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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 - A pair of dognappers stormed into a Philadelphia man's home and stole his French bulldog puppy that he recently got for his daughter. Kevin Long told FOX 29 that he brought the dog named Chaos home less than a week ago to give to his 11-year-old daughter. On Wednesday night police say two men, one armed with a gun, forced their way into Long's home on the 4800 block of Darrah Street and demanded the dog. Chaos, a French bulldog, was stolen from a Philadelphia home Wednesday night. According to police the suspects knocked on Long's door and asked for someone who doesn't live there.

The Senate voted today to rubber-stamp the government’s extreme intoxication bill after the House of Commons rushed its passage yesterday.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say two men were killed in a quadruple shooting Thursday night in Philadelphia's Point Breeze section. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 1200 block of South Bucknell Street just after 9 p.m. for reports of gunfire. A 36-year-old man was shot over a dozen times and pronounced dead, according to authorities.

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.

  PHOENIX - Eight people were rescued from Camelback Mountain after multiple members of their hiking group began suffering from heat-related illness Thursday afternoon, Phoenix fire officials said.A women's church group had reportedly started hiking Echo Canyon Trail earlier in the morning for a retreat. Fire officials say the group consisted of women from Alabama, Tennessee, and California, and that they were filming for a documentary called "Bad Girls Gone God," where they embark on strenuous activities to get closer to God.The hikers reportedly told fire crews that they did not do their research before starting the hike at 7 a.m. Several of the hikers were wheeled down the trail, and two had to be brought down by helicopter.

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.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal agents have searched the Virginia home of a Trump-era Justice Department official who championed efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to a person familiar with the matter.The reason for the search was not immediately clear. The person who confirmed the search was not authorized to discuss it by name and spoke on condition of anonymity.Bill Miller, a spokesman for the U.S.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that law enforcement officers can’t be sued when they violate the rights of criminal suspects by failing to provide the familiar Miranda warning before questioning them.The justices ruled 6-3 in favor of a sheriff’s deputy who was sued after he failed to read a Miranda warning — "You have the right to remain silent," it begins — to a Los Angeles hospital worker accused of sexually assaulting a patient.The issue in the case was whether the warning given to criminal suspects before they talk to authorities, which the court recognized in its Miranda v. Arizona decision in 1966 and reaffirmed 34 years later, is a constitutional right or something less important and less defined.Seated from left to right: Justices Samuel A.

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.

ROSEVILLE, Mich. (FOX 2) - The Roseville 1-year-old boy who was hospitalized a week ago after an alleged case of severe child abuse reportedly caused by his babysitter, has died.FOX 2 learned from the family that baby Kyrie passed away just before 9 a.m. on Wednesday after he was hospitalized a week ago.Taylor Starks said when she left her son in the care of her babysitter, she trusted the woman to ensure her child was safe.

Wanted poster for alleged murder suspect Kaitlin Armstrong (U.S. Marshal Service)  AUSTIN, Texas - The U.S.

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.

A Team USA coach executed a dramatic rescue when an American artistic swimmer appeared to faint in the water at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest on Wednesday.

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 [email protected], visit a Samaritans branch in person or go to the Samaritans website.This is a breaking showbiz story and is being constantly updated.

A retired headteacher who was receiving treatment for Covid-19 in hospital tragically died after an oxygen tube became disconnected from his mask, an inquest has heard. James Johnson, 83, was admitted to hospital with the virus on January 3, 2021.

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.

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.

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.

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 - A 15-year-old is being accused of stealing the car of an off-duty Philadelphia officer after threatening him with a handgun.Police responded to several calls for a carjacking, shots fired and a crash on the 5600 block of Pentridge Street on June 17.The officer told police he was parking his car when an armed suspect stopped him, took keys from his pocket and stole his car.Officials say the teen suspect, who was reportedly working with an adult, held the officer at gunpoint and removed him from the car.The officer then fired seven shots into his car as the teen suspect fled, according to officials. He suffered a gunshot wound to the hand, and sought treatment at a local hospital.Hours later, the stolen car was found engulfed in flames near the 5900 block of Delancey Street.

Justin Bieber and his wife, Hailey Bieber, support each other after facing health scares. As HOLA! USA previously reported the 25-year-old model and businesswoman underwent a procedure after having a ministroke when a blood clot was allocated on her brain.

PHILADELPHIA - Police have released a new video showing the moment a suspect gunned down a 76-year-old man who was out on his morning walk Tuesday.Loi Nguyen, 76, was found shot once in the head near his driveway in the alleyway behind L and Claridge streets just before 6 a.m. Police say surveillance video shows the Nguyen walking with his hands seemingly in his pockets when he is approached from behind by a suspect in a red hoodie and sneakers. The suspect can be seen running up behind Nguyen, and at some point shooting him.MORE HEADLINES:The suspect then flees down the alley, leaving the Nguyen on the ground.

