2 officers shot near 4th of July concert, fireworks in Philadelphia, police say

Philadelphia police investigate an apparent road rage incident that led to a chase, shooting and fiery crash. FRANKFORD - Philadelphia police are searching for the driver of a Toyota Camry as they investigate a chase, shooting and multi-vehicle crash.Officials said the incident began Sunday, a little before 2 p.m.

PALM BEACH, Fla. - A Florida man was shot in the head by authorities but survived the incident, officials said, after he allegedly took his social worker hostage and sexually assaulted her for 15 hours.Tzvi Allswang, 20, sustained severe head injuries but is expected to survive. He was subsequently booked into the Palm Beach County Jail on Wednesday, police said, after medical treatment.According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Fox News, the victim told police she arrived at Allwang's residence around 6:30 p.m.

YUMA, Ariz. - The story of "Baby Holly" has made national headlines recently, and there’s a strong Arizona connection to the woman found alive and well more than 40 years after being separated from her murdered parents.Their killings are still unsolved, and authorities say a cult could be linked to the crimes.The beginning of Holly Clouse’s life is a mystery, but investigators know part of her life took place in the desert.Donna Casasanta is Holly’s biological grandmother."A nightmare. It was something that was on our mind constantly and I'm wondering what happened to her," Casasanta said.For more than 40 years, she had no clue where Holly or her parents could be."Every time the phone rang, I think, maybe this, that … you don't want them to be dead, mind you, but yet you want to lay it to rest, you want to find out what happened," Casasanta said.In the late 70s, her son Harold Dean Clouse Jr.

Sign with logo at the headquarters of car-sharing technology company Uber in the South of Market (SoMa) neighborhood of San Francisco, California, with red vehicle visible in the background parked on Market Street, October 13, 2017. (Photo by Smith C WASHINGTON (AP) - As Uber aggressively pushed into markets around the world, the ride-sharing service lobbied political leaders to relax labor and taxi laws, used a "kill switch'' to thwart regulators and law enforcement, channeled money through Bermuda and other tax havens and considered portraying violence against its drivers as a way to gain public sympathy, according to a report released Sunday.The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, a nonprofit network of investigative reporters, scoured internal Uber texts, emails, invoices and other documents to deliver what it called "an unprecedented look into the ways Uber defied taxi laws and upended workers' rights.''The documents were first leaked to the British newspaper The Guardian, which shared them with the consortium.In a written statement, Uber spokesperson Jill Hazelbaker acknowledged "mistakes'' in the past and said CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, hired in 2017, had been "tasked with transforming every aspect of how Uber operates ...

PHOENIX - On July 6, Arizona Governor Doug Ducey signed into law a bill that makes it illegal to record law enforcement within 8 feet (about 2.4 meters).Under the new law, it is a misdemeanor if someone keeps recording, after getting a verbal warning to stop. There are, however, some exceptions to the law, including if the person recording is the one being questioned by police.While supporters say the law is meant to protect law enforcement from harm or distraction, critics say the law is unconstitutional, and does nothing to enhance transparency.The original proposal from Rep.

LONG ISLAND, N.Y. - Beaches on Long Island, in New York, are on heightened alert after officials say a shark bit a lifeguard who was playing a shark bite victim in a training drill.It’s the second time in a week.The 17-year-old lifeguard is okay and needed five stitches on his ankle.Officials say New Yorkers aren’t the only ones who should beware of sharks this summer.Shark sightings have increased as the ocean waters warm. There have been 40 reports of shark attacks around the world in 2022.

Philadelphia police investigate a shooting that left a 45-year-old man in critical condition after he was shot multiple times in Carroll Park. CARROLL PARK - A 45-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot multiple times in Carroll Park.Philadelphia police in the 19th District responded to the 1400 block of North 53rd Street early Sunday morning, around 2 a.m., on the report of shots fired, according to officials.The officers arrived to find the 45-year-old victim suffering from gunshot wounds to the elbow, leg and buttocks.MORE HEADLINES:Medics rushed him to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he was placed in critical condition.Police are actively investigating a motive into the shooting.

