'Tables were turned': Suspected robber found dead in stolen car after being shot in Olney, police say

Covid deaths on weekends have been higher compared to weekdays during the pandemic, according to a new global study.

COLOMBO (News 1st); One of the worst examples of corporate profiteering at the expense of ordinary citizens, has been given a resounding knock-out punch by Sri Lanka’s National Audit Office.The National Audit Office, in a recent report, has recommended that the government immediately recover the revenue due to the state, lost by slashing taxes imposed on imported Sugar.The report recommends monies be recovered from importers who made huge profits as a result of the tax cut.Dubbed the infamous ‘Sugar Scam’ in Sri Lanka, it was alleged that it did not benefit consumers but massively benefited the importers gain unconscionable profits.The recommendation was made after the National Audit Office conducted a ‘special audit’ to determine why the tax reduction did not benefit consumers.What happened- A flashback.The National Audit Office investigated the reduction of the special commodity levy imposed on imported sugar from Rs. 50/- per kilogram to Rs.

A Kingston, Ont. woman is calling on the community to help in her fight to stop the approval of a 16-storey building going up next to her home.

Covid-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 2.42 Cr (2,42,97,421) adolescents have been administered with the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine. 

Stock market this week: The truncated week witnessed some cool-off in key indices as market participants looked to lighten up their positions ahead of the long weekend. Nifty 50 index ended below 17,500 mark with a weekly loss of 1.74 per cent. The 50-stock index has corrected from its swing high of 18,115 to end the week at below 17,500 mark. 

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COLOMBO (News 1st); Minister of Finance PC Ali Sabry and a delegation left the island this morning (17) for discussions with the International Monetary Fund.-The delegation, which left for Washington, D.C., included Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance K.M.M.

DULUTH, Ga. - A mother in Duluth is accusing employees at her child’s former daycare of ripping the braids out of her 2-year-old’s scalp. The state has opened an investigation into Creekstone Daycare Academy in response to those claims. "This is very unusual…both the type of complaint and just complaints in general," Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning spokesman Reg Griffin said Friday.Kailyn Brown said she was shocked and angered when she picked up her daughter Baileigh and saw a bald patch in the back of her head on top of the hair beads she came to school with removed.Kailyn Brown posted these images of her daughter's hair to social media saying the toddler's braids were pulled out at her Duluth daycare.

With COVID-19’s sixth wave spreading across Canada and so many people on the move, there’s concerns of a rise in cases and hospitalizations. Mike Drolet reports on the calls for caution from experts. To Ukraine, where officials are urging residents of Kyiv not to return home as the capital comes under renewed fire from Russia.

More than five years after her sons were murdered by their father, a mother has published a book detailing the tragedy. Sarah Ryan reports.

An Edmonton high school student assaulted outside of his school has died of his injuries. Edmonton police say the 16-year-old boy died in hospital Friday. The homicide unit has taken over the case. Chris Chacon reports.

Russia told Ukrainian forces fighting in the besieged southern port of Mariupol to lay down their arms starting 6 a.m. Moscow time (0300 GMT) on Sunday to save their lives.

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A plumber from Grand Forks, B.C., has earned the title of “hero” from his daughter after he fought off a cougar that attacked her dog this month.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada says the food industry is making adjustments to maintain supplies of poultry and eggs in the face of a large outbreak of avian flu in Canada and around the world.

Scotland’s tourism industry is enjoying a cracking Easter for the first time in three years.

With people starting to travel abroad again in great numbers and Covid-19 still very much present, the question of travel insurance is once again top of mind for many.

Covid-19 cases to 4,30,39,972, while the active cases rose to 11,191, as per Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,21,743 with six new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated.

Covid-19 tests again will start from Monday. It will start showing from Tuesday’s bulletin. District administrations will soon be formally directed to intensify the testing and tracking strategy," this person said, asking not to be named as reported by Hindustan Times.

SALADO, Texas - Only a few days ago, the town of Salado, Texas, was rocked by an EF-3 tornado, destroying nearly everything in its path.Amongst the rubble is the site of the Victory Baptist Church, which is essentially now nothing more than a concrete slab.Billy Borho has been a pastor in the community for 43 years and has never experienced the destruction he saw on Tuesday."We’re doing fine. We’re shocked at what happened.

