Annual August meteor shower continues to peak overnight

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.

Number of people in Alberta hospitals with COVID-19 increases With universities around Alberta readying for a return to in-person classes, some are raising concerns their institutions aren’t bringing back mask or vaccination requirements to help prevent the spread of airborne viruses like COVID-19.In spring 2022, post-secondary institutions Alberta-wide dropped their mask mandates following the province’s same move.“COVID absolutely knocked me down for 2 weeks, and I am terrified about long-term effects as I experience heart arrhythmia,” Chelsea Vowel posted on Twitter. “I am not okay with getting it multiple times in my classroom because my employer (the University of Alberta) doesn’t have a real plan for our safety.”COVID absolutely knocked me down for 2 weeks, and I am terrified about long-term effects as I experience heart arrhythmia.

COCOA BEACH, Fla. - A man flying his drone at a Florida beach spotted what appeared to be hundreds of sharks swimming near shore!Garrett Zendeck was at Cocoa Beach last week enjoying the day. He sent his drone up to capture footage of the ocean water – and says he was shocked at how many sharks he saw swimming less than 1,000-feet from shore. "My jaw just dropped.

Papa Bowls are available in three varieties: Garden Veggie, Italian Meats Trio and Chicken Alfredo. (Papa Johns)Gone are the days when you would have a pizza box with nothing but unwanted pizza crust left inside.

LAS VEGAS - Another set of human skeletal remains was discovered at drought-stricken Lake Meadon Monday – the fifth set of remains recovered since May and the third to be found at the lake’s Swim Beach area.National Park Service (NPS) rangers set up a perimeter in the Swim Beach area of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area in Nevada to recover the remains after responding around 8 p.m. to a report of the grim finding, the NPS said in a statement on Tuesday.The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department’s dive team assisted in the recovery.

Dr Andrew Old, Deputy-Director General and head of the Public Health Agency, will  hold a media briefing at 12 noon today to provide an update on COVID-19 response and the winter health response.

alcoholic," Simon Pegg revealed. At that time, Pegg utilised his acting capabilities to hide his alcohol dependency to those around him. "I'm an actor, so I acted.

SEA ISLE CITY, N.J. - One of the most popular beaches at the Jersey shore is cracking down on fishing for sharks from the beach. The new rules come weeks after viral video showed a fisherman reeling in and releasing a 7-foot sand tiger shark on the beach in Sea Isle City. Last week, the town barred shark fishing on or within 600 feet of their beaches.

PHILADELPHIA - Sunny and seasonably warm conditions will continue across the Delaware Valley on Tuesday as the region enjoys an extended stretch of pleasant weather. Temperatures will dip into the min-60s overnight with westerly winds that will help keep showers to our south and west. Forecasters expect highs on Tuesday to reach into the mid-80s in most parts of the Delaware Valley, with Philadelphia topping out around 85 degrees. Similar weather days will follow on Wednesday and Thursday before temperatures approach the 90s to start the weekend. An early look at the weekend shows temperatures in the upper 80s with a chance of storms on both Saturday and Sunday. ___ TUESDAY: Partly sunny. High: 84, Low: 66WEDNESDAY: Sunny, pleasant.

NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket with the Orion spacecraft aboard is seen atop a mobile launcher in High Bay 3 of the Vehicle Assembly Building as members of the media setup remote cameras to capture the first rollout to Launch Complex 39B, We CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Teams are preparing to move NASA's next-generation moon rocket to the Florida launchpad on Tuesday ahead of the long-awaited Artemis 1 liftoff later this month.The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft have been inside the Kennedy Space Center Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), undergoing final preparations ahead of the targeted Aug. 29 maiden voyage.

FILE - Pictured (L) U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., and former Alaska governor, Sarah Palin (R).

Tom Holland has announced he is taking a break from social media after finding the apps to be ‘overwhelming’.  The Spider-Man: No Way Home actor, who boasts a staggering 67. 7million Instagram followers, shared his most recent post on July 2.

PHILADELPHIA - Saturday in Philadelphia dawned violent, as an 18-year-old was shot and killed, while a man was stabbed and another man was injured in a separate shooting.Officials said the 18-year-old was shot early Saturday morning, a little before a.m., on the 2000 block of North 22nd Street. He sustained a gunshot wound to his rib cage and died at the scene.

NHS surgeons have warned.Two top surgeons have warned that a doctors reluctance to talk over the risks associated with anal sex are leading to women being harmed.Consequences listed in the British Medical Journal include incontinence and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) as well as bodily trauma, pain and bleeding from anal sex encounters.READ MORE: Nurse killed by driver after his window 'all misted up' before horrifying 'bang'But two top surgeons, Tabitha Gana and Lesley Hunt, argue that doctors too embarrassed to talk over the issues are leading to more problems than normal.Writing in the journal, the pair say that "anal intercourse is considered a risky sexual behaviour because of its association with alcohol, drug use and multiple sex partners".The journal also notes that "within popular culture it has moved from the world of pornography to mainstream media" such as the Phoebe-Waller Bridge-written series Fleabag or comedy-drama Sex and the City.Shows such as that, the journal claims, have made anal sex seem "racy and daring".The report also said that women who engage in anal sex are at greater risk than men, with increased rates of "faecal incontinence and anal sphincter injury" reported.The report continued: "Women are at a higher risk of incontinence than men because of their different anatomy and the effects of hormones, pregnancy and childbirth on the pelvic floor."The pain and bleeding women report after anal sex is indicative of trauma, and risks may be increased if anal sex is coerced."The surgeons added, though, that doctors and GPs are less likely to talk about anal sex and that they are subsequently "failing a generation of young women," The Guardian reported.Professor of sexual health and HIV

A B.C. woman is advocating for better care for her mother at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria.

