Philadelphia anti-violence activist begins program to keep teens safe

LOGAN - A 23-year-old man is fighting for his life after he was shot multiple times in Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood.Officials say police were called to the 5100 block of Hutchinson Street Sunday, around 8 p.m., on the report of a shooting.Responding officers found the 23-year-old man suffering from gunshot wounds to the chin, the back of his neck and twice in the abdomen.The victim was taken to Einstein Medical Center in a private vehicle and listed in critical condition.Police say the investigation is active and ongoing. No weapon has been recovered and no arrests have been made.MORE HEADLINES:___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847).

OVERBROOK - An 18-year-old was shot multiple times in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood, which, police say, led to a barricade situation Saturday night.According to officials, police responded to a shooting on the 6000 block of Clifford Terrace around 7 p.m.A boy about 16 was shot multiple times and killed while three males reportedly involved in the shooting barricade themselves in Overbrook. Officers arrived to find an 18-year-old male, identified as Steve Green, shot 13 times.

Chrystia Freeland says there is no better source of extra funds for Ukraine‘s recovery from the Russian invasion than from the assets of those backing the war.In an interview with The West Block‘s Mercedes Stephenson, Freeland emphasized the proposal in the budget she tabled last week that would allow Canada’s minister of foreign affairs to not only freeze Russian assets, but seize them, too.“Right now, we can freeze assets. What we need to do is have the power to seize those assets,” she said.“Ukraine is going to need to be rebuilt.

CNN. The unverified footage shows a Covid-19 prevention worker dressed in a full hazmat suit chasing the corgi along a street.The dog tries to escape by hiding near parked cars however the worker catches up and hits the poor dog three times with a shovel.The dog is then seen lying on the ground, not moving.The MailOnline reports the dog's body was later taken away in a plastic bag.The savage attack comes as Shanghai continues to endure a harsh city-wide lockdown which has devastated the city and seen many residents reach breaking point.Currently, Chinese government workers are enforcing a zero-covid policy through strict lockdowns, mandatory quarantines and mass testing which has seen livelihoods collapse and households go hungry, unable to go out to get food.The unfortunate corgi's owners themselves were in a government run isolation facility after testing positive for Covid-19 at the time their beloved pet was bludgeoned to death.What's On Weibo reports the corgi's owners released the dog into the streets as they were out of dog food and worried the pooch would starve to death inside the home.In a community Weibo chat group the dog’s owner wrote: “We hoped to let him outside and be like a stray dog.

Shanghai reported nearly 25,000 locally transmitted Covid-19 infections today, as residents of China's most populous city voiced complaints over food and basic supplies.

With 10 days left for candidates to enter the Conservative party leadership race –and 20 before $300,000 worth in fees are due– what’s capturing the attention of those watching as of late are the crowds.

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A boy about 16 was shot multiple times and killed while three males reportedly involved in the shooting barricade themselves in Overbrook. OVERBROOK - An 18-year-old was shot multiple times in Philadelphia's Overbrook neighborhood, which, police say, led to a barricade situation Saturday night.According to officials, police responded to a shooting on the 6000 block of Clifford Terrace around 7 p.m.Officers arrived to find an 18-year-old male shot 13 times.

Rafiq Thompson, 38, of Philadelphia is wanted in connection to the fatal shooting of a 311-year-old woman in Upper Merion.  UPPER MERION TOWNSHIP, Pa. - An active investigation is underway and police are searching for a gunman after a shooting near King of Prussia on Friday night. According to authorities, the shooting took place at an Exxon gas station before 11 p.m.

The honorary diploma was awarded to Mr. Cooper to celebrate his achievements at Storer College (which was a high school at the time) as a high school student from 1934 to 1938, and his subsequent successes.

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SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Big news for those flying out of Philadelphia International Airport. $13.00 parking is coming back.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - A house party in Goodyear got out of control on the night of Feb. 19, when at least 200 teenagers reportedly invaded a house.Almost two months since the party, we are learning more about what happened.According to information we obtained on April 8, 21-year-old Salim Ghulam Mustafa has been booked into the Maricopa County Jail, while a juvenile was booked into the Durango Juvenile Detention Center."This is my first case really dealing with the social media, as far as search warrants into social media, and that’s stemmed from actually getting the originally party flier, and it just went from there," said Detective Travis Roller with the Goodyear Police Department.Mustafa is accused of felony criminal damage, two counts of criminal trespass, disorderly conduct, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, and criminal nuisance.The incident happened at a vacant home, and a neighbor who was watching over the house witnessed the whole thing.In the aftermath of the party, beer and liquor bottles were left everywhere.

