Family of 6-month-old Toronto baby girl pleads for live liver donor to save her life

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Power and Energy Minister Kanchana Wijesekera says that proposals for the restructuring of the power sector are expected to be submitted to the Parliament next month.In a Twitter message, the Minister said that he has received the report of the Cabinet Appointed Committee on Power Sector Reforms.The Minister added the report will be handed over to the President and the Cabinet of Ministers.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka is planning to attract over 5,000 Russian visitors a month, said Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation, Prof. Janita A.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka Life Saving marked its 75 anniversary with an art competition on Wednesday (19).Sri Lanka Life Saving successfully concluded the special program organized in commemoration of the 75th anniversary of Sri Lanka Life Saving, the 75-year partnership between Sri Lanka Life Saving and Australia, and the 10-year partnership between Life Saving Victoria, Australia.The Certificate Awarding Ceremony of the We Are Water Wise art competition for school children that was organized by SLLS to celebrate its 75th anniversary was also held in conjunction with this program.The event was graced by Paul Stephens, the High Commissioner of Australia, as well as other dignitaries from the Australian High Commission, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives .

Garrett Brown being honored at a school assembly after saving a choking student. (Credit: Norman Public Schools) NORMAN, Okla. - An eight-year-old boy is being hailed a hero after saving a classmate who was choking. The incident took place on September 15 at Lakeview Elementary School in Norman, Oklahoma. Music teacher Jordan Nguyen said she was the adult on duty during 3rd grade lunch period when she heard "He's choking! Cashton's choking!""I immediately ran over to help," Nguyen told FOX Television Stations. RELATED: Video shows NJ teacher save student choking on water bottle capThe teacher said student Cashton York was taking a bite, started choking, and couldn’t breathe.His classmate, 8-year-old Garrett Brown, noticed right away. "Without thinking twice, he [Garrett] ran to the other side of the table and began performing the Heimlich Maneuver while the other boys around him called for help," Nguyen added.

WASHINGTON - An 80-year-old Georgia man was arrested Wednesday after U.S. Capitol Police found a suspicious van parked illegally minutes away from the Supreme Court Building.According to FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergham, the Capitol Police K-9 Unit picked up something in question within the vehicle located on the 100 block of East Capitol Street. U.S.

She first won the hearts of the nation while appearing on Love Island back in 2020, but in the two years since leaving the villa, Shaughna Phillips has quickly become a household name with her impeccable sense of style and cheeky personality. Whether it’s been turning her hand to entrepreneurial pursuits and launching her own business, or even teaming up with OK! as our resident Love Island columnist, Shaughna has continued to go from strength to strength as she pursues new and exciting projects to dominate her life.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka's State Agriculture Minister told Parliament that the treasury is yet to release funds to compensate farmers who were affected following the use of Organic Fertilizer.Mohan Priyadarshana de Silva, the State Minister of Agriculture informed the Parliament that a request was made to the Treasury to release the funds to pay the necessary compensation to the farmers whose harvest dropped due to the use of organic fertilizer. He told the Parliament that the funds are yet to be released by the Treasury.His comments were in reponse to the concerns raised by SJB MP Ajith Mannappruma in Parliament on Wednesday (19).The Opposition MP alleged that private mill owners were extorting the paddy farmers, and the farmers in turn have been rendered helpless.

PHILADELPHIA - Austin and Aaron Nola are each other's biggest fans. Unless their teams are playing each other.Austin was a typical big brother, never letting his little brother win at anything they played. Aaron tagged along to all of Austin's football, basketball and baseball games.The Nola brothers face off for the third time in their big league careers on Wednesday.

Before there was the radio, telephone or electric power in most American homes, there were these jeans.

CYPRESS, Texas - A regional Amber Alert for five missing children out of Tomball has been lifted. According to deputies, the two suspects, Zaikiya Duncan and Jova Terrell, were captured by the Louisiana State Police around 5 p.m. Tuesday.MORE MISSING PERSONSDeputies said the children were found at a relatives house and have been deemed safe by Louisiana State Police. It all started with officials said two twin 16-year-old children said they escaped their home where they were allegedly handcuffed late Monday.

