Jim's Steaks will keep paying its employees after fire rips through South Street staple, president says

TRENTON, N.J. - Gas prices have dropped below $4 for the first time since March amid stable crude oil prices near the end of the summer driving season. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $3.99, down 11 cents from last week. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $3.86, down five cents from last week. Analysts say easing oil prices have offset rising demand and tightened supplies. But they warn that hurricane season may bring storms that could disrupt oil production in the Gulf of Mexico and impact large coastal refineries.

An “animal-loving” family in Glasgow had an unexpected visitor when an injured fox took refuge in their home.

NEW DELHI : On the eve of the Supertech Twin Towers demolition in Noida, deemed that tallest building in India, taller than the Qutb Minar, health experts have suggested precautionary measures for the residents who will face the dust impact of the implosion. After a decade long battle, the Noida-based company's twin towers in the Emerald Court complex --Ceyane and Apex--will be demolished following Supreme Court of India's order.

From takeout coffee, to hairstyling and fine dining – you may have noticed a phenomenon known as ‘tip creep’ or ‘tip inflation’ when you go to pay for a service.

illegal drugs were discovered in a vintage car shipped from Canada.Australia’s New South Wales Police Force says border officers received a tip about a shipping container that had arrived at a port in Sydney from Canada earlier this month.Officers X-rayed the contents — a 1960 vintage Bentley S2 — and discovered a large quantity of methylamphetamine hidden behind the headlights.

Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO's technical lead Covid-19, in a recent interview expressed the toll was "heartbreaking" because the tests, treatments, vaccines and public health measures to control the disease were all available. On being asked whether it is the Omicron subvariants or becoming more severe or there are other factors that are driving the deaths, Van Kerkhove listed out a few critical factors. We are constantly looking at the variants of concern and the subvariant of Omicron that are circulating globally.

PHILADELPHIA - Don't get the pumpkin spice out just yet, sweater weather is certainly not here yet!Summer is holding on for yet another week as the heatwaves continue for the Delaware Valley.A hot and humid weekend is in the forecast with highs reaching 90 degrees both days ahead of higher temperatures this week.Very scattered storms are possible for some Saturday and Sunday, but most of the region will stay dry this weekend. ___SATURDAY: A storm. High: 90, Low: 74SUNDAY: A storm.

As fears of Covid-19 ebbed, applications for policies fell 6.5% year to date through mid-August, compared with the same period in 2021 A Covid-19-driven life insurance buying spree has ended, with sales activity falling back nearly to prepandemic levels, according to new data from two industry research firms.

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. - Riley Gracely and his family were looking around the piles of dirt and gravel at Palmetto Fossil Excursions in Summerville when he saw something that looked like a tooth.The 8-year-old Lebanon, Pennsylvania, boy started digging in the soil, clay and gravel and pulled out a huge fossilized tooth from the long-extinct angustiden shark species, that was 22 million to 28 million years old."He got lucky," Riley’s dad Justin Gracely said in a phone call Monday.Sky Basak, who owns Palmetto Fossil with her husband Josh, called it a "once in a lifetime find."The tooth measured 4.75 inches — about the size of Riley’s hand.The Gracely family was on their annual vacation to Myrtle Beach and made the 2.5-hour trip south to Summerville to go to Palmetto Fossil, a 100-acre pit rich with prehistoric material including all manner — and parts — of sea creatures.South Carolina has many such locations, buried deep in the earth along the coastal plain, where ocean and rivers ebbed and flowed for millions of years.Gracely, 40, said he has been visiting Myrtle Beach since he was 5 and he and his mother, a microbiologist, scoured the sand for shark’s teeth.Two years ago, when Palmetto had just opened, Gracely saw something on Instagram about it and made the trek. This summer was their third visit.Last year, older son Collin, 10, found a 4-inch megalodon tooth, a species that came after the angustiden and the largest fish that ever lived, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.

DOVER, Del. - A Delaware judge ordered both Twitter and Tesla CEO Elon Musk to turn over more information to opposing lawyers in their tussle over Musk's agreed-to-then-abandoned $44 billion deal to acquire the social platform.Chancellor Kathaleen St. Jude McCormick on Thursday ordered Twitter to provide Musk’s attorneys more data regarding the company’s estimates that less than 5% of the accounts on its platform are fake.

