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TOMBALL, Texas - The four Houston-area children who were found dead along with their grandfather at a home in Centerville, Texas, were students at Tomball ISD.The victims were identified as 66-year-old Mark Collins, 18-year-old Waylon, 16-year-old Carson, 11-year-old Hudson, and 11-year-old Bryson.Houston Crime Stoppers, along with family friends of the Collins family, hold a news conference after four children and a grandfather were killed likely by escaped Texas inmate.The district sent a letter to families on Friday morning sharing the news. Tomball ISD is offering grief counseling to students affected by the tragedy.MORE: Escaped Texas inmate Gonzalo Lopez fatally shot during chase after allegedly killing family of 5Officials with the Texas Department of Public Safety say during a search for Texas capital murder inmate Gonzalo Lopez on Thursday in the Leon County area where he escaped custody on May 12, officers received a call from a concerned family member saying they had not heard from an elder relative.Gonzalo Lopez was on the run in a stolen white Chevrolet Silverado (Photo courtesy of Texas DPS) That's when authorities went to the home and found the four children and their grandfather murdered.

COVID-19 rapid tests — a tool that experts consider vital to fighting the pandemic — will not be shipped to Canadian provinces and territories come year’s end, and some fear “it may be too soon” for such a decision.“Rapid tests are an amazing tool. So if not those, then what,” Colin Furness, infection control epidemiologist and assistant professor at the University of Toronto’s faculty of information, questioned while speaking to Global News Friday.

Theresa Tam, chief public health officer of Canada, said that the risk of exposure to monkeypox “isn’t exclusive to any group or setting.”“Anyone, no matter their gender or sexual orientation, could get infected and spread the virus if they come into close contact, including intimate sexual contact with an infected person or a contaminated object,” she added.Outbreaks of diseases like monkeypox becoming more frequent, WHO warnsAccording to the World Health Organization (WHO) website, monkeypox is a disease that is transmitted from animals to humans and it comes from the same family of viruses that causes smallpox, which was declared to be eradicated in 1980.Monkeypox symptoms consist primarily of skin lesions on the mouth and genitals, and they can also include fever and headaches, as well as joint and muscle pain, according to the WHO.Globally, there are 550 confirmed cases in 30 non-endemic countries where the virus has not usually been found.Canada confirmed its first two cases of monkeypox on May 19 when two individuals in Quebec tested positive for the rare disease.Monkeypox cases in Canada are suspected to have originated from a local sauna in Montreal, doctors have told Global News.However, government officials have so far stayed clear of confirming the origin of monkeypox in Canada citing concerns of privacy and stigmatization. Montreal sauna suspected origin of Canada’s monkeypox outbreak: doctors Despite the growing number of cases since then, deputy chief public health officer Dr.

Novavax Inc’s NVAX.OCOVID-19 vaccine, even as the company’s data showed it could reduce the chances of mild-to-severe disease.In Novavax’s nearly 30,000 patient trial, conducted between December 2020 and September 2021, there were four cases of a type of heart inflammation calledmyocarditis detected within 20 days of taking the protein-based shot.“These events raise the concern for a causal association with this vaccine, similar to the association documented with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines,” FDA staff wrote in briefing documents released on Friday. COVID vaccine-related heart inflammation lower for kids than teens: U.S.

Covid-19 cases reporting 4,041 new infections, the highest daily tally in nearly three months.

PHILADELPHIA - Family and friends of a teenage girl who was shot and killed at a Memorial Day party in Philadelphia gathered Friday to share memories and call for answers. 16-year-old Andrea De Los Santos was among four people who were shot around 1 a.m. Monday on the 3000 block of East Tioga Street.

PHILADELPHIA - As the city of Philadelphia grapples with violent crime, one community gathered Friday to remember their neighbors who were killed by gun violence. The "Call My Name" rally in Germantown was organized by different faith communities to remember more than 30 people who lost their lives last year. "As faith communities, we just can't pray about it in our churches, but we have to take it to the streets and give people hope," Father Sy Peterka said. Dozens held signs with anti-violence messages and wore victims names around their necks, even if they didn't know them directly. "We have to learn in Germantown specifically how to deescalate from killing a person," John Graves from Faith Chapel Church said. " An argument should not lead to somebody dying and too often that's the situation that goes awry is death." Friday night's rally marched from Faith Chapel Church to the intersection of Germantown and Chelten avenues, making stops to remember the fallen along the way.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 03: Former Trump White House Advisor Peter Navarro speaks to the media outside U.S. District Court on Friday, June 3, 2022 in Washington, DC.

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Today we are reporting 6,291 community cases, 369 current hospitalisations, and 11 deaths. 

