Weather Authority: Hazy, hot and humid last day of June ahead of rainy Fourth of July weekend

ATLANTA - A metro Atlanta family is mourning the deaths of a brother and sister who died on vacation after being pulled from a Southwest Florida lake.Family members said 13-year-old Gabby Maria Walker and 7-year-old Jemel James "JJ" Walker were pulled from Lake Como, near Florida Gulf Coast University in Estero, Florida on the Fourth of July."All we know is that they were supposed to be on vacation. They were supposed to be at the beach,"  Gabby and JJ's sister Ashanti Walker said.The siblings were rushed to an area hospital in critical condition, but were not able to survive."A couple (of) hours later, I get a call and, I didn’t believe it.

NEW DELHI: India's coronavirus case tally has continued to rise, with over 18,840 fresh infections reported in the last 24 hours, according to data released by the Union health ministry on Saturday. Active caseload now stands at 1,25,028. About 43 deaths were recorded in the last 24 hours.  Since the coronavirus pandemic hit India in 2020, the country has recorded 4,36,04,394 covid cases, with death toll at 525,223.

Rogers Communications Inc. outage that caused trouble for 911 services, retailers and transit operators Friday had many warning the incident is a sign that monopolistic telecommunications companies need more competition.“The outage is illuminating the general lack of competition in telecommunications in Canada,” said Vass Bednar, executive director of McMaster University’s master of public policy program.

TOWIE's Georgia Kousoulou was forced to call emergency services last night after her baby son Brody suffered the "highest temperature he's ever had". The reality TV star, 31, took to Instagram to share her nightmare with followers saying she turned to the NHS helpline 111 for advice after her one year old became ill.

NEW DELHI : India has recorded 18,815 new cases and 38 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, data from the Union health ministry showed. The total number of active cases currently stands at 122,335, with around 525,343 fatalities reported due to the virus in the last two years. The total Covid cases have climbed to 43,585,554 so far.

As compared to yesterday's tally, India today reported 115 less daily COVID cases. The country also recorded a significant increase in recoveries with 1,249 more patients recovering today than yesterday. India recorded 18,815 fresh COVID cases and 38 deaths in the last 24 hours, as per the Health Ministry data.

Nick Jonas is providing fans a health update on his daughter Malti.

Photo: Fort Bend County Pct 1 Constable's Office Authorities say a fire is now out after an explosion along a natural gas line sent up a column of flames from a field in Fort Bend County on Thursday.According to the Fort Bend County Pct. 1 Constable’s Office, the explosion occurred before 11 a.m.

Elon Musk attends the 2022 Costume Institute Benefit celebrating In America: An Anthology of Fashion at Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 02, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Sean Zanni/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images) Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk reportedly became a father again last year – having twins with one of his top executives, Shivon Zilis.The twins were born in November in Austin, Texas, according to Business Insider.

Frequent air traveller Kelly Laing was flying from Toronto to Saint John, N.B., late last month on a flight she takes often between the two cities, but this time her checked luggage went missing.

Australia has said it would expand the rollout of the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines from next week as it battles a steady rise in hospital admissions fuelled by the highly transmissible new Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5.

FOX 2 - A Detroit police officer and a suspect have both been shot and killed near Joy Road and Marlowe Street Wednesday night. Police were responding to reports of the suspect shooting indiscriminately, using a Draco assault rifle - and the officer who was fatally wounded was among the first to the scene. His partner returned fire and fatally shot the suspect."It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform our department and our community that we lost a hero today," said Detroit Police Chief James White.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida man is facing animal cruelty charges after investigators said he killed his neighbor's pet rooster. Jacksonville resident James Nix told Action News Jax he was checking his mail in mid-May when his neighbor's rooster began attacking him."I just checked my mail and turn around and go, and I hear, ’Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!’ And I turn around, and there’s a chicken out there in the street. I said, ’Oh boy, here we go.’" he recalled.