PHILADELPHIA - After an emotional reunion at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Ivan Cuevas assured the doctor that saved his life that he did not go ziplining, as she requested.That’s on the short list of things the soon-to-be 18-year-old has to hold off on, for now. And, one year ago today, that list wasn’t even a thought.On October 18, 2021, Ivan was near Jean’s Pizzeria and Grill at Rowland and Ryan avenues with some friends after dismissal from Abraham Lincoln High School when gunfire erupted. According to the Philadelphia Police Department, a fight broke out and 21-year-old Aaron Scott opened fire.

George Floyd died after being arrested by Minneapolis police on Memorial Day in 2020. On Oct.

Tamar Braxton has one warning for fans looking to check out the seventh season of «Baby, buckle up! It's gonna be a bumpy ride.»The 45-year-old singer is one of several stars featured in the new season of the reality series, which returns to the small screen after its original run from 2003-2006. The show famously was one of the first to feature «celeb-reality» and had stars living under one roof in a Los Angeles mansion. Braxton is joined by Stormy Daniels, Dennis Rodman, Frankie Muniz, Kim Coles, Manny MUA, CJ Perry and August Alsina. When looking back at her experience in the house — which Braxton says she was in for about three weeks --  the singer shared with ET's Rachel Smith that she went into the show with the expectation that it would be similar to her previous experience on . The star emerged from the  house as 2019's champion and expected to tackle with a comparable attitude. «I had no idea what I was getting myself into,» Braxton admitted.

Natalie Sabie, OCEAN COUNTY, N.J. - A 34-year-old mother has been arrested and charged in connection to the fentanyl death of her 2-year-old son last month, according to the Ocean County's Prosecutor's Office.Officers attempted save the 2-year-old's life when he was found unresponsive inside a Lacey Township home on September 7. However, they were unsuccessful, and he was pronounced dead as short time later.An investigation revealed the toddler had access to illegal narcotics.

NEW YORK (AP) - Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $84.5 million to Girl Scouts of the USA and 29 of its local branches, the 110-year-old organization said Tuesday, calling it a vote of confidence."Her support of our organization means honestly just as much as the donation," Sofia Chang, CEO of GSUSA, said in an interview.It's the largest donation the Girl Scouts have received from an individual since their founding in 1912, she said. The funds will help the organization recover from the impact of the pandemic, which drove down membership.

Quebec invests additional $13.2 million to fight conjugal violence The 46-year-old man, later identified as the father of the deceased children, was arrested at the home.The mayor of Laval, Stéphane Boyer, took to social media to offer condolences to the family members of the young victims.Deux enfants sont tragiquement décédés, tout Laval est en deuil. Mes plus sincères condoléances aux proches des très jeunes victimes.

PHILADELPHIA - Chaos on wheels took over a gas station in Old City this weekend as Philadelphia police say their officers became the targets.The attack began when police responded to a large gathering of dirt bikes and ATVs at a Lukoil gas station on Delaware Avenue and Spring Garden Street around 8 p.m. Sunday.Things quickly escalated when police tried to secure a stolen bike after one of the riders crashed and fled on foot.MORE HEADLINES:Crowds began circling the officers, throwing bricks, bottles and other objects at them.Surveillance and body cam footage shows a dirt bike rider launching a brick at a marked police vehicle, breaking its windshield.The large group then fled the area.

