Police: Partially naked driver fatally strikes teen, injures man before crashing in West Philadelphia

In 5- to 11-year-old children, two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine were 36.8% effective in preventing all SARS-CoV-2 infections, 63.5% against test-confirmed cases, and 82.7% against hospitalization amid the Omicron variant surge in Singapore, finds a real-world study published yesterday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).Researchers in Singapore analyzed data from 255,936 children aged 5 to 11

M&Ms candy Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Candy Funhouse, an online, Canada-based candy store, is hiring a taste tester — the world’s first chief candy officer — at a salary of $100,000 a year.Job duties for the first chief candy officer include taste-testing more than 3,500 products a month, giving the "CCO (Chief Candy Officer) Stamp of Approval," leading the "FUNhouse" candy strategy and running candy board meetings, among other responsibilities. And you only have to be 5 years old or older and living in North America to apply."Do you love all things candy and chocolate? Are you passionate about confectionary treats and exploring unreleased and existing products? If so, this is the PERFECT position for you!" the job listing says.

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) on a milkweed plant flower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 08, 2022. (Photo by Creative Touch Imaging Ltd./NurPhoto via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers."It’s just a devastating decline," said Stuart Pimm, an ecologist at Duke University who was not involved in the new listing.

PHILADELPHIA - An 11-year-old girl was hospitalized Thursday after police say she was shot inside a home in Philadelphia’s Logan neighborhood.Philadelphia police say the incident occurred around 1:18 p.m. inside a home on the 4500 block of North 13th Street. The girl suffered a single gunshot wound to her right shoulder.

COVID-19 deaths and 1,877 positive PCR tests in the seven days ending June 18.During that period, there were also 44 new hospital admissions. The median age of those hospitalized is 75.In comparison, the seven-day period ending July 12 saw 1,562 new PCR cases and five deaths.

Joe Biden has tested positive for the aggressive virus. Thankfully, it’s mild.White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced the news, “This morning, President Biden tested positive for COVID-19.

To prepare soil for agriculture, we should recognize the value of its tiny organisms and ensure that it has at least 3% organic content, a level below which farming may prove unsustainable. For any soil to have agricultural potential, it must have a minimum of 3-6% organic content. But in large parts of the world, it is well below 1%.

File: An employee looks through patients files at the Hope Medical Group for Women in Shreveport, Louisiana, April 19, 2022. (Photo by FRANCOIS PICARD/AFP via Getty Images) BATON ROUGE, La. - Abortion clinics in Louisiana can continue operating while a lawsuit challenging the state’s near total ban on abortions is resolved, a state judge ruled Thursday.The preliminary injunction issued by state district judge Donald Johnson in Baton Rouge is the latest development amid a flurry of court challenges to state "trigger" laws that were crafted in anticipation of the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is set to announce the offering of a reward in connection with a West Philadelphia hit-and-run that left a woman and two children hurt on Monday. According to authorities, officers were called to the intersection of 50th Street and Haverford Avenue around 10 p.m. for reports of a hit-and-run. Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that a 29-year-old woman and two girls, ages 3 and 13, were standing on the side of the road when a vehicle jumped the curb, hit a fire hydrant and then struck the three victims. Police have released surveillance images of a car wanted in connection with a hit-and-run in West Philadelphia.  The vehicle continued driving after it struck the woman and two girls, according to police. The woman was taken to Penn Presbyterian Hospital, where she remains in critical condition with a severe leg injury and the girls were sent to CHOP in stable condition. Captain mark Overwise, the Commanding Officer of the Philadelphia Police Department's Accident Investigation District, is holding a press conference at 1 p.m.

PHOENIX - Arizona Cardinals defensive end J.J. Watt has graciously offered to help out a fan who said she was selling her shoes and jersey in order to raise money for her grandfather's funeral."I have a pair of @JJWatt womens edition of Reebok shoes size 9 $60.

Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane takes stand in federal trial. (Cedric Hohnstadt Illustration, L.L.C.)ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane was sentenced Thursday to two and a half years in prison for depriving George Floyd of his civil rights.

