Social Security cost-of-living increase could be largest in 40 years, estimate says

PHILADELPHIA - Air travel is almost never fun these days, but flying out of Philadelphia may make it even worse, according to a new survey by J.D. Power.Philadelphia International Airport ranked last for large airports in J.D.

The day before the stabbing rampage at James Smith Cree Nation, Damien Sanderson’s wife, Skye, called 911 to report her husband.

PHILADELPHIA - A high school football game became a crime scene when police say a shooting erupted nearby Friday night.Police say shots were fired near 48th and Spruce streets around 9:30 p.m.A high school football between West Philadelphia High School and Lincoln High School was reportedly underway nearby at the time of the shooting.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Bar Association of Sri Lanka (BASL) emphasizes that the section 2 of the Official Secrets Act enables to declare any land, building, ship, or aircraft as a prohibited place, and does not empower the Minister to declare large areas as High Security Zones.On Friday (23), Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe declared multiple areas in Colombo as High Security Zones.  Accordingly, unless the prior written permission of the Inspector General of Police or Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of Western Province is obtained, no person shall conduct or hold a public gathering or procession whatsoever on a road, ground, shore or other open area situated within the High Security Zones.The BASL states that it is deeply concerned with regard to the e declaration of certain areas in Colombo as High Security Zones, and whether the purported order of the President also seeks to create offences under the said order which are not found in the Principal Act.The statement reads; " It is also of utmost concern that the purported order imposes stringent provisions in respect of bail by stating that a person taken into custody in connection with an offence under the said orders shall not be granted bail except by a High Court.

PROSPECT PARK, Pa. - The fight to Save Our Streets hits close to home for one family whose son was killed blocks from Temple University’s freshmen dorms. His parents, and former schools, are doing everything they can to keep his memory alive.Molly and Dennis Collington never imagined they would spend so much of their time at Philadelphia’s Criminal Justice Center.But if their son’s case is on a docket, they are showing up.

The Halton District School Board (HDSB) says it “has heard” of protests that have been planned for Friday and over the weekend regarding an Oakville, Ont., teacher’s controversial attire.

WEATHERFORD, Texas - A 12-year-old Weatherford girl and her father have been hospitalized with gun shot wounds after sheriff's deputies say the girl plotted for weeks with a friend to murder their families.Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier says the deputies were called to a shooting with a 12-year-old girl lying in the street with a gun shot wound to the head, her 38-year-old father was found in the house shot in the abdomen.Investigators believe the girl shot her father, fled the scene and then shot herself.Both the girl and her father were flown to the hospital.

FILE - A woman jogs in a Los Angeles park after sunset on April 6, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by FREDERIC J.

Reuters, WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward warned that richer nations must not step back from tackling Covid-19 as a global problem now, ahead of future potential waves of infection. Aylward co-ordinates the ACT-Accelerator, a partnership between WHO and other global health bodies to help poorer countries access COVID-19 tools.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared multiple areas in Colombo as High Security Zones.The details in the extraordinary gazette are as follows:Parliament ComplexOn the NORTH by :- From Polduwa Junction to the Speaker's Residence, Kumbukgaha Duwa Road, Rajamalwatta Road, Jayanthipura Junction, Jayanthipura Road and Parliament Road including Diyawanna Lake.On the EAST by :- From Jayanthipura Junction to Outer Vehicle Park of the Parliament (Alcatraz Park), Parliament Ground, Keangnam Junction, Japan Sri Lanka Friendship Road, Pahalawela Road to Kimbulawala Junction including Diyawanna Lake.On the SOUTH by :- From Kimbulawala Junction to Pin Niyara Junction of Thalawathugoda Road, Area up to Pin Niyara including Sudarshana Mawatha, Daham Mawatha, Gamage Mawatha, Eeyam Poruwa Temple Road, Byroads and MP’s Quarters – Madiwela, Pita Wella Road at the back of MP’s Quarters including Diyawanna Lake.On the WEST by :- From Pin Niyara Junction to Beddagana Junction of Thalawathugoda Road, Polduwa Junction including Diyawanna Lake along Beddagana Road, Polduwa Road, Wehera Kanda Road, Beddagana, Nippon Road Supreme Court Complex, High Court Complex- Colombo, Magistrate Court Complex- Colombo and Attorney General’s DepartmentOn the NORTH by :- From Dam Street, Aluthkade Street to Belmont StreetOn the EAST by :- From Belmont Street to Adhikarana Mawatha Junction along Sanchi Arachchi Gardens RoadOn the SOUTH by :- Parcel Roundabout, Sanchi Arachchi Gardens RoadOn the WEST by :- St.Sebastian Hill Street, Mihindu Mawatha, St.Sebastian StreetPresidential Secretariat, President's House, Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters and Police HeadquartersOn the NORTH by :- From NSA Roundabout to Police Headquaters

Covid-19 infections across England and Wales have risen week-on-week for the first time since July.

A nurse at a Walgreens pharmacy near Florida International University’s Tamiami campus in Miami-Dade shows a patient the newly formulated Moderna bivalent vaccine on Sept. 7, 2022. (Howard Cohen/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) U.S.

Covid-19 with those who did not. "Our nationwide study suggests a possible association between Covid-19 and new-onset type 1 diabetes", says Dr Hanne Lovdal Gulseth, lead author and Research Director at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health.

Billy Corgan has opened up about the poor state of mental health care in the music industry, opining that it holds a lack of awareness and resources for artists struggling with mental illness.Earlier this week, The Smashing Pumpkins’ frontman appeared on New York’s WFAN Sports Radio, where he gave an interview on the Boomer & Gio program. At one point in the show, Corgan was asked about how happy he feels now as an adult, after experiencing an abusive childhood.Speaking candidly, the singer-songwriter said (per Loudwire): “I don’t know if you can be happy in the music business because the music business is sort of designed to mess with your head.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are investigating an early morning carjacking of a Philadelphia mother and her teenage daughter that was captured on video that was later posted to social media. Investigators say the pair were leaving their home on the 8900 block of Maxwell Place around 6 a.m. Monday morning when they were ambushed by an armed carjacker."It appears he was laying in wait," Captain John Ryan told FOX 29's Dawn Timmeny.

Former University of California Los Angeles basketball player Jalen Hill has passed away after taking a mental health break — and going missing in Costa Rica.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are searching for a suspect in connection with two sexual assaults on the Broad Street Line in South Philadelphia.Officials say the assaults happened about 15 minutes apart at 2100 South Broad Street and 1600 South Broad Street on September 19th, just before midnight.The man is described as about 5’7" with a thin build, probably in his early 20s. He was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt with the band Queen on the back of the sweatshirt.

CHICESTER, Pa. - A local school district is responding to accusations from parents who say a disturbing uptick in bullying and fights have them worried about their children's safety. Just days into the new school year, videos of brutal beat downs at Chichester High School have been posted to social media. One of the recordings shows a 9th grader being pummeled on the school bus, other fights have erupted inside school stairwells and classrooms. One mother who spoke to FOX 29 claimed that both of her daughters were being bullied.

Antler River Elementary School on Chippewas of the Thames First Nation (COTTFN), located just west of London, Ont., will have to wait until at least early October before they can return to the classroom as the community contends with an uptick in COVID-19 cases.Officials with the Chippewas of the Thames Board of Education confirmed in a social media post on Thursday that the school would be closed for at least six school days, with a planned reopening date of Oct. 3.The closure comes in response to a recommendation from Chippewa Health Centre after the school saw a high number of student and staff absences on Wednesday due to illness, said the board of education’s director of lifelong learning, Joette Lefebvre, in a statement.The school was forced to close on Wednesday as a result, and remained closed on Thursday, according to a post on the school’s Facebook page.

For Linda Dalton, getting Covid in 2020 was a life-changing event.

Photo courtesy of trail cam owner, who asked they remain anonymous. SOUTHFIELD, Mich. (FOX 2) - Not long after a Michigan trail camera caught one of the season's rarest images in a white-colored black bear, it's believed that the bear was killed by wolves.According to a post shared by an Upper Peninsula trekking guide Facebook group, the bear was seen rummaging through bait in early September that had been placed by a hunter.

The head of the World Health Organization has tempered his assertion that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic was near, warning that declaring the crisis over was "still a long way off".

PTI report. Additionally, staff and equipment in hospitals to be scaled down in phased manner, officials said about the DDMA Covid-19 meeting. The Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) met on Thursday to review the Covid situation in the national capital and conduct an assessment of dedicated resources deployed at hospitals to tackle coronavirus.

