Charges: Grandmother killed with hatchet in Kanabec County

RALEIGH, N.C. - A North Carolina mayor announced that five people, including a police officer, were killed in a shooting in a residential area.Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin told reporters that multiple people were shot on the Neuse River Greenway around 5 p.m. local time, and that the police department told her around 8 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a man was killed in a street shooting Thursday night in North Philadelphia. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 2200 block of West Berks Street around 8 p.m.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The common people are the left to pay for the damage done to the environment by fraud and corruption.Despite the inclement weather The Gammadda Door-to-Door team in the Galle District visited multiple villages in Akmeemana and Bope Poddala area to inquire into the primary issues faced by the area residents.Our teams visited the villages of Akmeemana, Talgasaya, Kekirihena, Godadenigama, Galvalagodakanda, Bopepoddala, Holuvagoda Mulana to inquire into the problems faced by the people.The crops in the Holuvagoda village were inundated at the time our teams visited the area, and many families in this area earn their living through farming. Another Gammadda Door-to-Door team visited multiple villages in the Anuradhapura District to inquire into the primary issues faced by the villagers.Our teams visited many villages including the Meegaswewa Samagipura village in the Central Nuwaragama divisional secretariat of the Anuradhapura district. Heen Amma is a grandmother who is facing a battle to survive and make ends meet.Her husband who is battling with a cronic kidney disease has been paralysed for the past 9 years. And Heen Amma is a daily wage worker. The Gammadda Team visiting the Mannar district entered several villages in the Nanattan Divisional Secretariat.The villagers in Wangalai depend on the fishing industry.Coastal erosion, substandard salt for dry fish production, and the rising fuel costs have made it difficult for them to survive.,The people in Eruvittan have no proper housing and when it floods their current homes are submerged.The Gammadda Door to Door teams with the researchers from the University of Peradeniya will head out to rural Sri Lankan villages tomorrow as well

COLOMBO (News 1st) – In late September it was reported that a Brisbane-based company that invented a smartphone app it says can diagnose COVID-19 and other respiratory illnesses by listening to someone cough was purchased by Pfizer for nearly $180 million.ResApp Health Limited uses diagnostic technology developed by Associate Professor Udantha Abeyratne and his research team at the University of Queensland (UQ) to record and analyse a patient's coughs on a smartphone.The app also considers the self-reporting of simple symptoms like a runny nose or fever to diagnose and measure the severity of a range of pulmonary diseases, including asthma and pneumonia.Dr Abeyratne, from the School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, said the research that led to the breakthrough began more than a decade ago with grant funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.“When I open up my lungs, open up the airway, that is what I call an ‘information super highway’, so I wondered whether it’s possible to use cough sounds, advanced signal processing and AI technology to pick out features,” he said.“From the very beginning, I had a big vision to develop scalable, cheap technologies to diagnose pulmonary diseases all over the world – not only in remote sub-Saharan Africa, but even in developed urban cities like New York and Brisbane.”Dr Abeyratne said the smartphone technology, which was developed in consultation with medical practitioners, operates similarly to a doctor using a stethoscope to listen for sounds produced by a patient’s body.“The diagnosis comes immediately, within a minute or so, telling the patient whether they have a particular disease, using only their smartphone – nothing else – and there’s no need for

pic.twitter.com/lmniGLE9dZA post shared by Ringo Starr (@ringostarrmusic)The devastating news comes just weeks after Ringo's verified Instagram account announced on Oct. 3 that Ringo contracted COVID and, as a result, the tour would be on hold «while he recuperates.» At that point, seven tour dates were affected in Michigan, Minnesota and throughout Canada.Also earlier this month, Ringo announced he and his band recorded a live album at the Greek Theatre.

An NBC reporter is enduring a liberal media onslaught over her interview of Pennsylvania Democratic Senate hopeful John Fetterman and her remark that he had difficulty understanding their conversation off-camera. NBC correspondent Dasha Burns' remarks about Fetterman, who is recovering from a stroke he suffered earlier this year, have prompted a barrage of tweets blasting her judgment and journalism, as well as multiple reports from outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post and Associated Press about the backlash from the media and disability advocates.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) says that due to the US sanctions on the MIR payment system, as confirmed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is NOT in a position to consider favorably, at the current juncture, the request to operate MIR card scheme within the banking system.What is the MIR payment system? MIR is a local payment card in Russia sponsored by the Russian government.The National Payment Card System (NSPK) was established in July 2014 following sanctions against Russia earlier that year, which left Russian cardholders and merchants temporarily unable to transact on international card networks. By December 2015, NSPK had developed the technical infrastructure and commercial agreements to begin card issuance and ATM and POS acceptance for MIR.All Russian banks that are members of the international card networks process and clear via NSPK.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Five researchers from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Prof. Meththika Vithanage, Dr. Anushka U, Rajapaksha, Prof.