The Canadian government is freezing federal funding to Hockey Canada as the organization remains embroiled in a firestorm of scrutiny over its handling of sexual assault allegations.

PHILADELPHIA - An 18-year-old who was critically injured in a gunfight over the weekend will be facing charges in the incident, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday. Khyseem Pratt, 18, was found lying in an alleyway suffering from multiple gunshot wounds around 9:30 p.m. Saturday night in West Philadelphia. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where police said he had originally been listed in extremely critical condition. After further investigation, authorities say they learned from surveillance video that Pratt had been involved in a gunfight with several other people when he was shot. RELATED: More than 30 shots fired in West Philadelphia gunfight, teen gunman extremely critical, police sayThe District Attorney’s Office revealed Monday that Pratt – who was armed with an AR-15- and two other armed males appeared to be sneaking up on someone when gunfire erupted.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are looking into a case involving a woman who was reportedly lit on fire in Kensington. According to Chief Inspector Frank Vanore, police were made aware of the incident over the weekend. Authorities say they received a video and sent investigators to search for answers. According to Vanore, police believe the victim, an unidentified woman, was in a park with a man on the 1800 block of E Tioga when they got into an argument with another woman. Police say witnesses reported that the woman poured a liquid on the victim and the man before lighting it on fire. The man, who catches fire, runs from the scene, according to police.

BENSALEM, Pa. - Police say they are investigating a death in Bucks County Wednesday afternoon.The death was reported on the 3300 block of Reading Avenue in Bensalem.SkyFOX chopper was live at the scene where a trash can appeared to be burned inside a home's garage.Police say the scene is currently active as they investigate the incident.This is a developing story.

Chris Stapleton postponed three shows of his "All-American Road Show" tour after testing positive for COVID-19.  Stapleton announced his coronavirus diagnosis via Instagram. "To all my friends in Salt Lake City and Denver, I am very sorry to let you all know that I have tested positive for Covid and will be unable to perform this weekend's shows," the country music star said.

FURIOUS Richard Madeley said his "blood was boiling" after a wheelchair-bound man was forced to drag himself up train station stairs. Chris Nicholson was refused help by staff who claimed health and safety rules stopped them from intervening.

Police say a woman and a man were stabbed in West Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - A man and woman suffered multiple injuries after police say they were both stabbed in West Philadelphia Tuesday night.Police responded to the reported stabbing on the 200 block of North 60th Street around 9:50 p.m.A 34-year-old man and 24-year-old woman were both found at the scene.Police say the man was stabbed multiple times to his right hand, but refused medical treatment.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are looking to identify and find a woman caught on camera shooting a man in Kensington. According to police, the incident happened on June 6 at 2:43 a.m. in the area of Wishart Street and Kensington Avenue. Authorities say SEPTA police officers dispersing a large crowd in the area heard a gunshot. Officers found a man suffering from a gunshot wound to the abdomen on the 1800 block of E.

PHILADELPHIA - A St. Joseph's University student has been hospitalized after police say he was the victim of an attempted carjacking Wednesday morning.Police say the student was getting out of his car when he was approached by a black Dodge Caravan on Upland Way around 1:30 a.m.Two masked suspects got out of the van, and allegedly tried to steal his keys and car.When the students tried to fight them off, police say one of the suspects hit him in the head with a handgun.Two shots were then fired at the student, hitting him in the knee, according to police.

PHILADELPHIA - An investigation is underway after a man died after being shot in South Philadelphia, according to police. Captain John Walker with the Philadelphia Police Department says the shooting took place on Tuesday night around 11:45 p.m. He says officers with the 3rd District responded to a shooting on 4th and Oregon in the South Philadelphia area. According to authorities, officers found a man with a gunshot wound in his neck in a rented SUV. Medics arrived on scene and rushed the man to Jefferson Hospital where he was first placed in critical condition but later died, officials say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESInvestigators say they learned the SUV was driving on Ritner Street when at least 12 shots were fired at the passenger side of the vehicle. According to police, investigators are still working to learn if the victim was a driver or passenger. Authorities say there are currently no witnesses but they are urging anyone with information to contact police. 

UVALDE, Texas - The Texas Department of Public Safety has released a timeline of events around the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, that left 19 children and two teachers dead.Texas DPS tweeted out the logs Tuesday morning ahead of DPS Director Steve McCraw’s testimony before the Senate Special Committee to Protect All Texans. During the hearing, Col.