François Legault says public health officials are not recommending new COVID-19 restrictions despite high levels of community transmission across the province.Legault told reporters today that although COVID-19 hospitalizations have surpassed 2,100, there are fewer patients in hospital with the disease compared with previous waves.But he is suggesting Quebecers nonetheless avoid visiting the province’s “overloaded” emergency rooms except for serious medical problems, because many health-care workers are off sick with COVID-19 or on vacation.He also announced that the province plans to begin offering the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 for children aged six months to five years old next week.Meanwhile, health officials are reporting 20 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus and a 53-patient rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations.They say there are 2,110 COVID-19 patients in hospital, including 59 people in intensive care, a rise of two from the day before.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a house fire in Tacony. Police say the suspect, who they are asking for the public's help to identify, was caught on video on the 4900 block of Wellington Street around 3:51 a.m.

Philadelphia Police Cruiser PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is actively investigating a triple shooting that occurred in Kensington on Wednesday night, according to authorities. Police say they were notified that shooting victims showed up at Temple University Hospital by private vehicle. According to officials, a 17-year-old boy was shot in the right arm and a 23-year-old man suffered a cut on his head from broken glass. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAuthorities also say an 18-year-old was shot in the chest and transported to Temple University Hospital by ambulance. All victims are in stable condition, according to officials. Police say the three victims were traveling in a 2013 Cadillac on Emerald Street when they were shot.The investigation is active and ongoing, according to authorities. 

President Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House just confirmed.

Rahul's positive report is likely to keep him out of the upcoming five-match T20 series against the West Indies, starting 29 July at Tarouba Indian batsman KL Rahul on Thursday tested positive for Covid-19, informed BCCI president Sourav Ganguly after the Board's Apex Council.  Ganguly also said that a member of the Commonwealth Games-bound India women's team was also down with Covid-19. He, however, did not disclose the name of the player.

Ontario government says it will extend its paid sick days program for missed work as a result of COVID-19 until the end of March 2023.The extension will last another eight months until March 31, 2023.Eligible workers will continue to get up to $200 a day for up to three days if they need to get tested, vaccinated, get booster shots, self-isolate or care for a family member who is ill from COVID-19, the government said.The government said it will keep reimbursing eligible employers for the paid leave days. Ford government urged to extend paid sick leave amid COVID-19 wave Earlier in July, Premier Doug Ford was urged to extend the program as it was slated to end on July 31.The provincial Worker Income Protection Benefit program was first introduced in April 2021 during the Alpha-Delta-driven wave of COVID-19 and extended amid the Omicron stage of the pandemic.Since the program was implemented, government data shows around half-a-million workers have relied on the program to call in sick without interrupting their pay.Previously, as of June 24, the government had said 470,000 workers have claimed a sick day, costing the province $189 million.

US president Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19, according to White House officials.

President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced on Thursday.Jean-Pierre said the president is experiencing «very mild symptoms» and has started taking Paxlovid.«Consistent with CDC guidelines, he will isolate at the White House and will continue to carry out all of his duties fully during that time,» she said. «He has been in contact with members of the White House staff by phone this morning, and will participate in his planned meetings at the White House this morning via phone and Zoom from the residence.»The president is fully vaccinated and has received two booster shots.

Ontario government says it will open up booking for COVID-19 vaccine appointments for children who are 6 months old to 5 years old next week.Starting on Thursday, July 28 at 8 a.m., parents of the youngest children will be able to get them a pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.Appointments can be made through the province’s vaccination portal, local public health units, participating pharmacies, primary care providers and paediatricians.“The approval of a lower dose paediatric Moderna vaccine will give families the opportunity to provide an additional layer of protection against COVID-19 for the youngest members of their families,” said Sylvia Jones, deputy premier and minister of health. Health Canada approves first COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 5 The Moderna Spikevax shot is the first vaccine approved for the nearly two million children under five in Canada.Health Canada made the approval on July 14.Currently, preparations are being made to deliver and distribute the pediatric COVID-19 vaccines across Ontario, the government said.“Although most children who get infected have no symptoms or mild symptoms, some can become very sick and require hospitalization,” Ontario’s chief medical officer of health Dr.

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 and is experiencing "very mild symptoms," the White House has said.