Children play with their father in their backyard. (Mark Leffingwell / Digital First Media / Boulder Daily Camera / Getty Images) "There are, in the United States today, somewhere between 60,000 and 65,000 square miles of lawn," said Ted Steinberg, the Adeline Barry Davee professor of history at Case Western Reserve University and author of "American Green: the Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn.""If you take all that lawn and you put it all together, you get a state about the size of Florida."Lawns have a long history, with names such as George Washington and Thomas Jefferson having their own lawns, according to Steinberg.However, lawns in their modern iteration are a relatively recent invention and one that rose to dominance over three different periods in history.Advertisement for a lawn mower, featuring a young woman pushing the mower, ca 1885.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say an afternoon shooting left a teenage boy injured in North Philadelphia on Sunday.The 15-year-old was reportedly shot one time in the knee on the 3100 block of Broad Street just before 1 p.m.He is in stable condition after walking into Temple University Hospital, according to police.No arrest has been made, and no weapon recovered.

PHILADELPHIA - An appeals court has ordered a new trial for a New Jersey man convicted in a stabbing death shortly after the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl in 2018.The court cited an assistant prosecutor's repeatedly calling the defendant a liar and also cited errors in the judge's instructions to the jury.Supreme Life, 60, of Lumberton was sentenced to 20 years after he was convicted in Burlington County in March 2019 of passion provocation manslaughter in the death of Moriah Walker, 26, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and the attempted murder of another New York man.Life, formerly known as Charles Hoskins, testified that as people were outside celebrating the Eagles’ February 2018 win, he teased his son, a Dallas Cowboys fan, and his son responded with an epithet about the Eagles. He said two New York men leaving a nearby party overheard the remark and attacked his son, and he acted in self-defense.During the trial, Life acknowledged having lied in a statement to police, and the appeals court said that was fair game for prosecutors to point out.

Whale washes up in Cape May County. (Grassy Sound Marina)CAPE MAY COUNTY, N.J. - A dead humpback whale has been found close to shore in New Jersey on Sunday, prompting a response from local and state emergency crews.The whale's body could be seen caught under a pier near Wildwood in a Facebook photo posted by Grassy Sound Marina.New Jersey State Marine Police were on the scene, waiting for the Coast Guard and Marine Mammal Stranding Center, according to the post."A 25-foot juvenile humpback whale.

Corion Evans, 16, was honored Tuesday with a Certificates of Commendation from Moss Point Mayor Billy Knight after he helped save three teen girls and a police officer from drowning in the Pascagoula River over the weekend. (Moss Point Police Departm A Mississippi teen received a commendation Tuesday night for his heroic efforts in helping to save three teenage girls who crashed into a river and a responding police officer from drowning over the weekend.Corion Evans, 16, jumped into the Pascagoula River in Moss Point around 2:30 a.m.

A woman reacts as security forces and forensic service inspect the scene of a mass shooting in Soweto, South Africa, on July 10, 2022. Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A mass shooting at a tavern in Johannesburg's Soweto township has killed 15 people and left others in critical condition, according to police.Police say they are investigating reports that a group of men arrived in a minibus taxi and opened fire on some of the patrons at the bar shortly after midnight Sunday.Those injured have been taken to Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital.The number of cartridges found on the scene indicates that a group of people opened fire in the bar, said Gauteng province police commissioner Lt.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after a man was reportedly shot during a carjacking in Oxford Circle Sunday morning.A man was robbed at gunpoint around 3:30 a.m. near the intersection of Oakland and Van Kirk streets, according to police.The victim was shot at least two times, and transported to a local hospital.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after police say he was shot and killed in Chinatown during an early morning shooting.Police responded to the shooting on the second floor of an apartment resident on Cherry Street around 4 a.m. Sunday.A man found inside reportedly suffered multiple gunshot wounds.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a man and woman became the victims of a double shooting early Sunday morning.A 19-year-old man and 18-year-old were reportedly shot as they sat inside their car on 8th and Huntington streets shortly before 3 am.Police say shots were fired into the car after another car pulled up beside the victims.Both victims were rushed to the hospital, but their conditions are unknown at this time.Police say no motive is known, and no arrests have been made.