Ringo Starr is cancelling the remaining dates on his tour after testing positive for COVID-19 a second time.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Early Warning and Early Action for All: Leave No One Behind was the theme for this year's national event to commemorate International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction.Sri Lanka marked International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction in Colombo on Thursday (13) stressing the fact that none should be left behind during any disaster situation.The event was graced by Hon Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, State minister of Defence as the Chief Guest, and General GDH Kamal Gunaratne (Retd) Sec to the Ministry of Defence respectively. Video:  

COLOMBO (News 1t) – The Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka (PUCSL) warns of power cuts of 2 hours and 20 minutes for today (14) as follows;Groups ABCDEFGHIJKLPQRSTUVW:1-hour during daytime 1-hour and 20-minutes during the night

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Department of Meteorology warns cloudy sky is expected in most parts of the island due to the low-level atmospheric disturbance in the vicinity of Sri Lanka.Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, Central, Southern, and North-Western provinces. Heavy showers above 100 mm can be expected at some places in Western, Sabaragamuwa, and Central provinces and Galle and Matara districts.Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere over the Island during the afternoon or night. Fairly heavy showers above 75 mm can be expected in some places.The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.Condition of Rain:Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the sea areas around the island. Heavy showers may occur at several places in the deep and shallow sea areas extending from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle, and Hambantota.Winds:Winds will be south-westerly and wind speed will be (25-35) kmph. A sudden increase of wind speed (up to 60-70 kmph) is expected in the sea areas extending from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle, and Hambantota due to active cloudiness in the sea area to the south-west and south-east of Sri Lanka.State of Sea:The sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle, and Hambantota will be fairly rough at times.The possibility for sudden roughness, associated with a sudden increase in wind speed due to active cloudiness in the sea area from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Colombo, Galle, and Hambantota is high.Naval and fishing communities are requested to be vigilant in this regard in the

Sir Ringo Starr has cancelled his tour after testing positive for COVID-19 again - just three days after revealing he had tested negative and was getting back on the road.The Beatles icon, 82, took to Twitter on Thursday to share a selfie, captioned: 'I’m sure you’ll be as surprised as I was I tested positive again for Covid the rest of the tour is off I send you peace and love Ringo.'The announcement comes just three days after the singer revealed he had restarted his tour after testing negative for COVID-19 -  after being forced to cancel gigs when he contracted the virus.The positive test means the hitmaker will pull out of shows in San Jose, California on October 14, Paso Robles on October 15, Los Angeles on October 16, and two dates in Mexico City on October 19 and 20. Shock: Sir Ringo Starr has cancelled his tour after testing positive for COVID-19 again - just three days after revealing he had tested negative and was getting back on the roadThis comes days after the musician took to Instagram wearing his negative test as a badge of honour, while thanking fans for their patience.  He threw one hand up in a peace sign while using the other to open his jacket and expose the home testing kit he was wearing round his neck. Sir Ringo captioned the snap: 'On the road again I will see you in Seattle on Tuesday the 11th Portland Wednesday I am negative peace and love everybody thanks for waiting.

Ringo Starr has pulled the plug on his tour after testing positive for COVID-19 for the second time in less than two weeks.

Plant Hardiness Zone map of the United States. (USDA/Oregon State University) NEW YORK - Planting trees on your property can have a number of benefits, including lowering your energy bills, cleaning the air you breathe, fighting climate change, and of course add some natural beauty to your view. Although you can buy trees from your local nursery or even from online vendors, U.S.

