Covid-19 update: These eight states report rapid increase in daily new covid cases

PHILADELPHIA - A man was shot and killed in front of his wife as he parked his car in Philadelphia’s Rhawnhurst neighborhood early Thursday morning, according to police.Investigators say the victim was ambushed in his own driveway around 1:30 a.m. on the 7300 block of Whitaker Avenue. At least 15 shots were fired into the vehicle, fatally wounding the 34-year-old driver.

health insurance policy, make sure that you understand how the room rent limit works as it may reduce your claim substantially. Ajay Shah, Head – Distribution, Care Health Insurance said it is crucial to comprehend how hospitals classify their rooms - based on facilities and services provided such as shared rooms, single private rooms, standard or deluxe rooms, and so on.  The room rent type is specified in policy documents and will determine the type of room a policyholder is eligible for occupying at the time of hospitalisation.

Coronation Street? We’ve got just what you’re looking for if so, with a brand new image gallery packed full of pictures, previewing what’s happening on the cobbles next week. You don’t have to thank us, honestly. The week in question (May 22 to 26) is an emotional one for Faye Windass (Ellie Leach), who feels trapped by Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) in the wake of Jackson Hodge’s decision to leave the eponymous street with Miley.

In an exclusive first, James Middleton has offered a raw and emotional insight into how he battled the darkest days of his life which left him unable to communicate with his family and how he credits his beloved dogs for saving him. Ahead of his appearance at Goodwoof dog festival in Chichester this weekend (May 20-21) and in honour of Mental Health Awareness Week, James, 36, opened up about the challenges he has faced and how he has used his experiences to provide support for others in his work as an ambassador for the charity Pets As Therapy.

New Delhi: India reported 906 new covid-19 infections nationwide in the last 24 hours, bringing active cases down to 10,179, according to the health ministry. The daily positivity rate hit 0.780%, while the weekly rate stabilized at 0.90%. Since the onset of the pandemic three years ago, India has witnessed over 44.9 million cases and 531,814 fatalities.

WestJet’s CEO on Wednesday called the salary demands of the pilots’ union unreasonable and said a “substantial” gap remains between the two sides, as the airline prepares for a looming strike with no signs of a deal.

Japanese people are seeking the expertise of smile tutors to relearn the art of smiling after years of concealing their mouths behind masks. With the official advice on mask-wearing lifted, many individuals are finding it challenging to adjust to life without face coverings, to the extent that some have admitted forgetting how to smile.

A mother with multiple sclerosis has been refused a £130,000 health insurance payout for failing to disclose her symptoms - a year before she claims she had any.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A Philadelphia firefighter who was badly hurt when he fell from the roof of a rowhome while battling a fire is preparing to play with his band in front of thousands of people at the Jersey Shore Memorial Day weekend. Officials say Ladder 13 firefighter Randy Ballinger was working with his colleagues to extinguish a rowhome fire on the 1100 block of South Paxon Street in February when he fell 25-feet. Now, after months of recovery, Ballinger is ready to take the stage with his punk band "Jersey Calling." PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Officials: Philadelphia firefighter seriously injured after falling from roof of two-story rowhome on firePhiladelphia firefighter who fell from roof while battling fire returns home"I've been playing with Josh Kates and Sean Bresling since 2002," said Balinger. "We got back together in 2020 during the pandemic when everybody had a lot of time on their hands." Ballinger is still in a wheelchair, but he's not letting that stop him from shredding his bass at the Adjacent Music Festival in Atlantic City.