A mum who named her child after the Covid lockdown insists she "regrets nothing" - and doesn't care that people may not like it.

coronavirus pandemic – and has "no regrets".Jodi Cross had been trying to fall pregnant with her husband Rob for a year.And as life slowed down for the furloughed hairdresser during the pandemic, she had more time to focus on planning for a baby. READ MORE: Mum banned from Halloween bash by 'Karens' after planning Jeffrey Dahmer costume for baby The couple, from Wixams, Bedfordshire, were delighted to find out they were expecting their first daughter during the second lockdown.She they decided to call her baby Lockie – short for lockdown.Jodi, 36, said: "We had been trying for a year to get pregnant and lockdown meant I was furloughed and Rob was working less."I think we just relaxed a bit because we had so much more time than we normally would, and then we found out I was pregnant."When she was born there was the new strain of Covid coming about – Omicron – so we knew she'd be a lockdown baby."So we named her Lockie for lockdown – we really liked the name, and lockdown was a good time in our lives because it was so relaxing."If it wasn't for the pandemic, the pair may not have fallen pregnant so quickly.Rob, 36, moved in with Jodi as the nationwide lockdown began in March 2020.Jodi recalled: "I ended up taking over a little salon during lockdown because I had been on furlough a long time."By this point we had been trying for a year and thought pregnancy wasn't going to happen so started to focus on work instead."A week later I found out I was pregnant."The couple were overjoyed – and got hitched in secret when Jodi was seven months pregnant.Their baby was born last November and they decided to celebrate her conception by calling her Lockie.Jodi said: "We know lots of people didn't enjoy lockdown but for us, it was a

WEST ALLIS, Wis. - A mother and father in West Allis are both charged in connection with the death of their toddler. Court records say the 17-month-old had enough fentanyl in her system to kill an adult.A neighbor said the child, identified by the medical examiner as Alieonni Lane, was a beautiful little girl and was heartbroken to learn the child died Oct. 2.

King Charles might be the new monarch, but it’s going to take a while until he’s ready to call Buckingham Palace home.According to several British newspapers, the newly ascended king is “no fan” of Buckingham Palace and will wait out an eye-popping £369 million renovation — more than half a billion Canadian dollars — to the estate before he even considers moving in. ‘The Watcher’: What we know about the menacing true story that inspired Netflix “I know he is no fan of ‘the big house,’ as he calls the Palace,” a source told The Sunday Times.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities in Philadelphia say a teenage suspect wanted in connection to the deadly shooting near Roxborough High School surrendered to police on Monday. Troy Fletcher, 15, had a lawyer present when he turned himself into homicide detectives on multiple charges, according to police. An arrest warrant for Fletcher was issued last week for multiple charges, including murder, in connection to the Sept. 27 shooting that claimed the life of 14-year-old Nicolas Elizalde and injured 4 others.Hours earlier, federal authorities increased an award for 16-year-old Dayron Burney-Thorn by $5,000 for information that leads to an arrest.

FILE-An image of a black bear in a zoo in 2009. (Angela Rowlings/MediaNews Group/Boston Herald via Getty Images) MORRIS, Conn. - A 250-pound (113-kilogram) black bear mauled a 10-year-old boy playing in his grandparents’ backyard in Connecticut and tried to drag him away before the animal was fatally shot by police, authorities said.The child was attacked about 11 a.m.

JACK Whitehall's girlfriend Roxy Horner has revealed a 'life threatening' health scare with fans. The 31-year-old model, who has been with the comedian since 2020, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in May last year.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka Navy said it has sought the assistance of neighboring countries to locate the Sri Lanka Navy boat that went missing with six Sri Lankan sailors.Navy Spokesperson Captain Indika De Silva told News 1st that information about the missing boat was relayed to the authorities in India, Maldives, Indonesia, and Australia assuming that the Sri Lanka Navy boat may have drifted into international waters.The Sri Lanka Navy boat with six sailors had been engaged in operations to monitor suspicious activity in the Southern Coast of Sri Lanka and had left Sri Lanka on the 16th of September, and has been missing for exactly one month.On the 17th of September 2022, the Sri Lanka Navy lost all communication with the boat in question, and the Navy Spokesperson said that search and rescue operations are continuing to locate the missing sailors and the boat.

COLMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka's Ministry of Power and Energy has decided to reduce fuel prices with effect from Monday (17) night.92 Octane Petrol (1 Litre) reduced by Rs. 40/- to  Rs.

Helen the gorilla (Credit: Louisville Zoo) LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Louisville Zoo announced that Helen, believed to be the world’s second-oldest gorilla, died at the age of 64 Friday. Zookeepers said Helen’s quality of life declined with natural age for the past several months leading caregivers to make the difficult decision to euthanize her. She suffered from arthritis and some periodontal diseases but also recently developed instability and tremors, which put her at great risk of falling. Helen was affectionately known as "Grand Dame" who impressed fans with her personality and longevity, according to the zoo. RELATED: Eclipse the dog, famous for riding Seattle buses by herself, dies at age 10"Letting go of a special gorilla like Helen is very hard, but it is often the last, best thing we can do for our animals," Louisville Zoo Director Dan Maloney said in a news release.

Former Ohio teacher's assistant Ashley Rison pleaded guilty to sexual misconduct with a student this week (Butler County Sheriff's Office) A former Ohio high school teacher’s assistant and softball coach has pleaded guilty to charges related to a sexual relationship with a student she reportedly begged the student not to tell authorities about.Ashley Rison, 31, an employee at New Miami High School, is facing five years in jail after pleading guilty Wednesday to sexual battery and gross sexual imposition in response to allegations she had sex with a 17-year-old student, WXIX-TV reported.Rison’s indictment states that she engaged in sexual conduct with the minor eight different times in April 2021. "In addition to what the child tells us, we do have recordings between Ms. Rison and the child of where Ms.

Declan Donnelly has been seen for the first time since contracting Coronavirus, with the TV star heading out in London with his family. The 47 year old, who recently starred in the 2022 I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! trailer, was spotted enjoying a morning at a local park with his wife Ali, 43, and their two children, Isla, four, and four month old son Jack.

Milk prices are displayed in a supermarket in Washington, DC, on May 26, 2022. (NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) The latest environmentalist trend is here: pouring out milk in grocery stores. All across the United Kingdom, teenagers concerned about the environment are doing "milk pours." The new trend involves going into grocery stores, picking up cartons of cow-produced milk, and pouring out their contents, according to the animal rights group Animal Rebellion. Videos that have popped up on social media show teens pouring milk onto the floor, over sales counters, and elsewhere in the store."The dairy industry is incredibly environmentally destructive.

DECLAN Donnelly flashed a smile as he enjoyed some fresh air with his family days after being struck down with Covid. The telly favourite, 47, and presenting pal Ant McPartlin, 46, were forced to scrap their NTAs appearance and a Britain's Got Talent special after testing positive for the virus.

PHILADELPHIA - Today is the day to get outside!Ending the weekend with another beautiful day as sun will fill the sky for most as the day as temperature rise to a high of 70 degrees.Clouds will start to appear around Eagles game time Sunday night, but the Philadelphia area will remain dry through the evening.However, rain makes its way into the forecast Monday with showers starting in the morning and lasting into the evening.Temperatures will take a drastic dip for the rest of the week with highs in 50s and lows reaching 38 degrees.___SUNDAY: Another beautiful day. High: 70, Low: 58MONDAY: A few showers. High: 68, Low: 58TUESDAY: Windy, cold. High: 50, Low: 44WEDNESDAY: Still chilly, windy. High: 52, Low: 38THURSDAY: Sunny skies. High: 58, Low: 42FRIDAY: Still sunny. High: 64, Low: 44SATURDAY: Nice weekend. High: 68, Low: 46

PHILADELPHIA - A woman has been hospitalized after police say she was shot in Old City early Sunday morning.Police responded to reports of a shooting on the 100 block of Chestnut Street, just blocks from Penns Landing, just before 3 a.m.The female victim was found with gunshot wounds to the arm and chest, and transported to a local hospital in critical condition.MORE HEADLINES:Police say the suspects fled in a silver sedan, but a motive has not been released.

