NASCAR season postponed through May 3 due to coronavirus concerns

UKRAINE - Russian forces in Ukraine appear to have shifted their focus from a ground offensive aimed at Kyiv, the capital, to instead prioritizing what Moscow calls liberation of the contested Donbas region in the country's industrial east, officials said Friday, suggesting a new phase of the war.It appeared too early to know whether this meant President Vladimir Putin had scaled back his ambitions in Ukraine, but Russian military moves this week indicate a recognition of the surprisingly stout Ukrainian resistance.Putin's forces are under great strain in many parts of the country, and the United States and other countries are accelerating their transfer of arms and supplies to Ukraine. In recent days, U.S.

SARASOTA, Fla. - When a K-9 who once helped the military find explosives and missing people became paralyzed, a former Sarasota County deputy stepped in to help the dog roll into his retirement years. Every day Sebastian Velasquz keeps an eye on his K-9 partner named "X". While the pair have retired from the Air Force, Velasquz would never leave a service member behind."He's more like a brother and partner. I spent every day, every hour with this dog.

ORLANDO, Fla. - A 14-year-old boy tragically fell to his death from a ride at Orlando's ICON Park on Thursday night. Witnesses shared video exclusively with FOX 35 of the moments right before he fell. The video has been edited due to its graphic nature.Witnesses on the scene told deputies that the boy fell from the Orlando Free Fall ride, which stands at 430 feet.

Esther Piskor, whose abuse inspired the Ohio state "Esther’s Law," is pictured in provided family photos. (Photos: Provided / Steve Piskor) COLUMBUS, Ohio - A state law in Ohio allowing cameras and other electronic monitoring devices to be installed in the rooms of nursing home residents went into effect this week — the culmination of one man’s advocacy for over a decade after his elderly mother suffered abuse and neglect at a facility.Esther’s Law, which went into effect on Wednesday, aims to prevent elder abuse.

climate change, concerned scientists said Friday.The collapse, captured by satellite images, marked the first time in human history that the frigid region had an ice shelf collapse. It happened at the beginning of a freakish warm spell last week when temperatures soared more than 70 degrees (40 Celsius) warmer than normal in some spots of East Antarctica.

TRENTON - The Union County Prosecutor's Office on Friday shared body camera footage of a police-involved shooting in Trenton that left a man paralyzed.The lawyers for Jajuan Henderson, 29, say just after midnight on Feb. 12th., he went to his car parked on Centre Street in Trenton to get some ice tea.

Quarterback Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns is introduced by general manager Andrew Berry (L) and head coach Kevin Stefanski during a press conference at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on March 25, 2022 in Berea, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Get BEREA, Ohio - Deshaun Watson maintained his innocence and strongly denied committing any sexual misconduct despite allegations made by 22 women against the Cleveland Browns' new starting quarterback.Wearing a dark pinstriped suit and orange tie at his introductory news conference on Friday, Watson showed little emotion while saying he's done nothing illegal."I've never assaulted or disrespected or harassed a woman in my life," Watson said, flanked at the dais inside the team's headquarters by Browns general manager Andrew Berry and coach Kevin Stefanski.

PHILADELPHIA - Two juveniles are facing charges after authorities said they let their dogs viciously attack a cat as it was sitting on the front porch of a home in Frankford. The Pennsylvania SPCA shared video Tuesday of two people walking their dogs past a house in Frankford when they spot a cat, later identified as Buddy, on the front porch of a home. The dogs lunged towards the cat and the person holding the leash allows them to walk onto the porch closer to the cat. The suspects then drops the dogs leashes, allowing them to attack the defenseless cat. The two suspects watched the vicious attack from the sidewalk until the homeowner opened the front door and shooed them away. Buddy suffered life-threatening injuries from the attack that required round the clock monitoring at the SPCA's Philadelphia headquarters, the organization said.

Coronavirus infection rates have gone up by over 50 percent in Tameside as cases across Greater Manchester rise. Trafford continues to have the highest coronavirus infection rate in Greater Manchester.

The pace of COVID-19 spread appears to be slowing in some of Asia's recent hot spots, including Hong Kong, where cases are at their lowest level in a month.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Nine people were arrested and charged for allegedly organizing a retail theft ring throughout California, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Friday.The suspects are charged with stealing items from major retail stores. According to the attorney general, the criminal organization operated in Los Angeles, Alameda, Fresno, Kern, Orange, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Ventura counties.FOX 11's Elex Michaelson spoke one-on-one with the governor about vaccinations, business relief and the plan to tackle local crime.(July 21, 2021)The arrests come following a three-month investigation by the California Highway Patrol into an organization known as the South American Theft Group.

