Govt raises flag over drop in covid vaccination

Philadelphia Police Cruiser PHILADELPHIA - A store employee is in the hospital recovering after being shot in West Oak Lane early Friday morning. According to authorities, the shooting happened shortly after 1:30 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - A 17-year-old has died after he was shot outside of a store in Southwest Philadelphia, police say. According to authorities, the shooting happened on the corner of Buist Avenue and S 61st Street. Police say officers and fire medics arrived on scene and found the teenager suffering from gunshot wounds to the head. Medics rushed him to Penn Presbyterian Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 1:06 a.m., according to authorities. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESInvestigators were able to view the incident on surveillance cameras, police say. From surveillance, authorities say they learned that a suspect shot one of the tires of a pickup truck parked near the store. Then, a second suspect picked up the same gun from the ground and walked east toward the teen who was leaving the store with food, authorities say. According to police, the suspect got within a foot or two of the teenager and fired four shots at his head in what police are calling an "execution-style" shooting. Inspector D.F.

PHILADELPHIA - An off-duty police officer was carjacked at gunpoint early Friday morning and the car was found on fire. Chief Inspector Scott Small says the carjacking happened around 12:15 a.m., officers with the 12th District responded to numerous calls for a carjacking, shots fired and an auto accident at the intersection of 56th and Pentridge Streets in Kingsessing. When police arrived on scene, they found an off-duty officer who said he was parking his Silver 2020 Toyota Highlander when a suspect with a gun stopped him, reached into his pockets to grab his keys and then stole his vehicle, authorities say. Small says the off-duty officer fired his gun, but it remains unclear if the carjacking suspect was shot. According to police, the suspect then crashed the off-duty officer's car into unattended parked cars and then continued going north on 56th Street. Hours later, a car was found burning in West Philadelphia and it was identified as the officer's car.

PHILADELPHIA - More than 30 shots were fired in a shooting that killed one man and injured another in Fairhill, according to police. Police Inspector D.F. Pace says police received multiple 911 calls for reports of a shooting in the area of 8th Street and Allegheny Avenue around 11:30 p.m.

London following a row with another member - who happened to be a top Department of Health official. Ms Mok, 44, who was unnvaccinated, rowed with civil servant Phoebe Topping over whether or not she had to quarantine after returning from a trip to Bulgaria last autumn.

Kym Marsh's parents, Pauline and Dave, have given an update following her father's prostate cancer diagnosis.Her parents appeared as guests on BBC One show Morning Live, which their daughter presents alongside Gethin Jones. They were informing viewers of the importance of getting your prostate checked after the 77-year-old delayed going to the doctors during the pandemic.Asking how he's feeling this morning, Dave admitted that as he's on his medication he's "not too bad."Gethin reminded Kym that last year when he was first diagnosed one of the hardest parts for her was not being able to go with him to appointments due to coronavirus.However, with restrictions easing she's now able to attend and went along to one this week.Speaking about the doctor's appointment, Kym said: "It was really good, Tuesday this week we were able to all go together to your latest appointment."That was really good for lots of reasons really.

Tom Hanks brushed off his recent woes as he performed an energetic dance routine onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Thursday.The 65-year-old Hollywood legend has made headlines in recent days after sparking concerns over his health when he was filmed visibly shaking, while he was also caught in an altercation with an aggressive fan.Yet Tom proved he was still limber and in good spirits as he teamed up with Stephen, 58, for a sketch about dads filming TikTok dance routines. Having fun:Tom Hanks brushed off his recent woes as he performed an energetic dance routine on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on ThursdayThe skit saw Tom and Stephen playing embarrassing fathers trying to be down with the kids by filming a viral dance routine.

The World Trade Organization's 164 members approved a series of trade agreements early today that included commitments on fish and pledges on health and food security after more than five gruelling days of talks.

NEW DELHI : India has reported 12,847 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total tally of active caseload to over 63,063, the Union health ministry said on Friday. A day before, the country had reported 12,213 new Covid cases across the country. “About 12, 847 new cases recorded in the last 24 hours with active caseload shooting at 63,063," said the ministry.

Here are 10 updates: Among the states, Maharashtra accounted for 20634 active cases, up by 1373.  In Kerala, active cases rose to 19,210, up by 1255 in a single day.  Delhi had 3948 active cases, up 305, while Tamil Nadu had 2313 active cases, up 375. Karnataka's active cases rose to 4371, up 374 in a day.  Daily positivity rate in India went up to 2.47%, from 2.35% in the previous day 5,19,903 tests were conducted in the last 24 hours, taking the overall tests conducted so far to 85.69 crore.  7,985 recoveries across India were seen in last 24 hours An increase of 4,848 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours.