Macy's accelerates the growth of its off-mall, small-format strategy. (Photo: Business Wire) Macy's will open four smaller format stores outside of malls later this fall as it looks to adapt to evolving consumer buying habits and preferences post-pandemic.The department store chain will open its third Market by Macy's location in the metro Atlanta suburb of Suwanee, Georgia on August 20.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Truckers protesting a state labor law have effectively shut down cargo operations at the Port of Oakland and they planned to be out again on the picket lines for a fourth day on Thursday. "Enough is enough," AB Trucking owner Bill Aboudi said on Wednesday.  "On the first day, the port downplayed the protesters' effect on the Port and that did not send the message out to the politicians.

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks at the former location of the Brayton Point Power Station in Somerset, Massachussets, on July 20, 2022. (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - President Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Thursday morning, the White House said.According to a statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, the president has "very mild" symptoms and is taking Paxlovid, the drug used to treat COVID-19.

US President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid-19 today, underscoring the persistence of the highly contagious virus as new variants challenge the nation's efforts to resume normalcy after two and a half years of pandemic disruptions. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said that Biden was experiencing “mild symptoms" and has begun taking Paxlovid, an antiviral drug designed to reduce the severity of the disease.

Environment Canada has issued heat warnings for a number of provinces, with temperatures expected to reach or surpass 30 C over the coming days.

Kerry Washington is looking out for her fellow actors.

WASHINGTON - The House Jan. 6 committee is headed back to prime time for its eighth hearing — potentially the final time this summer that lawmakers will lay out evidence about the U.S.

As Canada continues to struggle with a nationwide labour shortage, some experts say that the hiring process in several organizations across varied sectors is “broken.”

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a crash in Northeast Philadelphia involving a teenager behind the wheel, according to authorities. Police say a traffic officer on patrol saw a Toyota Camry being driven at a high rate of speed in the area of Grant Avenue and Bluegrass Road around 2:30 a.m. The officer began to follow the vehicle as it traveled to Welsh and Bluegrass where it almost crashed into a marked police car, authorities say. At the intersection of Welsh Road and Dewees Street, the car jumped the curb, crashed through the fence of a private home, and drove over the lawn before it was launched into the air and landed on another car, Chief Inspector Scott Small said. The car then crashed into the front of two twin homes, putting a large crack in the stone in the front of the property, authorities say. The damage to the front of the properties is so extensive that inspectors have deemed it unsafe, police say. Small says the officer who was following the Camry then took the driver, a 15-year-old, into custody. Investigators say the car had been reported stolen from Northeast Philadelphia about 1 hour before. Small says speed and reckless driving were a factor in the crash.  

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia 76ers are set to get a new home in Center City. According to a press release, the team's managing partners, Josh Harris and David Blitzer, announced the creation of a new development company called 76 Devcorp, which will be responsible for developing "the future home of the Philadelphia 76ers." The project will be led by Philadelphia business leader David Adelman and Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment and will pursue the privately-funded sports and entertainment area called 76 Place. "The Philadelphia 76ers are a storied Philadelphia institution with a proven track record of investing in their community. That’s why we’re committed to building a world-class home in the heart of the City and creating a privately-funded arena that strengthens ties within the local community through investments that prioritize equity, inclusivity and accessibility," Managing Partner Josh Harris said.

ENHYPEN singer Jay has tested positive for COVID-19, and will be halting his activities with the group for the time being.On July 21, music label Belift Lab published a statement to South Korean outlet Mydaily announcing that the Korean-American idol has been diagnosed with COVID-19 after positive results on both a rapid antigen test and a PCR test on the same day.“He is currently showing symptoms like mild sore throat and body aches and is being treated at home away from the other members,” Belift Lab’s statement read, as translated by Soompi. The label then added that all remaining members of ENHYPEN tested negative on self-testing kits after Jay’s diagnosis.“As such, Jay will not be able to participate in ENHYPEN’s schedule for the time being.

PHOENIX - On July 20, police in Mesa, Arizona stopped an incident involving a stolen car by deploying a device known as the Grappler Police Bumper.The incident began when police were alerted to a stolen car near Country Club Drive and Hampton Avenue in Mesa, police said. Patrol officers and officers in unmarked vehicles responded and spotted the stolen vehicle in the parking lot of a Home Depot.The SUV, according to Mesa Police Det.