PHILADELPHIA - Local bicycle enthusiast gathered Wednesday in Philadelphia for an eight-mile ride to honor cyclists killed in vehicle accidents and call for more safety measures for people to protect bikers. "We want to show people that they have to drive safely, and we also want to show that we are respectful as bicyclists," Philadelphia Ride of Silence organizer Ray Scheinfeld said. Approximately 800 bicyclists across the county were killed last year in accidents with vehicles, including 12 in the Philadelphia region. Sidney Ozer participates in the Philadelphia Ride of Silence every year in memory of his 17-year-old son Sam, who was killed in an accident on Henry Avenue almost three years ago."Coming home on Father's Day he was struck and killed by an automobile on Henry Avene, one of the high-injury streets that we have in our city," Ozer said. Before the ride, John Siemiarowski, an organizer, acknowledged the city's efforts in trying to protect bikers."The number of trails are increasing at a tremendous pace, the number of bike lanes is greater than ever.

The mum of Celebrity Big Brother star Lauren Harries has issued a public plea for help as she shared a 'scary' and heartbreaking update on her daughter's health following emergency brain surgery.

Spoiler alert: Winner announced aheadThe 32-year-old “Crush” singer, who performed as Macaw on the Fox singing series, placed second to British entertainer Bishop Briggs, 30 — who embodied Medusa. Archuleta sang two songs before his identity was revealed, shedding some light on his vocal cord woes.

SPRINGFIELD, Pa. - Police in a Delaware County neighborhood are cracking down on underage drinking after a reported spike in vandalism and litter is leaving residents fed up. Springfield police say underage drinking is nothing new, but recently it's gotten so bad that Twisted Tea cans can be found scattered in the woods and local parks are being sprayed with graffiti. Samantha Scott lives right next to Walsh Park in Springfield. She says it is quiet most days, but then weekend parties disrupt any amount of peace. "Spring break recently, it was pretty bad.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is fighting for his life after police say he was shot near an ATM machine in Philadelphia's Oxford Circle neighborhood. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 6500 block of Roosevelt Boulevard around 9 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Chief Inspector Scott Small reports the victim, a man, was near an ATM machine when someone shot him in the neck. He was taken to a nearby hospital where police say he is in critical condition. Investigators have not said what lead to the shooting.

PHILADELPHIA - Temperatures may have been below average on Wednesday, but lots of sunshine across the Delaware Valley made for a beautiful day. Temperatures sat around 66 degrees in Philadelphia. Overnight temperatures will plummet into the 40s with northern parts of the region dropping into the 30s. The near-freezing temps will cause a frost advisory for parts of Lehigh County with areas near the Poconos experiencing a freeze warning overnight into Thursday. Thursday morning will start off with a chill with temperatures in the 40s and mostly sunny skies.

Authorities say Norelis Mendoza, 32, of Lindenwold, was found dead on the side of Route 440 near the Jersey City border. BAYONNE, N.J. - The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office announced on Wednesday that an investigation is underway after a South Jersey woman was found dead in Bayonne, New Jersey.On Sunday, May 14, the Jersey City Police Department say they received a missing person report for a 32-year-old Lindenwold woman who was last seen in Jersey City the Saturday before. On Wednesday, investigators say they located the lifeless body of a woman off of Route 440 near the Jersey City border.

carjackings that forced police to shoot their weapons came to an end early Wednesday in southeast Edmonton, but not before the suspect allegedly used one of the stolen vehicles to ram another driver dozens of times during the morning rush hour on the south leg of Anthony Henday Drive.Shortly after 8 p.m., officers responded to “a white Dodge Ram truck actively smashing into other vehicles in the area of 117 Avenue and 102 Street,” police said in a news release Wednesday morning.“Police determined the male driver has been involved in two violent, armed carjackings earlier that evening in Downtown Branch.”When police arrived, the driver got out of the truck and there was a confrontation between him and the officers. One of the officers fired their gun.The driver jumped back in the truck, fled the area and was involved in another armed carjacking nearby, police said.