PHILADELPHIA - Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia's renewed indoor mask mandate scheduled to be enforced beginning Monday in an effort to halt a surge in COVID-19 infections.The lawsuit, filed in Commonwealth Court on Saturday, said Philadelphia lacks the authority to impose such a mandate.Philadelphia earlier this week became the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections, with the city’s top health official saying she wanted to forestall a potential new wave driven by an omicron subvariant.Attorney Thomas W.

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Today we are reporting 5,933 community cases, 537 hospitalisations and 10 deaths.

FREDERICK, Md. - A Maryland husband’s small gesture has paid off in a big way: The $5 scratch-off ticket he bought to cheer up his wife Robyn Mejia was worth $50,000.The couple told Maryland Lottery they play "maybe once a year," but he brought it home for Mejia when the veteran elementary school teacher was having a rough week.It won the top prize.Robyn Mejia of Frederick celebrates her $50,000 Ca$h to Go! scratch-off win. (Maryland Lottery) They were so shocked, they scanned it at a store "just to be sure it was real," then had a family member come over and scan the ticket again on the lottery app.RELATED: Virginia woman digs $110K winning lottery ticket out of trashNow, the family is $50,000 closer to buying a new house."We have been saving money for a down payment on a house, thinking we would be ready by the end of the year," said the 39-year-old mother of two.

Cheltenham Township Police investigate a drive-by shooting that injured one person. CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Cheltenham Township Police are investigating a drive-by shooting that injured one man.Officials say police responded to the shooting on Ogontz Avenue, in Cheltenham Township, Saturday, around 4:45 in the afternoon. A Jeep was in the northbound lane of Ogontz Avenue when male occupants of a dark-colored Ford Taurus began firing at the Jeep, multiple times, hitting a person inside, according to authorities.The wounded person was rushed to Abington Hospital in serious condition, though officials say that person is expected to survive.Cheltenham Township Police found the Taurus a short time later and took three people into custody.

The Easter Vigil in St. Peter's Basilica, the Pope does not preside over the Holy Mass of the night.

report from The Washington Post.In the 52 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, officials there have run more than 8,600 facial recognition searches using software from Clearview AI, a controversial U.S. tech company that's faced scrutiny for filling its database with photos they never got permission to use. To date, Ukraine’s IT Army, a volunteer group of hackers and activists who work with the Ukrainian government, has reportedly used the technology to notify 582 Russian families about soldiers’ deaths.RELATED: Russia steps up scattered strikes on Kyiv, western UkraineUkraine is also using the technology to identify Russian soldiers who are looting civilian homes and storefronts, the Post reports.The country sees it as a "brutal but effective" war tactic, but opponents say the strategy could backfire, fueling more ire in Russia.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - A parkgoer shared a video claiming Kim and Khloe Kardashian rode teacups privately at Disneyland as the crowd waits.According to a report from TMZ, the Kardashians paid VIP access to the rides. The reported celebrity treatment rubbed parkgoers the wrong way as the entire ride was shut down to the public.

With COVID-19 cases remaining ​high, doctors are urging caution as people enjoy Easter holidays in Ontario. Brittany Rosen reports.

Twitter account instead of the latest Covid-19 data.The health agency in Québec, Canada, made the hilarious blunder in front of over 100,000 followers on Thursday (April 14). It took over half an hour to remove the X-rated link which reportedly took Twitter users to a video titled 'Femdom (female domination) foot worship'.Santé Québec later apologised and tweeted: "Due to a situation beyond our control, a link with inappropriate content was posted on our Twitter account. We are looking for the causes.

Warrington Police seek these two women in connection with a retail theft of perfume at Ulta Beauty.

Dewey Beach, DE fire Facebook @MiltonFire85, Bill Henry Buckaloo (Facebook @MiltonFire85, Bill Henry Buckaloo)DEWEY BEACH, Del. - Three beach houses in Delaware are destroyed after an overnight fire.Dewey Beach, DE fire Facebook @MiltonFire85, Bill Henry Buckaloo (Facebook @MiltonFire85, Bill Henry Buckaloo)Firefighters were called to the 1900 block of Bayard Avenue, in Dewey Beach, just after 3 a.m. Saturday.Photos shared by the Milton Fire Department showed the intense fire tear through several homes.Fire officials estimate the damage at more than $1 million.Dewey Beach, DE fire Facebook @MiltonFire85, Bill Henry Buckaloo (Facebook @MiltonFire85, Bill Henry Buckaloo)There were no reported injuries.Deputy state fire marshals are investigating a cause.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A shooting at a shopping mall in South Carolina’s capital has left multiple people injured, police said.Columbia police said the shooting occurred Saturday afternoon at Columbiana Centre."We have confirmed that people have been injured during the incident — they are receiving medical attention," police tweeted.