PHILADELPHIA - A shooting rang out as police say suspects targeted their victims at a gas station in Philadelphia's East Mount Airy section early Sunday morning.Police found a 24-year-old man shot inside a car parked at the pumps of a Liberty gas station around 1:20 a.m. He suffered a gunshot wound to the back, but his condition is not known at this time.Two other passengers were also in the car, a 21-year-old woman who suffered cuts from the car's glass, and a 25-year-old who was not injured.MORE HEADLINES:Police say a passenger reached his arm out of the car's window, fired 14 shots, then fled the scene.

CENTER CITY - With so much violence gripping the city of Philadelphia, young people are taking a stand against the violence in their neighborhoods.On a beautiful Saturday afternoon in Philadelphia, members of its city took to the streets to send a message to the chaos makers in the city, no one is backing down."I’m tired of our kids dying! They’re not growing old. They need to grow old.

Mattel releases a new Tina Turner doll to celebrate the music icon. (Photo courtesy of Mattel) A music icon is being honored by Mattel with her own doll.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - A triple shooting in North Philadelphia claims the life of an 18-year-old boy and leaves two others injured.According to officials, the shooting happened Saturday night, around 9 p.m., on the 2300 block of North 11th Street.Responding officers found a 26-year-old female at the location with a gunshot wound to her leg. She was transported to Temple University Hospital and is listed as stable.MORE HEADLINES:A 22-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound to the chest.

A before and after example of a photo restored by Fort Myers photographer Krista Kowalczyk after Hurricane Ian. (Image credit: Impressions Photography) A Fort Myers photographer is putting her talents to use helping families salvage photos damaged by Hurricane Ian storm surge and debris.Photographer Krista Kowalczyk and owner of Impressions Photography has helped dozens of families recover photos damaged by Hurricane Ian in Southwest Florida and has tips for others who hope to save their photographs. It started when Kowalczyk went to help her friend's 98-year-old father, who experienced flooding at his home.

NEW YORK (FOX NEWS) - Dane Partridge, an Idaho father and U.S. Army veteran, died this week while "fighting for freedom in Ukraine," his family announced. His father, Dennis Partridge, wrote on Facebook on Saturday that his son was in a coma after being critically injured by a Russian tank blast. Partridge was being treated at Kyiv military hospital and was taken off life support on Tuesday, his family announced. TWO AMERICANS DEAD IN UKRAINE, OFFICIALS SAY"He was a fine soldier who fought with valor and bravery on the battlefield," his family wrote on Facebook.

FILE-Mark Wahlberg. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Variety via Getty Images) Mark Wahlberg has left Hollywood behind and moved out of the state to put his family first.Wahlberg, 51, revealed on Tuesday’s "The Talk" that he and his wife moved their four children to Nevada to give them a "better life."During the episode, Wahlberg discussed how he balances his career while also being a present father and husband."That is the biggest challenge," he said.

FILE - Voters go to the polls at Sara Smith Elementary polling station, in the Buckhead district, on Jan. 5, 2021, in Atlanta during the Georgia Senate runoff elections. (VIRGINIE KIPPELEN/AFP via Getty Images)The United States has been notoriously known to have one of the lowest voter turnouts of any developed nation in the world.

Tayla Burke has been working in the world of wellness since 2019 when she first became a health coach. The businesswoman entered the space after embarking on her own self-care journey and finding out what really works. «In my college years, I very quickly realized that I felt my absolute best when I took the time to slow down, listen to what my body was asking for and give it what it needed.… That feeling is what inspired me to dedicate my life to wellness and start a business with the sole mission of helping other women reach the other side that has been so good to me,» she tells ET.The company Burke created, My Girl Wellness, is a community that provides everything from gut health solutions, relatable wellness tips and more. «The inspiration behind My Girl came from my own personal experiences navigating everything it means to be a woman from the good, the bad, and the not so cute parts. For as long as I can remember, I craved a safe space where I could connect with like-minded women, share my most intimate experiences and questions, and even learn from others,» she explains.The brand's debut line, The Better Belly System, made up of three supplements to help with gut health, was also influenced by Burke's personal struggles. «I was the girl who was always bloated, sluggish, and constipated no matter how healthy I ate.… It wasn’t until I crossed paths with a world renowned microbiologist, that I saw the light at the end of the tunnel.