PHILADELPHIA - Oneil Cruz’s bat slipped out of his hands and went flying into the stands after the Pittsburgh Pirates rookie struck out in the third inning Friday night against Philadelphia.That's when things got sticky.The lumber landed in Jen Mehall's lap behind the Phillies dugout. Mehall, a Pirates fan, was thrilled to get the souvenir — especially after it dinged her in the leg and lip.

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - An early morning crash in Bucks County sent one car flying into a local flower shop Saturday.Officials say two cars, a Mitsubishi and a Honda, collided on Street Road in Bensalem around 1:30 p.m.After the initial crash, the Mitsubishi ended up slamming into the entrance of "A Fashionable Flower Boutique."Video from the scene showed the car on its side, with its rear up against the shop door.MORE HEADLINES:It is unclear what led to the crash, and the conditions of the drivers was not immediately known.PECO Gas was also on the scene to secure a reported leak caused by the crash,

HEARD COUNTY, Ga. - The owner of a dog rescue group in Heard County was arrested after authorities said they found the animals living in deplorable conditions.Investigators said more than 200 dogs were found on property belonging to Wendy Brewer and Dogs Rock Rescue. Brewer was booked into the Heard County jail on felony animal cruelty charges.Deputies raided the Dogs Rock Rescue after county animal control officers discovered what they said appeared to be deplorable conditions on the property including dead dogs, emaciated dogs, diseased dogs, and dehydrated and hungry dogs.

Carlsey and Caden during their Olive Garden photoshoot. (Hunter Lashea Photography)A Tennessee couple who went viral on TikTok for taking their engagement photos outside of an Olive Garden has been gifted with a free honeymoon to Italy by the popular restaurant franchise.  On August 24, Carlsey Bibb and Caden Mills were invited to be on the "Good Morning America" show to talk about what they thought would be their experience with virality after their Olive Garden engagement shoot, but they got a much bigger surprise. During their interview, the couple was surprised with the free trip to Italy in front of the very restaurant where their photo shoot took place. "So it’s just been surreal but we’re super thankful for everyone that’s reached out to talk to us," Caden told FOX TV Stations.  Carlsey and Caden got engaged during a family beach trip in Daytona, Florida, on July 2.

It is important to familiarise yourself with your breasts to find out what is ‘normal’ for you - so if there are any changes, it is much easier to spot. Shocking figures have revealed that almost half (47 percent) of women in the UK do not check their breasts regularly for potential signs of breast cancer. Women are encouraged to check their breasts at least every six weeks, and learn how to spot any warning signs.

heart attack; an unfortunate tragedy that hit Eastwood "like a tonne of bricks". Forty at the time of his father's death, the award-winning performer decided to live more consciously. "I try to watch [my] intake of saturated fats," Eastwood told GQ magazine.

PHILADELPHIA - Families with students at two Philadelphia charter schools are now searching for new schools to enroll their children. Parents with children enrolled at the Universal Bluford and Universal Daroff Charter Schools saw a post on Instagram that said the schools would not open for the first day of school set for Monday. The Universal Daroff Charter School will close immediately, leaving families scrambling to find other schools for their children three days before the start of the school year. Another school, the Universal Bluford Charter School, will close at the e PREVIOUS: Future of 2 Philadelphia charter schools unclear, creating confusion for familiesThe Instagram post read, "This is an important message to let you know that the Daroff Charter School and Bluford Charter School will not be starting school for students on Monday, August 29, as previously planned.

A 10-year-old boy from Oklahoma is being hailed a hero after he saved his mom from drowning when she suffered a seizure in their backyard pool.

An Edmonton youth has become a TikTok star of sorts after being compared to Canadian rapper Drake’s son, Adonis Graham.

Kendall Jenner makes a casual arrival for a business meeting in Los Angeles on Friday (August 16).

India on Saturday witnessed a marginal decline on daily Covid-19 cases with the country recording 9,520 new infections in the span of 24 hours. India on Saturday witnessed a marginal decline on daily Covid-19 cases with the country recording 9,520 new infections in the span of 24 hours, according to the Union Health Ministry data. The country's active caseload dropped below 90,000-mark, that is, 87,311 active cases at present.

