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PHILADELPHIA - Medical examiners in Philadelphia have confirmed the identity of a man who authorities say was behind the wheel of a gasoline tanker that crashed and exploded, causing part of I-95 to collapse.The Philadelphia Medical Examiner's Office said Nathan Moody died of blunt trauma to the head and inhalation and thermal injuries. The manner of death has been ruled an accident, officials said.Moody, 53, was previously identified by family members who described him as a hardworking father with more that 10-years of trucking experience. "He wanted to raise his girl to know what a good Dad was, to know what a hardworking Dad was," said Issac Moody.

Indigenous Manuel Ranoque (C), father of the four Indigenous children who were found alive after being lost for 40 days in the Colombian Amazon rainforest following a plane crash, arrives at the Military Hospital, where the children were hospitalized BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) - A custody battle has broken out among relatives of four Indigenous children who survived a plane crash and 40 harrowing days alone in the Amazon rainforest in an extraordinary showing of youthful resilience that captivated people around the world.The siblings, ranging in age from 1 to 13, remained hospitalized Monday and were expected to stay there for several more days, a period that Colombia's child protection agency is using to interview family members to determine who should care for them after their mother died in the May 1 crash.Astrid Cáceres, head of the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare, said in an interview with BLU radio that a caseworker was assigned to the children at the request of their maternal grandparents, who are vying for custody with the father of the two youngest.RELATED: Oldest sibling of Colombian plane crash survivors said mother lived for days"We are going to talk, investigate, learn a little about the situation," Cáceres said, adding that the agency has not ruled out that they and their mother may have experienced domestic abuse.Colombian Military Forces pose for a photo as they found four children who survived 40 days in the Amazon jungle after their plane crashed, in the department of Caqueta on June 9, 2023.(Photo by Colombian Military Forces / Handout/Anadolu Agency via "The most important thing at this moment is the children’s health, which is not only physical but also emotional, the way we accompany them

PHILADELPHIA - Commuters in Philadelphia are adapting to new road closures and detours in the wake of the I-95 collapse that officials say will take months to repair. Some of the re-routed traffic, however, is being funneled onto tight streets in North Philadelphia that aren't equipped to handle the influx of traffic. A viewer photo given to FOX 29 News shows the aftermath of a tractor trailer coming down the tight confines of Westmoreland Street and tearing down a cable line. The traffic chaos has caused neighbors in Bridesburg to take matters into their own hands by placing cones and caution tape on the roadway to help direct traffic. "The people on the block here are trying to help people go the right way, because if they go all the way down towards Aramingo they may have to turn around and go towards traffic," Scott Simon said. "In order to keep them from going down that way, we have the cones which is forcing them to go the right way." Some of the road closures, according to neighbors, have caused drivers to become lost in unfamiliar parts of town which has raised safety concerns for residents with children. RELATED COVERAGE"It’s been really crazy because the street is never this busy, you got a lot of kids that live on this street," Joe Spada said.

Alabama’s Orange Beach were suddenly visited by a group of hammerhead sharks over the weekend. A video recorded by Meredith Perry on June 10, showed about five hammerhead sharks swimming uncomfortably close to boaters, even prompting a few people who were wading in the shallow waters to jump back onto their boats. Perry also managed to get a photo of her fiance, Paul Hubble, standing in the water, attempting to get a closer look at the sharks. "At first it was a ‘hurry and get kids safe, etc.,’ but then I realized they were hammerheads and thought it would be cool to see how close I could get," Hubble told FOX TV Stations. Hubble estimated there were about six total swimming around the boats that day and the sharks averaged about 6 to 8 feet long. Paul Hubble wading in the water as hammerhead sharks swim nearby. (Meredith Perry)"It probably wasn’t the smartest but hammerheads are less aggressive towards humans than others," Hubble claimed, "and I thought it would be a once in a lifetime chance to be close." Sharks typically stay away from this busy area, according to Hubble.

DENVER, CO - JUNE 12: Nikola Jokic (15) of the Denver Nuggets holds his daughter, Ognjena, after the fourth quarter of the Nuggets' 94-89 NBA Finals clinching win at Ball Arena in Denver on Monday, June 12, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver LOS ANGELES - The 2023 NBA finals was full of firsts.

