Gun rights rally takes aim at Pennsylvania House Democrats' new majority

coronavirus restrictions. It is said that the video was shot on December 14, 2020, when socializing was banned in parts of the United Kingdom.

PHILADELPHIA - A rideshare driver on route taking a passenger through North Philadelphia was shot and severely injured on Wednesday night, authorities say. He later succumbed to his injuries and died.According to police, the incident happened just after 11 p.m.

President Biden on Saturday claimed that a Chinese spy balloon that drifted across the U.S. and caused a major international incident was "more embarrassing than it was intentional" by the communist regime. The president also said he hopes to talk to China's President Xi Jinping about how the U.S.

AMES, IA - FEBRUARY 27: Head coach Bob Huggins of the West Virginia Mountaineers reacts to a call by an official in the first half of play against the Iowa State Cyclones at Hilton Coliseum on February 27, 2023 in Ames, Iowa. (Photo by David Purdy/Ge West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, a month after the university suspended him for three games for using an anti-gay slur while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview.Huggins, 69, of Morgantown, West Virginia, was pulled over by police in Pittsburgh on Friday night.

MIFFLINTOWN, Pa. - Two state troopers were shot, one of whom was killed, in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, authorities said.Officials with the Pennsylvania State Police said one trooper encountered an armed person sometime around 12:45 Saturday afternoon near Mifflintown in Juniata County.The trooper was shot and wounded and taken to a hospital for treatment. The trooper was said to have serious injuries.Authorities said the suspect was located at about 2:45 p.m.

LEWISTOWN, Pa. - A state trooper was shot and wounded in central Pennsylvania on Saturday, authorities said.Trooper Jaccob Rhymestine said the trooper encountered an armed person sometime after 11 a.m. near the Lewistown barracks in Juniata County.Rhymestine said the trooper was shot and wounded.

WEST HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT - JUNE 16: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during the National Safer Communities Summit at the University of Hartford on June 16, 2023 in West Hartford, Connecticut.

Big Brother star Lauren Harries’ family have updated fans on her health, after she was put into an induced coma due to a mystery illness, after undergoing brain surgery. After falling ill with a mystery illness back in April, Lauren underwent brain surgery and was placed into an induced coma following a seizure. On June 10, her family updated her fans that she was now awake however she was “unable to walk”.

ATLANTIC COUNTY, N.J. - A shooting in Atlantic County has prompted a death investigation by local law enforcement.Police responded to the 200 block of St. Louis Avenue in Egg Harbor around 5 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - President Joe Biden will tout his pro-labor bona fides on Saturday at his first major political rally since he formalized his reelection campaign, appearing alongside union members to make his case that his economic agenda is boosting the middle class.His campaign says Biden, who will appear at the Philadelphia Convention Center, will "lay out the core principles of his economic message" in his remarks. Biden also plans to talk about how a sweeping climate, tax and health care package he signed into law last year has cut the cost of prescription drugs and lowered insurance premiums, as his administration focuses on his achievements his first two years the centerpiece argument for his reelection.Prior to the campaign event, Biden is set to take an aerial tour of Interstate 95 after portions of the critical roadway collapsed a week ago, leaving resident and commuters in travel turmoil as crews work around the clock to reconstruct the now-demolished overpass.The president is expected to receive a briefing on emergency repair and reconstruction efforts before making remarks at Philadelphia International Airport.RELATED COVERAGE: I-95 collapse: Live camera shows real-time progress of interstate reconstructionSeveral of the nation's most powerful unions — including the AFL-CIO, American Federation of Teachers and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees — officially endorsed Biden's campaign ahead of the event.

New Delhi: Health and family welfare minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday chaired a virtual meeting with central and state health agencies to address the health-related challenges arising from the impending monsoon and potential flooding in Assam. Mandaviya stressed the need for robust coordination between central and state health institutions to ensure seamless management of floods and any other emergencies that may arise.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A Pennsylvania State trooper is under investigation after firing a weapon and hitting a motorist during a traffic stop.Officials say Allentown Police and troopers were conducting a highly visible "proactive traffic enforcement" in Allentown Friday evening, just after 5:30.A person was pulled over near South 3rd Street and West Union Street for a reported traffic violation. A trooper was said to have fired their assigned firearm during the stop, hitting the driver.The driver left the scene, driving onto South Carlisle Street, where the driver hit other vehicles before their own vehicle stopped on the 500 block of South Carlisle.The driver was taken to Saint Luke’s Hospital Fountain Hill for treatment.

Donald Trump had an eventful Tuesday to say the least.

PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The National Weather Service tornadoes touched down in Burlington County, New Jersey and Chester County, Pennsylvania, in the wake of severe weather Friday.As storms made their way into the Delaware Valley, a tornado warning was issued for Chester County just after 11 Friday morning. The storm was situated in northern Chester County and also contained the threat of quarter-sized hail.A second tornado warning was issued for southern Chester County, extending into Delaware County, around 11:30, with the same threat for quarter-sized hail.Friday night, the NWS confirmed a tornado in West Caln Township, saying there was a tornado damage path, along with straight-line wind damage.

SOCIETY HILL - Another Wawa is shutting its doors in Philadelphia, this time in Headhouse Square, amidst warnings about an increase in crime near South Street."It's really shocking," said Howard Wool. He’s talking about a warning some business owners say they received from the Society Hill Civic Association."This is a nice neighborhood. They got nice people here, but I guess it can happen anywhere in the city," he said.The alert warns of two strong-armed robberies in the last two days at an ATM at 2nd and Lombard.

criminal harassment following an incident in Windsor earlier this week.According to the Windsor Police Service, officers were contacted on Thursday after a 36-year-old woman reported being consistently harassed through social media following the Wortley Village Pride event in London last weekend.Police say the harassment continued with the suspect driving from London to a hospital in Windsor where he took a ‘selfie’ with the alleged victim’s terminally ill father.Police say the accused posted the photo on social media and sent it to the woman.No physical injuries were reported in the incident.Bubba Christopher Michael Pollock, 34, of London, was arrested by members of the London Police Service.

PEMBERTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. - The National Weather Service sent crews into Chester County, Pennsylvania and Burlington County, New Jersey to assess possible tornado damage, in the wake of severe weather Friday.As storms made their way into the Delaware Valley, a tornado warning was issued for Chester County just after 11 Friday morning. The storm was situated in northern Chester County and also contained the threat of quarter-sized hail.A second tornado warning was issued for southern Chester County, extending into Delaware County, around 11:30, with the same threat for quarter-sized hail.Burlington County’s tornado warning was issued around 1:30 Friday afternoon, and included Browns Mills, Pemberton, Buddtown and Country Lakes in the warning.

TACONY - Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Transportation is predicting progress will soon be seen at the collapsed section of I-95 as workers have begun to fill the gaping hole on the once-busy span.Friday morning, a large conveyor belt was angled over the opening in the highway while below workers drop the glass aggregate along a wall. From the air, the massive support beams are gone fully exposing the gaping hole to be filled and capped with pavement before traffic returns.The head of PennDOT, Michael Carroll, said workers were dropping the aggregate fill where the highway footings once were. "I consider it filling the hole," said Carroll.

The mayor of Dauphin, Man., says his community is steeling itself for difficult hours and days ahead, as residents anxiously wait to hear about the status of their loved ones.

PITTSBURGH - A truck driver who expressed hated of Jews was convicted Friday of barging into a Pittsburgh synagogue and shooting everyone he could find, killing 11 congregants in an act of antisemitic terror for which he could be sentenced to die.The guilty verdict was a foregone conclusion after Robert Bowers’ own lawyers conceded at the trial’s outset that he attacked and killed worshippers at the Tree of Life synagogue on Oct. 27, 2018, in the deadliest attack on Jews in U.S.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - U.S. Attorney General Merrick B.

FILE - US currency is photographed on June 23, 2022.(Photo by LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images) A man in North Carolina said he plans to buy his mother a home after winning more than $500,000 in the lottery. Randy Williams, of Greenville, woke up in the middle of the night on Wednesday to check his Cash 5 numbers and found that he had won a $518,774 jackpot prize, according to the NC Lottery. "I’m going to buy my mom a house," Williams, 48, told lottery officials. "She’s very happy."Williams said he couldn’t contain his excitement when he saw the amount he won."I just ran through the house hollering," he recalled.

NORRISTOWN, PA - SEPTEMBER 24: Bill Cosby departs the Montgomery County Courthouse on the first day of sentencing in his sexual assault trial on September 24, 2018 in Norristown, Pennsylvania. In April, Cosby was found guilty on three counts of aggra PHILADELPHIA - A group of women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault and were dismayed when he had his conviction overturned and left prison are trying again to seek justice in the courts, by urging states to give them more time to pursue civil damages.More than a dozen women have sued the actor and comedian since his June 2021 release, including nine who brought cases Wednesday in Nevada, weeks after successfully lobbying to eliminate the statute of limitations for adult survivors in the state.They join advocates who battled the Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts and other institutions in the debate over how long adult victims should have to file suit.

A new investigation has claimed three Wuhan lab scientists researching Covid-19 were the first to test positive.

US President Joe Biden delivers the commencement address for his alma mater, the University of Delaware, at Delaware Stadium, in Newark, Delaware, on May 28, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP) (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) DOVER, Del. - The state Supreme Court is mulling whether the University of Delaware was justified in denying requests from Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News Foundation for records related to the school’s receipt of President Joe Biden’s senatorial papers.The justices heard arguments for the second time Wednesday in a long-running legal battle over the records, which have been the subject of multiple FOIA requests.

Kevin Costner and his estranged wife Christine Baumgartner appear to have stalled over claims that Baumgartner is refusing to leave the Yellowstone actor’s home.According to Entertainment Tonight, which obtained the court documents filed on Friday, Costner said Baumgartner has not moved out of his southern California house, despite a clause in their prenuptial agreement necessitating she vacate. Costner, 68, claimed the agreement, which was signed when the couple married in 2004, gives Baumgartner 30 days to exit the property after filing for divorce.Since Baumgartner, 49, filed for divorce on May 1, the 30-day deadline has passed.

Chris Hemsworth isn’t going anywhere.

PHILADELPHIA - The parents of a young man who was shot and killed by Pennsylvania State Police on Interstate 95 during a chaotic car meet-up earlier this month opened up about the night they lost their son. Police say 18-year-old Anthony Allegrini Jr. was on I-95 during a car meet-up where vehicles were doing doughnuts and burnouts in the middle of the highway in the early morning hours of June 4. "It's not what we would have advised him to do, we’ve always tried to instill in him right from wrong," Jennifer Allegrini, Anthony's mother, told FOX 29. Officers responded to a stretch of highway rear Penn's Landing around 3:30 a.m.

LOS ANGELES - Dozens of migrants from Texas arrived in Los Angeles Wednesday, with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott taking credit for the drop off. Two buses dropped off about 40 people at St.

LOGAN - Three seniors are college bound and, together, they've earned more than $2 million dollars in scholarships, with the help of a mentorship program through the local alumni chapter of a fraternity.The brothers of the Philadelphia Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Incorporated hosted a college signing day for the three young men."I will be attending the illustrious Howard University in the fall. I will be majoring in music with an elective in business.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation shared a rendering of what the temporary fix to the I-95 collapse will look like. PHILADELPHIA - The Pennsylvania Department of Transport is helping us envision what the temporary fix to Interstate 95 will look like with a new artist rendering of the project.The computer drawing was shared Thursday in a press release from Gov.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - The entire state of Pennsylvania is under a drought watch, according to officials with the Pa. Department of Environmental Protection.The DEP is encouraging all residents and businesses to voluntarily conserve water.

FILE - Democratic and Republican parties logos are pictured in a file image dated Aug. 25, 2022.

PHILADELPHIA - A gunfight erupted between a Philadelphia police officer and 18-year-old motorist on a scooter, who is now in custody a week later.Nakeem Wilson is accused of opening fire on an off-duty officer driving his personal vehicle on the 7600 Ridge Avenue.Police say Wilson was recklessly riding a scooter when he drove along the officer, who rolled down his window to show his uniform.An argument ensued before the suspect drew a firearm from his waistband and shot at the officer, according to authorities.RELATED COVERAGE: Off-duty officer returns fire after gunshot hit vehicle in Roxborough: policeThe officer then returned fire, shooting towards the suspect several times.He lost control of his scooter, fell off and fled the scene.

found dead inside their luxury hotel room in a seaside community on Mexico’s Baja California peninsula, police said Wednesday.Police and paramedics arrived at the hotel on Tuesday evening after receiving a report that the Americans were unconscious in their room. Inside, they found a man and a women with no vital signs.The victims were identified as John Heathco, 41, and Abby Lutz, 22, according to a statement from the Baja California Sur Attorney General’s Office, obtained by ABC.

FILE - Holocaust memorial and the 2,711 tombs by architect Peter Eisenman, in Mitte area of Berlin. (Photo by michel Setboun/Corbis via Getty Images) BERLIN - The organization that handles claims on behalf of Jews who suffered under the Nazis said Thursday that Germany has agreed to extend another $1.4 billion (1.29 billion euros) overall for Holocaust survivors around the globe for the coming year.The compensation was negotiated with Germany's finance ministry and includes $888.9 million to provide home care and supportive services for frail and vulnerable Holocaust survivors.Additionally, increases of $175 million to symbolic payments of the Hardship Fund Supplemental program have been achieved, impacting more than 128,000 Holocaust survivors globally, according to the New York-based Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, also referred to as the Claims Conference."Every year these negotiations become more and more critical as this last generation of Holocaust survivors age and their needs increase," said Greg Schneider, the Claims Conference’s executive vice president."Being able to ensure direct payments to survivors in addition to the expansions to the social welfare services is essential in making sure every Holocaust survivor is taken care of for as long as it is required, addressing each individual need," Schneider added.Concentration camp survivor Margot Friedlander addressed the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day on January 27.

coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, pushing up total reported cases to more than 4.5 crore, the health ministry said in an update on Thursday. Active cases have dropped to 2,067 from 2,148 following a sharp decline over the past six weeks after a surge linked to the XBB.1.16 Omicron variant. The virus has claimed an estimated 531,893 lives since its emergence in early 2020.

PHILADELPHIA - Prosecutors in Mercer County say a 3-year-old died Wednesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.Authorities were called to a property on Princeton Avenue in Trenton for reports of a child suffering from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The 3-year-old was pronounced dead at Capital Health Hospital, according to the Mercer County Prosecutor's Office. A firearm was recovered at the scene and authorities say there is no threat to the public. No arrests were immediately reported, but authorities have launched an investigation to discover how the child got their hands on a firearm.Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora called the child's death a "horrific act" that "calls to mind the senselessness of gun deaths and innocent children in harm’s way."

NEW YORK - Martian-like orange skies that eerily stopped the bustling streets of New York City last week could return this week.The culprit was spotted Thursday as northerly winds drove wildfire smoke in Canada down into the Upper Midwest. Forecast models suggest it could now swing back into the Great Lakes and Northeast by Friday, according to the FOX Forecast Center.As of Thursday morning, there are 107 fires burning in Quebec, the province’s fire agency reported.

PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg promised Tuesday to help repair the East Coast’s main north-south highway as quickly as possible and said that the destruction of a section of I-95 will likely raise the cost of consumer goods because truckers must now travel longer routes.Speaking near the site where an out-of-control tractor-trailer hauling gasoline flipped over on an Interstate 95 off-ramp and caught fire, Buttigieg said he expected that disruptions in trucking routes will put "upward pressure" on shipping costs along the East Coast.Buttigieg toured the site and then, over the sounds of heavy machinery and demolition, told reporters that "every resource that is needed will be made available" to help Pennsylvania repair the bridge as quickly and safely as possible.But the collapse is snarling traffic in Philadelphia as the summer travel season starts, upending hundreds of thousands of morning commutes, disrupting countless businesses and forcing trucking companies to find different routes.

New Delhi: In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, the government on Tuesday announced the appointment of 15 senior officers to various central ministries and departments. Sudhansh Pant, a 1991-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Rajasthan cadre, has been appointed as the new health secretary, replacing Rajesh Bhushan who retires on 31July.

Mandie Reusch, 35, is charged with the felony crime of aiding suicide and the misdemeanor crime of harassment. (Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office.) If you or a loved one is feeling distressed, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline.

Cormac McCarthy, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who in prose both dense and brittle took readers from the southern Appalachians to the desert Southwest in such novels as "The Road," "Blood Meridian" and "All the Pretty Horses," died Tuesday. He was 89.McCarthy died of natural causes in Santa Fe, New Mexico, publisher Alfred A. Knopf said.Writer Cormac McCarthy attends the HBO Films & The Cinema Society screening of "Sunset Limited" after party at Porter House on February 1, 2011 in New York City.

NEW JERSEY - A town employee was miraculously revived after being struck by lightning in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey on Wednesday afternoon.According to authorities, the victim, Eric Baumgartner, was adding lines to a practice soccer field near Iselin Middle School at around noon, when he was struck by lightning.Police responded to the scene, and Officer Robert McPartland immediately gave CPR to Baumgartner.

Firefighters look at a collapsed portion of Interstate 95, caused by a large vehicle fire, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 11, 2023. A fire caused part of a busy US highway overpass to collapse in Philadelphia early Sunday, authorities said, a PHILADELPHIA - Just days after a tanker carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline crashed under I-95, causing part of an overpass to collapse, state and local leaders announced the timeline for its reconstruction plan. On Sunday, a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline was traveling in the northbound lanes when it overturned on the curve of an off-ramp. The crash caused gasoline to leak into the roadway and sparked a large fire under I-95 at Cottman Avenue, causing it to collapse into the roadway underneath it.  Newly obtained surveillance video captured the moment a tanker truck carrying 8,500 gallons of gasoline crashed and caught fire underneath I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA - As the reconstruction of the collapsed section of I-95 begins in Philadelphia, local officials are keeping residents and commuters up to date with a live camera of the site. A section of the northbound lanes on the interstate collapsed on Sunday morning after a tanker truck carrying thousands of gallons of gasoline crashed at an off-ramp and burst into flames. The damage also made a portion of the southbound lanes unsafe for use, causing six lanes to be blocked off and creating traffic nightmares across the city and area. >> I-95 collapse: Officials announce plan to backfill, pave damaged Philadelphia section to open temporary pathThe tanker's driver, identified as 53-year-old Nathaniel Moody, did not survive, officials say. Quick funding from federal partners and a disaster declaration from Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro helped crews start working on plans to repair the damaged highway. RELATED HEADLINESOn Wednesday, officials announced a plan to backfill the missing area with a recycled glass aggregate made in Pennsylvania. After the area is backfilled, it will be paved to allow motorists to return to the road as a separate bridge is built. Pennsylvania will truck in 2,000 tons of lightweight glass nuggets to help quickly rebuild a collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia and crews will work 24 hours a day until they can reopen the critical commercial artery, officials said Wednesday."This approach will allow us to avoid delays through the shipment and supply chain issues and pursue a simple, quicker path," Shapiro said.

PHILADELPHIA - A rideshare driver on route taking a passenger through North Philadelphia was shot and severely injured on Wednesday night, authorities say. According to police, the incident happened just after 11 p.m. in the area of Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue. Officials say when officers arrived on scene, they saw the vehicle, a Honda CRV, that jumped the curb and struck a utility pole. A 34-year-old driver was slumped in the driver's seat with a gunshot wound to the head, law enforcement officials said. Police investigate scene of crash involving rideshare driver shot in the area of Broad Street and Lehigh Avenue.  MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe driver was transported to Temple University Hospital, where he is in extremely critical condition, according to authorities. Chief Inspector Scott Small told FOX 29 the rideshare driver was going westbound on the 1300 block of Lehigh Avenue after picking up an 18-year-old female passenger a few blocks away. Officials say the passenger told detectives she heard about five or six gunshots before the vehicle's windshield broke, causing the driver to lose control of the vehicle, jump the curb and crash. According to investigators, at least one bullet went through the driver's rear headrest. Small says the passenger is extremely lucky she was not also struck by gunfire. Police say six spent shell casings were discovered on scene. Investigators do not know if the rideshare driver was targeted or was struck by stray gunfire, Small says. Police are investigating after a rideshare driver was shot while driving as passenger in North Philadelphia, authorities say.