COLWYN, Pa. - On the year anniversary of the unsolved murder of a 16-year-old Delaware County girl, her peers take to the streets. They want her killer caught and they want the violence to stop.They marched from the scene of the murder of Kyanna Woods McCrea in Colwyn to the police station, hoping to send a message.Kyanna’s mom, LaToya McCrea says it isn’t just about honoring her daughter, but demanding better from the youth of Philadelphia."To get a call to action to stop the violence, especially with these young kids out here. It’s sad cause it’s kids killing kids and it’s senseless.

PLANO, Texas - A pregnant mother from Plano who got a ticket for driving in the high-occupancy lane [HOV] on Highway 75 said she was in her right to drive there because her fetus should count as a passenger.According to the Dallas Morning News, Brandy Bottone, who was 34 weeks pregnant, was pulled over on June 29 while driving in the HOV lane on U.S. HWY 75 because she was in a hurry to pick up her son.HOV rules require there be at least one other passenger in the car.When a Dallas County Sheriff’s Department officer asked Bottone if there was anyone else in the vehicle, she reportedly answered yes, and pointed to her stomach.CONTINUED COVERAGE: Roe v.

DOVER, Del. - So, what is happiness and what does it take to make people happy?A new study reveals happiness is all about the Benjamins, the more, the merrier and each state has its own dollar amount to achieve happiness.The study was published by Purdue University and Go Banking Rates and it assigns each of the 50 United States a dollar amount to earn in order to be happy.According to the study, which was published in the journal of Nature Human Behavior, income has a correlation with emotional well-being and life satisfaction.RELATED HEADLINES:The study's researchers factored in each state's cost-of-living index using $105,000 as the benchmark, noting that the income level is ideal for those living in North America.

WILMINGTON, Del. - A Delaware man convicted earlier this year of a felony hate crime for what authorities say was the persistent harassment of a Black female employee in Gov.

CARSON CITY, Wash. - A Nevada couple was found secretly keeping a cache of weapons and living with their two kids at a northern Nevada children’s museum where they worked, authorities said.A janitor at the Children's Museum of Northern Nevada was arrested late last week, KRNV-TV in Reno reported Friday. The 41-year-old man has been charged with child neglect and endangerment and possession of a suppressor and a short barrel rifle.Authorities discovered the arsenal in a storage room, they said.

STURGIS, Mich. - Production of baby formula has resumed at the Abbott Nutrition factory in Michigan whose February shutdown over contamination contributed to a national shortage, a company spokesman said.Damage from severe thunderstorms including flooding had forced the Sturgis plant to halt operations in mid-June just two weeks after restarting production with additional sanitizing and safety protocols.Production of EleCare, a specialty formula for infants with severe food allergies and digestive problems, was restored at Sturgis following a July 1 reboot, said Abbott spokesman John Koval."We are working to restart Similac production as soon as we can. We’ll provide more information when we have it," he said via email.RELATED: 'It's been really scary:' Mom worries about feeding baby as formula shortage continuesAbbott recalled several leading brands of formula in February, including Similac.

SANGER, Calif. - Two people were arrested after pouring gasoline and lighting a man on fire.  Sanger police responded to the 700 block of Faller Ave.

We are sending all the love and light to Shawn Mendes as he regroups amid this difficult time.

Dr. Barbara Winfrey (L to R), Stedman Graham, Vernon Winfrey and daughter Oprah Winfrey arrive at the opening of Charlie's War at the Nashville Film Festival at the Green Hills Regal Cinema May 2, 2003 in Nashville Tennessee.

Postage stamps are pictured on pieces of mail inside the United States Postal Service (USPS) sorting center in Louisville, Kentucky, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 13, 2017.

BELLEFONTE, Pa. - A man has been sentenced to decades in prison in the rapes of four former Penn State students over a seven-year period.Jeffrey Fields, 38, of Port Matilda was sentenced Friday in Centre County to 29 1/2 to 61 years in state prison in the assaults, which occurred between 2010 and 2017 in State College, the Centre Daily Times reported.Fields, who worked in State College at the time, pleaded guilty in March to all but two of the charges filed against him, including felony counts of rape and sexual assault.First Assistant District Attorney Sean McGraw said Fields was a "very sophisticated rapist" who committed "calculated, planned attacks on vulnerable women."One victim said in a statement to President Judge Pamela Ruest that the defendant "Changed my life completely. He changed who I am at my core."Defense attorney Steve Trialonas said in a sentencing memo that each of the rapes had "…overtones of power and control; two aspects in Jeff’s life that were absent outside these crimes." He said his client never challenged the evidence against him since his July 2020 arrest, never sought bail and didn't want the victims to have to testify.Fields spoke for nearly 20 minutes, calling his crimes "unspeakable.""I regret everything I’ve done.

GREENE COUNTY, Pa. - A Pennsylvania 911 operator faces a rare charge of involuntary manslaughter for failing to send an ambulance to the rural home of a woman who died of internal bleeding a day later, despite a plea from the woman's daughter that without medical help "she's going to die."A Greene County detective last week filed charges against Leon "Lee" Price, 50, of Waynesburg, in the July 2020 death of Diania Kronk, 54, based on Price's reluctance to dispatch help without getting more assurance that Kronk would actually go to the hospital."I believe she would be alive today if they would have sent an ambulance," said Kronk’s daughter Kelly Titchenell, 38.Price, who also was charged with reckless endangerment, official oppression and obstruction, questioned Titchenell repeatedly during the four-minute call about whether Kronk would agree to be taken for treatment.Price was arraigned June 29 and released on bail. He did not reply to messages left at a home number listed in his name, and officials said a defense lawyer has not contacted district court."It has to be very clear throughout the entire state, that when you call it's not going to be conditioned on somebody on the other end of the phone saying there's going to be a service provided or not," said Lawrence E.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead Saturday afternoon after police say he was the victim of a daytime shooting in Southwest Philadelphia.Police responded after a man was reportedly shot inside the front entryway of a home on 7300 block of Sanderling Place around 12:30 p.m.The 54-year-old victim suffered three gunshot wounds: the chest, shoulder and arm.He was transported to Penn Presbyterian where he was pronounced dead.Police say a weapon was recovered from the victim, but no arrest has been made.

TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey Police say a four-month investigation led to the "dismantling" of a human trafficking network and the arrest of six suspects.Eleven female victims, including at least one juvenile, were smuggled into the U.S. from Mexico and forced into prostitution, according to police.The investigation began in January when officials reportedly obtained information that a juvenile was being trafficked out of a residence in Trenton.

Man wanted for theft in Point Breeze. PHILADELPHIA - Surveillance video caught a man in the middle of crime on a Philadelphia street in broad daylight, according to police.Police say the man broke into the window of a parked van on the 1800 block of Washington Avenue last month.The suspect is seen entering the van, removing what appears to be tools, then loading them into his pickup truck.

SEBASTIAN, Fla. - A woman in Florida is accused of concealing her dead mother’s body in a freezer so she could collect her disability checks. Sebastian police arrested Michele R.

TRENTON, N.J. - Gas prices have taken a double-digit drop in New Jersey and around the nation primarily due to lower demand, according to analysts. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $4.75, down 10 cents from last week. Drivers were paying $3.16 a gallon on average a year ago at this time. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $4.72, down 12 cents from last week. Drivers were paying $3.14 a gallon on average a year ago at this time.

in a video released by the department. He said the suspect wears a ski mask, gloves and ear protection. It’s believed the suspect parks in the area, walks onto the property and then goes to the coral area. Image: Las Vegas Metro Police Department Animal Cruelty Unit Image: Las Vegas Metro Police Department Animal Cruelty Unit Anyone with information can contact the LVMPD Animal Cruelty Unit by calling (702) 828-3364 or emailing at [email protected].

PHILADELPHIA - If you've been waiting to add a furry friend to your family - today's the day!Pennsylvania' SPCA is holding a huge adoption event on Saturday in Philadelphia. And in an effort to clear the shelter, adopting fees have been dropped to just $5.Harper is one of more than 200 animals hoping to find their forever home this weekend.

Shawn Mendes is pressing pause on his world tour. On Friday, the 23-year-old singer took to Instagram to reveal that he’s postponing upcoming show dates to focus on his mental health.