Former U.S. president Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to dozens of federal charges related to his alleged mishandling of classified materials after he left the White House, a historic moment for the United States and its Justice Department.

ARDMORE, Pa. - A man is dead after police say he was stabbed during a bar fight in Lower Merion over the weekend. Officers from the Lower Merion Police Department were called to the intersection of Cricket Avenue and Cricket Terrace early Saturday morning for reports of a stabbing. A 31-year-old man who police say was suffering from multiple stab wounds was taken to Lankenau Hospital where he died around 2:30 a.m. According to investigators, the stabbing happened during an altercation at a nearby bar. No arrests were reported immediately following the deadly stabbing, but police say they have identified the people involved. 

PHILADELPHIA - A group of STEM Ambassadors at Imhotep Institute Charter High School in East Germantown are back from an international service trip.Sixteen students traveled to Ghana and used their STEM education to deliver and install water filtration systems among other services and resources."For them to be able to see clear water it just made me happy," 17-year-old student Ariel Headen said. "I’ve never helped somebody that much to where I changed their lives, we’re really life changers, we’re really helping people."The Philadelphia Eagles helped sponsor the service-oriented trip and even provided a crew to film and document the entire experience.Students said people living in a remote island village were getting their water from a swamp.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a driver on Interstate 95 was killed Monday night when piece of metal hit their vehicle and broke through the windshield. Pennsylvania State Police said the fatal crash happened around 4 p.m.

excessive alcohol use over time can lead to the development of several chronic diseases, but a new study suggests that even moderate drinking can lead to such health issues – as well as many that were previously not linked to alcohol. The new research, published on June 9 in the journal Nature Medicine, analyzed the health effects of alcohol use on men in China. The team from Oxford University in the U.K.

Daniel Shannon booking photo (SC Dept. of Corrections) COLUMBIA, S.C. - A South Carolina prisoner serving a life sentence for murder orchestrated killing a man he thought robbed a drug runner for a methamphetamine ring the inmate was running from behind bars, federal prosecutors said.Daniel Allen Shannon was sentenced to life in federal prison earlier this month for the killing, but the only way he will end up in federal custody is if he is released from his life-without-parole sentence in state court from a 2001 murder.Shannon ran his drug ring from prison using contraband cellphones.

A Rolling Stone interview in 2022 reveals that perhaps Jennie Kim takes on more than she can handleThere’s concern regarding the health of BLACKPINK performer and “the best thing going” on HBO’s ‘The Idol,’ Jennie Kim overnight, as she had to leave the stage during a performance in Melbourne, Australia. The move, echoing a similar situation Jisoo had ahead of the band’s tour of Japan earlier in the month, has left some concerned regarding a bigger health concern for the popular artist - more so than if the band will continue to tour with or without her.

Jamie Foxx returned to social media months after a scary on-set incident left him hospitalised, to update fans on his latest movie.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg walks alongside city and state officials touring the aftermath of the I-95 overpass collapse in Philadelphia.  PHILADELPHIA - Officials are set to begin planning the reconstruction of a collapsed portion of I-95 in Philadelphia as the United States Transportation Secretary toured the disaster site and as economists warn of potential economic impacts. According to Pennsylvania State Police, a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline was traveling in the northbound lanes and navigating a left-handed curve of an off-ramp when it overturned on Sunday morning.The crash caused the gasoline to leak into the roadway and catch fire under I-95 at Cottman Avenue. Crews with the Philadelphia Police Department responded to the scene around 6:20 a.m. and were able to get the fire under control around 7:30 a.m.During the response, the northbound lanes of the I-95 overpass collapsed down onto the remainder of the tanker truck. >> I-95 Philadelphia collapse: What you need to know about the damaged highway, reconstructionOn Monday afternoon, family members identified the driver of the tanker truck as 53-year-old Nathaniel Moody.

Lobo, Texas - A ghost town in West Texas is up for sale for less than most houses.IRS says it has $1.5 billion in tax refunds waiting to be claimedThe current owner of the 10-acre town of Lobo, in West Texas, purchased the town in 2001 for $20,000 with a few friends. The last residents of Lobo left in 1991, leaving behind an empty swimming pool, a motel, and a few houses.The owner is now selling Lobo for $100,000. Best neighborhoods to buy a house in HoustonThe cost difference between owning and renting has hit its widest gap in over 15 years.New ideas for the town range from a kangaroo farm to an escape room experience using the entire area.