Betty White’s longtime Los Angeles home is officially off the market — and it sold for more than the original asking price.The "Golden Girls" star’s Brentwood, California, house sold for $10.678 million, according to ET.It had been listed for $10.575 million in April, as FOX Business previously reported.The single-family home, built in 1952, had a quick close after hitting the market for the first time in more than 50 years. BETTY WHITE'S LOS ANGELES HOME LISTS FOR $10.575 MILLION, AS LATE STAR'S CARMEL HOUSE CLOSES FOR WELL OVER ASKWhite’s husband, Allen Ludden, first purchased the property in 1968.White had lived there until her death in December 2021. The interior of the five-bed, six-bath home measures 3,029 square feet and sits on .72 acres, according to the Sotheby's Realty listing.The "parklike" property overlooks the Getty Museum and views of the mountains, and is described in the realty listing as "lovingly cared for." BETTY WHITE'S FUNNIEST QUOTES AND BEST LIFE LESSONS AS FANS REMEMBER HER 100TH BIRTHDAYThe buyer is unknown, and it is likely the house will be leveled due to the fact that the property sold at land value.The listing also noted that the property would be a "unique opportunity to build your dream home" on a flat lot in a "serene country setting."White’s Carmel, California, vacation house also sold earlier this year for over the asking price.CLICK HERE TO READ MORE ON FOX BUSINESSThe beachfront property listed at $7.95 million and sold for a whopping $10.775 million. White and Ludden originally purchased the land where they built their beach house for $170,000 in 1978, according to property records.The house’s construction was completed in 1981, the same year White’s husband died.White died on New

NEW YORK - Genetic analysis of recent monkeypox cases suggests there are two distinct strains in the U.S., health officials said Friday, raising the possibility that the virus has been circulating undetected for some time.Many of the U.S. cases were caused by the same strain as recent cases in Europe, but a few samples show a different strain, federal health officials said. Each strain had been seen in U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO - A judge on Friday sentenced a former U.S. Air Force sergeant to 41 years in federal prison for fatally shooting a security guard outside the Oakland federal courthouse during George Floyd protests two summers ago.That was the plea deal that 33-year-old Steven Carrillo had signed earlier this year for shooting and killing federal protective service officer David Patrick Underwood, and wounding a second officer on May 29, 2020, in Oakland. If he didn't take the plea, he could have faced the death penalty. He is accused of driving to Oakland with Millbrae resident Robert Alvin Justus Junior, and taking advantage of the distraction afforded by protesters marching through the city’s downtown, before firing his gun. A week later, authorities tracked Carrillo to his home in Santa Cruz County, where he's suspected of killing Sgt.

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania pet store is asking for the safe return of two ferrets it says were stolen by a woman from a glass enclosure. The apparent theft happened Thursday afternoon at Pets Plus in Quakertown. Surveillance footage shared by the store shows the woman making sure the coast is clear before reaching into the enclosure and grabbing the ferrets.After she picks up the animals, the woman is seen making a beeline for the store's front entrance. According to wildlife experts, young ferrets need a lot of attention and the proper food in order to thrive. AdvertisementThe store is urging anyone with information on the alleged theft to come forward. 

LOS ANGELES - At least three people are fighting for their lives after being stabbed at a hospital in the Encino neighborhood of Los Angeles Friday evening.The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call a little after 3:45 p.m. at the Encino Hospital Medical Center on Ventura Boulevard.

FORMER Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote revealed her two year battle with Vitiligo. The actress - who played Katy Armstrong on the ITV soap - proudly showed the patches across her skin and said she's found the "beauty" in it.

HARRISBURG - Former hedge fund CEO David McCormick conceded the Republican primary in Pennsylvania for U.S. Senate to celebrity heart surgeon Dr.

Kate Middleton has provided an update on Queen Elizabeth II’s health after the monarch skipped a Church Service honouring her due to “some discomfort” she experienced on the first day of her Platinum Jubilee.

Gonzalo Lopez was on the run in a stolen white Chevrolet Silverado (Photo courtesy of Texas DPS) A manhunt for convicted murderer Gonzalo Lopez, one of Texas’ most wanted fugitives, ended Thursday night when he was fatally shot by law enforcement after killing five members of the same family, including four children.It was a dramatic and tragic end to a nearly three-week search for one of the state’s most dangerous criminals, who escaped from a prison bus on May 13 after attacking the driver. Here’s how it started, and how it ended. 1996: Lopez was convicted of two counts of aggravated assault and was sentenced to eight years in Texas state prison.2006: Lopez was convicted of capital murder and aggravated kidnapping in Hidalgo County, Texas, and sentenced to life in prison.2007: Lopez, who was reportedly involved with the Mexican Mafia, was convicted of attempted capital murder in Webb County, Texas, and given a second life sentence.Gonzalo Lopez's tattoos (Photos: U.S.