Titanic like it’s never been seen before.Remarkable 3D visualization, achieved by deep-sea mapping technology, shows what the RMS Titanic would look like resting on the ocean floor if the water around it were removed.The hope with these images, according to researchers, is that the unprecedented views will shed new light on how the ill-fated ocean liner sank more than a century ago.The scan was conducted last year by deep-sea mapping company Magellan Ltd., in partnership with Atlantic Productions, a company that is currently making a film about the project.“I felt there was something much bigger here that we could get from the Titanic,” Anthony Geffen, the CEO of Atlantic Production, told CBS News. “If we could scan it, if we could capture in all its detail … we could find out how it sank and how the different parts of the boat fell apart and we can find a lot of personal stories down there as well.”The daunting task was a huge success, despite the ship lying 3,800 metres below sea level off the coast of Newfoundland.The photos show intricate details that are nothing short of astonishing.It’s the first full-sized scan of the wreck, which lies in two parts.

Aruban guide that Beth Holloway and friends hired in the wake of her daughter, Natalee Holloway, going missing in 2005, says the island has taken an economic hit ever since the Alabama student went missing.Natalee Holloway disappeared during a 2005 Mountain Brook High School senior trip in Aruba. The primary suspect, Joren van der Sloot, is currently in a Lima, Peru, prison serving a 28-year prison sentence for the killing of 21-year-old Stephany Flores in Lima.Flores was killed by van der Sloot on May 30, 2010 — exactly five years after Natalee Holloway was last seen alive.Peruvian officials announced late Wednesday van der Sloot would be temporarily extradited to the U.S., where he will face charges relating to an alleged extortion scheme to get money from the Holloways.After getting word in 2005 that her daughter was missing, Beth Holloway and a group of friends flew down to Aruba and hired Alberto Groeneveldt to be their guide, and assist them in the search for Natalee Holloway, according to an episode of ABC's "20/20" that aired in 2019.In a phone call with FOX Business, Groeneveldt, who owns an event planning business, said that the island has taken an economic hit ever since the disappearance.He said business in the area has "picked up a little bit" but said, "it's not like before."Specifically, Groeneveldt cited a decrease in clubs in the area, in addition to a drop in cruises that make stops in Aruba.

Oscar Mayer Wienermobile is parked Thursday in West Reading.

Canadian tourist was shot to death in Mexico’s Pacific coast beach town of Puerto Escondido, marking the second foreign tourist to be killed in the state of Oaxaca this week.The Attorney General’s Office of Oaxaca reported that a Canadian man was found dead in a car with a bullet wound on Monday. The man’s body was found in the neighbourhood of Arroyo Seco in Puerto Escondido, an area not well-frequented by tourists.The dead man was identified as Víctor Masson, 27, but no information on his hometown was available.Prosecutors wrote that an investigation is underway.

A Delta Airlines jet carrying the Georgia Bulldogs football team taxis as the teams arrive for the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 06, 2023, at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Jevone Moor Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday that more government regulations could lead to higher ticket prices. "There's no question if there is another layer of government regulation and cost that's introduced into the system, it'll eventually find its way back into ticket prices," Bastian said during an interview with "CBS Mornings." It's "common business logic," he added. In April, airline fares dropped about 2.6% from March after four months of increases, according to government data. DELTA DISCLOSES RECORD ADVANCE SUMMER BOOKINGSRepresentatives for Delta Air Lines declined to comment further. Earlier this month, President Biden said his administration will write new regulations requiring major carriers to compensate travelers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline’s control.This is in addition to ticket refunds for passengers when the airline is at fault for canceling or significantly delaying a flight. INTERNATIONAL AIRFARE PRICES SURGE PAST 2019 LEVELSBiden noted that travelers "deserve more than just getting the price of your ticket (refunded) — you deserve to be fully compensated.