Chris Stapleton has had to postpone his tour dates for this coming weekend because he has contracted the coronavirus.The 44-year-old country star made the announcement this Tuesday, announcing that the concerts had been pushed back a week.'To all my friends in Salt Lake City and Denver, I am very sorry to let you all know that I have tested positive for Covid and will be unable to perform this weekend's shows,' he wrote in a message he posted to his Instagram page. Uh oh:Chris Stapleton has had to postpone his tour dates for this coming weekend because he has contracted the coronavirus Making it work:The 44-year-old country star made the announcement this Tuesday, announcing that the concerts had been pushed back a weekHe was initially supposed to perform this Friday night at the USANA Amphitheatre in the Salt Lake City suburb of West Valley City.

Sad news for Chris Stapleton fans.

Martha Stewart revealed her plans to host agarden party at The Plaza on Tuesday night were thwarted after learning she contracted coronavirus.The entrepreneur, 80, announced to her more than 1.6 million followers that she was 'sad to report' that she 'tested positive for COVID-19' via Instagram.'I am feeling fine but I am sticking to the rules and isolating,' she captioned a video of the party. 'I'm heartbroken to be missing the celebration of over 50 years of amazing skincare and the launch of 'The Martha Facial' at their NYC flagship - which is a special offer of the facial I've been receiving there for more than forty years!.' Bummer: Martha Stewart revealed her plans to host a garden party at The Plaza on Tuesday night were thwarted after learning she contracted coronavirus She concluded: 'Cheers to what I'm sure will be a fabulous event.' Her post received more than 30,110 views in under an hour as well as 200 comments, many from fans wishing her a speedy recovery.Below her post, photographer Douglas Friedman wrote: 'Rest up MS' while one of her followers commented: 'Get well soon!' Devastating: The entrepreneur, 80, revealed to her more than 1.6 million followers that she was 'sad to report' that she 'tested positive for COVID-19' via Instagram 'I am feeling fine but I am sticking to the rules and isolating,' she captioned a video of the party.

MIAMI, Fla. - A Red Air flight from the Dominican Republic caught fire after its landing gear collapsed upon landing at Miami International Airport Tuesday afternoon, the airport said in a statement.Red Air Flight 203 landed at Miami International Airport at 6:10 p.m. when its landing gear collapsed, which sparked a fire, the statement said.

Love Island star Amy Hart has left fans concerned for her health after she revealed a worrying health update on social media. The 29-year-old took to her 129k followers on Twitter to reveal doctors had found ‘high grade cells’ after she underwent a colonoscopy.

PHILADELPHIA - Two people have been hospitalized after being shot in West Philadelphia on Tuesday afternoon, according to policeAuthorities say the shooting happened just after 12 p.m.

Texas summer heat.The Houston-area mother had been running errands with her son and eight-year-old daughter that day and was in a rush to set up her daughter’s party when she got home, Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez told CNN affiliate KTRK. Ontario father whose 3 children were killed by drunk driver in 2015 dies by suicide The mother and daughter exited the vehicle and didn’t notice they had left the five-year-old still strapped into his car seat in the back.“Between maybe two to three hours, the mom noticed that the other five-year-old (was) nowhere to be found,” Sheriff Gonzalez told NBC affiliate KPRC. “She began calling for him, but no answer.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after a man and his dog were injured in an alleged shooting at a West Philadelphia park Monday night.The 62-year-old man reportedly suffered a graze wound to the back at Malcolm X Park on Pine Street around 11:25 p.m.

AUSTIN, Texas - The head of the Texas Department of Public Safety says three minutes after a gunman entered a school where he slaughtered 19 elementary students and two teachers there was sufficient armed law enforcement on scene to stop the gunman. Yet police officers armed with rifles stood and waited in a school hallway for nearly an hour while the gunman carried out the massacre. Col. Steve McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public Safety, called the police response "an abject failure."  Delays in the law enforcement response have been the focus of the federal, state and local investigation of the massacre and its aftermath.The police commander made the comments while giving testimony during a special Texas Senate committee on the deadly school shooting that left two teachers and 19 children dead.

Police investigate triple shooting in Frankford. PHILADELPHIA - Police say three people were struck by gunfire after a shooting erupted in Frankford early Tuesday morning.At least 50 fired shell casing were found when police responded to shooting reports on the 4700 block of Northwood Street around 1:14 a.m.A 24-year-old man was also found shot in the leg lying in front of a car.A second victim, a 26-year-old man, was shot in the face.

PTI: “While the schools are scheduled to open from July 1 after the summer vacations, increasing Covid cases have become a major concern for the parents yet again." "The state government has stated that it is not in favour of any more disruptions in studies and aims to continue education while keeping the safety of students and teachers at prior," Kapur further said. "At our school, children with low immunity are provided with the option of staying at home, while parents can connect with the school authorities to get the class work of the student at home.