ATLANTA - A U.S. appeals court in Georgia ruled in favor of state officials, saying the Supreme Court's recent decision on abortions paved the way for Georgia's so-called "Heartbeat Bill," which restricts the procedure.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit provided the opinion on Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating after an off-duty corrections officer was carjacked at gunpoint and shot at the alleged carjacker in Feltonville on Monday night. According to Chief Inspector Scott Small, officers with the 25th District received a 911 call for a robbery and gunshots on the 200 block of E Roosevelt Boulevard around 11 p.m. When officers arrived on location, they were met by an off-duty corrections officer, 59, who said he was leaving a friend's house and getting into his Toyota Avalon when he was approached by a man with a gun who pulled him out of the car, police say. According to authorities, the alleged carjacker got into the driver's seat of the car and began to drive away as the off-duty corrections officer fired five shots at the suspect and the car. The suspect sped off in the car and officers located it about 25 minutes later on the 4900 block of Bingham Street, officials say. Small says the vehicle was found with five bullet holes in it and fresh blood inside the car. Authorities say officers were also notified that a 21-year-old shooting victim with a gunshot wound in each arm showed up for treatment at Temple Hospital. Small says there is a possibility that the shooting victim may be the alleged carjacker and authorities are investigating. According to police, the off-duty officer said the suspect was wearing a surgical mask and a hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his head. 

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating after an off-duty corrections officer was carjacked at gunpoint and shot at the alleged carjacker in North Philadelphia on Monday night. According to Chief Inspector Scott Small, officers with the 25th District received a 911 call for a robbery and gunshots on the 200 block of E Roosevelt Boulevard around 11 p.m. When officers arrived on location, they were met by an off-duty corrections officer, 59, who said he was leaving a friend's house and getting into his Toyota Avalon when he was approached by a man with a gun who pulled him out of the car, police say. According to authorities, the alleged carjacker got into the driver's seat of the car and began to drive away as the off-duty corrections officer fired five shots at the suspect and the car. The suspect sped off in the car and officers located it about 25 minutes later on the 4900 block of Bingham Street, officials say. Small says the vehicle was found with five bullet holes in it and fresh blood inside the car. Authorities say officers were also notified that a 21-year-old shooting victim with a gunshot wound in each arm showed up for treatment at Temple Hospital. Small says there is a possibility that the shooting victim may be the alleged carjacker and authorities are investigating. According to police, the off-duty officer said the suspect was wearing a surgical mask and a hooded sweatshirt with the hood pulled over his head. 

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is grieving the loss of one of their own after an off-duty officer was killed in a crash in Somerton on Thursday. Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small says just before midnight, officers in the 7th District received numerous calls about a crash at the intersection of Bustleton Avenue and Rennard Street. According to authorities, when officers and medics arrived on scene, they found two vehicles involved in the crash. A Philadelphia police officer was killed in a crash while on his way home from work, authorities say. FOX 29's Steve Keeley has the latest.A 50-year-old man driving a Hyundai was transported to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival, authorities say. The vehicle that struck the officer's car was a BMW with an 18-year-old driver and two teenage passengers, police say. None of the individuals in the BMW were injured and they denied medical treatment, according to officials. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESInvestigators say the Hyundai was traveling west on Rennard Street crossing Bustelon Avenue as the BMW was going south on Bustleton Avenue. The BMW struck the passenger side of the Hyundai, jumped the curb and then struck a tree, per authorities. Police say a witness spoke to accident investigators and say the BMW was traveling at a high rate of speed. Small says through the investigation,  police learned the driver of the Hyundai was an active Philadelphia police officer who had just finished the night shift and was driving home in his personal vehicle. The officer was a 27-year veteran with the Philadelphia Police Department, according to Small. "It's a real tragedy," Small said.

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.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are investigating a deadly hit-and-run crash that killed a young woman Monday night in Philadelphia's Germantown neighborhood. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the intersection of Germantown Avenue and Culter Street just before 7 p.m. Police say a 21-year-old woman was found on the sidewalk with severe head trauma and bleeding heavily. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe unnamed victim was brought to Albert Einstein Medical Center where police say she died. Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that the victim was crossing Germantown Avenue when a speeding Tesla heading southbound struck the woman. She was hit with such force police say she was launched 12 feet in the air. Small said the wanted gray Tesla is believed to have heavy damage to the passenger's side and front windshield.