The artifacts were discovered aboard a ship that was wrecked in shallow waters of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Beit Yanai, just north of Netanya. (Credit: Israel Antiquities Authority via Storyful)JERUSALEM - Archaeologists in Israel have discovered 1,800-year-old marble artifacts on the seabed near Netanya, just north of Tel Aviv. The artifacts were discovered aboard a ship that was wrecked in shallow waters of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Beit Yanai, just north of Netanya, according to the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) which reported the findings on May 15. The vessel included "corinthian capitals decorated with vegetal motifs, partially carved capitals, and a huge marble architrave, measuring up to 6 meters long," the IAA said."It seems that these valuable architectural elements were destined for a magnificent public building—a temple or perhaps a theatre," said the IAA.The location of the artifacts was reported a few weeks earlier by an experienced sea swimmer, Gideon Harris, who reported seeing "ancient columns" on the seabed off Beit Yanai beach, according to the IAA.Koby Sharvit, the head of the IAA’s underwater archaeology unit, said they had "been aware of the existence of this shipwrecked cargo for a long time" but did not know its exact location."From the size of the architectural elements, we can calculate the dimensions of the ship; we are talking about a merchant ship that could bear a cargo of at least 200 tons," said Sharvit.

TikTok logo. (MARTIN BUREAU/AFP via Getty Images)HELENA, Mont. - Montana became the first state in the U.S.

Among the most unsettling discoveries are a series of creepy dolls, a prosthetic leg and a fiberglass mermaid. PORT ARANSAS, Texas - A collection of peculiar items found strewn along the shores of Texas beaches is scheduled to fit the auction block to benefit a local wildlife rehabilitation group.Among the most unsettling discoveries are a series of creepy dolls, a prosthetic leg and a fiberglass mermaid. The Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve at the University of Texas Marine Institute said the items will be auctioned Saturday at the annual Tony’s Trash to Treasure auction at Roberts Point Park in Port Aransas. Jace Tunnell, director of the Mission-Aransas Reserve, told FOX Television Stations, that the odd objects were collected over the past year while conducting weekly surveys along the coastline as they searched for stranded turtles on Mustang Island.Mermaid found on shore.

ROCKVILLE, Md. - Wild video from a doggy day care in Maryland shows the moment a car plowed through its storefront and narrowly missed two employees.Surveillance video from Sniffers Doggie Retreat and Training Center in Rockville shows a woman in the lobby speaking with two employees behind the counter when a car pulls up to the front of the store.At first, the car appears to park, but then it lunges forward and smashes through the glass windows and doors, destroying the front lobby before driving into what appear to be empty dog cages in the next room.READ MORE: Dog who escaped Rockville boarding facility after crash returns and is reunited with ownersNo humans or dogs were hurt as the car plowed through, but it narrowly missed two employees and two dogs got out, FOX 5 DC reported. Video shows the two employees and the customer in the lobby scrambling to get away.If the dogs at Sniffers Doggie Retreat and Training Center could talk, who knows what stories they'd tell.One of the dogs that escaped was found within hours.

Pictured from left to right: Rockland Police Chief Tim Carroll; Ian Kirkham, director of operations for the Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition; Alexis Fuller-Wright; Darlene Plasse-Young; Liz Fuller-Wright; Lura Robinson who serves on the Board of the Reco (Lura Robinson/Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition)A homeless woman in Maine who used what little money she had left to donate a bike to a 3-year-old boy after his was stolen was given over $11,000 in donations following her selfless act. Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition partnered with the Rockland Police Department to raise funds to help Darlene Plasse-Young, affectionately nicknamed "bike lady," who was going through some financially difficult times. The non-profit organization hoped to raise enough funds to help pay off Plasse-Young’s car, which is now her home, so she could eventually afford rent at an apartment. On Tuesday, Rockland police, members of Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition and the parents of the 3-year-old boy presented Plasse-Young with a $11,902 check. "She just couldn’t believe it," Lura Robinson, with Mid-Coast Recovery Coalition, told FOX TV Stations. "She was in tears." Plasse-Young’s car costs about $19,000 and she and her former daughter-in-law plan to get her car payments refinanced so she doesn’t have to struggle so much to afford it. "Thankful, so very thankful," Plasse-Young said in a statement.