Reported tuberculosis (TB) diagnoses in the United States fell 20% in 2020 and remained 13% lower in 2021 than TB diagnoses made prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported yesterday, while a study today highlights disparities in at-home COVID testing.

McMaster University in Hamilton is joining a growing number of post-secondary institutions across Ontario that are pausing COVID-19 vaccination and masking requirements for students and staff as of May 1.In a joint release from the president and provost on Friday, the university said the step allows the learning facility to align with the Ford government’s recent easing of COVID-19 rules.“While these measures will be paused, surgical masks will continue to be available on campus and everyone is encouraged to continue to wear masks indoors, especially in classrooms, the libraries, crowded spaces, or close workspaces,” the university’s statement said.An update for our community: As of May 1, McMaster is pausing the vaccination policy and mask requirements. This aligns with government guidelines and is possible because of the respect you have all shown for each other’s safety, so thank you.

Li Jun Hui(right) and Liu Yu Chen of Team China react as they compete during a match at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on July 27, 2021. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia - Four Chinese badminton players are on probation for two years for failing to try their best to win a doubles match in 2018.The incident happened in the Fuzhou Open quarterfinals in China in November 2018.Then world-ranked No.

stepmother of a New Hampshire girl who disappeared in 2019 at age 5 have been formally indicted on the charges they were arrested on earlier this year related to the child's well-being, the attorney general's office said Friday.Adam and Kayla Montgomery have been jailed since January. Adam Montgomery had custody of his daughter, Harmony Montgomery, who vanished sometime in late November or early December of that year.

NEW YORK - Snoop Dogg is apparently going to collaborate with BTS.The rapper revealed that he is working with the group while giving a red carpet interview at the American Song Contest.Snoop told The A.V. Club, "I’m going to let them tell you about it. It’s official like a referee with a whistle.

FILE - Residents of an old farm house grow the legal limit of marijuana plants in their garden on Aug. 1, 2021 in Lovell, Maine.

Trooper Martin Mack III (L) and Trooper Branden Sisca (R)  (Pennsylvania State Police)PHILADELPHIA - Pennsylvania State Police have released details surrounding the viewings and funerals for two troopers who were killed in the line of duty Monday morning.Troopers Martin F. Mack and Branden T. Sisca were responding to a call for a person walking in the southbound lanes of I-95 around 1 a.m.

ZEELAND, Mich. - Jules Hoogland, a junior at Zeeland East High School, is a member of the school's basketball team. She also happens to be completely blind.

NAME THAT TUNE: L-R: Randy Jackson and JoJo in the season premiere of NAME THAT TUNE airing Tuesday, March 29 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. CR: Lorraine O’Sullivan / FOX.

Two studies published yesterday in JAMA, one from Sweden and Norway and one from Ontario, find no link between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and adverse outcomes.

universal health-care system is “at risk” amid unprecedented pressures exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, says the country’s health minister.As a result, Ottawa is pledging an additional $2 billion in top-up health transfers to the provinces in a bid to help them resolve backlogs in surgeries, Jean-Yves Duclos announced on Friday.“Two years after the beginning of the worst pandemic the world has known in over a century, we need to acknowledge that if we do not act quickly and decisively, the long term survival of the universal and public health system Canadians cherish is at risk,” said Duclos.Duclos said delays in surgeries, diagnostics and treatments existed before the pandemic but that after five successive waves of COVID-19 in the span of two years, provincial health systems are struggling.The transfer comes in addition to the $4-billion top-up provided to the provinces in March 2021.More to come.

Ukrainian officials resumed efforts to evacuate more civilians trapped in Mariupol on Friday, as the United Nations’ human rights team reported growing evidence of mass graves in the besieged city.Thousands remained trapped in the southern port city with little food, water or power, and repeated attempts to arrange safe passage out of Mariupol, which is surrounded by Russian forces, have failed.“We have got increasing information on mass graves that are there,” the UN’s Matilda Bogner told journalists by video link from Ukraine, saying some of the evidence came from satellite images. At least one mass grave appeared to hold 200 bodies.The UN human rights office, which has about 50 staff remaining in Ukraine, has so far counted 1,081 civilian deaths in the war.

Looking to escape the Winnipeg cold? It might be tough finding a direct flight A spokesperson for the Canada Border Services Agency told Global News that border officers have some options to help Canadians traveling by land to use the app.“They can help land travelers comply with the requirement to submit their information digitally by allowing the traveller to return to the U.S. to take the time to complete the ArriveCAN form and re-enter Canada after submitting it,” the spokesperson said.“Also, where operations make it possible to do so, they can allow the traveler to complete their ArriveCAN submission upon arrival at ports of entry.”The federal government requires all Canadian travelers use the ArriveCAN app, with very limited exceptions.Information can be provided verbally at the border or completing a paper form if you’re a person with accessibility needs who can’t access the app or there’s no Internet access on a country-level in the location you’re travelling from.Special exceptions also apply to refugees and asylum seekers.For those Canadians who don’t have access a smartphone or the app, there’s an alternate option.

Ontario government says it is providing over $13.6 million to hospitals in the Region of Waterloo to reimburse the lost revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic.Kitchener-Conestoga MPP Mike Harris made the announcement on Friday which will see $8.1 million for Grand River Hospital, $2.5 million for St. Mary’s General hospital and $2.9 million for Cambridge Memorial Hospital.

family’s cruise holiday has been left in tatters after their daughter was not allowed to board over Covid rules – despite being too young to be double jabbed. Dannie and Sharon Sheppard, along with their two children, Niamh, 12, and Ewan, 10, were due to set sail on their one-week trip with P&O Cruises around France, Spain and Portugal, on April 16.

Covid-19 infections have risen sharply across most of the UK and are nearing record levels in England, while both Scotland and Wales have reached an all-time high, new figures show.

NEW BRIGHTON, Pa. - Two men who worked in direct care at a western Pennsylvania residential facility inflicted what a grand jury alleges was "violent, demeaning and humiliating" abuse on people with severe physical and mental disabilities, federal prosecutors said Friday in announcing hate crimes criminal charges.Zachary Lee Dinell, 28, and Tyler Smith, 31, are accused of abusing people who are not able to speak to report their injuries and lack the capacity to defend themselves.Their 12-count indictment issued Wednesday describes that from mid-2016 to about September 2017 residents of McGuire Memorial in New Brighton were punched in the face and head, choked, kicked in the face, jumped on, had caustic substances and other liquids rubbed into their eyes and had liquids sprayed and thrown into their mouths.Thomas King, McGuire Memorial's general counsel, said the abuse came to light when police investigating Dinell for another matter found texts and videos on his cellphone. An investigation concluded no others at McGuire were aware or involved, King said.Four lawsuits by residents or their family members have been settled by the home's insurer, King said."This was a horrible event for everyone involved in McGuire," King said Friday, noting policies were changed and security cameras installed as a result.

(FOX 5 NY illustration from NJ.gov images) JERSEY CITY, N.J. - Since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, New Jersey has transitioned its elections to a combination of mail-in, drop-off, and in-person voting (including an early voting period). The state also implemented online voter registration in addition to registering in-person and by mail.

The highly transmissible Delta and Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variants caused triple and 10 times the rate of COVID-19 infections in pregnant women compared with other strains, with most cases among unvaccinated mothers and their newborns, finds a prospective study yesterday in JAMA.University of Texas researchers studied the outcomes of pregnant

After a two-year absence, the model train show returns to the Western Development Museum.

FALL RIVER, Mass. - A Massachusetts man says he has the answer for those singing the blues about stratospheric gas prices.Rick Madeira, of Fall River, has taken to riding his electric unicycle to work, saving on gas and cutting his commute time in the process."It’s just more convenient and it’s obviously more fun," he told The Herald News.RELATED: Gas prices: US national average to soon hit highest ever recorded, experts sayMadeira's Gotway Nikola Plus, with no seat or handle bars, just places for his feet, can go 70 or 80 miles (113 or 129 kilometers) on one charge and reaches speeds of up to 40 mph (64 kph), although he rarely goes that fast."It literally takes me four minutes to get to work, versus about eight minutes in a vehicle," he said.FILE-A rider steers an electric unicycle on a sidewalk. Electric unicycles have become a popular mode of transportation.

Holly Willoughby.The Streets gained critical and commercial acclaim when they released their debut album Original Pirate Material in 2002, followed by smash hit A Grand Don't Come For Free in 2004.Although Mike Skinner rose to fame with The Streets, the musician has also branched out into other music and film projects too since then.In 2010, the singer and rapper wrote the soundtrack for hit film The Inbetweeners, featuring 10 original compositions by the star.Not only that, but he also branched out into acting himself, appearing in Doctor episode The Time Of The Angels as a security guard in 2011.Four years previously in 2007, Mike had also hosted a late night programme called Beat Stevie on Channel 4.However he has since returned to music, working on projects including D.O.T with musician Rob Harvey in 2011, and releasing music with a rap supergroup featuring musicians including Big Narstie from 2015-2017.Most recently, Mike reunited with The Streets for a tour in 2019, with the group releasing the single How Longs It Been.In 2020 he also released None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive, a mixtape full of guest spots from young stars.Although The Streets had global success, Mike Skinner has spoken openly about suffering with his mental health while at the height of the group's fame.Speaking to Q Magazine, Mike revealed that he had suffered anxiety and depression during that time, saying: "Every day in The Streets was scary because you feel totally out of control."Anxiety, paranoia and general fear. That’s what my 20s were like.

Research has indicated that about one in 11 people north of the border could have had covid last week - the highest proportion ever.

More than 840,000 vaccine doses have been dished out in Ayrshire and Arran, according to a health chief.

UPPER DARBY, Pa. - A man has died after he was shot and killed in an apparent road rage incident in Upper Darby Friday morning, law enforcement sources tell FOX 29’s Steve Keeley. The incident began around 8 a.m. on the 600 block of Lansdowne Avenue near Upper Darby High School.Sources say the victim, a 57-year-old man, was found unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle at Lansdowne Avenue and Winding Way.

COVID-related deaths on Friday as officials warn of a possible sixth wave as cases continue to climb across the province.Health officials say 1,048 people were hospitalized for the virus on Friday after 107 patients checked out of the hospital and 93 patients were admitted in the last 24 hours.#COVID19 – En date du 24 mars, voici la situation au Québec: https://t.co/pwoUoaBgaF pic.twitter.com/pzLsGtVPyp— Santé Québec (@sante_qc) March 25, 2022ICU cases went up by two after 10 people entered and eight patients left the unit.Provincial data shows 2,203 PCR tests came back positive during the last day, which is only a small portrait of the situation as access to PCR testing remains limited to high priority groups.Officials say 15,456 tests were given at government-run PCR testing sites, with a positivity rate of 16.3 per cent.Over 5,000 third doses of the vaccine were administered during the last day.

Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas speaks at the Heritage Foundation on October 21, 2021 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital Friday after a stay of nearly a week, the Supreme Court said.Thomas, 73, had entered the hospital last Friday evening after experiencing "flu-like symptoms." He was treated for an infection with intravenous antibiotics, the court said Sunday in announcing his hospitalization. He had been expected to be released from the hospital Monday or Tuesday.The court did not say why he remained in the hospital longer than initially thought or what kind of infection he was treated for.Thomas did not have COVID-19, the court said.

The first Canadian-made COVID-19 vaccine by Medicago has been rejected by the World Health Organization (WHO) due to its ties to tobacco giant Philip Morris

A professor has warned of how difficult it can be to tell the difference between hay fever and Covid at this time of year.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Sri Lankan authorities have decided to impose power cuts on Saturday (26) and Sunday (27).SaturdayGroups PQRSTUVW:3 hours from 9 AM to 6 PM1 hour 40 minutes from 6 PM to 11 PMGroups ABCDEFGHIJKL:3 hours and 20 minutes from 8 AM to 6 PM 1 hour 40 minutes from 6 PM to 11 PM Sunday Groups PQRSTUVW:2 hours from 3 PM to 11 PMGroups ABCDEFGHIJKL:2 hours and 15 minutes from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM 1 hour 15 minutes from 5:30 PM to 10:30 PMPower Cut Schedule: Click Here

pilot feeding program designed to reduce starvation issues amongst Florida manatees will soon conclude as experts say warmer waters are helping to disperse the population to their summer habitats, lessening the strain on natural resources.The first of its type feeding effort was started by state and federal agencies in December because seagrass, the mammal’s natural food, was in short supply, especially in their winter habitat zones.During the four-month pilot program, it’s estimated the animals ate more than 160,000 pounds of lettuce, but there were questions during the multi-agency effort on whether the aquatic herbivores would eat the human-provided supplements.HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER ON TV"I’m pleased to say that virtually all of it was eaten since we started this effort in mid-December. There were three weeks or so in there when we were still trying to get animals over to the site and to get them interested.

FILE-A view of a Chick-Fil-A restaurant on September 10, 2021 in Rohnert Park, California. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Chick-fil-A is making sure its used cooking oil is going somewhere useful. Earlier this week, Darling Ingredients Inc.

ANAHEIM, Calif. - Police in Anaheim are looking for a man they say attacked a library employee unprovoked. The incident happened at the Anaheim Central Library back on March 3. According to police, around 6:15 p.m.

COVID on Friday, with 161 in intensive care.This is up by six for hospitalizations but a decrease of four in ICUs since the previous day. Last Friday, there were 615 hospitalizations with 193 in ICU.Of the 667 people in hospital with COVID-19, 46 per cent of them were admitted because of the virus, while 54 per cent were admitted for other reasons but tested positive for COVID-19.Of the 161 people in ICUs with the virus, 76 per cent were admitted because of COVID, while 24 per cent were admitted for other reasons.

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A row has broken out over pleas from NHS chiefs for residents to avoid the area’s A&E emergency department.