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - A 65-year-old Washington Township woman has been charged with manslaughter in the death of her 80-year-old mother, officials announced.According to the Gloucester County Prosecutor’s Office, 65-year-old Loretta Barr was initially charged with assault after police were called to an apartment on Woodmont Circle in Sewell for a reported dispute, in the evening of August 6th.The victim, 80-year-old Florence Dicriscio, was taken to Jefferson Hospital in Washington Township, but was eventually taken to a hospital in Philadelphia to receive advanced care for her injuries.Dicriscio is identified as Barr’s mother.Officials say Dicriscio died August 9th in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Medical Examiner ruled her death a homicide, due to blunt force trauma to her head and body.After a deeper investigation, officials say, Barr was charged with Manslaughter and Possession of a Weapon.Barr was arrested in West Deptford August 10th and is being held at the Salem County Correctional Facility awaiting further proceedings.

PHILADELPHIA - Wednesday marked the ninth day of the fourth heatwave, though relief may arrive soon.Temperatures overnight Wednesday into Thursday look cooler for the suburbs, hovering in the upper 60s, while the city may see lows in the mid 70s. There is a chance for thunderstorms overnight, as well, mainly south and east of Philadelphia.Temperatures Thursday are expected to reach the upper 80s to right around 90, so a 10th day of the heatwave is possible.

Imagine losing your ability to do the most mundane tasks: brush your teeth, walk your dog, see a sunset.  For several celebrities, simple tasks became arduous as they faced partial paralysis, vision impairment or memory loss.  But there can be a silver lining when stars go public with their health struggles. Dr. Nicole Saphier, a New York City physician, Fox News contributor and best-selling author of "Make America Healthy Again," says this generation normalizes speaking about illness in a way previous generations did not.  "This is extremely important as we are living longer and with chronic illness.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia police officer has been placed arrested and charged for threatening and assaulting his former partner, who is the mother of his four children. According to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, Ramon Chaulisant, 33, was charged with aggravated assault, terroristic threats, theft, possession of an instrument of crime, harassment, and related charges. Chaulisant has also been placed on administrative duty and his service weapon was confiscated by authorities, the DA's Office says. According to police, in February, Chausilant allegedly struck his former partner in the face and body at her home while he was visiting his children. The officer is accused of forcing the woman down a set of stairs and kicking her front door, doing damage to the door frame. Months later, in April, Chaulisant called police to his home to make a report against his former partner, who was trying to pick up their children, law enforcement says. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOfficials say he also told responding officers that they would find his former partner "face down."On August 1, Chaulisant allegedly broke dishes during a verbal fight with the woman at her home before threatening to kill her, breaking her car window with a free weight and stealing her laptop and iPhone,  according to the DA's Office. Authorities say the couple's four children were present at during all of the incidents. "I want to thank PPD Internal Affairs and my office's Special Investigations Unit for effectively intervening in a highly dangerous situation for a mother and her four young children," District Attorney Larry Krasner said.

Pro-choice and anti-abortion activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court building as arguments on Nebraska's partial birth abortion law are heard before the court. (Harry Hamburg/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images) OMAHA, Neb. - A Nebraska woman has been charged with helping her teenage daughter end her pregnancy at about 24 weeks after investigators uncovered Facebook messages in which the two discussed using medication to induce an abortion and plans to burn the fetus afterward.The prosecutor handling the case said it's the first time he has charged anyone for illegally performing an abortion after 20 weeks, a restriction that was passed in 2010.

Covid has been allowed in the country. All necessary changes in the administration of heterologous precaution dose using Corbevax to those eligible and due for precaution dose have been made on the Co-WIN portal. This provision would be live from August 12, Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan said.

WASHINGTON - Falling gas prices gave Americans a slight break from the pain of high inflation last month, though the surge in overall prices slowed only modestly from the four-decade high it reached in June.Consumer prices jumped 8.5% in July compared with a year earlier, the government said Wednesday, down from a 9.1% year-over-year jump in June. On a monthly basis, prices were unchanged from June to July, the smallest such rise more than two years.Still, prices are spiking across a wide range of goods and services, leaving most Americans worse off.

PORTLAND, Ore. - A Canadian mother is accused of going through extraordinary lengths to avoid a custody dispute by faking the deaths of herself and her son, stealing a friend’s identity, and then fleeing to the United States.Federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint against Dawn Walker in the U.S. District Court of Oregon last Friday.Walker faces charges of aggravated identity theft, a felony, and possession of false identification documents, a misdemeanor.Authorities said Canadian investigators contacted Homeland Security investigators in Oregon last Thursday and said that Walker had entered the U.S.

WASHINGTON - A young gay couple tells FOX 5 they were accused of having monkeypox and attacked in D.C.’s Shaw neighborhood simply due to their sexual orientation. D.C. police have confirmed they are investigating the weekend incident as a possible hate crime."I feel like since the attack I’ve been in kind of this weird state of constant fight or flight, like I can’t really feel at ease, and it seems kind of surreal, I don’t know," said one of the two victims on Tuesday.