Connerjack Oswalt (National Center for Missing and Exploited Children) SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah - A 19-year-old man with autism found cold and sleeping in a Utah gas station parking lot has been reunited with his family almost three years after disappearing from California.Connerjack Oswalt was 17 when he left his family’s Clearlake, California home in September 2019. His parents had searched for him for years, handing out fliers, scanning social media and even moving back to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he was born, in case that’s where he ended up."I never stopped looking for him," Oswalt’s mother Suzanne Flint told the Associated Press.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Matthew Butler spent 27 years in the Army, but it took a day in jail to convince him his post-traumatic stress disorder was out of control.The recently retired Green Beret had already tried antidepressants, therapy and a support dog. But his arrest for punching a hole in his father's wall after his family tried to stage an intervention in Utah made it clear none of it was working."I had a nice house, I had a great job, whatever, but I was unable to sleep, had frequent nightmares, crippling anxiety, avoiding crowds," he said.

COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc on hospital staffing levels.The health authorities in Montreal and the surrounding Monteregie and Laval areas have all posted messages on their social media accounts asking people to consult a pharmacist or call the province’s 811 health hotline for minor health problems instead of heading to a hospital.Quebec’s health minister has said hospitals are grappling with the dual challenges of COVID-19 and influenza at a time when some 13,000 health workers are off the job for reasons related to the virus.On Friday, the Outaouais health authority in Western Quebec announced it was suspending hospital visits until further notice, while the Abitibi-Temiscamingue and Chaudiere-Appalaches regions have recently announced early closures or service reduction at one or more of their facilities.Meanwhile, health authorities in several regions have posted messages urging people to be careful during Easter gatherings, especially if they will be around vulnerable people.They’re asking people to keep gatherings small, open windows for ventilation and to stay home if they feel they have symptoms of COVID-19 such as fatigue or a scratchy throat.

Mildreth Santamaria Tirado, 40, has been charged with Theft by Deception after attempting to scam an 80-year-old NJ man out of $15,000.  HAMILTON, N.J. - A woman in New York has been charged after attempting to scam a New Jersey man out of $15,000, police say. According to authorities, on April 15, an 80-year-old Hamilton resident said he received a phone call from a man claiming to work for the FBI. Police say the person on the phone told the 80-year-old that his daughter was in FBI custody for possession of 100 pounds of marijuana and that 10% of $200,000 would be needed to secure her release. The 80-year-old called the fake FBI employee back after securing $115,000 and the person stated that someone would come to pick the money up, according to police. Officials with the Hamilton Police Department say the 80-year-old victim was then able to reach his daughter to learn she was not in FBI custody and then he called police. Officers with the Hamilton Police Anti-Crime Unit located 40-year-old Mildreth Santamaria-Tirado of Corona, New York as she was speaking to the 80-year-old victim on the porch of his home attempting to pick up the $15,000, authorities say. Santamaria-Tirado was charged with Theft by Deception and released from police custody pending trial. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINES___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

John V. Kreiser of Hamilton, New Jersey, has been charged for allegedly exposing himself to a teenager.  HAMILTON, N.J. - A Hamilton, New Jersey, man is facing charges after allegedly exposing himself to a 17-year-old. According to the Hamilton Police Department, a 17-year-old reported that a man, who was later identified as John V.

Russian forces resumed scattered attacks on Kyiv, western Ukraine and beyond Saturday in an explosive reminder to Ukrainians and their Western supporters that the whole country remains under threat despite Russia’s pivot toward mounting a new offensive in the east.

PHILADELPHIA - At least 10 people have been shot Friday and Saturday during a violent stretch of days across Philadelphia. This comes after five people were killed and more than a dozen were injured in shootings across the city since Thursday. According to police, a 17-year-old was shot once in the left foot on Friday night around 9:50 p.m. near 33rd and Allegheny Avenue.