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. - Controversy in a Bucks County school district and it all comes down to the first name that teachers can call students in class. The district says it's about making sure parents are involved, but opponents are calling it discrimination."This was an extraordinarily different set of instructions than we’ve ever been given," teacher Rebecca Cartee-Haring said.Central Bucks West English teacher Rebecca Carter-Haring says she’s been with the district for 16 years.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are searching for a man wanted in connection with a robbery at a Chestnut Hill bakery. According to authorities, the robbery happened on September 16 at 2:40 a.m. Officials say an unknown man parked a black Nissan Altima at Baker's Cafe located on the 8000 block of Germantown Avenue before pulling on the doors until he could get in. The man stole $1,000 from the store before pulling off in the same vehicle, according to police. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe vehicle involved is described as a Black Nissan Altima with the driver-side back brake light out and a missing front passenger-side hub cap. Anyone with information is urged to contact Philadelphia Police at 215-686-8477 or submit an anonymous tip online. 

An undated image shows Leonard Glenn Francis. (Credit: U.S. Marshals Service) SAN DIEGO - A defense contractor nicknamed "Fat Leonard" who orchestrated one of the largest bribery scandals in U.S.

NEW JERSEY - Whoever said New Jersey people aren't happy, clearly hasn't seen this list!New Jersey has been named the No. 5 "Happiest State in America" for 2022, according to a poll by Wallethub.The study looked at all 50 states across 30 key metrics - including depression rate, share of adults feeling productive, income growth and unemployment rate.MORE HEADLINES:New Jersey cracked the Top 5 ranking with an overall score of 61.71.

Does your home or office hold the key to solving the climate crisis? Experts say yes Siddall made the comments Wednesday during an interview in Calgary, where he was attending the grand opening of AIMCo’s new office in that city.AIMCo — which is responsible for the investments of pension, endowment and government funds in Alberta, with $163.8 billion of assets under management as of the end of last year — has approximately 600 employees spread across offices in Edmonton, Calgary, Toronto, London, U.K., and Luxembourg.Since the lifting of COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, those employees have been able to decide within their individual teams how often they want to come into the physical office — with the company suggesting that two days a week be the “starting place” for that conversation, but no firm rules to that effect.“Our philosophy at AIMCo is we’re all adults,” Siddall said. “Where you do this work doesn’t matter.

Several dozen people have been charged after allegedly deceiving the government to steal children’s charity money in Minnesota during the COVID-19 pandemic — and use it for their own luxury.

(FOX 9) - There have been multiple incidents on Wednesday of people reporting active shooters at schools across Minnesota, with authorities calling these "swatting" incidents.The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) says it is aware of "multiple swatting incidents involving active shooter events or mass casualties at schools across Minnesota." Local law enforcement officials are responding to these reports, but no incidents have turned out to be real, the BCA said. "Swatting involves making a prank call to law enforcement services in an attempt to bring a large law enforcement response to a particular address," the BCA said, adding: "Our Minnesota Fusion Center is tracking these reports and keeping local law enforcement apprised of the situation."The districts impacted by these incidents in Minnesota include: Minnesota Department of Education Commissioner Dr. Heather Mueller also addressed Wednesday's hoax calls, calling them "abhorrent" and frightening to students, staff, families and communities. A map of hoaxes at schools in Minnesota on Wednesday.

The Guardian that she had her pregnancy terminated on September 1. Davis had learned 10 weeks into her pregnancy that the fetus she was carrying had acrania, a rare and fatal condition in which the baby’s skull fails to form in the womb. Davis was told that if she brought the pregnancy to full term and gave birth, the baby would likely survive for a very short amount of time — anywhere from several minutes to a week.

DELAWARE COUNTY - Delaware County residents may have to travel even further for emergency services after a recent announcement by Crozer Health.On Wednesday, Crozer Health said the Emergency Department at the Delaware County Memorial Hospital will be completely closed within 60 days.The shutdown is reportedly part of a Transformation Healthcare Services Plan to "redefine how its hospitals care for the community.""This plan will provide healthcare access and services based on post-pandemic operational realities and community needs," Crozer said.MORE HEADLINES:Services will be suspended to begin renovations for a 100-bed behavioral health inpatient hospital opening in spring 2023.Springfield Hospital, whose emergency services were suspended in April, is set to become an outpatient facility by the end of the year.These changes come months after the Delaware County Council passed an emergency ordinance stating long-term care facilities and hospitals must provide notice to the county when developing plans to close long-term care facilities, hospitals or large portions of hospitals.

TORONTO - Canada will likely drop the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for people who enter Canada by the end of September, an official familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.Canada, like the United States, requires foreign nationals to be vaccinated when entering the country. It is not immediately known whether the U.S.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention expects COVID-19 vaccine boosters targeting circulating variants of the virus to be available for children aged 5-11 years by mid-October.