near-death experience battling COVID and cancer. In an interview set to air on CBS “Sunday Morning” this Sunday, the 72-year-old recounted how serious his fight with lymphoma became after getting diagnosed with COVID and spending five weeks in the ICU. “Oh, man — what a journey,” Bridges recounted before admitting he “couldn’t breathe” and went through “amazing pain” during the ordeal.When interviewer Ben Mankiewicz asked whether he had moments where he thought, “Well, this might be it,” the “Big Lebowski” star responded, “Oh, the doctors, yeah – my wife would ask, ‘Is he gonna die?’ And they say, ‘We’re doing the best we can.’ They wouldn’t reassure her that it was all gonna be fine.”  Bridges, who this year is celebrating 45 years of marriage to Susan Geston, also pondered that it was interesting how different people deal with mortality.

Brad Johnson, best known for his work on Melrose Place, has sadly passed away at the age of 62.

ideal time to work out? Is it best to hit the gym in the morning? Or, should you wait until the evening to pump some iron?Well, according to new research, it depends. In a new study, published Tuesday in "Frontiers in Physiology," 36 women and 26 men were randomized to workouts in the morning or evening for 12 weeks. Participants were nonsmoking, healthy, trained women and men with no known cardiovascular or metabolic diseases as assessed by a medical history and a comprehensive medical examination. In addition, all participants were highly active, middle-aged (25–55 years old) and had a lean body mass index and stable weight for at least 6 months prior to the beginning of the study.People run on treadmills at a New York Sports Club in Brooklyn, New York (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) The men and women were required to do multimodal workouts — a combination of physical exercises requiring different components, such as cardiorespiratory, muscular strength and flexibility — for a total of four training sessions per week.RELATED: Exercise after COVID-19 vaccine may increase antibodies, study findsThe people were then analyzed for their muscular strength, endurance, power, body composition, respiratory exchange ratio, behavioral mood changes and dietary intake.

In a detailed review ahead of next week's advisory committee meeting, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) staff today said the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine will likely provide meaningful protection against the Omicron variant, but they raised concerns about the potential for rare cardiac conditions after vaccination.

HARRISBURG, PA - JANUARY 15: Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman (D - PA) delivers an introduction for Governor Tom Wolf during an inaugural ceremony on January 15, 2019 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Wolf won by more than 17 percent in November to clai HARRISBURG - The cardiologist for John Fetterman, the Democratic nominee for U.S.

Photographer: Patrick T. Fallon/Bloomberg via Getty Images Electrolux is recalling roughly 370,000 refrigerators over potential choking hazards.According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the company has received 185 reports of pieces breaking in the ice makers, which can then fall into the ice bucket and into a glass. One of the people who complained reported gum lacerations.The 13 models include the Frigidaire and Elextrolux side-by-side, top freezer and multi-door refrigerators.

A US survey study published today in JAMA Network Open reveals that screenings for breast cancer and cervical cancer fell 6% and 11%, respectively, in the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A study of 4,737 COVID-19 patients in Israel conducted during the Omicron surge concludes that Pfizer's antiviral drug Paxlovid roughly halves the risk of severe COVID-19 or death, according to findings published yesterday in Clinical Infectious Diseases.For the retrospective cohort study, researchers analyzed data on

TULSA, Okla. - Hospitals, like schools, are not typically designed to guard against the threat of a determined gunman entering the building to take lives.The vulnerability of health care facilities was highlighted by a shooter who killed four people and then himself Wednesday at a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The assailant got inside a building on the Saint Francis Hospital campus with little trouble, just hours after buying an AR-style rifle, authorities said.Here’s a look at what's known about security at the Tulsa facility and other American hospitals:No, the 45-year-old man identified as the shooter, Michael Louis, of Muskogee, Oklahoma, parked his car in an adjoining garage, then went through unlocked doors into the medical building, authorities said.Police guard the entrance to the Natalie Building at the Saint Francis Hospital on June 2, 2022 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

(L) Kim Kardashian attends the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 27, 2022, in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Karwai Tang/Getty Images) (R) Eliahna Torres, 10, is pic UVALDE, Texas - Despite help from public figures, including a plea from Kim Kardashian, the father of a girl killed in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting was denied a request to temporarily leave prison to attend her funeral. Eliahna Cruz Torres, 10, was among the 19 children killed by a gunman on May 24 at Robb Elementary School in the southwestern Texas town.

A football helmet lies on the ground while members of the Floral Park High School football team are in the background practicing for the 2015 season, on the morning of August 19, 2015.(Photo by Thomas A. Ferrara/Newsday via Getty Images) A new study exploring the association between a child's participation in an organized sport and their mental health found that those who participate in team sports may be less likely to have mental health difficulties. According to the study, published in PLOS One, researchers used data from more than 11,000 U.S.