Stellantis is recalling more than 354,000 Jeeps worldwide because the rear coil springs can fall off while they’re being driven.The recall covers certain 2022 and 2023 Grand Cherokee and 2021 to 2023 Grand Cherokee L SUVs.The company says in documents posted Tuesday by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that the springs may have been installed incorrectly in production.

Ecuador when a 76-year-old woman was found breathing inside her coffin during her own wake.Bella Montoya, a retired nurse from Babahoyo, Ecuador, was previously declared dead by a doctor on duty at the Martín Icaza Hospital on Friday after she suffered a possible stroke and cardiac arrest, the Associated Press reported. She was already unconscious when her family brought her to hospital, and she did not respond to resuscitation.On Friday, after 20 of Montoya’s friends and family spent about five hours standing around the coffin at her wake, they began to hear strange noises coming from inside, including knocking.In a since-viral video from the wake, mourners can be seen as they quickly opened the casket and found Montoya struggling to breathe inside.

Former Philadelphia Police officer Darren Kardos, arrested in assault of woman during 2020 racial protest. PHILADELPHIA - A former Philadelphia police officer has been found not guilty by a municipal court judge after being accused of beating a woman in front of her toddler in 2020.Prosecutors argued that 42-year-old Darren Kardos hit Rakia Young in the face with a baton in October 2020 as her 2-year-old son sat in the backseat.The incident occurred as protests erupted across the city just hours after Philadelphia police officers fatally shot Walter Wallace Jr. RELATED COVERAGE: Woman speaks out after fired Philadelphia officer is charged with assault during unrest in 2020Young was in the car with her son and 16-year-old nephew when they were both beaten with batons.Video captured the terrifying moments officers swarmed her car, broke windows and pulled them from the vehicle. Officer Kardos was fired in relation to the encounter, and later charged with aggravated assault, simple assault, possession of an instrument of crime, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.RELATED COVERAGE: Prosecutors refile charges against Philadelphia officer in 2020 protest arrest after judge dismisses caseA judge dismissed the case last month, but prosecutors quickly refiled the charges.On Monday, Kardos was acquitted of all charges in connection to the case.

LOCKPORT, N.Y. - A passenger thrown from a boat that flipped over with 29 people aboard during a tour of a dimly lit cavern system said he fought to breathe in the chilly water under the capsized craft.The flat-bottomed boat carrying local hospitality workers capsized Monday during a tour of a historic underground water tunnel off the Erie Canal in the western New York City of Lockport, killing one person."By the time I realized what happened, the boat was on top of me and I couldn’t find any air pockets or anything. And I’m just trying to, like, breathe because I’m underwater," survivor Daniel Morrissette told ABC's "Good Morning America" in an interview aired Tuesday.

A Lanarkshire dad with no health problems has died aged just 44 leaving his heartbroken family completely devastated.

PHILADELPHIA - Surveillance video obtained by FOX 29 captured the moment a tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline crashed on an exit ramp under I-95 in Philadelphia and burst into flames.The resulting fire eventually caused the northbound lanes of the heavily trafficked interstate to collapse, and the southbound lanes damaged beyond repair.The video shows the tanker truck getting off the exit ramp at Cottman Avenue and crashing as it navigated a left-hand curve that led it back under the highway.  State police say the truck overturned -rupturing the tank – and burst into flames.Officials say the truck was carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline at the time of the crash. Family members shave since identified the driver of the truck as Nathaniel Moody.The 53-year-old was delivering the fuel to local gas stations in his personal truck while working for a company based in Pennsauken, according to family members.

BERKS COUNTY - What began as a fight at a house party, ended with a shooting involving three teenage boys over the weekend.A 15-year-old and 17-year-old were walking on Reading Avenue in Berks County when they were struck by bullets coming from a car that pulled up beside them.They were treated for gunshot wounds at a local hospital, but their conditions are not known.Police later identified a 14-year-old boy from Montgomery County as the shooter, according to the DA's office.MORE HEADLINES:The suspect told police that the shooting was in response to a physical fight at house party nearby.

FILE - A rose is displayed on a coffin on Oct. 5, 2013.

