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PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating several shootings from Saturday night to early Sunday morning that left five people dead, including a 14-year-old boy. An early-morning shooting on Sunday left a man dead, marking the fifth person to be killed in Philadelphia since Saturday night.Shortly before 5 a.m., police responded to the 2500 block of North Franklin Street for reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they say they located a man who had been shot at least eight times. Medics transported the victim to Temple University Hospital where authorities say he was pronounced dead just after 7 a.m. This shooting came hours after a violent Saturday night left four others dead. The weekend gun violence began around 8:30 p.m.

OVERBROOK - A 14-year-old boy died after someone shot him in the chest in Overbrook.19th District officers were called to the 6000 block of Haddington Lane, in Philadelphia’s Overbrook section Saturday night, around 8:30, on the report of a shooting, according to authorities.When they got on scene, they found a 14-year-old boy on the street suffering with two gunshot wounds to the chest.Police rushed him to Lankenau Medical Center where the boy died from his injuries.Police say an active investigation is unfolding. There are no details regarding any suspects.

PHILADELPHIA - An investigation is underway after a cemetery in Philadelphia's East Germantown section became victim to an act of vandalism this week.A manager at Northwood Cemetery on Haines Street reportedly told police that several headstones were found with black, blue or red paint poured over them Friday morning.MORE HEADLINES:Police say most of the headstones were older, except for one placed two weeks ago that had a red marker with explicit wording written on it.It is unclear when the incidents may have taken place, and a motive is unknown at this time.Police have also not released any possible suspects.

BUCKEYE, Ariz. - The adoptive mother of a boy who went missing in 2016 and was later found dead in 2018 in Buckeye has been arrested, police said.On Dec. 13, Buckeye Police announced that 54-year-old Crystal Wilson was arrested at her home in Gainesville, Georgia in connection to the death of Jesse Wilson.Crystal Wilson was indicted by a Maricopa County Grand Jury and is accused of abandoning or concealing a body.

A Lanarkshire charity that supports people's mental health through music has launched more meet-ups at a new location.

Markham is planning to travel and possibly buy a new home after winning a $60 million lottery jackpot.The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. said in a news release that Lai Ching Yau won the Jan.

SAN FRANCISCO - Friday marked one week since Wild 94.9 morning show host and DJ Jeffrey Vandergrift was reported missing in San Francisco. Authorities said there's been no trace of Vandergrift and his wife doesn't believe he'll ever return.Vandergrift, who goes by JV professionally, was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2021.

Jamaul Timberlake, Garnell Hands, and John Hands (L to R)  (Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office)PLEASANTVILLE, N.J. - Three Atlantic County men have been sentenced to prison for their role in the assault of a young man who was later found dead. Jamaul Timberlake and John Hands were each sentenced to four years in prison, while Garnell Hands received a five-year sentence. Authorities say Irving Mayren-Guzman was assaulted by all three men in the parking lot of the now-shuttered Centerfolds Cabaret back on Jan. 23, 2022.

A B.C. cannabis company says it has approval from Health Canada to include cocaine as a substance the company can legally possess, produce, sell and distribute.

SEASIDE PARK, N.J. - As dead whales continue to wash ashore on the U.S. East Coast — and particularly the Jersey Shore — officials and academics are planning a wide array of monitoring and research aimed at preventing or minimizing harm to whales and other marine life during construction and operation of offshore wind farms.A dead whale washed ashore Thursday in New Jersey, a day after another was found in New York amid a continuing wave of whale deaths along the East Coast.

Alex Murdaugh stands during a break in his murder trial at the Colleton County Courthouse in Walterboro, South Carolina, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.

COLOMBO (News 1st); The Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board said that Russia has put forward a proposal to build a nuclear power plant in Sri Lanka, and has also put forward an agreement for this purpose.Professor S.R.D. Rosa, the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, said this is a government to government program.Cabinet approval was given to consider nuclear energy as an alternative to meet Sri Lanka's future energy needs.

COLOMBO (News 1st) ; The first group of Chinese tourists to arrive via direct flight to Sri Lanka following the COVID-19 pandemic reached the Katunayake Airport on Wednesday (1) night.Accordingly, 125 Chinese tourists reached Sri Lanka from Guangzhou aboard a SriLankan Airlines flight at 11:10 PM.Tourism Minister Harin Fernando, State Foreign Minister Tharaka Balasuriya, and Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong welcomed them to Sri Lanka.From the 1st of April, 9 direct flights will operate between China and Sri Lanka per week.China was a leading source market for inbound tourism to Sri Lanka and one of SriLankan’s premier leisure traveller segments before the pandemic, and SriLankan is positioning for a strong comeback in China upon its return.With Chinese travellers eager to make up for lost time in globetrotting, SriLankan will be working closely with the local travel trade to reignite enthusiasm for Sri Lanka as a leisure destination in China. 

The annual Kachchativu Feast is set to take place on the 03rd and 04th of March 2023 on the Kachchativu Island. Kachchativu is a small islet belongs to Sri Lanka, located near the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) of Sri Lanka and India. The main mass of the annual feast will be conducted by the Bishop of Jaffna Diocese, Rt.

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. - Even for the Thunder Bay area, a perilous swath of northern Lake Huron off the Michigan coast that has devoured many a ship, the Ironton’s fate seems particularly cruel.The 191-foot cargo vessel collided with a grain hauler on a blustery night in September 1894, sinking both. The Ironton’s captain and six sailors clambered into a lifeboat, but it was dragged to the bottom before they could detach it from the ship.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - When Pennsylvania Gov.

OAKLAND, Calif. - A Missouri family's rental car was broken into outside an East Oakland fast-food restaurant while they in the Bay Area for a memorial."They ran in for three to seven minutes to get three hamburgers and when they came out, the windows were smashed," said Walt Disney, a distant relative of the Mickey Mouse creator.The break-in happened outside the In-N-Out on Oakport Street not far from Oakland International Airport at about 11 a.m. Monday.Cell phone video from a witness shows a young man, in the rain, peeking into the family's rented Chevy Traverse.

OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. - Why did the baby seal cross the road? To go on an adorable adventure, of course!Unfortunately the pup's day out in Ocean County was cut short when it had to be rescued by some lucky police officers earlier this week."Silly seal alert!" Brick Township Police Department announced in a Facebook post after finding the seal trying to cross Route 35.They were able to stop traffic, and let the adorable seal finish its trek across the highway.MORE HEADLINES:Members of the Marine Mammal Stranding Center were called out and took the seal under their care, where she is said to be safe and resting.The center says this isn't the first time a seal pup has tried to cross Route 35, due to its proximity to the bay and ocean."Another case of how sometimes Grey seal pups do the darnedest things!"

NEW YORK - Is the city you live in considered "happy"?Personal finance website WalletHub released their rankings of 2023’s Happiest Cities in America, and a number of cities across the tri-state area made the list:NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 18: The sun sets on buildings in midtown Manhattan seen from the 86th-floor observation deck of the Empire State Building on February 18, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) 18: Yonkers57: New York102: Rochester121: Buffalo32: Jersey City125: NewarkDowntown Newark.

The pitch clock is seen behind Kolten Wong #16 and Julio Rodriguez #44 of the Seattle Mariners in a spring training game against the San Diego Padres at Peoria Stadium on February 24, 2023 in Peoria, Arizona. (Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images) By the time Cubs outfielder Brennen Davis actually saw a pitch from Arizona’s Joe Mantiply, the count was already at a ball and a strike.Both the hitter and pitcher were penalized at the start of Davis’ at-bat to lead off the top of the third inning of Monday’s spring training game, the latest odd twist in baseball’s speed-up rules.

FILE- An elephant munches on hay while moving about inside her enclosure at the Chaffee Zoo in Fresno, California. (Craig Kohlruss/Fresno Bee/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) FRESNO, Calif. - Mabu saunters across a grassy field and raises his long, gray trunk to wrangle food from a hole carved inside a large boulder, captivating the attention of a girl propped up on her father's shoulders.At this zoo in a central California farming community, the 32-year-old African elephant is key not only to drawing visitors but also to ensuring there are elephants for zoogoers to see in the years to come — a future some animal lovers want to avoid.Over the past year, the Fresno Chaffee Zoo has been pulled into a growing global debate over the future of elephants in zoos.

SAN MATEO, Calif. - A Bay Area nonprofit said thieves had stolen a bus that carries supplies to cancer patients.The bus has been recovered. But it's damaged, and almost everything inside was stolen."This is our mobile resource center.

A bullfrog is seen on the course during the second round of the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club on May 27, 2022 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) The Utah Division of Wildlife Resources is encouraging people to help out the environment by hunting – and even eating – bullfrogs. "Since it's National Invasive Species Awareness Week, it's a good time to remind you that bullfrogs are invasive to Utah, so you can catch as many as you want," the agency said Thursday on Twitter, adding, "And bonus: they're tasty." According to Lee Kay, a public shooting range facilities and grounds supervisor at Utah DWR, bullfrogs are an invasive species and are voracious predators in Utah that will eat almost anything, including snakes, fish, toads and mice.Bullfrogs are typically green or gray-brown with brown spots and have easily identifiable circular eardrums — or tympanum — on either side of their heads, the agency explains. The largest of all North American frogs, bullfrogs can grow to a length of eight inches and can weigh up to 1.5 pounds. "So target the big ones — they have the most meat," Kay said in a 2019 blog post on the agency's website.

Iron Eyes Cody, circa 1975. (Photo by Getty Images) Since its debut in 1971, an anti-pollution ad showing a man in Native American attire shed a single tear at the sight of smokestacks and litter taking over a once unblemished landscape has become an indelible piece of TV pop culture.It's been referenced over the decades since on shows like "The Simpsons" and "South Park" and in internet memes.

Tourists on white sandy beach with palm trees along Druif Bay at Water Island, south of Saint Thomas, American Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Sea. (Photo by: Marica van der Meer/Arterra/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) A former American swimming champion is dead in the U.S.

Red Lobster is launching its first-ever line of frozen seafood products. (Credit: Provided photo / Red Lobster) ORLANDO, Fla. - Red Lobster is coming to a grocery store frozen aisle near you. The Orlando, Florida-based restaurant chain announced the launch of its first-ever line of frozen seafood products at U.S.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Two bicyclists are dead and 11 others have been hospitalized after a pickup truck struck a group of bicyclists in Goodyear, police said Saturday.The collision happened near MC-85 and Cotton Lane just before 8 a.m. on Feb.

A hotel chain operated by the businessman bidding to buy Manchester United FC netted £3.1million in public Covid-19 grants - despite him being worth billions, it's been revealed.

EAST MOUNT AIRY - A memorial tribute was held in honor of Joseph Augustus Zarelli on Saturday, which marked 66 years since Zarelli’s body was discovered bruised and malnourished on Susquehanna Road.Members of the Vidocq Society held a small ceremony at Ivy Hill Cemetery where Zarelli is buried. Until late last year, Zarelli was commonly referred to as "America’s Unknown Child" and "The Boy in the Box."RELATED COVERAGE: Boy in the Box: Police reveal identity of child in decades-old Philadelphia cold case"This is a Philadelphia story. This is a human story.

COLOMBO (News1st) – In a letter to the speaker of Parliament, Parlimentarian Rohini Kaviratne has requested that disciplinary action be taken against the Minister of Education,Susil Premajayantha for insulting her in obscene language during parliamentary proceedings.The MP points out that the statement made by the relevant MP has made its rounds on different platforms and has affected her public image as a mother and a female. The MP has drawn the Speaker's attention as to how the people's attitudes would be towards Parliament and the MPs due to such incidents.Parliamentarian Rohini Kaviratne has further requested that the Speaker submit this issue to the Committee on Ethics and Privileges to take appropriate action.

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. - An 8-year-old boy is recovering after a scary experience at an indoor amusement park in King of Prussia.Upper Merion officials say the boy was stuck in a rope ladder, and was unresponsive for a short time, at Thrillz Park Saturday afternoon, just after 1:30.

dead whales washing ashore to wind farm development.This winter, 16 whales have washed up dead along the Atlantic coast in places like Assateague Island in Maryland, Virginia Beach, Virginia, and Long Island, New York.The standings are part of what the National Marine Fisheries Service, or NMFS, call the Humpback Whale Unusual Mortality Event, which started in 2016.The Marine Mammal Commission said in a statement posted to its website on Tuesday that 40% of the whales were examined at necropsy and showed evidence that a ship struck them, or they got entangled in fishing gear.The commission also said these strandings are nothing new, and they are not isolated to the Atlantic coast.According to the commissioner, at least 10 humpback whales have stranded each year during the UME, though in 2017 the highest number of 34 were recorded stranded.What scientists have found is the number of humpback whales in the Gulf of Maine is increasing, and the younger whales are moving to the Atlantic coast, where they are vulnerable to being struck by ships.Many people, though, say wind farm development is the cause of the whale strandings.READ MORE: Dead whale found on beach at Assateague Island National SeashoreWind farm development and research is taking place up and down the Atlantic coast, in places like Block Island, Rhode Island; Montauk, New York; off the coast of Ocean City, Maryland, and nearly 20 miles offshore Virginia Beach, Virginia.Agencies like the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, and U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a triple shooting in the West Philadelphia section of the city earlier this month. Police are asking for the public's help to identify two men accused of firing over a dozen shots outside a convenience store on the 5500 block of Market Street just after 7 p.m.Authorities say before the shooting, the two suspects, dressed in all black and armed with semi-automatic weapons, were dropped off on North Ithan Street by a driver in a silver sedan.

Ilana D. Weinstein and Thomas H. Lee attend the Lincoln Center's Alternative Investment Industry Gala at David Geffen Hall on November 21, 2022 in New York City.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Wis. - A 27-year-old Milwaukee man was taken into custody Wednesday, Feb. 22 in Washington County after a sheriff's deputy found drugs in his vehicle.

A storybook castle is for sale for $2 million in Stamford, Connecticut. (Photo courtesy of Realtor Silvana Orsaia) If you are in the market for a new home, a great piece of property is available now in Stamford, Connecticut.A 117-year-old castle listed on Realtor.com sits on more than three acres with over 6,000 square feet of living space and has "tons of old world charm."RELATED: The Caribbean's most expensive home just went on the market for $200M – see insideThis massive home is listed for $2 million and features French doors that lead to a private backyard with a koi pond, garden area, gazebo, and a three-car paved garage.Image of storybook castle's backyard with Koi pond in in Stamford, Connecticut.

PORTLAND, Ore. - Rare Blizzard Warnings have been issued for parts of Southern California as a powerful winter storm is expected to snarl travel through the weekend.According to the FOX Forecast Center, this is the first Blizzard Warning for the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties since 1989. As much as 5 feet of snow and wind gusts to 75 mph are expected in those mountains. The highest elevations could see up to 7 feet of snow.

common respiratory illness that can cause severe breathing problems, could be approved by August. Pfizer, the maker behind the new RSV vaccine candidate referred to as RSVpreF, announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had accepted its application for review and has set an action date of deciding whether to approve or not by August 2023. "If approved, RSVpreF would help protect infants at their first breath from the devastating effects of this infectious disease, which though well-known, has been particularly evident throughout this RSV season," Dr.

WASHINGTON - Proud Boys leaders plotted to violently prevent President Joe Biden from taking office because they were trying to "save the country" from what they feared would be a tyrannical government, a former member of the far-right extremist group told a jury on Wednesday.FILE - Enrique Tarrio (C), leader of the Proud Boys, uses a megaphone while counter-protesting people gathered at the Torch of Friendship to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd on May 25, 2021, in Miami, Florida. (Phot Jeremy Bertino, a key government witness in the seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio and four associates, said he believed an "all-out revolution" was brewing in the days before a mob of Donald Trump supporters attacked the U.S.

Closeup of olives on branches of trees. (Photo by David Lees/Getty Images) Almost every kitchen in America will pay the price for the intense heat and drought in Europe this past summer.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - An independent scientific agency that advises the federal government on policies that could impact marine mammals said there is no evidence linking site preparation work for offshore wind farms with a number of whale deaths along the U.S. East Coast.In a statement released Tuesday, the Marine Mammal Commission became the third federal agency to reject a link between the deaths and the offshore wind energy industry, despite a growing narrative among offshore wind opponents that probing the ocean floor to prepare for wind turbine projects is killing whales.Last month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S.

A look at The Terraces estate on the small private island of Mustique. (Credit: Provided / Knight Frank) The most expensive residential estate in the Caribbean region has hit the market for $200 million. The Terraces, located on a hilltop on the small private island of Mustique, is "the largest and grandest property on an island known for its remarkable estates," the listing reads on Knight Frank, which represents the palatial estate for sale. The 17-acre plot offers panoramic views across the Caribbean and Atlantic Coasts.   It was designed "in a majestic blend of Palladium and Venetian style" and has nine principal suites, two swimming pools, and an independent guest villa with its own pool and the largest entertaining space on the island.

Alexandria Cress Borys was shot and killed in front of her children. (Lexington County Sheriff's Office) The South Carolina woman killed in a Kroger parking lot was shot after she "spit at" the suspect during an argument "over who had the right-of-way," the local police chief told Fox News Digital, citing witnesses.Witnesses told Irmo, South Carolina, authorities that Alexandria Cress Borys, 26, was gunned down around 4 p.m.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) officially announced on Tuesday that she’s running to replace U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein in 2024. "The Senate needs a perspective that I bring with my life experiences, as a progressive Black woman who not only fights for what is right, but also gets the job done," Lee told KTVU in her first TV interview of the campaign.

COLOMBO (News 1st); JICA is set to resume its ongoing projects in Sri Lanka no sooner the IMF package on debt restructuring finalized, said the Prime Minister's Media Division.Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena urged the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to recommence all the ongoing projects that are temporarily halted due to fiscal issues.He made this request when Director General of the South Asia Department of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Teruyuki Ito met him on Monday (20).Teruyuki Ito assured the Prime Minister that JICA projects would be resumed no sooner the debt restructuring programme is finalized by the International Monetary Fund.12 JAICA projects worth US$ 2.5 billion have been temporarily halted due to the fiscal crisis. The JICA delegation had expressed satisfaction over the progress in debt restructuring plans, in which Japan also played a major role.The Prime Minister thanked JICA Director General for the continuous assistance provided to Sri Lanka for several decades for water treatment, sewerage, sanitation and solid waste treatment projects in several cities and towns. He also requested JICA to provide assistance in new areas such as renewable energy and electrification of public transport and railways.Prime Minister Gunawardena also briefed the JICA delegation about the steps taken to improve transparency and accountability in project implementation by enacting required legislations as recommended by the Committee appointed by the President. He added that a Budget Act would be passed to ensure continuation of nationally important projects and policies despite change of governments in power.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe said that an Economic Commission will be formed as early as possible replacing the Board of Investment and the Board of Exports.President Ranil Wickremesinghe made these remarks at the opening of the country’s first migratory bird park and eco-tourism zone in Hanthane, Kandy (20).He stated that an Economic Commission will be formed as early as possible to approve investment opportunity in order to provide more opportunities to local and foreign investors.The President also stated that it has the potential to significantly boost the country’s economy."More investment opportunities are necessary for Sri Lanka to embark on a new economic path. It takes ten years to approve a firm after an investor arrives in Sri Lanka. This situation should be changed.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are asking for the public help to identify several suspects they say carried out a daytime robbery in Old City last week.A 27-year-old man was walking on the 200 block of Market Street when he was surrounded by a group of men in broad daylight.One suspect told the man he was armed as he started to demanded money, according to authorities.MORE HEADLINES:Police say the group then forced the victim to withdraw an undisclosed amount of money from a nearby ATM, and fled the scene.No injuries were reported.Anyone with information is asked to contact police.

KYIV, Ukraine - President Joe Biden made an unannounced visit to Ukraine on Monday to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country.Speaking alongside Zelenskyy at Mariinsky Palace, Biden recalled the fears nearly a year ago that Russia’s invasion forces might quickly take the Ukrainian capital. "One year later, Kyiv stands," Biden said, jamming his finger for emphasis on his podium decorated with the U.S.