then that would be a reason for us to and the emergency declaration.”He also noted that while the pandemic has eased, many of the people working on the front lines have been dealing with it for two years now.“So I think the worst thing we could do (is end the state of) emergency right now and then find out next week that we still have to move people,” he said.

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WASHINGTON (FOX 5 DC) - A man was shot and killed in D.C. while holding a baby and the hand of another child, police say. Officials say the man was shot early Friday morning in the 2300 block of 18th Street in Northeast. READ MORE: New study offers insight into who is responsible for gun violence in DCA new study analyzing gun violence in D.C.

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NEW JERSEY - Outraged by the invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in New Jersey's largest city lashed out at one of the closest symbols of Russia they could find — a pair of Lukoil gas stations.The Newark City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to ask the city’s business administrator to suspend the service stations' operating licenses, citing Lukoil's base in Moscow.In doing so, however, they may have predominantly been hurting Americans.The stations are franchises owned by locals, not Russians. They employ mostly New Jersey residents.

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Police officers detain a man during a protest against Russia's invasion of Ukraine in central Moscow on March 3, 2022. (Photo by AFP via Getty Images) DUSSELDORF, Germany - Russians could face prison sentences of up to 15 years for spreading information that goes against the Russian government's position on the war in Ukraine, a move that comes as authorities block access to foreign media outlets.The Russian parliament voted unanimously Friday to approve a draft law criminalizing the intentional spreading of what Russia deems to be "fake" reports.Russian authorities have repeatedly decried reports of Russian military setbacks or civilian deaths in Ukraine as "fake" reports.

On a busy pedestrian street in the town of Daugavpils, in Latvia’s Latgale region, Alesja Klescenoka is visibly distressed as she tries to articulate her feelings about the war in Ukraine.

Meteorological spring begins on March 1, while astronomical spring begins about 20 days later.No matter when you mark the beginning of the warming season, much of the U.S. will continue to see freezing weather well into May.For gardeners, the final freeze of the season means they can start flower beds and vegetable gardens.

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WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden has been pushing for more U.S. factory jobs — and he'll be joined Friday by the CEO of technology company Siemens USA to announce a $54 million investment in producing equipment for the electrical infrastructure.The investment will lead to 300 additional jobs at locations that include California and Texas, according to senior Biden administration officials who insisted on anonymity to preview the event on the White House campus.

Kerala in the last 24 hours, taking the cumulative caseload to 65,08,845, said the health department on Friday.

WASHINGTON - U.S. employers added a robust 678,000 jobs in February, another gain that underscored the economy’s solid health as the omicron wave fades and more Americans venture out to spend at restaurants, shops and hotels despite surging inflation.The Labor Department’s report Friday also showed that the unemployment rate dropped from 4% to 3.8%, extending a sharp drop in joblessness as the economy has rebounded from the pandemic recession.The latest jobs data follows recent reports that have shown an economy maintaining strength as new COVID infections have plummeted since late January.

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