Florida stepdad convicted of abusing boy rescued by keen waitress at Mrs. Potato restaurant

Broadcaster Eamonn Holmes has admitted he has a 'long way to go' as he continues to suffer from health struggles. The 62 year old GB news presenter has been dealing with chronic back pain over the past year which left him in hospital. In March 2021 he was diagnosed with a dislocated pelvis and three slipped discs and has faced ongoing issues as a result.

NEW YORK - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to resign Thursday after days of defections crippled the controversial leader and left him unable to govern.Johnson finally agreed to step down after one of his closest allies, Treasury Chief Nadhim Zahawi, told the prime minister to resign for the good of the country. It was not immediately clear whether Johnson will stay in office while the Conservative Party chooses a new leader, who will automatically become prime minister as well.

Kourtney Kardashian has wowed fans with a stunning lingerie snap days after her husband hospitalisation.The Keeping up with the Kardashians star also posted a picture of Travis Barkers first day out since he left the hospital.Kourtney shared the new saucy snap along with several other pictures.READ MORE: Travis Barker health update as Blink-182 star suffers 'life-threatening' pancreatitisIn the sexy snap she was posing in a sheer bra top with a box of crackers next to her face and her phone in her hand and a pouting look on her face.At the bottom of the picture there is a homemade card on the ledge that was made by her son Reign.The wooden frame was painted yellow and had a smiling snap of Reign in a heart-shaped cut-out.It read: "I love you with all of my heart."She also posted a picture of her husband Travis Barker's first day out of the hospital since his health scare.He was seen hand-in-hand with his wife walking down a woodland path.

PHILADELPHIA - A little boy is going viral on TikTok after his mom captured his enthusiastic reaction as she presented him with Philadelphia Phillies tickets. Six-year-old Keith Clark is not only an exceptional Phillies fan, but he’s also an avid reader. The young Phillies Phanatic won a free ticket at school after he was crowned the best reader in his class.

Australia has said it would expand the rollout of the fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccines from next week as it battles a steady rise in hospital admissions fuelled by the highly transmissible new Omicron subvariants, BA.4 and BA.5.

COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.53 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 4,245 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. A total of 86.53 crore tests have been conducted so far with 4,38,005 tests conducted in 24 hours.

A Montreal woman with curly hair says airport security has searched her locks multiple times when travelling, without any specific reason.

COVID-19, patients should first consider seeking care from their regular health care provider or locating a Test-to-Treat site in their area. While this action allows state-licensed pharmacists to prescribe Paxlovid with certain limitations as described below, community pharmacies not already participating as a Test-to-Treat site can decide if or how they will offer this service to patients.

Canadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey said on Instagram on Wednesday that she was drugged on the final night of the World Championships, during which time she suffered a rib sprain and a concussion.

long Covid are caused by the protein clumps in the brain. The protein clumps were similar to those that lead to Alzheimer's disease and dementia. The study also shows similarities between the effects of Covid-19 and the early stages of diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

WHO said that the  BA.2.75 covid sub-variant reported from India and some other countries ‘seems to have a few mutations on the receptor-binding domain of the spike protein' A new sub-lineage BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, which has been detected in India and some other countries, are being closely tracked by the World Health Organisation, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The WHO said that new covid cases reported across the world has seen a spike over the past two weeks.

PHILADELPHIA - After the Fourth of July shooting on the parkway, city officials said that they will not scale back events in the city, but instead, will focus on increasing security. Now, many people are questioning whether increased security is enough to keep visitors coming to the city and safe while they’re here. Jamal Johnson, founder of "STOP Killing US," protests daily around Philadelphia, specifically at the places where shootings and murders occur, but on the days leading up to the Fourth of July, he changed his message. "We held up posters with the public service announcement that visiting Philadelphia may be hazardous to your safety due to the increase in gun violence," he said. FOX 29’s Shawnette Wilson went over the bridge to chat with Collingswood residents to see how people in the suburbs feel about visiting the city. "If there’s a whole bunch of stuff going on in Philly, why would I go if there’s a chance of danger?" said Imani Delgado.MORE HEADLINES Police: Man killed in West Oak Lane after being shot, then crashing his carSuspect arrested in Philadelphia bar shooting that killed innocent woman, police sayGermantown double shooting kills 1 man, critically injures a second man, police sayOn the other hand, some Collingswood residents say Philadelphia’s restaurants, theaters, and other arts are the reason they will continue visiting the City of Brotherly Love.Russ and Mary Jackson say they enjoy coming to the city, but they avoid coming here when there are big events, like the July 4th parade and fireworks show. "When you get into your mid-80s, you don’t want to get knocked over," Russ Jackson said.

FOX 2 - A Detroit police officer and a suspect have both been shot and killed near Joy Road and Marlowe Street Wednesday night. Police were responding to reports of the suspect shooting indiscriminately, using a Draco assault rifle - and the officer who was fatally wounded was among the first to the scene. His partner returned fire and fatally shot the suspect."It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform our department and our community that we lost a hero today," said Detroit Police Chief James White.