Khloe Kardashian has given an update on her health after revealing her tumor ordeal.Earlier this week, the Good American designer opened up about why she had been sporting a bandage on her cheek, after sparking concern.In a series of posts, the 38-year-old explained that she had a tumor removed from her face, insisting that she was in the ‘healing process’.During a live-tweeting session for the new episode of the Kardashians, she was questioned on how she is feeling now.The mom-of-two replied: ‘Baby!!!!! I’m good!! I swear!! Super grateful that I’m healthy and that I have a lifetime supply of bandaids.‘Seriously im ok. The worst is over and now its time to be haaaaapppppy #TheKardashians [sic].’Baby!!!!! Iâm good!! I swear!! Super grateful that Iâm healthy and that I have a lifetime supply of bandaids.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A jury spared Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz from the death penalty Thursday for killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018, sending him to prison for the remainder of his life in a decision that left many families of the victims angered, baffled and in tears."This is insane. Everyone knows right? This is insane," Chen Wang, cousin of shooting victim Peter Wang, said at a news conference after the jury’s decision was read.

KATE Garraway was on the brink of tears after winning a National Television Award for her documentary Caring For Derek. The Good Morning Britain presenter, 55, was accompanied by her 16-year-old daughter to the annual event at London's Wembley Arena on Thursday evening. Caring For Derek was nominated alongside Katie Price: What Harvey Did Next, Tom Parker: Inside My Head, Julia Bradbury: Breast Cancer and Me, and Paddy and Christine McGuinness: Our Family and Autism.

PHILADELPHIA - Wawa, a Philadelphia staple, announced Thursday it will close two Center City locations due to "continued safety and security challenges and business factors.""We are very sorry we can’t be there for our friends and neighbors at these two locations, but we continue to serve the community from our other nearby stores and our commitment to the greater region remains strong," a statement read in part. "Philadelphia is our hometown and that’s something that will never change."The chain remains hopeful it can repurpose the two defunct locations "to further benefit Philadelphia" and doubled down on its commitment to helping communities around the city grow." Since 2020, at least four Wawas have closed their doors and others have cut their hours. The announcement comes amid a rash of crimes at Wawa across the city, including a recent robbery where an employee was pepper sprayed at store in University City.

Former American Idol star Willie Spence has died at age 23.

new cost-of-living adjustment (or COLA) is added to Social Security payments.The 8.7% raise is meant to help them with higher prices for food, fuel, and other goods and services. The average recipient will see an increase of more than $140 per month, according to government estimates.But what does the increase mean for the fund that helps pay Social Security benefits? And what should younger generations keep in mind? Here are some As to some Qs.When you work, some of your taxes fund Social Security.

JENKINTOWN, Pa. - A longtime tradition in Jenkintown is no more and community members are not happy.First Covid stopped it. Now, the annual homecoming bonfire is over for good. But, why? Students say the large bonfire anchors the annual homecoming tradition."I was going to go this year.

COVID-19 vaccine will soon be available to anyone aged 12 and up in Manitoba.The province announced Thursday the youth-approved Pfizer vaccine will arrive by the end of next week. Manitobans should stay vigilant about COVID-19, as above-average ‘hazard index’ shows The doses are expected to be available at most Manitoba vaccine sites by Oct.

The House Jan. 6 committee voted unanimously Thursday to subpoena Donald Trump, demanding the former president’s personal testimony as it unveiled startling new video from his closest aides describing his multi-part plan to overturn his 2020 election loss that resulted in the Jan assault on the U.S. Capitol.

Booking photo of Heidi Littlefield (Courtesy of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office in Indiana) CARMEL, Ind. - An Indiana woman was sentenced to 115 years in prison on Oct. 7 for poisoning her ex-boyfriend’s oatmeal and strangling him with a necktie amidst a bitter custody battle, according to reports. Heidi Littlefield was found guilty of murder and two counts of conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her ex-boyfriend Francis Kelley, who was found dead in his Carmel, Indiana home on Jan.

PHILADELPHIA - Police in Philadelphia are searching for a man who allegedly groped a middle school student while she was walking to school on Thursday morning. A spokesperson for the School District of Philadelphia said the incident happened just before 8 p.m. as the student was on her way to Warren G.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 26: A general view of Citizens Bank Park during the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 26,2021 at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia,PA. (Photo by Rich Gra PHILADELPHIA - Ryan Howard swung and stumbled, belly flopped onto the dirt, then hobbled a step or two before he crumpled to the ground in pain.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - A 28-year-old man is critically injured after he was shot multiple times in North Philadelphia.According to officials, 25th District police responded to the shooting Thursday afternoon, about 2:45, on the 3200 block of North Front Street.When they arrived, officers found the 28-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his back and hip.MORE HEADLINES:Medics rushed him to Temple University Hospital where he was placed in critical condition.Police are investigating the shooting, though no weapons have been recovered and no arrests have been made.___Tips can be submitted by calling 215-686-TIPS (8477) or texting PPD TIP (773847). Tips can also be submitted anonymously online, here.

Goalkeeper Yussef Hassan L of Qatar attends a public training session of Qatar national team in preparation for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 at the Jassim bin Hamad stadium in Doha, Qatar, on Oct. 2, 2022.

Nearly three of four US high school students report one or more adverse experiences contributing to poor mental health and suicidal behaviors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a survey published today in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR).Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) researchers an

A German study published today in BMJ finds a considerable burden of long-COVID symptoms, especially fatigue and neurocognitive impairment ("brain fog"), at 6 to 12 months—even among young and middle-aged adults who had mild infections.

LOGAN - Philadelphia police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 34-year-old man by three men in Philadelphia's Logan neighborhood.Officials say the shooting happened Thursday afternoon, around 1:15, on the 4700 block of North Marvine Street.Responding officers found the 34-year-old victim with a gunshot wound to the chest. Medics rushed him to Einstein Medical Center where he died from his injury.MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThree men reportedly shot the man, according to authorities.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s plea to step into the legal fight over the FBI search of his Florida estate.The justices did not otherwise comment in turning away Trump’s emergency appeal.Trump had pressed the court on an issue relating to classified documents seized in the search authorized by a federal judge of Mar-a-Lago.The Trump team was asking the justices to overturn a lower court ruling and permit an independent arbiter, or special master, to review the roughly 100 documents with classified markings that were taken in the Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago.A three-judge panel from the Atlanta-based U.S.

Russia's military assault on Ukraine and Vladimir Putin's threat of using nuclear weapons. "Alex Jones lying and Pfizer lying both trending [on Twitter]," M.I.A. added. "One with penalty other without.

Gathering around the dining table has become harder as families’ schedules fill up, with implications for children and teens For busy families, gathering together for dinner can feel like an impossibility.

Earlier this year, the government made the controversial decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to blockades that snarled downtown Ottawa and multiple border crossings for weeks on end.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Parents of those killed in the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, left the courtroom in tears on Thursday after the jury said it could not unanimously agree that the gunman should be executed.Nikolas Cruz, now 24, will be sentenced to life without parole for murdering 14 students and three staff members and wounding 17 others on Feb. 14, 2018. He previously pleaded guilty a year ago to the crimes and said he chose Valentine’s Day to make it impossible for Stoneman Douglas students to celebrate the holiday ever again."I'm disgusted with those jurors.

PHILADELPHIA - Homicide detectives with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a fatal shooting. Police say the shooting occurred on the 200 block of East Sharpnack Street at 12:39 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to officials, a 53-year-old man was found with multiple gunshot wounds to the head and he was pronounced dead on scene at 12:48 p.m. Police say no weapons were recovered and no arrests were made. This is a developing story.

MIAMI - An American Airlines flight from Miami to Barbados returned to the airport after fumes filled the cabin, officials said.Flight 338 departed Miami International Airport at Wednesday night, but had to return due to a strong chemical odor coming from a passenger's carry-on item, spokesman Greg Chin told The Associated Press.Passengers and crew exited the plane on the airfield and were evaluated by Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, Chin said. They were then bussed back to the terminal.American Airlines said in a statement that all customers were offered hotel accommodations.

Coronation Street star Rob Mallard says his hidden health condition has "gotten worse" and is likely to continue in that direction. The actor, who is best known to viewers for playing Daniel Osbourne in the ITV soap, first spoke out about having an essential tremor in 2018.

Drama has already unfolded before the festivities have even begun at the National Television Awards, which are set to take place tonight, Thursday 13 October.The annual affair – typically dominated by This Morning’s Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield, as well as I’m A Celebrity’s Ant and Dec – will take place in London at Wembley’s OVO Arena, with TV fans able to tune into the event at 8pm on ITV. While the event hasn’t even started, there have already been a string of dramas, including the date of the highly-anticipated affair being moved and some stars having to pull out of attending due to contracting Covid. Date gets pushed back The decision was made to postpone the event following the passing of the late Her Majesty the Queen on 8 September.

COVID-19 is “not as deadly” as it once was but suggests residents should look at putting on masks indoors and getting vaccine booster shots as the region enters a fall wave of the affliction.Dr. Mustafa Hirji says the measures are something the community should revisit not only to fight off COVID but other respiratory illnesses, like the flu.“I think every year we should be looking at that when the virus comes back.

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department have released surveillance video and asked for the public's help to identify two suspects wanted in connection with a shooting in Germantown. Police say the shooting occurred at the intersection of Wayne Avenue and Logan Street on Wednesday around 1:48 a.m. According to authorities, two men dressed in all black got out of a silver sedan believed to be a Nissan maxima before opening fire on a man as he climbed into his vehicle. Police say the suspects then got back into the car and fled south on Wayne Avenue towards Abbottsford Avenue. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe victim was shot two times in the back and was transported to Einstein Hospital by officers. Police have not released any additional information about the victim's status. Anyone with information on the incident is asked to contact Philadelphia police at 215-686-8477 or submit an anonymous tip online. 

LAS VEGAS - Fifty-six-year-old Lance Reberger reached a milestone this week: he learned how to make a password for an online account.For many people, it may not sound like a big deal, but after 31 years in prison, Reberger is digitally illiterate."If you go out and have a plan, which most people it seems like they have a plan, but once you get out and face the reality of what’s going on out here, I had no clue. So right now I would be homeless if I didn’t have the help that I had," Reberger told KVVU.The help he’s speaking of is Jared Uraine, a Nevada realtor who met Reberger through a prison ministry program."When I heard that he’d been in for 31 years I kind of did the math, and knowing him on somewhat of a personal level ...

COVID-19 loom.Since the summer, infant and children’s acetaminophen and ibuprofen products have been in limited supply in retail outlets, pharmacies and hospitals across Canada. Children’s pain medication to continue to be ‘intermittently available’: Health Canada With the start of fall and winter season up ahead when respiratory viruses typically surge, Canadian parents may have to explore other ways to manage their kids’ pain and fever as supply continues to fall short of high demand, experts say.“Not having a product to treat a fever itself will affect a large part of the larger childhood population because we’re seeing it across the country.

Kate Garraway, 55, has revealed her husband Derek Draper is back in hospital again fighting sepsis.The 57-year-old first developed the condition earlier this year, two years after doctors fought to save him from coronavirus.In an update on his health, the Good Morning Britain presenter said she is once again trying to get him back home.Kate has been a carer for her spouse since he left hospital last year following a year-long battle with Covid-19.Of being his first-hand support, she told The Sun: "We all clapped for carers with vigour during the pandemic because they were saving lives right before our very eyes, but the trouble is, when the direct fear of life-or-death passes, this celebration gets quickly forgotten, but the caring goes on."It’s not sexy or the stuff of movies, like pulling someone from a burning building or giving mouth to mouth, but it’s no less vital to life."Nicola Adam's partner Ella hits back over lingerie breastfeeding picThe mother-of-two went on to say that she still remains "constantly inspired" by those who have cared for her husband during his health battle.She also told readers that doctors had left him a special message in his birthday card as Kate praised them for going above and beyond their duty.The presenter continued: "On his birthday they wrote in a card, 'We celebrate every day your braveness and strength to keep going through the pain, struggles and setbacks'."And then added, 'But today on your birthday, we want to celebrate you, Derek, the man, not the trauma, but you as a person'."The presenter said such a gesture was "care" to her "in its purest form".Sepsis is life threatening and can be hard to spot, as stated by the NHS.It happens when your immune system overreacts to an

Also Read: Study shows one in 20 people suffer long-term effects of Covid-19. Details here The study mentioned that patients suffering from cardiovascular disease were observed to have close to a 30 per cent higher mortality rate than critically ill COVID patients without the preexisting condition.

Tres Genco pleaded guilty to plotting to "slaughter" 3,000 sorority girls. (Butler County) A self-described "incel," or "involuntary celibate," from Ohio on Tuesday pleaded guilty to plotting a mass shooting of about 3,000 women, including sorority girls, according to the Department of Justice.Tres Genco, 22, of Hillsboro admitted to planning a hate crime to shoot women at an Ohio university in 2021.Genco wrote a manifesto in which he stated that he would "slaughter" women "out of hatred, jealousy and revenge," referring to death as the "great equalizer." In another note obtained by law enforcement, Genco said he wanted to "aim big" for a 3,000-person kill count, according to the DOJ.The day he wrote his manifesto, Genco searched online for sororities and for information on the Ohio university where he planned to conduct the attack.