PHILADELPHIA - A man has died after authorities say he was fatally struck by a vehicle in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood Wednesday. The incident occurred around 10:20 a.m. on the 4100 block of Aramingo Avenue.Police say the victim, a man in his 60s, walking along the street when he was struck by a silver Hyundai Sonata that was traveling southbound on Aramingo Avenue. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by responding paramedics.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Most Pennsylvania lawmakers were absent from the state Capitol on Tuesday, five days into the new budget year without a state government spending agreement in place.Leaders were hoping negotiations would wrap up over the coming days and the House announced voting sessions were scheduled through Friday.Thursday "might be a strong possibility for a lot of budget action," a spokesperson for the majority Republicans in the state Senate told reporters in a Tuesday morning email update. Erica Clayton Wright, press secretary for Majority Leader Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, said that could change "based on discussions and staff preparations."PREVIOUS: Pennsylvania to begin fiscal year without a budgetThe state House, whose schedule is also controlled by majority Republicans, planned to return to session Wednesday afternoon and also posted public notice of floor sessions to start Thursday and Friday mornings.

PHILADELPHIA - Perfect beach and fireworks weather was in store for the Fourth of July. Temperatures were in the high 80s across the Delaware Valley. Overnight temperatures will drop into the 60s for a clear, starry night. Temperatures will remain in the high 80s for a muggy morning before Tuesday evening storms. The humidity will increase throughout the day on Tuesday with heavy rain, lightning, and strong gusts of wind at night. Chances of rain are expected off-and-on for the rest of the week, until a beautiful weekend takes over.SEVEN-DAY FORECASTTUESDAY: PM storms.

NEW DELHI: India recorded 16,159 fresh coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, pushing active cases in the country to 1,15,212, as per data released by the Union health ministry. With this, total covid cases reported in the country so far stand at 4,35,47,809. About 28 people succumbed to the disease in the last 24 hours, pushing the death toll to 525,270.

PHILADELPHIA - Family members of a Philadelphia teenager who drown in a community pool claim lifeguards were reluctant to search the water for the girl after she went missing. Kaylee Alston, 17, was visiting family members at Franklin Commons Apartments in Bensalem last weekend. Family members say she went missing an hour before the community pool closed at 8 p.m., and they urged lifeguards to search the water.Witnesses say the guards were initially reluctant to go in the pool because the water was murky, and the bottom was not visible.

FILE - Bradford Freeman, assigned to ‘Easy’ Company, 2nd Battalion of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment of the 101st Airborne Division, prepares to meet friends on his porch on Sept. 3, 2020, in Mississippi.

Travis Barker is slowly but surely recovering from last week’s health scare — and he’s clearly got the help of his family and loved ones along the way as he’s doing it!

Kari Bruce, 4 PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are looking for a 4-year-old girl they say went missing near the airport Tuesday.Kari Bruce, 4, was reported missing after she was reportedly last seen leaving the Philadelphia International Airport on Arrival Road around 1:30 a.m.Police say she was last seen in a 2005 champagne Ford Explorer with 27-year-old Derek Purnell. The car has a PA registration LVV4405.Purnell is described as being 6 feet 1 inches tall, 220 pounds with brown hair and brown hair.

LONDON - Climate protesters have stormed art galleries across London in recent days in protest of the production and licensing of new fossil fuels, gluing their hands to the frame of a 200-year-old famous English painting, as well as a 15th-century copy of Leonardo da Vinci’s "The Last Supper."On Tuesday, five protesters spray-painted the words "No New Oil" on an exhibition wall at the Royal Academy in London, where a copy of da Vinci’s "The Last Supper" is on display. They then glued their hands to the frame of the painting, which was believed to have been completed in 1520 by Italian painter Giampietrino, a pupil of Da Vinci. The original "Last Supper" (ca.

Chinese-Canadian billionaire Xiao Jianhua, who went missing in Hong Kong five years ago, was due to go on trial in China on Monday, the Canadian embassy in Beijing said.

Travis Barker appeared to be getting some beachside rest and relaxation in on July 4, just days after he was hospitalized for life threatening pancreatitis. The 46-year-old Blink 182 drummer was accompanied by wife Kourtney Kardashian, and two of her kids — 9-year-old daughter, Penelope, and 7-year-old son, Reign.The 43-year-old reality TV star documented the outing in a series of Instagram Stories on Monday, which began with footage of Barker driving an orange vintage truck with Kardashian in the passenger seat and her children in the back.