PHILADELPHIA - As investigators continue to probe a shooting at a 4th of July fireworks show in Philadelphia that left two police officers hurt, one of the injured officers said he feels grateful that his injuries weren't far worse than they could have been. Officer Sergio Diggs, a 14-year member of the Philadelphia Police Department, was assigned to highway patrol on Independence Day. As a large crowd gathered on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for 4th of July fireworks, Diggs and Montgomery County deputy John Foster were struck by gunfire. A massive police response swarmed the 2500 block of Spring Garden Street as onlookers ran for safety.

BERWYN, Pa. - A life changing home upgrade for a local teenager who has been through so much. Austin Beltrante survived a near electrocution, and Wednesday, his life was made just a bit cooler."You look at a kid who’s not going to make an excuse," dad John Beltrante said.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that claimed the life of one man in West Oak Lane on Wednesday night. Authorities say a man was shot inside his car on the 7400 block of Gilbert Street around 8 p.m. Witnesses say the shooter walked right up to the driver's side door of the victim's GMC Denali and fired multiple shots.The victim suffered a gunshot wound to his left shoulder.

The Ministry of Health is today publishing improved information about the impact of COVID-19 on New Zealanders, including hospitalisations  and reinfection.

Today we are reporting 10,710 community cases and 554 current hospitalisations.

What the new survey reveals: According to a survey conducted by the CBRE South Asia Pvt Ltd, 73% of the companies in India are considering hybrid working arrangements post Covid-19 pandemic as this seems to be the emerging trend with more companies primarily opting for flexible working patterns. The survey highlights that the flexible working approach is a mix of four arrangements.

Katie Holmes’ “Alone Together” has a release date. The film, which premiered last month at Tribecca Film Festival, has released a short and sweet trailer, which shows a bit of what viewers can expect.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 29: Jerry Harris attends the Build Series to discuss "Cheer" at Build Studio on January 29, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/Getty Images) CHICAGO - Jerry Harris, the former star of the Netflix documentary series "Cheer" who pleaded guilty in February to charges of receiving child pornography and soliciting sex from minors, was sentenced to 12 years in federal court on Wednesday.According to a press release published by attorneys representing two victims in the case, Harris will receive an additional 8 years of supervised release following his sentence. "The sentence he received reflects the severity of his crimes and the lifetime of pain his victims will suffer," victims' attorney Sarah Klein said.Harris, 22, of Naperville, Illinois, pleaded guilty in February to two of seven felony counts against him, one for persuading a 17-year-old to send him sexually explicit photographs for money and the other stemming from a trip he took to Florida for to "engage in illicit sexual conduct" with a 15-year-old.

trophy hunter who was known for killing large animals and helping others do the same was shot and left for dead on the side of the road in South Africa, police have confirmed.Riaan Naude, 55, was the owner and founder of Pro Hunt Africa, a tour group that facilitates paid wildlife hunting trips in the country’s northeastern province of Limpopo. Donald Trump Jr.

Putin is facing more health issues after he was spotted struggling to stay awake.The deranged dictator could barely hold his head up during a meeting with his Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu on Tuesday.He is rumoured to have thyroid cancer and health experts say that drugs used to treat the condition could explain the despot’s puffy face.READ MORE: Putin's descent from strongman to 'feeble cancer victim' took just 3 years, pics showThe 69-year-old is known for working hard to maintain a masculine, hardman appearance – but his steady decline has unfolded in front of the world’s media.He mumbled a half-hearted congratulations to his soldiers before making the deluded claim they had “liberated” the eastern region of Luhansk in Ukraine.The former KGB man added: "Other military units, including the East group and the West group, must carry out their tasks according to previously approved plans."Professor Angus Dalgleish of St George's, University of London, previously told The Mirror that Putin appears to be taking steroids.He explained: "We hear all the things that people say about him such as him losing his temper quickly and he's very frustrated so I think that he's clearly been on anabolic steroids."The medical expert claimed behaviour such as posing bare-chested on horses is a sign of narcissism, after the famous photo of the Russian President on a ride was mocked by Western leaders.He added: "Those sorts of people are likely to be taking anabolic steroids.Stay in the loop with all the latest Daily Star news by signing up to one of our free newsletters here."He's had that really bad back pain so he's likely to be taking opiates, they can also make you dumb and aggressive."It’s not the first time questions have been raised

An Amazon Prime driver prepares to make a delivery. (Photo by Dinendra Haria/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Amazon will give its U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities have arrested a man accused of opening fire on a Philadelphia bar after being kicked out, killing a young woman who was inside the building.Police on Wednesday arrested Anthony Nelson for the shooting death of 21-year-old Jailene Holton on June 28th at Philly Bar and Restaurant. Authorities say Nelson, a Philadelphia resident, was taken into custody in Atlantic City and is facing several charges, including murder.Investigators believe Nelson was among a group of men who fought with a bouncer after being told they could not use a pool table because a league was playing.MORE: Man kicked out of bar in NE Philly fires 15 shots at building, killing woman inside, police say | Uncle of woman killed in Philadelphia bar shooting speaks out: 'When are people going to get fed up?'Philadelphia Police Inspector Scott Small told reporters at the scene that when the group was kicked out of the bar one of the men retrieved a gun from a vehicle.More than a dozen shots were fired at the front of the bar from less than 200 feet away, according to investigators. Holton was struck in the head during the barrage of bullets and later died at Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, police said. A second victim was also injured by broken glass and treated at the hospital. The uncle of Jailene Holton, who was fatally shot while with friends at a bar in Northeast Philadelphia, speaks with FOX 29's Steve Keeley.Family members say Holton was the designated driver the night of the shooting and only planned on being at the bar for 20 minutes. "When are people going to get fed up with this reckless shooting in the city?" Holton's uncle said.

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. - Three officers in Bergen County, New Jersey, responded to a middle-of-the-night call unlike any other: a Honda Civic experienced an electrical malfunction and burst into flames on the side of Route 46 in Ridgefield Park just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, July 2.The officers knew they had to act fast to save the motorist inside. "We knew we were going to get him out one way or another," Patrolman Anthony D'Elia told FOX 5 NY. One way or another turned into a strategic smashing of the windows and trying to outsmart the smoke and the flames."We did our best to get him out the driver's side, unfortunately, none of the doors would open as hard as we tried.

COVID-19 Immunity Task Force reveal how quickly the Omicron variant of COVID-19 and its subvariants spread across the country at the end of 2021 and the first few months of this year.The task force illustrates that 17 million Canadians were infected in only five months, between December 2021 and May 2022, its data suggests.That represents an average of more than 100,000 infections a day.Task Force officials are calling this an “Omicron Tsunami.”“This variant was extremely transmissible. It caused people to have asymptomatic infections, infections with no symptoms so they went about doing their daily thing.

COVID-19 deaths have been confirmed in Alberta, according to a tweet by the provincial government on Wednesday.The province released its latest pandemic figures on Wednesday, summing up the week of June 28 to July 4.With the latest fatalities, the total number of Albertans whose deaths have been linked to the coronavirus is now at 4,636 since the pandemic began.Despite the deaths, the number of people in Alberta hospitals with COVID-19 continues to fall, down to 568 from 589 a week earlier. However, the number of COVID-19 patients being treated in intensive-care units increased this week, up to 21 from 13 a week ago.Out of 7,771 COVID-19 tests completed between June 28 and July 4, Alberta Health said 1,124 resulted in positive tests.

NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic could last for nearly two more years before becoming an endemic, according to new Yale research.The endemic stage will be when the virus becomes more of a seasonal nuisance, like the cold or flu, that is not seriously harmful to much of the population.A new study, published in the journal PNAS Nexus, looked at rats to model a potential future with the virus. Rats can also get coronaviruses.Researchers looked at a coronavirus that is similar to one that causes the common cold in humans and how it was transmitted among rats.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Florida woman was trying to record video of the spectacular lightning strikes going across the sky over St.

Video shared on Twitter by Brittney Abernathy showed one of the flight’s crew members really hamming it up while giving a safety demonstration.  In the video, the unnamed flight attendant seductively unrolled one of the life vests and charismatically modeled it as he strutted down the aisle as if it were a catwalk.  FILE - Freeze frame showing unnamed male flight attendant giving a charismatic performance during the flight’s safety demonstration. (Brittney Abernathy via Storyful)RELATED: 86-year-old woman recognized as world's longest-serving flight attendant During the portion of the demonstration which discussed putting a life vest on an infant, the flight attendant mimed holding a baby in his arms after which he appeared to promptly throw the imaginary baby aside before he sashayed away. The unexpected charismatic performance was met with laughs and was appreciated by those on board, according to Abernathy. Abernathy later posted the video on Twitter with the caption, "Hey @SouthwestAir give this man a raise." Storyful contributed to this report.

YEADON, Pa. - Officials in Delaware County are investigating the death of a prisoner who died while in police custody Tuesday. The death happened inside the Yeadon Police Department sometime during the afternoon, according to officials. The Delaware County District Attorney's Office told FOX 29 that the investigation is still ongoing. Authorities have not shared the identity of the prisoner and have not said what lead up to the death. This is a developing story

WEST OAK LANE - The front of two houses collapsed around 6:30 Wednesday morning in Philadelphia’s West Oak Lane neighborhood.It happened on the 1700 block of East Tulpehocken Street.The front of two homes collapsed on East Tulpehocken Street in West Oak Lane. No injuries were reported as a result of the collapse, but Philadelphia Fire officials say six people are displaced.The front of two homes collapsed on East Tulpehocken Street in West Oak Lane.

Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian are «stronger than ever» following his recent health scare. A source tells ET that while the newlyweds did not anticipate Barker's hospitalization, the life-threatening incident has made them even «more connected» than they were before.«Kourtney has dropped everything to make sure that Travis is quickly on the mend.

Not all heroes wear capes — some serve up fries in locally-known Mrs. Potato Head-themed restaurants.During a lunch shift on New Years Day in 2021, Orlando, Fla., server Flaviane Carvalho knew immediately something wasn’t right with one of her tables at Mrs.