Local golfer plays her way into golf’s Drive, Chip & Putt National Finals

High school senior Noble Rasmussen was accepted by all five military academies. (Fox News) High school senior Noble Rasmussen intends to serve his country well — and all five U.S.

Montauk Point, N.Y.: The Block Island wind farm, from Montauk Point, on Long Islamd, New York. (Photo by Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images) ((Photo by Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images))ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Hours after Russia cut off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, the energy secretaries from the U.S.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 12: Trevor Bauer #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers looks on after giving up a hit to Joey Gallo #13 of the Texas Rangers during the fifth inning at Dodger Stadium on June 12, 2021 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kate LOS ANGELES - Major League Baseball announced the suspension of Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer for two seasons, equating to 324 games, for what it deemed to be violations of the league's sexual assault and domestic violence policies. The Southern California native and Cy Young award-winning pitcher said he strongly denies any such violations.Bauer released a statement on social media saying, "In the strongest possible terms, I deny committing any violation of the league’s domestic violence and sexual assault policy.

An Eli Lilly & Co. logo is seen on a pill bottle in this arranged photograph at a pharmacy in Princeton, Illinois, U.S., on Monday, Oct. 23, 2017.

The sensitivity of home rapid antigen COVID-19 tests peaks 4 days after symptom onset, suggesting that a negative antigen test should be followed by a second test in 1 or 2 days, according to a prospective study published today in JAMA Internal Medicine.The study, led by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID-19 Response T

Daily infectious SARS-CoV-2 virus shedding varied substantially among 60 newly diagnosed asymptomatic or mildly ill COVID-19 patients early in the pandemic, suggesting that individual differences in viral dynamics may account for "superspreading," according to a first-of-its-kind modeling study published yesterday in Nature Microbiology.

Celine Dion has rescheduled the UK and European leg of her ‘Courage’ world tour, citing ongoing health issues.The dates have already been postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and are now set to go ahead in two stints.The first is scheduled to begin in Prague on February 24 and will run until a pair of London shows on April 10 and 11. Later in 2023, Dion will start the next batch of shows in Amsterdam in August, touring the continent until she closes out the tour with two shows in Helsinki on October 3 and 4.“Hi everyone – well, here we are again and I’m so sorry that we have to change our tour plans for Europe one more time,” the star told fans in an emotional video posted to Instagram. “First we had to move the shows because of the pandemic, now this is my health issues that is causing us to postpone some shows.A post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion) “Unfortunately, we have to cancel some too.

COVID-19 and a rising demand for care has driven Hamilton’s largest hospital network to begin postponing surgeries and resume “medically suitable” patient transfers to other sites.In a series of social media posts, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) said it reduced scheduled surgical activity back to 70 per cent of pre-pandemic volumes and is using the Satellite Health Facility on King Street and St.

Southampton FC. His outlandish views surrounding the government, Covid-19 and politics include debating the need for a vaccine and the wearing of masks.And in a bizarre new interview, the controversial Southampton legend has gone one step further.

Danica Patrick is feeling better after having her breast implants taken out.

(Photo by Pawel Czerwinski/Unsplash)ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - A union representing Atlantic City casino dealers is calling on New Jersey lawmakers to prohibit smoking in the resort's casinos.The United Auto Workers wants state legislators to hold hearings on a bill that would close a loophole in state law that leaves casinos as virtually the only indoor workplace where smoking is permitted.The union says its members endure having secondhand smoke blown in their faces for eight hours at a time.MORE HEADLINES:AdvertisementThe casinos say banning smoking would cost them revenue and lead to layoffs.

Arby's store (. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images))Police in Alabama arrested an Arby’s manager who allegedly threw hot grease at a drive-thru customer on April 23.Police in Hueytown, a suburb outside of Birmingham, say 50-year-old Shea Denise Peoples was arrested and charged with assault before eventually being released on a $30,000 bond.Hueytown Fire and Rescue also responded to the scene to provide medical treatment to the victim, Jameria Hairston.Hairston was hospitalized and suffered second-degree burns over a large part of her body.