PHILADELPHIA - The sun is leaving with the Fourth of July holiday as Tuesday begins several days of rain this week.Tuesday morning will start with a bit of sun, which will quickly turn into cloudy skies and eventually rain later this afternoon.A chance of rain and pop-up thunderstorms is in the forecast for Tuesday afternoon, and into the evening hours. Heads up if you're headed to the Phillies game!With the rain come more humidity and a muggy 88-degree high.Wet weather is expected to stick around for the remainder of the week, until sun returns for another beautiful weekend.___TUESDAY: PM storms.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney reacted to the news of two police officers being shot at Fourth of July festivities and says he's looking forward to the time he will no longer lead the city. On Monday, a large police presence responded to the 2500 block of Spring Garden Street where a massive crowd gathered to watch Jason Derulo performing at the Wawa Welcome America concert and firework show, authorities say. According to officials, a Philadelphia police officer assigned to highway patrol was grazed in the head and another officer, who was a member of the Montgomery County bomb squad, was shot in the shoulder. Both officers were taken to Jefferson University Hospital, where they were treated before being released, says Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw. The gunfire caused the massive crowd of spectators to scatter in the middle of the fireworks show, causing chaos and confusion as people began running. Two police officers suffered non-fatal gunshot wounds when gunfire erupted at a large 4th of July fireworks display in Philadelphia.Kenney and Outlaw spoke to reporters outside of Jefferson Hospital about the incident and gun violence in Philadelphia. Kenney said the day was going smooth at first and described the event as "laid back" and "chill" before shooting began. "[The] weather was beautiful. [The] concert was beautiful, but we live in America and we have the Second Amendment, and we have the Supreme Court of the United States telling everybody they can carry a gun whenever they want," he said.

Child-care operators have until the provincial deadline of Sept. 1, to confirm their intentions to participate in the $10-a-day child-care program.Once approved, an operator has 60 days to refund families 25 per cent of fees paid retroactive to April 1 for eligible children.

latest climate change ruling could dampen efforts by federal agencies to rein in the tech industry, which went largely unregulated for decades as the government tried to catch up to changes wrought by the internet.In the 6-3 decision that was narrowly tailored to the Environmental Protection Agency, the court ruled Thursday that the EPA does not have broad authority to reduce power plant emissions that contribute to global warming. The precedent is widely expected to invite challenges of other rules set by government agencies."Every agency is going to face new hurdles in the wake of this confusing decision," said Alexandra Givens, the president and CEO of the Center for Democracy and Technology, a Washington-based digital rights nonprofit.

Fourth of July parade in the Chicago-area suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, according to local officials. Police are actively looking for the shooter.At a press conference on Monday, law enforcement officials told media that the shooting was “very random” and “very intentional,” and it appears the shooter was on a roof with a high-powered rifle.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The Highland Park Fourth of July parade was suddenly halted when shots were fired about 10 minutes after the parade kicked off at 10 a.m. Monday, striking an unknown number of parade-goers and sending hundreds of people running for safety.A law enforcement source tells Fox 32 News that one person was fatally shot and there are multiple other people who were wounded in the shooting.A Chicago Sun-Times reporter saw blankets covering three bloodied bodies and five other people wounded and bloodied near the parade’s reviewing stand. Several witnesses said they heard multiple shots fired.

FILE IMAGE - An American flag at a fireworks store in Shepherdsville, Kentucky, US, on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Photographer: Luke Sharrett/Bloomberg via Getty Images The Fourth of July marks "America’s birthday," a U.S.

FILE - U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during a Fourth of July event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., the U.S., on Sunday, July 4, 2021.

NEW YORK - Two Long Island beaches in Suffolk County were expected to reopen Monday after a lifeguard was bitten by a shark.Smith Point and Cupsogue Beach suspended swimming Sunday after the lifeguard was bitten during a training exercise."While shark attacks off Long Island Shores are extremely rare, officials will provide an update on the situation and outline additional measures residents can take to remain safe in the water," County Executive Steve Bellone's office said in a statement. The lifeguard, identified as Zach Gallo, had been playing the role of a victim during a training exercise when the shark bit him in the chest and hand, Bellone told an afternoon news conference.The attack happened about 10:15 a.m. at Smith Point Beach in Shirley.

Ryanair had its busiest month ever in June as it flew 15.9 million passengers, up by 203% from just 5.3 million a year earlier and topping a previous high set in May.

This marked a marginal rise from Sunday, when 16,103 people had tested positive Marking a marginal rise from Sunday, when 16,103 people tested positive, India reported 16,135 fresh COVID-19 cases, pushing the overall caseload to 43,518,564, the Union health ministry said on Monday. As many as 24 people succumbed to the disease taking the total number of fatalities to 525,223. The cumulative tally of active patients continued to rise with 113,864, up from 111,7111 on Sunday.  Meanwhile, with 13,958 people recuperating in the last 24 hours, the total number of recoveries rose to 42,879,477.

PASADENA, Calif. - Esteban Chavez had worked at UPS for four years. His family says he had dreams of moving up in the company, perhaps getting into management.

WYNNEWOOD, Pa. - Music filled the air for a patriotic party in the streets of Wynnewood, in Montgomery County, Sunday.Hundreds of people came out to celebrate at the Penn Wynne Independence Day Parade and Carnival.There was a wide variety of fun, family activities, including pony rides, moon bounces and yummy food.The crowning touch was the parade and a perfect way to celebrate the 246th birthday of the United States.

Stacy Dyson, 41, of Delmar, Timothy Dyson, 38, and Michael Lecates, 22, DELMAR, Del. - Three people are facing several charges after police say they burglarized an auto shop, stealing thousands of dollars worth of items.Stacy Dyson, 41, of Delmar, Timothy Dyson, 38, and Michael Lecates, 22, were all arrested after police were called to a reported burglary at West Auto located at 36609 Sussex Highway in Delmar on Friday.Police say they stole machinery, tools and vehicle parts totaling approximately $11,100 after coming in through an unsecured window.All three suspects were taking into custody during a traffic stop Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA - A crash involving a moped and car left one driver in critical condition Saturday night.Police say the driver of a moped was running a red light when he was hit by an Audi at the intersection of Loretto and Magee avenues around 7 p.m. The Audi driver was driving through a green light, according to police.The moped driver, a 51-year-old man, suffered head trauma and was transported to Jefferson Torresdale Hospital.

ITALY - MAY 05: Marmolada (3342 metres), Dolomites (UNESCO World Heritage List, 2009), Trentino-Alto Adige, Veneto, Italy. (Photo by DeAgostini/Getty Images) ITALY - A large chunk of Alpine glacier broke loose Sunday afternoon and slid down a mountainside, slamming into more than a dozen hikers on a popular trail on the peak.

Steph McGovern has confessed that she is “in agony” with ongoing health issues and has lost weight after the latest series of Channel 4’s Packed Lunch came to an end.The TV presenter, 40, took to her Instagram account to open up about how she has been adjusting to life as she starts her well-deserved summer break.As she shared a make-up free snap of herself from the back of a taxi, the mum-of-one explained how she has been struggling with her health after overworking so much on the award-winning series.READ MORE: John Whaite gets 'intimate wax' after 'growing apart' from fiancé Paul AtkinsIn the candid snap, the blonde beauty could be seen with visible blisters on her face as she shared her symptoms on social media.In full view of her 98.6k followers online, she penned: “Here’s a pic of me looking rough, let me explain why...“We’re coming to the end of this series of Packed Lunch (we’re on a summer break after tomorrow) and whenever I get to the end of a long run I get poorly.“I’ve always had this whatever job I've been doing. I bet lots of people are the same.”She went on to explain how she has recently been suffering with an ear infection as well as blisters in her hair and on her face.Steph went on: “This time I have a bad ear infection and blisters in/ around my ear/ hair/ face.

STEPH McGovern revealed that she is 'in agony' with health issues and has lost weight after the latest series of Channel 4's Packed Lunch came to an end. The TV presenter took to Instagram to open up about what has been going on with her body recently.