CALGARY, Alberta - Men were asked to test their threshold for pain using a machine that simulates menstrual cramping, an experience hosted by a company that aims to "remove the stigma" of periods. The period pain simulator was used last month at Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo, exhibition, and festival held July 7 through 16 in Calgary, a city located in the western Canadian province of Alberta. The company, called somedays, offers period pain relief products and representatives attended the event to use the machine on willing participants. It later posted a series of period simulator videos on the somedays TikTok account, which has garnered millions of views.The participants are pictured testing out their pain thresholds with a machine that simulates menstrual cramps during the Calgary Stampede, an annual rodeo, exhibition, and festival in July in Canada.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia food delivery driver says he out of a job after his expensive bike was stolen while he was picking up orders. Dajon Murray told FOX 29 that he was making his last stop of the night at the Wawa on 37th and Spruce streets in University City early Friday morning. Murray said when he left his bike near the front of the store and when he turned around to pickup the order someone stole it. Wawa employees shared surveillance video with Murray that he says captures the bike thief in the act. Dajon Murray said he was getting a pickup order at a Philadelphia Wawa when someone stole his expensive electric bike. Murray said the electric bike costed more than $600 and he only had it for about a month.  "Soon as I turned around the corner, I just saw my bike missing," Murray told FOX 29's Shawnette Wilson. Murray said the electric bike costed more than $600 and he only had it for about a month. "It gets around pretty good, I would say, so it was great for work," Murray said.

MEDFORD, N.J. - Oh deer. A South Jersey community is doing whatever it can to help an animal that’s become a town mascot, of sorts.An update from the original story Friday evening is the deer no longer appears to be in distress. Lily Snow sent a new photo of what looks to be the deer showing it is free of the planter.Cell phone video from Medford resident Ryan Horner shows him getting oh so close to helping a female deer who, somehow, got a tomato cage and planter stuck on her head, while, most likely, looking for something to eat.A deer in distress in Burlington County has been enough to bring a community together to help protect her until she can be saved."She must have stuck her head in too far and it’s, literally, horizontally around her neck and she’s just lugging this planter," Medford resident Lily Snow explained.When Snow saw a Facebook post Monday of the deer in distress, she jumped into action, reaching out to everyone and anyone.

DREXEL HILL, Pa. - Authorities say a fight at a high school football game just outside of Philadelphia sparked false reports of a shooting and sent fans and players running for safety. The Upper Darby Police Department said in a tweet that a physical fight broke out at Saturday night's matchup between Upper Darby High School and Monsignor Bonner. Amid the commotion, some believed they heard shots being fired which caused players and fans to run for safety. A video tweeted by Philadelphia Sports Digest captured crowds of rushing across the field, towards the exit. Police said reports of a shooting at the game were false and that officers were in the process of clearing the area. No arrests were reported immediately following the incident and police did not say what sparked the initial fight.The game was canceled with Monsignor Bishop leading 6-0 in the third quarter.

ITV game show. Paul, who is known to The Chase fans as The Sinnerman, made the revelation to host Bradley and the contestants on the show after a question about colours came up. Bradley asked The Chase hopeful and Paul to answer a question about the Wallace and Gromit film The Wrong Trousers.

OCEAN CITY, N.J. - For a change, the ocean water is warm down at the Jersey shore.It's so warm, it set a record in Atlantic City, where the water temperature soared to the mid-80s on Thursday and early Friday. This weekend, your Weather Authority says to plan for ocean water in the upper 70s.The water is much, much warmer for a few reasons.South and east of our shores, the Atlantic Ocean has been much warmer than average for a while.Usually, 80-degree ocean water stops around the Outer Banks in North Carolina.

PHILADELPHIA - A house where more than 150 one-gallon jugs filled with gasoline were found has caught on fire - the second time in the past several months.The jugs were reportedly found when police were called to the 100 block of North 59th Street Monday for complaints of a strong smell of gas.Upon entering the abandoned West Philadelphia home, officials say 154 one-gallon milk jugs full of gasoline were piled inside.On Tuesday morning, fire crews responded to the same home for a reported fire.SkyFOX was live over the scene where firefighters could be seen working on the scorched home, as well as its neighbor.FOX 29's Steve Keeley reports that the jugs were safely removed from house Monday night.This is reportedly the second time a fire has broken out inside the house.

PHILADELPHIA - Electrical wiring caused the devastating fire that has temporarily shut down Jim's Steak on South Street, according to Philadelphia fire officials.Fire crews responded to a multi-alarm fire at the famous cheese steak shop Friday morning. They battled the blaze for several hours as smoke billowed from the windows and back of the shop.Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said the fire moved through the HVAC unit, making it difficult to quickly extinguish.Jim's assistant manager says she noticed it was extremely warm inside when she arrived at the building Friday morning.