A 'devoted' family man caught Covid-19 in hospital and died, weeks after being admitted with severe back pain. A consultant from Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport told an inquest that the virus "most likely" came from a staff member who did not know they had it

World Cup is coming to Vancouver and Toronto, but fans in Edmonton will miss out when Canada, the U.S. and Mexico co-host the men’s soccer tournament.FIFA announced Thursday that the expanded 48-team tournament will see games played in 16 cities across North America, including Vancouver and Toronto, the American cities of Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, and New York/New Jersey.

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FIFA has chosen it as one of the 16 cities to host games during the World Cup in 2026.Toronto was the other Canadian city selected, leaving third-bidder Edmonton on the outside looking in.FIFA and the USA-Canada-Mexico bid team have not yet determined which of the 10 games taking place in Canada will be played in each city.The 15 other cities include Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Guadalajara, Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston, Monterrey, Mexico City, Boston, Philadelphia, Miami, New York and New Jersey.“British Columbia welcomes the world for FIFA World Cup 2026,” Premier John Horgan said in a news release. “We’re not hosting the largest ever World Cup just for kicks.

Loneliness is on the rise in Scotland and will get worse with the cost of living restricting people socialising.

PHILADELPHIA - Video captured outside a Philadelphia home shows three women casually walking down the sidewalk when an unknown man attacks them without warning. The brutal and seemingly unprovoked attack happened on the 1200 block of Morris Street around 11 p.m. Wednesday night.A neighbor's Ring doorbell camera captured the man walk beside a group of three women, then punch one of them in the face. When another woman intervenes, the man also slugs her in the face.

WEST PHILADELPHIA - A local woman is lucky to be alive after she was caught in the crossfire of a shooting and she is pleading for an end to the violence."I’m angry because I was literally sitting in my car, minding my business," shooting survivor Zyenaysha Brown said. "I felt like, a loud boom, like an explosion.

(Photo by Stephen Ausmus/USDA)PHILADELPHIA - There are mosquitoes in Philadelphia that are positive for West Nile virus, according to the Philadelphia Department of Health.Officials with the health department made the announcement Thursday, saying they identified a "pool" of mosquitoes that were positive for West Nile.Additionally, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection also announced they have found West Nile virus activity in Bucks, Cumberland, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties.West Nile virus is spread by infected mosquitoes that bite humans. It can cause neurologic symptoms.

Michael Shields on guard at the YMCA MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - During the summer, it's typical to see a teen or college student working a summer job as a lifeguard, sitting in a tall chair at your pool or beach. However, as the YMCA struggles to find workers, retired seniors are showing up to fill shifts.Michael Shields says he went from Baywatch to graywatch and is one of many seniors giving lifeguards a new look.About 50 senior citizens signed up to be lifeguards at the YMCA after retiring from their careers during the COVID-19 pandemic."A lot of the grandparents they’ll ask me well what am I doing here?" said Michael Shields.Shields is actually back to life guarding at the West St.

Summer Wells (Tennessee Bureau of Investigation)HAWKINS COUNTY, Tenn. - It has been just over a year since Summer Moon-Utah Wells was last seen in a northeast Tennessee community. Her family marked the grim anniversary by releasing an open letter to the now 6-year-old girl as investigators said they are not giving up the search.Summer was last seen around 6:30 p.m. on June 15, 2021, at her family home located along Ben Hill Road in the Beech Creek community of Hawkins County, Tennessee.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - A 21-year-old mother was gunned down while holding her baby. Her family said it was her baby's father who pulled the trigger while wearing a jail ankle monitor.DeKalb County police said the shooting happened Wednesday in a wooded area behind Education Elevation Children Academy on Snapfinger Park Drive in Decatur.The family said things were going well for 21-year-old Mic'keya Montgomery despite some setbacks. Her mother died 10 months ago from COVID-19, but she had gotten a job and her own apartment.Taco Nash (DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office)Her family said the one thing she had not let go of was Taco Nash, her daughter Khole's father.

Today we are reporting 4,869 community cases, 370 current hospitalisations, and 16 deaths.

Border workers will no longer be required to undergo COVID-19 testing under New Zealand’s public health response to the pandemic, from 11.59pm Thursday 30 June, as part of ongoing adjustments to the pandemic response.

File: A truck drives out the entrance of the Cold Springs Eggs Farm where the presence of avian influenza was reported to be discovered, forcing the commercial egg producer to destroy nearly 3 million chickens on March 24, 2022 near Palmyra, Wisconsi OMAHA, Neb. - A bird flu outbreak in the U.S. that led to the deaths of more than 40 million chickens and turkeys and contributed to a spike in egg and meat prices appears to be waning, but experts caution the virus hasn’t disappeared and worry another surge could take hold this fall.The number of birds culled to limit its spread dropped from a peak of almost 21 million in March to less than 800,000 in May.

VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. - There are reports of several people injured at a church just outside of Birmingham after an active shooter incident.Police said they got a call of an active shooter around 6:22 p.m. CDT at the St.

Revlon hair products are seen in a Walmart Supercenter on June 16, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Revlon, the 90-year-old cosmetics giant, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy due to financial woes and mounting celebrity competition.

BRAZIL - 2021/08/29: In this photo illustration the iCloud logo seen displayed on a smartphone. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) TAMPA, Fla. - A California man accused of breaking into thousands of Apple iCloud accounts and stealing private photos and videos of nude young women has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison.Hao Kuo Chi, 41, of La Puente, California, was sentenced Wednesday in federal court in Tampa, Florida, according to court records.

At least 12 are injured, officials said, after a car hit a NJ Transit bus in Absecon, N.J. ABSECON, N.J. - A car was flattened and at least 12 people were sent to hospitals after an accident involving a NJ Transit bus and a car.Officials with NJ Transit stated a bus was heading from Atlantic City to Lindenwold Thursday evening, about 5:30, when a car hit the bus at South Shore Road and Ohio Avenue, in Absecon.The bus had 12 people on it, including the driver.All of the people on board the bus were transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.Skyfox flew over the scene and video showed the front end of the car was smashed in.

DOVER, Del. - Delaware state senate appears poised to approve a package of gun reform measures amid heavy opposition from national gun rights groups. The bills, proposed after the massacres in Buffalo and Texas, would ban assault weapons, raise the age to purchase a long gun or rifle from 18 to 21 and expand background checks.Senate President David Sokola told FOX 29's Jeff Cole that he believes the measures would make Delaware streets safer."There are a number of places that have banned magazine capacities the data shows those places typically are safer," Sokloa said. Other bills would make gun dealers liable i they negligently sold a weapon that was later used in a crime. Meanwhile, Mitch Denham, the president of Delaware Gun Rights, called the effort, "disingenuous. He added, "more kids die in school bus accidents than get shot in schools, but they’re not putting seat belts in school busses."The bills are expected to pass and Governor John Carney is likely to sign them.

The Omicron coronavirus variant is less likely to cause long Covid than the Delta strain, new research suggests.

Justin Bieber has been forced to postpone more shows from his Justice World Tour as he continues recovering from a rare syndrome which has caused him facial paralysis.'In light of Justin's ongoing recovery, the remaining US Justice tour shows scheduled for June and early July will be postponed,' a statement announcing the news read.'Justin continues to receive the best medical care possible, is upbeat about his recovery, and is looking forward to getting back out on the road and performing for his fans overseas later this summer.'Details on rescheduled US dates will be made public shortly. Refunds will be available at point of purchase.

BLACKWOOD, N.J. - Animal rescues are in desperate need, as, they say, they are seeing more and more pets coming in and they don’t have enough staff or fosters to keep up.Across New Jersey, adoption centers are at capacity, including the Homeward Bound Adoption Center in Blackwood. Every cat, kitten, dog and puppy needs a home."He knows sit, he clearly knows stay. He knows down.

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 24: Head coach John Tortorella of the Columbus Blue Jackets looks on from the bench during their NHL game against the Vancouver Canucks at Rogers Arena March 24, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnic PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Flyers have hired John Tortorella as their new coach, hoping the fiery veteran can help lead them to their first Stanley Cup championship since 1975.The hire was confirmed Thursday by a person with direct knowledge of the decision who spoke with The Associated Press on condition of anoymity because it had not been announced.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia joined a small group of American cities that will host soccer matches in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Lincoln Financial Field will host an unannounced number of games in the quadrennial international soccer tournament. The U.S. will host 60 of the 80 games under FIFA’s plan, including all from the quarterfinals on.

BBC The One Show on Thursday (June 16) he said he was "very worried" after hearing a "really high-pitched noise" in his right ear all the time after suffering a bad sinus infection. The musician and choirmaster said: "In 2013 I got a sinus infection. .

COVID-19 infection continues to drop in Manitoba, according to the latest numbers from the province.Between June 5 and 11, 80 Manitobans were hospitalized, 14 of whom went into intensive care.That’s a significant decrease from the 100 hospitalizations and seven deaths the week before, but double the number of ICU patients from that week’s seven.

Ghislaine Maxwell‘s lawyers are arguing that the former Jeffery Epstein associate should be sentenced to “well below” the recommended 20 years imprisonment for federal sex-trafficking crimes because of an alleged death threat from another inmate.On Dec. 29, Maxwell was convicted of charges including sex trafficking and conspiracy to recruit women and girls, some who were just 14 years old, into Epstein’s orbit for him to sexually abuse. She maintains her innocence.Maxwell’s lawyers provided details of the alleged death threat in a pre-sentencing report Wednesday.

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PHILADELPHIA - Police are searching for a New Jersey man wanted in connection to an attack of a transgender woman and non-fatal double shooting last weekend in Philadelphia.Joel Martinez, a 21-year-old Camden resident, is facing several charges, including attempted murder and aggravated assault, stemming from a Sunday morning double shooting in Kensington. Investigators say the violence unfolded after the victims and the attacker left a speakeasy near Rosehill and East Westmoreland streets.

record travel season is expected this summer.Colleen McDaniel, Editor-in-Chief of Cruise Critic told FOX Business’ Ashley Webster that the supply chain issues have caused delays for many cruise lines that were set to unveil new ships to the public."We've seen a number of cruise ships being delayed for their debuts because of that," McDaniel said.But, as McDaniel noted, supply chain issues aren't the only ones plaguing the industry this summer: Ongoing staffing shortages have assisted in stunting the industry’s post-pandemic rebound, forcing the world’s most notable cruise companies to find new ways to accommodate passengers.DOMESTIC FLIGHT PRICES INCREASED 47% SINCE JANUARYIn a statement to FOX Business, Norwegian Cruise Lines told the network that "due to the tight labor market, we have not been able to fully staff pride of America. Therefore, in order to maintain the highest possible onboard guest experience, we are operating at a lower guest capacity."Flexibility has been key to navigating the travel industry and in order to ensure the best experience for their customers, cruise liners are being forced to limit the occupancy on their ships. But as staffing woes pose as a major concern across multiple businesses, the cruise industry has a unique case as most cruise ships employ people from overseas.During the onset of the pandemic, employees traveled back to their native countries as travel advisories took effect to curb the pandemic.Now as travel restrictions have eased, many of those employed by cruise lines in the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - A Montana man was found with a loaded handgun and an additional magazine in his carry-on bag Thursday at Philadelphia International Airport, officials said. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers spotted the 9mm handgun during an x-ray scan of the passenger's carry-on items, according to a press release. Officials said the gun was loaded with 13 bullets, including one in the chamber. A search also uncovered a loaded magazine inside the man's carry-on bag. Philadelphia police confiscated the gun and briefly detained the man for questioning, according to officials.

CAMP PENDLETON, CA - JANUARY 24: (Photo by Kevin Sullivan/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The Senate on Thursday approved a sweeping expansion of health care and disability benefits for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans in response to concerns about their exposure to toxic burn pits.Passage of the bill by a vote of 84-14 sets a course that could help millions who served after Sept. 11, 2001, and caps years of advocacy work by veterans groups and others who liken burn pits to the Agent Orange herbicide that Vietnam era veterans were exposed to in Southeast Asia.The bill is projected to increase federal spending by about $283 billion over 10 years and does not include offsetting spending cuts or tax increases to help pay for it.

baby formula shortage continues to impact many families as formula makers and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigate what led to the national crisis.For the week of May 22-May 29, the latest out-of-stock rate for infant formula jumped to 73.58% nationwide, according to data by analytics firm Datasembly.

ArriveCAN app are “absolutely false,” according to the union that represents Canada’s border agents.Mark Webber, president of the Customs and Immigration Union, told a House of Commons committee Wednesday that the number of people who successfully complete the ArriveCAN app prior to showing up at the border is significantly lower than what the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) claims. Drop ArriveCan app travel rules, border city mayors urge Ottawa Webber also said the ArriveCAN app has contributed to decreased security at the border because officers are forced to help travellers with the app rather than focus on their law enforcement responsibilities.“What I can tell you is that the numbers that were provided to you by the CBSA – where it said that 99 per cent of air travellers and 94 per cent of land travellers have the app completed – is absolutely false,” Webber said.“As far as border officers are concerned, the last few months have shown that ArriveCAN neither facilitates cross-border travel, nor does it improve operational efficiency.

Health Ministry has flagged concerns regarding the considerably slow pace of Covid-19 vaccination drive across states and union territories, and urged them to significantly expedite the pace towards full vaccination coverage by saturating all eligible beneficiaries.

NEW DELHI: Vaccination centres are not allowed to ask for proof of travelling abroad from those seeking a booster, or precautionary, dose, the health ministry said on Friday.