: The "ruby slippers" which Judy Garland wore during the 1939 filming of The Wizard of Oz are put on display during a press preview for the exhibit "Ray Dolby Gateway to American Culture" at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History October (AP) - Federal prosecutors say a man has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of stealing a pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in "The Wizard of Oz." The FBI recovered the slippers in a sting operation in 2018.A grand jury indicted Terry Martin on Tuesday with one count of theft of a major artwork, federal prosecutors in North Dakota announced Wednesday. The indictment did not provide any further information about him.The indictment alleges that in 2005, Martin stole an authentic pair of shoes that Garland’s character, Dorothy, wore in the 1939 MGM musical.

Defendants sit on May 16, 2023, at the Higher Regional Court in Dresden, eastern Germany, prior to a hearing in the trial over a jewelry heist on the Green Vault (Gruenes Gewoelbe) museum in Dresdens Royal Palace in November 2019. (Photo by SEBASTIAN BERLIN - A German court convicted five men Tuesday of breaking into a Dresden museum and stealing 21 pieces of jewelry containing more than 4,300 diamonds.The men, ages 24 to 29, received prison sentences ranging from four years and four months to six years and three months, German news agency dpa reported.

her son, The 1975 frontman Matty Healy, arevery close, and the actress and presenter often references him on social media. On Wednesday, she talked about her eldest child again, as she talked about her mental health struggles, as you can see in the video below… Who is Clive Myrie's wife? All there is to know about the Italian Road Trip star's familyLoose Women hosts' heartbreaking splits: Jane Moore, Coleen Nolan and moreInside the 2023 Oscars goodie bagSean Penn and Charlize Theron grace the red carpet togetherThe former Coronation Street star has become known for her candour about her health, particularly her mental health and the fact that she had experienced anxiety and depression after giving birth to Matty.  She recently shared a throwback photo from her pregnancy that showed her bump on full display as she smiled at the camera.

PHILADELPHIA - Two men were struck by gunfire after several shots were fired on board a SEPTA bus Wednesday afternoon.The shooting unfolded near 21st and Diamond streets around noon.One man was shot in the leg, and transported to a local hospital.

Prince Harry, his wife Meghan Markle and her mother were pursued by paparazzi photographers in a “near catastrophic car chase,” a spokesperson for the couple told media Wednesday.

New Delhi: India recorded 6,660 new coronavirus infections in a day, while active cases have decreased to 63,380, the union health ministry data updated on Tuesday said. The death toll in the last three years has increased to 5,31,369 with 24 deaths logged in a day.

7,178 cases yesterday.  The active cases in the country now stands at 63,380 from 65,683 yesterday. India saw a total of 9,213 recoveries in the last 24 hours.

present surge in Covid cases. However, scientists say that people in India have developed hybrid immunity (due to vaccination and natural infection).  Therefore, the present Covid-19 variants will not cause a lot of hospitalization and severity as it is mild in nature.

Covid cases stood at 11,692. The death toll due to Covid has climbed to 5,31,300 with 42 more fatalities, including 10 reconciled by Kerala, according to the ministry's data updated at 8 am. Cumulatively, India has recorded 4,48,81,877 Covid cases so far.

States have also been asked to encourage vaccine uptake among eligible beneficiaries, counter vaccine hesitancy through community awareness, and promote early symptom reporting, testing, and adherence to COVID-appropriate behaviours New Delhi: Union health secretary Rajesh Bhushan has written to eight states, witnessing rising numbers of covid-19 cases, to boost surveillance measures and improve hospital infrastructure. In a letter to Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Kerala, Karnataka, and Haryana, Bhushan emphasized that the pandemic was far from over and that controlling the spread of infection was crucial.

Covid was incidental. Earlier it was reported that from 9-15 April, the capital saw a total of 24 Covid related deaths which was highest in India. He said, "In most of these cases, patients had serious illnesses for a long time and Covid was incidental.

NEW DELHI : In view of the rise in the number of covid-19 cases across India, Dr. P.K.