China has long been a coveted assignment for business executives and diplomats, a prestigious posting in a rising power and a valuable addition to one’s résumé.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The World Broadcasting Unions – WBU, which is the co-ordinating body of broadcasting unions around the world, has condemned the vicious attack on journalists of MTV Channel (Pvt) Ltd by Sri Lanka Police and security personnel on the 9th of July. The World Broadcasting Unions has among its membership the largest and most influential unions of broadcast journalists around the world. They include the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, the Arab States Broadcasting Union, the African Union of Broadcasting, the Caribbean Broadcasting Union, the European Broadcasting Union, and International Association of Broadcasting, and the North American Broadcasters Association.

producing heavy rainfall and gusty winds on the islands in the southwest Atlantic. Fiona became the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season Wednesday and the already-deadly storm is forecast to intensify even more as it tracks toward Bermuda.Fiona has been steadily strengthening and could reach Category 4 intensity by late Wednesday as it eyes Bermuda later this week.Even with Hurricane Fiona pulling farther away from the Caribbean, its outer bands will continue to produce heavy rain over isolated portions of the Dominican Republic.

FILE - Shawn Parcells speaks during a news conference on Aug. 18, 2014, in St.

Vaccination and long COVID There could be other reasons for the positive trend that we’ve witnessed, but the timing suggests that vaccination is the most likely explanation. The decrease in referrals begins in August 2021, around five months after the British population started receiving second doses of COVID-19 vaccines.

ASTON, Pa. - Parents of students at a Delaware County high school are demanding action from school leaders after they say fights and bullying have spiraled out of control. Just days into the new school year, videos of brutal beat downs at Chichester High School have been posted to social media. One of the recordings shows a 9th grader being pummeled on the school bus, other fights have erupted inside school stairwells and classrooms. Jennifer Frazier, a mother of two at Chichester High School, told FOX 29 that her daughters are currently being bullied by classmates.

Chad Kroeger, frontman for Canadian rock band Nickelback, has revealed that everyone has been pronouncing his last name wrong all of these years.Speaking to Loudwire on a recent podcast, Kroeger explained that his surname is often butchered; people have been saying Kroh-ger, like the U.S. grocery store chain.However, the Hanna, Alta.-born musician insists it should be pronounced the same as Freddy Krueger, the terrifying Nightmare on Elm Street serial killer.“It’s Kroo-ger, don’t trust the internet,” the musician said.He says he’s been slow to correct people because he doesn’t want to come across the wrong way.“If I just stop and go, ‘Actually, it’s Kroeger,’ I’m gonna look like such a d**k.

TikTok trend targeting children and teens.The social media dare encourages minors susceptible to peer pressure to make what has been called “sleepy chicken,” a meal likely as dangerous as it is disgusting. Viral video shows live frog found in London, Ont.

Mary Starks has won $100,000 twice. (Iowa Lottery) An Iowa woman has now won two $100,000 lottery prizes in a little more than two years.Mary Starks' latest $100,000 prize came in the Iowa Lottery's "Hit It Big!" scratch game.

IMF data which showed that about 120 million people have been pushed into extreme poverty as a result of COVID-19. The inflationary pressure currently that is being faced globally, is expected to only amplify the economic disparities within and between countries.

FILE - Kalani David of Hawaii advances to the quarterfinals of the Pipe Invitational, the trials of the 2019 Billabong Pipe Masters after winning Heat 3 of Round 1 at Pipeline on December 9, 2019, in Oahu, United States. (Photo by Ed Sloane/WSL via G Kalani David, the former world junior surfing champion, died over the weekend on a beach in Costa Rica after suffering a seizure while practicing in the waters off Costa Rica, authorities and friends confirmed.

PHILADELPHIA - A school bus crash left at least one person injured during the morning school rush Tuesday morning.Officials say three students were on the bus when it crashed on the corner of 52nd and Spruce Street. The students were on their way to Dobbins High School, according to officials.One person was reportedly injured, and transported to a local hospital.

NEW DELHI: Consumers are willing to spend on health and well-being, despite financial uncertainty, according to findings of a consumer survey conducted by Accenture. The consulting firm has been mapping consumer behaviour and sentiment since the onset of the pandemic. The latest survey, conducted in 16 countries including India, mapped responses from 11,000 consumers.

dengue cases, with over 100 people being diagnosed with the infection in the last one week, taking the tally of the vector-borne disease in the city to nearly 400 so far this year, according to PTI report. According to a civic body report released on Monday, 152 cases have been reported in this month alone till September 17.