One of the biggest obstacles to ending COVID-19 has been the misinformation that leads people to reject vaccinations. WHO’s donors are supporting work to bring accurate health information to all corners of the world so that people can protect themselves from COVID-19, polio and other diseases.

Booster COVID-19 vaccination was tied to a 57% reduction in cases among 2,613 National Basketball Association (NBA) players and staff who were regularly screened for infection during the Omicron variant surge, according to a research letter published yesterday in JAMA.

Hollyoaks star Kéllé Bryan has become one of the most recognisable faces on British television.The singer and television star shot to fame back in the early 90s as a member of R&B girl group Eternal alongside her former classmate and fellow celebrity Louise Redknapp.However, the 47-year-old star is a lady of many talents and she's since gone on to enjoy a wide-ranging career in the world of showbiz - taking on major acting roles and presenting jobs.The talented actress joined the cast of Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks in September 2018, where she has been playing the role Martine Deveraux.Fans will also know Kéllé as a regular panelist putting the world to rights on ITV's chat show Loose Women - since joining the show in May 2019.The actress announced on Friday (June 3) that she's quit Hollyoaks and that her final scenes will play out in upcoming scenes.Kéllé got upset as she shared her news live on Loose Women and she admitted that she'd been "keeping it a secret for so long".As Martine leaves the village for good,Born in Plaistow, Greater London, young Kéllé joined Italia Conti Academy stage school at the age of 11 - where she trained in performing arts and qualified as a dance teacher.It was here that she met her future bandmate Louise Redknapp - known as Louise Nurding at the time - whom she would eventually form British R&B girl group Eternal with.Kéllé and Louise went on to form the band with Easther Bennett and her older sister Vernie in 1992 - and the group would soon enjoy huge success, selling over 10million records worldwide.In fact, Louise had invited Kéllé into the band after joining the record label EMI and being initially recruited by the sisters.The band released their debut single, Stay, in 1993, and the song

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poisonings in children involving the sleep aid melatonin — including a big jump during the pandemic.Last year, U.S. poison control centers received more than 52,000 calls about children consuming worrisome amounts of the dietary supplement — a six-fold increase from about a decade earlier.

A fried chicken shop boss has been disqualified after wrongly claiming more than £50,000 in covid support cash. Ifraz Nabi, 41, has been banned from running companies for seven years after he abused the Eat Out to Help Out and covid furlough schemes for his takeaway New York Krispy Fried Chicken in Levenshulme.

COVID-19 pandemic as hospitalizations continued to fall Friday.There were 1,067 patients hospitalized with the disease, a net drop of 38. In the last day, there were 63 admissions and 101 discharges.Intensive care unit cases related to the health crisis came to a total of 28, a rise of four.The daily tally includes 542 new novel coronavirus cases based on PCR screening, which only certain high-risk groups can access.On that note, 12,095 PCR tests were administered in the latest roundup.Officials say 219 additional rapid test results were reported by Quebecers in the last day.

Health Minister Maree Todd has been accused of expecting overworked and overwhelmed healthcare staff to 'act like bouncers'.

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UFC star Paulo Costa is reported to have been questioned by police after he allegedly hit a nurse over his Covid-19 vaccination certificate in his native Brazil.The middleweight fighter is reported to have been questioned in his hometown of Contagem for allegedly hitting a nurse with his elbow over his vaccination certificate, as reported by a number of local news outlets. The nurse who claims the UFC star hit her spoke to local radio station Itatiaia and said that the fighter attended a vaccination centre, walked around for a few minutes before then saying that he had already been vaccinated.

COVID on Friday, with 117 in intensive care.This is down by one for hospitalizations and a decrease of two for ICUs since the previous day.Last Friday, there were 948 hospitalizations with 154 in ICU indicating a drop in figures week-over-week.According to latest data for hospitalizations, 58 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19. For those in ICUs, 38 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

ATLANTA, GA - MAY 24: Joe Girardi #25 of the Philadelphia Phillies in the dugout during the fourth inning against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park on May 24, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Adam Hagy/Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Phillies have parted ways with manager Joe Girardi, who became the manager in 2019. The team made the announcement on Twitter Friday morning announcing that Girardi was relieved of his duties and bench coach Rob Thomson will be the interim manager until the end of the 2022 season. "It has been a frustrating season for us up until this point, as we feel that our club has not played up to its capabilities," said Phillies President of Baseball Operations David Dombrowski.

PHILADELPHIA - Schools in Williamstown were placed on lockdown early Friday morning before being closed for the day due to a security threat. Police from multiple departments, including Rowan University, could be seen outside of the Williamstown High School. A parent tells FOX 29's Steve Keeley that they were alerted via text that a security threat was being investigated by the Monroe Township Police Department. Monroe Police posted an announcement on Facebook saying, "The Monroe Township Police Department is aware of a possible school threat. We are actively investigating this threat.