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - Three kids were found alone in a hotel room littered with drugs and a loaded handgun magazine after police say their father left them in the middle of the night.An arrest warrant has been issued for 35-year-old Juan Vega Figueroa in Bensalem, Bucks County.He is accused of fleeing the Red Roof Inn on Street Road after hitting his 15-year-old daughter in the head with a beer bottle during an argument.

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Switzerland's Celine Naef serves to US Venus Williams during their women's singles match on day two of the Libema Open tennis tournament in Rosmalen on June 13, 2023. (Photo by Sander Koning / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by SANDER KONING/ANP/ DEN BOSCH, Netherlands (AP) - Seven-time major champion Venus Williams lost her first competitive singles match since injuring her hamstring in January, succumbing to 17-year-old Celine Naef 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-2 at the Libema Open grass-court tournament on Tuesday.With family members including her sister, Serena, in the stands, the 42-year-old Williams battled temperatures around 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees Fahrenheit) and an opponent making her WTA debut to win the first set before losing a second-set tiebreaker and wilting in the decider."Amazing.

Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series Everwood and the movie Hair, died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said. He was 71.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JUNE 01: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) throws a pass during Philadelphia Eagles OTAs at Novacare Complex in Philadelphia, PA (Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - On you mark; get set; click!If you're hoping to get your hands on some Eagles tickets for the upcoming season, you're really gonna have to fly!Single-game tickets for all 10 Philadelphia Eagles home games are set to go on sale at 10 a.m.

FILE - U.S. Army soldiers board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter while departing a remote combat outpost known as RLZ on May 25, 2021, near the Turkish border in northeastern Syria. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) BEIRUT - A helicopter accident in northeastern Syria over the weekend left 22 American service members injured, the U.S.

A Halifax-area woman is looking for a new home after her fixed-term lease was not renewed and she refused to pay a hefty price increase to stay in her unit.

A Denver Police Department vehicle is pictured at the scene of a shooting reported in Denver, Colorado, early on June 13, 2023. (Credit: KCNC/NNS) DENVER - Nine people were injured in a shooting early Tuesday in Denver an area where basketball fans had been celebrating the Nuggets first NBA title win, police said, and a suspect was taken into custody.The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m.

GREELEY, PENNSYLVANIA - OCTOBER 09: Hand guns are displayed in a store during the Rod of Iron Freedom Festival on October 09, 2022 in Greeley, Pennsylvania. The three-day event, organized by Kahr Arms/Tommy Gun Warehouse and Rod of Iron Ministries, h HARRISBURG, Pa. - Organizers warned at an annual gun rights rally at the Pennsylvania Capitol on Monday that with a slim Democratic majority in the House, there could be more attempts to pass gun control measures, weeks after Democrats narrowly advanced the first gun control legislation in years that Republicans criticized as attempts to "dwindle away at our Second Amendment rights."Gun rights supporters "begrudgingly" find themselves at a disadvantage with Democrats empowered by a one-vote majority in the House, said one of the event's organizers, Rep.

MARLTON, N.J. - Authorities say they have completely contained one of the two forest fires burning in the New Jersey Pinelands, while the other remains mostly contained.The New Jersey Forest Fire Service announced Monday that the fire in the Brendan T. Byrne State Forest in Burlington County remains at 1.3 square miles (3.4 square kilometers) and warned that smoke may still be visible for an extended period of time while firefighters work to mop up remaining hotspots.

FILE - Treat Williams as Lenny Ross. (Photo by John Paul Filo/CBS via Getty Images) DORSET, Vt. - Actor Treat Williams, whose nearly 50-year career included starring roles in the TV series "Everwood" and the movie "Hair," died Monday after a motorcycle crash in Vermont, state police said.

Interstate 95 remains closed indefinitely in Philadelphia after an overpass section collapsed on Sunday following a fiery tanker truck crash. Pennsylvania's transportation officials will probably draw lessons learned from a similar incident in Atlanta in 2017.On Thursday, March 30, 2017, a massive fire was intentionally set under a section of the Interstate 85 viaduct.

Omicron variant. Since the outbreak of the pandemic in early 2020, the country has suffered approximately 531,892 fatalities.

A Scots dad with no health problems has died aged just 44 leaving his heartbroken family completely devastated.