PHILADELPHIA - An 18-year-old has been arrested in connection with chaos that erupted on the streets of Old City earlier this month. On October 2, chaos unfolded near the FOX 29 studio at the intersection of Market and 4th Streets. Around 10 p.m. crowds began to gather, blocking traffic in all directions as hundreds of people formed a large circle to watch drag racing, car tricks and fireworks that were set off. The Philadelphia Police Department says officers assigned to a detail responded to Broad and York Streets around 12:30 a.m.

Vincent van Gogh‘s Sunflowers at the National Gallery in London, England, on Friday.The young activists from Just Stop Oil, a U.K.-based climate campaign group, threw the canned soup over the painting, which is protected by glass, and glued their hands to the wall underneath the iconic artwork. Hidden Van Gogh self-portrait discovered on the back of earlier painting Phoebe Plummer, 21, and Anna Holland, 20, removed their jackets to reveal their “Just Stop Oil” T-shirts just before the protest, The Guardian reported.Spectators in the room were audibly shocked by the display, with some in the gallery calling for security.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – The Navy says that a vessel with six sailors, who were engaged in search operations along the southern coast for suspicious vessels, has been missing for about 20 days.Navy spokesperson Captain Indika de Silva said that the sailors left from the Southern Coast on 16th September for the search operation.However, all communication with the naval vessel in question have been broken since 17th September, the Navy spokesperson said.The missing group were identified as sailors attached to the Southern Naval Command.No information about the missing sailors have been received in the operations carried out by the Navy so far

LONDON - Climate protesters threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s "Sunflowers" in London’s National Gallery on Friday to protest fossil fuel extraction.The group Just Stop Oil, which wants the British government to halt new oil and gas projects, said activists dumped two cans of Heinz tomato soup over the oil painting, one of the Dutch artist’s most iconic works.London’s Metropolitan Police said officers arrested two people on suspicion of criminal damage and aggravated trespass.The group has drawn attention, and criticism, for targeting artworks in museums.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva says that the IMF is pressing for a more effective debt resolution mechanism. "We want the Common Framework to become more predictable with guidelines and able to bring equality of treatment for all creditors, public and private," she told a news briefing.She said that the IMF is also looking for ways in which it can expand that kind of donor coordination to middle-income countries, such as Sri Lanka."So, we have a lot to do during this week.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena requested the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to assist the government’s initiative to establish a digital database of the labor workforce in Sri Lanka. He pointed out that the Ministry of Labour has taken steps to establish a comprehensive digitalized database of the workforce and urged the ILO to assist in expediting the process.This was discussed when ILO Country Director Simrin C Singh and Senior Employment Specialist of ILO Headquarters, Sher Verick called on him at the prime Minister’s Office yesterday (13).The Prime Minister briefed them on the impact of the Covid pandemic and economic crisis on the labor workforce and the short-term and long-term steps taken by the government to recover the economy and to help the workers, especially the low-income labor force.Simrin Singh said despite some signs of positive trends, most developing countries including Sri Lanka are faced with difficulties due to the global recession, limited fiscal space, debt sustainability challenges, and rising inflation. She pointed out that these issues have resulted in a labor market crisis.Prime Minister Gunawardena stressed that the government was very keen to make the labor workforce upwardly mobile and explained the multitude of training programs launched for skill development. Increasing the quality and quantity of jobs is the surest way of moving people out of poverty, he said. Employment Specialist Sher Verick said that the founding principles of the ILO are concerned not only with ensuring sources of income, but also as a means for people to live a self-determined life, and for participating fully as citizens in their communities.Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment