After Covid new illness shadowing school kids: Delhi issues advisory

COVID vaccine boosters or third doses after an initial two-dose series are well tolerated in pregnant and lactating women, according to a large cohort study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.A team at the University of Washington conducted a US-based online

An observational study of 219 unvaccinated long-COVID patients with neurologic symptoms in the Amazon concludes that 64% had a persistently impaired sense of smell, which the authors said could be permanent.

Composite photo of murder suspect Cleotha Abston, left, and victim Eliza Fletcher, center and right. (Courtesy: Tennessee Department of Corrections and Memphis Police Department) MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Thousands of people in cities across the U.S.

A 41-year-old woman was found shot twice in Mill Creek. Police say an arrest has been made.

ELK MILLS, Md. - Maryland authorities say three children and two adults were identified as those found dead of gunshot wounds at northeast Maryland home on Friday.The Cecil County Sheriff’s office said the children were in the 5th through 8th grades.The five were found in the home after a man called 911 from the home to report a shooting. Authorities say there is no ongoing threat to the public.The shooting occurred in a residential neighborhood interspersed with wooded areas about 60 miles (97 km) northeast of BaltimoreTHIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE.

PHILADELPHIA - Special elections will be held to fill vacancies on the Philadelphia City Council after the resignations of several city councilors. Council President Darrell L. Clarke issued Wrists for Special Elections Friday to fill vacancies in the Seventh and Ninth District seats on the Philadelphia City Council. The special elections will be held on Election Day on November 8th, 2022. The Seventh District, formerly overseen by Councilmember Maria D.

PHILADELPHIA - Cherelle Parker has resigned from City Council and announced her intentions to run for Philadelphia's Mayor, making her the latest council member to throw her hat in the bid for the city's top leadership position. In her resignation letter to Council President Darrell L. Clarke, Parker said, "Serving the people of Philadelphia - first as a Council intern then staffer, then as a State Representative, where I led the Philadelphia delegation, and now as a Councilperson and the Council Majority Leader - has been one of the greatest honors of my lifetime, after having my son Langston." "I am humbled by the fact that I was allowed the privilege of representing the mighty 9th Council District, and I am proud of the work I did to solve problems for the residents of both my District and the City of Philadelphia," the letter continued. Parker says she sees where Philadelphia stands as a city and identified the type of leader she thinks it needs. "Like many people across Philadelphia, I see the crossroads at which our city is standing.

OVERBROOK - Philadelphia police are investigating a fatal shooting of a man in Overbrook.Officials said the shooting happened Thursday night, just before 9 p.m., on the 6200 block of Lebanon Avenue in Philadelphia’s Overbrook neighborhood.19th District officers responded and found the man, believed to be in his 30s, in the street, with multiple gunshot wounds to his head.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are searching for two suspects accused of breaking into a West Philadelphia restaurant and stealing thousands of dollars worth of items. According to police, the burglary happened on July 29 at Booker's Restaurant and Bar on Baltimore Avenue. Authorities say surveillance video shows two men smashing the restaurant's front door before entering around 5:30 a.m. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice say the suspects went through the entire business and took cash, checks, alcohol and a safe, a total value of several thousand dollars. Anyone with information is urged to contact Philadelphia police or submit an anonymous tip. 

After the emergence of the Omicron variant, the rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the United States was 10.5 times higher in unvaccinated adults and 2.5 times higher in those who were vaccinated but received no booster than in booster recipients, according to a new study.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is attempting to identify two suspects caught on video robbing a business at gunpoint. According to police, the robbery occurred on Tuesday at 11:17 a.m.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - President Joe Biden wants to put the spotlight on a rare bipartisan down payment on U.S. manufacturing when he visits Ohio on Friday for the groundbreaking of a new Intel computer chip facility.Biden heads to suburban Columbus to take a victory lap just as voters in the state are starting to tune in to a closely contested Senate race between Democratic Rep.

ELK MILLS, Md. - Five people were found dead inside a home in northeastern Maryland on Friday after deputies were called to investigate a report of a shooting, authorities said.Cecil County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Lt. Michael Holmes said in an email that five people were found dead inside the home on a cul-de-sac in Elk Mills, a few miles from the Delaware state line.Deputies were called to the home just after 9 a.m.

Queen Elizabeth II died on Sept. 8, 2022, marking the end of a 70-year reign spanning from 1952.

GEORGETOWN, Del. - A man is in critical condition after he was attacked with a baseball bat at a Royal Farms in Georgetown, Delaware State Police say. Authorities say the incident occurred on Wednesday around 9:53 p.m.

LONDON - Royal family members of the House of Windsor have received new titles after the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 96.After Britain's longest-reigning monarch died at Balmoral Castle Thursday, Prince Charles immediately succeeded his mother as king of the U.K.In addition to Charles, Prince William, Kate Middleton and Charles’ wife, Camilla Parker-Bowles, assumed new titles, with potential new titles for Prince Edward and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children — Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor.King Charles III and Camilla, Queen Consort wave after viewing floral tributes to the late Queen Elizabeth II outside Buckingham Palace on Sept. 9, 2022 in London, United Kingdom.

PHILADELPHIA - A group of local runners went out on an early morning run in honor of Eliza Fletcher, the woman who was kidnaped in Memphis while out on a morning jog and later found dead. RELATED: Eliza Fletcher abduction: Body found near area of crime scene investigationThe runners gathered at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, a popular end location for runs and races, at 4:30 a.m., the same time Fletcher went out for her run one week ago. Authorities say the 34-year-old school teacher was jogging when a man approached her and forced her into an SUV. Her body was found and identified days later and Cleotha Abston, 38, was arrested. According to officials, he was released from prison in 2020 after serving 20 years for a previous kidnapping. The local runners hosted the run in an effort to support Fletcher and the run organizer Bennet Brookstein, who was attacked while out on a jog in Philadelphia on Christmas Day in 2021. FOX 29's Eddie Kadhim has the latest details on the assault of a runner on MLK Drive."It just hit me hard.

Charles III's red and swollen fingers.Dr Gareth Nye has spoken out on Charles's hands following the death of the monarch's mother Queen Elizabeth II.Images of the new ruler's hands have been circulating online since the Queen passed away yesterday (Thursday, September 8), aged 96 at her residence in Balmoral.READ MORE: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's children Archie and Lilibet are now prince and princessThe Queen's advanced age when she passed meant that her son and heir Charles was far from a young man when he ascended to the throne aged 73.Taking to Twitter, user @Anaiishhh1said: "Have y’all ever seen Charles’s fingers".Meanwhile, @leahgaraas added: "A reminder that these are King Charles III’s fingers". Adding authority to the debate, Dr Gareth Nye, Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester, has spoken to the Daily Star to offer some expert advice on what the King's swollen fingers could really say about his health.

PHILADELPHIA - A woman is in extremely critical condition after she was shot in the head in broad daylight in West Philadelphia, police say. Authorities say the shooting occurred on the 5900 block of Irving Street at 10:36 a.m. According to police, a 33-year-old woman was shot once in the head. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice transported the woman to Presbyterian Medical Center, where she was placed in extremely critical condition, authorities say.  Officials say no arrest has been made and the weapon was not recovered at this time. 

Toronto woman with disabilities says she’s unable to attend an accessibility conference after her flight landed in Israel because she claims Air Canada badly damaged her electric wheelchair.“I feel like people with disabilities aren’t seen, like we’re treated like luggage, like cattle,” said Maayan Ziv in a tearful Instagram post, saying she took several precautionary measures, including bubble-wrapping the wheelchair and arriving to the airport early.People with disabilities aren’t permitted to board any aircraft with a personal electronic mobility device, so Ziv says she checked in her wheelchair, only to find it ‘broken’ when she landed in Tel Aviv.“It was a surprise and a complete shock and unfortunately extremely triggering,” she told Global News. “I arrived and my wheelchair was totally damaged, it looked like it had been folded in half, and it’s very sturdy metal so it had either been dropped or something had fallen on it.” Air Canada expects flight, baggage delays to ease this year Ziv said the wheelchair is valued at roughly $30,000 and weighs about 300 to 400 pounds.

OAKLAND, Calif. - A formerly incarcerated woman at the federal prison in Dublin on Thursday sued a correctional officer and the warden in the first civil lawsuit alleging sexual assault and battery in at least a quarter-century. The plaintiff, identified as M.R. in Northern California U.S.

LONDON - Bells tolled around Britain on Friday and mourners flocked to palace gates to honor Queen Elizabeth II as the country prepared for a new age under a new king.King Charles III, who spent much of his 73 years preparing for the role, planned to meet with the prime minister and address a nation grieving the only British monarch most of the world had known. He takes the throne in an era of uncertainty for both his country and the monarchy itself.As the country began a 10-day mourning period, people around the globe gathered at British embassies to pay homage to the queen, who died Thursday in Balmoral Castle in Scotland.

PHILADELPHIA - One man is dead and a teenager was injured after a double shooting in Kensington on Thursday night. According to police, the shooting occurred on the 3100 block of Potter Street around 10:46 p.m.Authorities say an unidentified man was shot once in the head and transported to Temple Hospital, where he was initially put in critical condition. He was later pronounced dead at 12:06 a.m., according to officials. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESA 17-year-old was also injured in the shooting and sustained a gunshot wound to his right ear, police say. Authorities say he was transported to Frankford-Torresdale Hospital, where he was placed in stable condition. 

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. - Schools in Parkland will undergo remote learning on Friday due to a security threat that prompted school closures on Thursday. District officials say an investigation is underway after a threat was made against Orefield Middle School. "This is a frustrating time for everyone. We will continue to work with law enforcement to make the best decision for the safety of our school community," a district spokesperson said.

Sharon Osbourne gazed adoringly at her husband with tears in her eyes as he took to the stage at a recent football match. The emotional look comes after Ozzy underwent “life-altering surgery” in June and it is also the 73-year-old’s first performance in the US in four years. Ozzy played two songs during the halftime show of the game between the Los Angeles Rams and New York’s Buffalo Bills, rock classic Crazy Train and his new song Patient Number 9.

FILE - Frist Campus Center, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey. (Photo by: Photographer name/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Princeton University announced a major expansion of its financial aid policy for students from families earning less than $100,000 annually, meaning they will pay nothing for tuition, room, and board. In addition, many students from families with income over $100,000 will also receive additional financial support, including families at higher income levels who have multiple children in college.

Vials of DAXXIFY (Photo: Business Wire) NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved an injection designed to minimize the appearance of facial wrinkles, creating more competition in a market that has long been dominated by Botox. The anti-wrinkle injection, called Daxxify, was developed by manufacturer Revance Therapeutics, which announced the approval on Thursday.

LONDON - Prince Charles has been preparing for the crown his entire life. Now, at age 73, that moment has finally arrived.Charles, the oldest person to ever assume the British throne, became King Charles III on Thursday following the death of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II.

Pfizer’s Paxlovid has been approved by US FDA for COVID treatment. Jagadeesh Babu Rangisetty, Co-founder and Managing Director at Zenara Pharma, said, "We have launched this product in India with an aim to bring the best treatment options against COVID within reach of patients in our country.

PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2014/10/18: E-Z Pass toll both. (Photo by John Greim/LightRocket via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - The amount of uncollected tolls on the Pennsylvania Turnpike grew by nearly 50% last year, and a new government audit is urging the Turnpike Commission to address the problem and make changes to improve its finances.Following up on an internal study that said more than $104 million in tolls went uncollected last year, an update in May found the amount had grown to $155 million.

Dumfriesshire mental health campaigner Frank Ritchie is warning of a potential rise in suicides this winter brought on by the cost of living crisis.