Kyle Schwarber of the Philadelphia Phillies is congratulated by Bryce Harper after he hit a home run against the Oakland Athletics during the first inning of the Opening Day game at Citizens Bank Park. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Kyle Schwarber homered in his first at-bat with the Phillies, reigning NL MVP Bryce Harper knocked in a run and Aaron Nola struck out seven to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 9-5 win over the Oakland Athletics on Friday.Schwarber’s first opening day in Philadelphia was one to remember for the 29-year-old slugger. Fresh off the $79 million, four-year contract he signed last month, Schwarber crushed a 427-foot homer to right off A’s starter Frankie Montas (0-1) on just his seventh pitch of the game.

PHILADELPHIA - The heartbroken father of a Philadelphia teenager who police say was shot and killed while walking to his father's car last month described the immeasurable loss."I really can’t put into words what I’m going through right now," John Toomey said. "Every time I see an article of clothes or a football in his room, you know I lose it."Sean Toomey, 15, was shot in the head outside his family’s home in Wissinoming on March 24.

Skyfox over the scene of a flooded roadway at Venango near B Street, in Kensington. KENSINGTON - Vehicles are forced to turn around or lose control of their cars as they faced a flooded roadway at in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood.Skyfox flew over the scene at Whitaker Avenue, between Venango and Erie Avenue, near St.

Today, an observational study of 125,717 full-time US healthcare workers in JAMA Health Forum spotlights high turnover rates amid the COVID-19 pandemic among physicians, long-term care workers, and health aides and assistants, especially members of historically marginalized racial groups and women with young children.

4 Day Week Global, began on April 1 and will last six months. In total, 38 companies across North America are taking part and nearly 2,000 employees will be getting a paid day off weekly through the course of the trial. A majority of the companies began the trial this month, with some starting as early as February and others in May or June.

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PTI and raised caution that people must continue wearing masks, follow social distancing. He further added that techniques like contact tracing and testing should not be done away with as yet.

READ MORE: Good Morning Britain viewers complain over interview as presenter issues continue with Kate Garraway and Adil Ray Earlier this week during the latest episode of her health series Your Body Uncovered, which sees participants come face-to-face with their medical conditions through the use of virtual reality technology, Kate spoke to a lady called Lynne whose husband, Paul, suffered a stroke three years ago. A former flood risk manager and keen adventurer, Paul has since been left with neurological challenges and suffers from symptoms including neuro fatigue.

PHILADELPHIA - A driver has died after Pennsylvania State Police say he was struck by a loose tire on I-95 in Philadelphia Friday morning.The incident happened just after 12:30 a.m. in the southbound lanes of the highway between Broad and Front Streets. Police say a tire came off of a pickup truck that was driving in the northbound lanes.

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - The masks are off, but flu cases are up in April."We’re seeing more in the offices and emergency rooms than we saw the last two years combined," Dr. Eric Sztejman, with Virtua Health, Pulmonary Critical Care, stated.Dr. Sztejman says in the past week and a half, they’ve seen cases spike.

PHILADELPHIA - A new poll from the Pew Research Center found that Philadelphia residents are the most pessimistic they have been in over a decade. Researchers found that 63% of people polled believe that Philadelphia is on the wrong track, with gun violence receiving the lion's share of the blame. According to the latest data from the Philadelphia Police Department, there have been 127 homicides in the city this year which outpaces a historically bloody 2021. "A lot of evidence that crime has gone up, and it makes people very frustrated, very scared, and very at a loss of what to do about it," Attorney and CEO of Advocate To Win Heather Hansen said.U.S. Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams stopped by Good Day Philadelphia to discuss the ‘All Hands on Deck’ initiative that focused local, state, and federal law enforcement efforts on stopping gun violence.She believes that the COVID-19 pandemic secluded people from societal norms of behaving with courtesy, as evident by a violence spike in hospitals and airplanes. "It’s in large part because we’ve forgotten how to be patient, how to wait, how to interact in public," Hansen said.Philadelphians exhausted and frightened by the constant threat of violence, drugs and other street crimes would like to see more police, according to the poll. "I’m just concerned," said Jeff Benson, who has a daughter that lives in Philadelphia.

The mayor of Ukrainian capital Kyiv addressed Toronto city councillors during a virtual address on Thursday. Erica Vella reports.

It seems like the price of nearly everything is going up, from gas, to groceries to real estate. Sharmeen Somani spoke with a personal finance expert and tells us how we can try and save more money during these challenging times.

COVID-19 pandemic.The Healthy Smiles Ontario program reduces financial barriers to dental care for eligible children under the age of 17. Why some people are afraid of the dentist Services include teeth cleaning, sealants and oral health education, Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health said in a news release on Thursday.The program also offers treatment for dental emergencies for families who cannot afford the cost of care.“Dental and Oral health is such an important part of our children’s healthy growth and development,” said Rita Isley, director of community health and chief nursing officer.“We know that over the last two years many children have not seen a dental professional and we want to make sure they get the care they need.”Residents seeking more information about Healthy Smiles Ontario or other dental services offered through public health can call the WDG Public Health Dental Line at 1-800-265-7293 ext.

The Washington Post in an interview this week."I would have gone there in a minute," Trump said. "The crowd was far bigger than I even thought. I believe it was the largest crowd I’ve ever spoken to.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia man was sentenced Thursday to one year in prison for shining a laser pointer at an airborne Philadelphia police helicopter last December. Raji Yusuf, 36, will also serve three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay $1,000 fine, according to United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams.Prosecutors said a Philadelphia police helicopter with two aboard was on routine night patrol near the Northeast Philadelphia Airport around 10 p.m. when the aircraft was struck multiple times by a "high intensity green laser."The laser illuminated the cockpit and temporarily distorted the officers vision, according to investigators.

FORT WORTH, Texas - American Airlines has hired a bus company to carry passengers between Philadelphia and two airports that are only a short hop away by air.The service will start June 3 between Philadelphia International Airport and airports in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City, New Jersey, the airline said Thursday with the bus company called Landline.Landline and American pitched the bus service as an easier way to get between the Philadelphia airport and Lehigh International Airport in Allentown 73 miles away, and Atlantic City International Airport, 56 miles away. Brian Znotins, American’s vice president of network planning, said it would help customers connect to the airline’s international flights from Philadelphia.American’s regional affiliate, American Eagle, operates flights from Allentown to Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina.

COVID-19 amid another uptick in patient numbers Thursday.Hospitalizations related to the pandemic stood at 1,582, a net rise of 42 patients. This comes after 221 people were admitted in the last day, while 179 were discharged.Health authorities say 64 patients were being treated for the disease in intensive care, a drop of two.The province reported 3,777 new cases, though this isn’t an accurate representation of the situation since only certain groups can access PCR testing.

PHILADELPHIA - A 13-year-old boy has died days after police say he was shot while sitting in a parked car in West Philadelphia.Officers responded to the 4900 block of Hoopes Street around 8:30 p.m. Monday for a report of a shooting. Responding officers found the teenage victim suffering from gunshot wounds to the head, chest, and arms.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are looking to identify and locate two men they say were engaged in a shootout on a Southwest Philadelphia street last month. The shooting occurred back on March 21 on the 2200 block of South 69th Street. Video of the incident shows two men engaged in a heated argument on the front porch of home. One of the suspects begins to back away while still shouting at the second suspect. The men then reconvene on the steps as both stand with their hands in their pocket before both pull out handguns. Both suspects open fire, retreating in opposite directions.

KATE Garraway was left emotional as she opened up about the huge "loss" & strain on her relationship amid Derek Draper’s health battle. The 54-year-old GMB presenter was joined by guest Paul, on BBC's Your Body Uncovered with Kate Garraway, who had a stroke three years ago.

Bruce Willis seems to be doing well amid his recent aphasia diagnosis. The 67-year-old actor was seen in new photos taken by his wife, Emma Heming Willis, that she posted to her Instagram on Wednesday.

COVID-19 vaccine doses for those aged 60 and older, as well as some Indigenous groups aged 18 and older.The second boosters will be available to the eligible groups as of 8 a.m. on Thursday and the city’s top doc suggests pharmacies will be the major provider of this round of vaccinations.

PHILADELPHIA - A man has been acquitted of all charges in the shooting death of the son of a high-ranking police official during a brawl at a south Philadelphia park three years ago.A Common Pleas Court jury on Wednesday acquitted 22-year-old Tyquan Atkinson of murder, criminal conspiracy and weapons offenses in the March 2019 death of 20-year-old Nicholas Flacco at FDR park.Prosecutors said the victim was tailgating with friends after a Phillies game when several fights broke out among women from different groups and one threatened to "call her man." Officials said a man later fired twice and left but shortly afterward returned and shot Flacco, the son of an Internal Affairs commander who was home from college.Prosecutors showed a video of the brawl, called eyewitnesses and cited cell phone records they said put Atkinson in the park at the time of the shooting.But Atkinson took the stand and denied any role in the killing, saying he wasn't in the park and was elsewhere in south Philadelphia that night. He said he drove by the park at some point and saw police lights flashing, but did not go in.

WEST OAK LANE - The latest and greatest technology can be challenging to learn, especially as people age. But, some local students have been working to make it easier through a pilot program."She told me them things that be on tv. Them little brackets.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa - Terrill Haigler wasted no time when he started working for the Philadelphia Sanitation Department. After a short three months, Haigler’s title as a sanitation laborer was quickly changed to, "Ya Fav Trashman" as he worked to incorporate the community in his everyday job.Our favorite trash man’s current initiative is to get Philadelphia clean by 2025.

Six people were killed in Sacramento in a shooting on April 3, 2022. SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Sacramento police on Wednesday said at least five shooters fired guns during the weekend shooting in downtown Sacramento that killed six people and injured 12 others. There were two groups involved in the violence, Sacramento Police Department spokesman Sgt.

SEPTA is offering a $1,000 reward for information on a suspect accused of slapping a bus operator.  (SEPTA)PHILADELPHIA - SEPTA is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to the identification of a suspect who is accused of assaulting a bus operator. According to SEPTA, the assault happened on April 1 around 6:30 p.m. near the intersection of 19th and Market Streets in Philadelphia. RELATED: Teen girl assaulted by group who stole her phone at Broad Street Line SEPTA stop, source saysPolice say the suspect, a juvenile male, boarded the Rt.

World-famous British singer and songwriter Ed Sheeran won a U.K. High Court copyright lawsuit over his 2017 hit song Shape of You. 

PHILADELPHIA - Federal law enforcement officials announced charges for eight people suspected of being connected to carjackings and violent crimes across Philadelphia. On Wednesday, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Philadelphia released the names of six new defendants in the case who are charged with carjacking and carrying and using a firearm during a crime of violence.Two other defendants, Alex Fernandez-Pena and Juan Jose Rodriguez, were charged in February after allegedly carjacking a rideshare vehicle earlier in 2022 in the Parkside neighborhood in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa - Police are searching for three suspects they say fired dozens of shots at a man in a Southwest Philadelphia shooting that was caught on video late last month.The shooting occurred on the 2500 block of South Shields Street on March 18. Police say the 61 shots that were fired only damaged unattended vehicles. No people were reported to be injured. In a doorbell camera video that captured the shooting, three males are seen running down South Shields Street, firing gunshots at a fourth male.

PHILADELPHIA - Advocates and community organizers in Philadelphia are calling for a change after a rise in gun violence, which has started to claim the lives of children and teenagers. On Monday, 15-year-old Juan "J.R." Carlos Robles-Corona was fatally shot while walking home from school in North Philadelphia. Juan Carlos Robles-Corona, who went by "J.R.", was shot and killed in North Philadelphia.  His death came a little more than a week after another 15-year-old was shot and killed in Wissonoming. Chantay Love, the President and co-founder of Every Murder Is Real (EMIR), and Reuben Jones, the Executive Director of the Teen Safe Center in North Philadelphia, joined Good Day Philadelphia to discuss how they are working to combat violence and keep young people safe. EMIR was started after Love's brother was murdered at the age of 20 in Philadelphia in March 1997. "He was murdered and it changed the life of our family," Love said.

Ringed Teal on a branch at the Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA July 19, 2015. (Photo by Cory Clark/NurPhoto via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - Zoos across North America are moving their birds indoors and away from people and wildlife as they try to protect them from the highly contagious and potentially deadly avian influenza.Penguins may be the only birds visitors to many zoos can see right now, because they already are kept inside and usually protected behind glass in their exhibits, making it harder for the bird flu to reach them.Nearly 23 million chickens and turkeys have already been killed across the United States to limit the spread of the virus, and zoos are working hard to prevent any of their birds from meeting the same fate.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen at sunrise atop a mobile launcher at Launch Complex 39B, Monday, April 4, 2022, as the Artemis I launch team conducts the wet dress rehearsal test at NASA’s Kennedy Spac CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A series of technical issues that popped up during the dress rehearsal for the Artemis I moon rocket program has forced NASA to put a hold on the test until at least the weekend.On Sunday, a problem with a fan system on the rocket’s tower delayed the dress rehearsal by several hours, and on Monday, a problem with a vent triggered crews to stop the rehearsal out of concern for safety.During a briefing on Tuesday evening, NASA officials weren’t overly concerned with the technical issues and labeled the incidents "nuisance" and stressed they have found no design flaws with the rocket or the mission itself.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TVThe postponement of the dress rehearsal will allow the Axiom-1 mission to become the main focus for NASA with the hopes that the SpaceX rocket will launch from the Kennedy Space Center on Friday.The mission will mark another first in space travel, with three members aboard the SpaceX rocket being the first paying customers to do dock at the International Space Station.Once the rocket lifts off from launchpad 39A, that will give the green light for experts to restart Artemis' wet dress rehearsal if the technical issues have been worked out.Artemis Launch Director Charlie Blackwell-Thompson said the next wet dress rehearsal would not start from scratch and would take around 36 hours to complete.The Moon is seen rising behind NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard atop a mobile launcher as it

Ed Sheeran has detailed the stress and ‘cost on [his] mental health’ caused by the Shape Of You copyright battle.  The 31-year-old singer won the High Court case on Wednesday alongside Snow Patrol’s Johnny McDaid and producer Steven McCutcheon, also known as Steve Mac.   Two songwriters, Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue, had alleged that Sheeran’s 2017 hit single infringed on ‘particular lines and phrases’ from their track, Oh Why.