However, she has now revealed that the much-anticipated shows will not be happening for almost another year after she was forced to reschedule them for March and April 2023.This is the second time that her UK tour dates have had to be cancelled, with the coronavirus pandemic wrecking her plans the first time around.Revealing that she is on medication for agonising muscle pain, she told Instagrammers: "The good news is that I am doing a little bit better, but it is going very slow and it’s very frustrating for me.“I’m getting treatment from my doctors and taking medication but I’m still experiencing some spasms and it’s taking a lot longer for me to recover than I had hoped."Thanking fans for being there for her, the Think Twice singer explained: "I need to be in top shape when I’m on stage."I honestly can’t wait, but I’m just not there yet."I’m just telling you how I feel and I want you to know I’m sorry for this news."I know you have all waited so long for the concerts and I appreciate your loyalty."The emotional star acknowledged that fans would be "fed up" with "waiting so long" and feeling as "frustrated" as she was."All I can say is that I’m doing my very best to get back to the level that I need to be so that I can give 100 percent at my shows, because that is what you deserve," she pledged."Thank you so much for the messages of love and support that you always send to my social media, it means a lot to me."She added: “I also want to say that, like all of you, I stand with the people of Ukraine and I hope and pray that this war ends soon."Sending you all my love and prayers for peace.

FILE: People wait at the departure hall at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Nov. 28, 2021.

American Idol winner Laine Hardy performs during A Capitol Fourth on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building on July 04, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Patients at Paisley's Royal Alexandra Hospital can now benefit from one visitor at a time following the easing of covid restrictions.

Sharon Osbourne welled up during an interview on TalkTv as as she announced her departure from her now role.

Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW), African clawed frogs have been reported and confirmed by scientists in Bothell, Issaquah and Lacey. The frogs are a semiaquatic species native to sub-Saharan Africa that can easily adapt to a wide range of habitats.

FILE IMAGE - A nurse administers a pediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to a girl at a L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, on Jan. 19, 2022.

PHILADELPHIA - Most people tend to slow down with age, but Joshua Buch is still running towards his goals - literally.At 85 years old, Buch is getting ready to run in his sixth Penn Relays this weekend.However, Buch says winning is not his goal. He just hopes to not come in last, and "finish healthy."Healthy mind, healthy body seems to be Buch's motto in life, and possibly the reason behind his impressive race history."I will not stop," he said.The 85-year-old, who has been a professor at LaSalle University for 51 years, says he doesn't need to train for the race because he is always in shape."I never sit down in the classroom," he said.

Point Frederick is fatal, and that four RMC cadets have died.Frontenac Paramedic Services in Kingston has confirmed that it attended the scene and that four people were pronounced dead at the scene.Emergency crews were called to the scene near Royal Military College and CFB Kingston at about 2 a.m. Friday.

Amber Heard pushed to have details of her marriage with fellow actor Johnny Depp included in an op-ed piece that she wrote about domestic violence, even though her lawyers wanted those passages removed from the article, which is now the subject of a libel lawsuit, according to evidence introduced Thursday at the trial.Jurors in the libel lawsuit Depp filed against Heard witnessed testimony Thursday from Terence Dougherty, general counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. It was the ACLU that drafted the article under Heard’s name, reflecting her role as an ACLU ambassador on gender violence issues.Dougherty testified about the push-and-pull that occurred between the first draft and publication of the op-ed piece in The Washington Post in December 2018 — strategically timed by both the ACLU and Heard to coincide with the release of Aquaman, a movie in which she played a prominent role.

COVID-19 Science Advisory Table (SAT) has announced who will be it’s new scientific director.In a post on the Public Health Ontario website on Friday, the SAT said Dr. Fahad Razak will take over the role, effective May 9.Razak will replace Dr.

Microbiologist Anne Vandenburg-Carroll tests poultry samples collected from a farm located in a control area for the presence of avian influenza, or bird flu, at the Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on DES MOINES, Iowa - A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease that has resulted in the deaths of millions of chickens and turkeys, but federal officials say they still see little threat to the general public.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday evening that the man who tested positive had been in a prerelease program and was helping to remove chickens from an infected farm.

UPPER MERION TWP., Pa. - Authorities in Upper Merion Township say they are investigating an incident in which someone impersonated a police officer earlier this month.Police say they were conducting an investigation into another incident when they came across video from a traffic camera that showed a driver in a pickup truck with red and blue flashing lights in the windshield.The video was captured around 11:47 p.m. on Apr.

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LAKE WALES, Fla. - A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged after allegedly shooting and killing his mother in their Polk County home.Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said Seth Settle shot and killed his mother Thursday after she told him to stop smoking inside his room in their Lake Wales home.During a press conference Friday, Judd said – by all accounts – the 52-year-old victim was "the most wonderful mom in the world" and the family was regarded as nice and hard-working.Judd said the victim's husband, Settle's father, left for work like normal Thursday morning. Just after 9:30 a.m., he received a call that his wife was taken to the hospital.

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Former Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is back behind bars after she allegedly violated her probation when she was charged with driving under the influence last month. Kane surrendered to authorities in Montgomery County on Friday, a day after a judge had issued a bench warrant for her arrest. Last month, Scranton police were called to the scene of a two-car crash and said Kane was found behind the wheel of an Audi. Asked if she'd been drinking, Kane denied it, pointed to her passenger and said, "It's totally not me," an affidavit said.

ET Canada has an exclusive first look at Oprah Winfrey’s new programme “The Color of Care”.

PHILADELPHIA - As gun violence continues to rise across Pennsylvania, officials declare a plan to get ghost guns off the streets.Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf announced Friday that the state is ready to implement new ghost guns regulations.The new regulations will require a background check for partially manufactured frames and receivers at point of sale.Dealers and gunsmiths will also be required to serialize and inventory any unregistered firearms that come into their business.Wolf said ghost guns are an "untraceable threat to society" that are being seized and recovered from crime scenes at an alarming rate."The numbers don’t lie," he said.

Celine Dion had an emotional message for her fans on Friday. The 54-year-old singer regretfully announced in an Instagram video that she would have to cancel and postpone some of her upcoming European tour dates due to her ongoing health issues.While Dion assured fans that she's «doing a little bit better,» she said that she's «still experiencing some spasms,» and that her recovery is taking longer than expected.«Well, here we are again and I’m so sorry we have to change our tour plans for Europe one more time,» she began her message.

COVID-19 as the province logged 26 new deaths linked to the disease Friday.Pandemic-related hospitalizations came to a total of 2,290, a net decrease of 36. This comes after 182 admissions and 218 discharges in the last day.There were 81 people in intensive care units.

COVID on Friday, with 209 in intensive care.This is down by 73 for hospitalizations and a decrease of nine for ICUs since the previous day.Last Friday, there were 1,591 hospitalizations with 214 in ICU. This is a 5.5 per cent increase and a 2.3 per cent decrease, respectively, to the figures this week.According to latest data for hospitalizations from the weekend, 56 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.

The number of patients with coronavirus in hospital has fallen to 378, according to figures from the Department of Health.

Moderna has asked Health Canada to approve its COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as six months old, a day after requesting U.S. regulators do the same.

Covid cases in the state is low, but we cannot discontinue surveillance or become less vigilant," said the state’s Covid task force member Dr Shashank Joshi. “All districts therefore should promote voluntary indoor masking, not let their testing numbers fall and conduct genome sequencing wherever necessary," he said.

Suspect in custody after man dies in his home, police say.

Olivia Attwood has revealed she suffered a "really sad end to sport" as a teenager following a serious health problem. The ex-Love Islander competed in long-distance running at county and national level before having to confront a 'horrible' and 'sudden' end to her days in athletics. The 31-year-old TOWIE star admitted she overtrained which saw her lose weight.

The dream of ever owning a home is looking bleak for a majority of Canadians shut out of the housing market, according to new polling from Ipsos.

RBI stated that India suffered among the biggest pandemic-induced losses in the world in terms of output, lives, and livelihoods, which may take years to recover. Economic activity has barely recovered to pre-COVID levels even after two years.

No decision has been taken during the NTAGI meeting on Friday regarding the vaccination of children between the age group of 5-12 years against COVID19. The meeting remained inconclusive about firming up SoP and detailed guidelines for vaccination. 

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - A suspect has been arrested after a boy on a bike was struck and killed in a Goodyear hit-and-run on the afternoon of Tuesday, April 26, police said.According to Goodyear Police, the crash happened near Estrella Parkway and Elliot Road around 2:45 p.m. Police say 13 year old, Dylan Buensuceso, died."Please join us in keeping this child's family, friends & community in our thoughts and prayers," police said.Late Thursday night, police announced the arrest of 44-year-old Richard Romo."This evening a search warrant was served on a home in the neighborhood in which the fatal hit and run occurred," police said in a statement. "Investigators took a male suspect into custody without incident."Romo was booked into jail."He was a caring kid.

PHILADELPHIA - The man charged with sexually assaulting a woman on a SEPTA train on Sunday is also facing charges in two other incidents, the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office confirmed Friday morning. Quintez Adams, 28, was taken into custody earlier this week after authorities say he sexually assaulted a woman on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line Sunday afternoon between Erie and Girard stations.  Officials say Adams has also been charged in two indecent exposure incidents that occurred over the last two months.