For moderate Covid-19 pneumonia patients, a low dose pulmonary radiotherapy to the treatment of patients as per institutional protocol may turn helpful in stopping the progression of the disease to severe stage, a Patna’s All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) study revealed. 

First Dates barman Merlin Griffiths has gushed over the NHS as he thanked them for saving his life as he shared a concerning selfie from his hospital bed. The 46-year-old connoisseur appeared to be physically drained as he shared the recovery snap on Twitter to update his loyal legion of fans about his ongoing cancer treatment.He confessed to his 44,000 followers on the social media platform that he was suffering from a few “aches and pains” but revealed he had “no tumour” online.

city's infection tally has increased to 18,68,033. The death toll stands at 26,160.

A man was shot and killed shortly after he left a gym in Port Richmond, police say. PHILADELPHIA - Investigators say a man was shot and killed Monday night shortly after he left a gym in Philadelphia's Port Richmond neighborhood. Officer from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 2200 block of East Tioga Street just before 8 p.m.

Philadelphia police are investigating the shooting of a 22-year-old woman in East Mount Airy on Wednesday.  PHILADELPHIA - A woman is in the hospital in stable condition after being shot twice in East Mount Airy early Wednesday morning, according to police. Authorities say officers with the Philadelphia Police Department's 14th District responded to numerous calls for gunshots in the area of Stenton Avenue and Johnson Street around 3:30 a.m. When police arrived on scene, officers found blood and two spent shell casings from a semi-automatic gun, but no victim, Chief Inspector Scott Small says. Investigators say they later learned the victim, a 22-year-old woman, was transported to Einstein Hospital by car. Small says she was shot in the lower back and face, but is in stable condition. Police say the victim told investigators she had just left a party in the area when she was shot by an unknown person. According to police, a freshly broken bottle of alcohol was found near the spent shell casings, leading investigators to think an altercation may have happened before the shooting. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINES___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

PHILADELPHIA - As gun violence continues in Philadelphia, police are investigating another shooting that left one man dead. According to Philadelphia police, the incident happened around midnight when officers with the 26th district responded to a 911 call for an unresponsive man in a car in a parking lot on the 1400 block of North Hutchinson Street. Police say when officers and medics arrived they found a 32-year-old man in a Nissan slumped over in the driver's seat bleeding heavily from the neck. He was unresponsive and the car's engine was still running, authorities say. According to police, medics pronounced him dead on scene at 12:08 a.m. Philadelphia police investigating overnight shooting that left 1 man dead in North Philadelphia on Wednesday.  Chief Inspector Scott Small says police found something unusual while investigating the crime scene. A Dodge Durango parked two spots away from the Nissan had a semi-automatic handgun in plain view in the rear floorboards and a loaded magazine in the front center console, according to Small. Police say they are unsure if it is related to this case. The Nissan with the victim is registered to New Jersey, according to Small. There is no description of a suspect or a motive at this time, police say. The shooting happened less than a mile away from Temple University's campus, adding to the concerns students and residents have about increased violence in the area. ___RELATED COVERAGE ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

PHILADELPHIA - Minutes after an alleged robbery turned deadly in Olney, officers were called to another fatal shooting in the area. According to police, 35th District officers responded around 1:30 a.m. Officers were handling the robbery case at the intersection of N 5th Street and W Olney Avenue when they heard gunshots coming from the intersection of N 5th Street and W Champlost Avenue, police say. According to authorities, additional units responded to the 6000 block of N 5th Street and found a shooting victim inside of a parked car. Police say a man was slumped in the driver's seat of an Infiniti with multiple bullet holes in the driver's side window. The driver, a 49-year-old man, was unresponsive and police say he was shot once in the face and several times in the torso. Authorities say medics transported him to Einstein Hospital where he was pronounced dead at 2:10 a.m. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small says the man was shot while sitting in the driver's seat because the car was hit by gunfire more than 10 times. Police are investigating a shooting in Olney that left one man dead.  A total of 28 spent shell casings were found just outside of the vehicle, Small says. Investigators say the bullets were fired from two separate caliber semi-automatic guns. Small says when the victim was taken to the hospital, a gun was found on his waistband. "It appears that although he had a gun, it appears that he never had a chance to use that weapon because it was still in his waistband when he arrived at the hospital," Small says. According to police, several cameras were active in the area during the time of the shooting. The investigation remains ongoing and active. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINES___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS