Pennsylvania man sentenced for hitting woman in head with metal baseball bat, prosecutors say

US President Donald Trump awards the Medal of Honor to Retired US Marine Sergeant Major John L. Canley, for actions during the Vietnam War, during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, October 17, 2018. (Photo by SAUL LOEB MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. - John Lee Canley, a Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Vietnam War, has died at the age of 84, according to The Congressional Medal of Honor Society.The society said he passed Wednesday in Bend Oregon.

MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Police Department on Friday, May 13 responded to 10 separate shooting scenes. Two fatal shootings happened on the same block hours apart. In all, three people were killed and 25 were injured.Around 12:30 p.m., police said a 24-year-old Milwaukee man was shot and taken to the hospital for treatment.Gunfire rang out around 45 minutes after the shooting near 91st and Marion.

gas price hit a record high, and is expected to continue rising as the energy supply crunch in the U.S. rages on.The average price for a gallon of gas hit $4.45 Saturday, according to AAA Gas Prices.

CHAMBLEE, Ga - A cold case dating back 37 years, has now been cracked by a stay at home mom and a civilian who works for a metro Atlanta police department."His name was the 1985 Marion County John Doe," said Barbara King Ladd.Barbara King Ladd lives in Tennessee. She read an article about a man's body found in 1985, not far from her home.The man had been murdered, but after all these years, he had never been identified.Barbara was curious.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department's Homicide Unit is offering a $20,000 reward for information on a suspect who fatally shot a man in Logan last year. According to authorities, the 38-year-old victim was fatally shot on Sunday, May 30, 2021, around 2:25 a.m. The incident happened on the 1000 block of W.

WILMINGTON, Del. - A 17-year-old has been arrested and charged with the murder of a man on May 5, authorities say. According to police, the murder took place around 12: 14 a.m.

MILWAUKEE - Seventeen people were injured and 10 people were arrested in a shooting that happened shortly after 11 p.m. Friday near Water and Juneau in Milwaukee's Water Street Bar District.Police say nine firearms were recovered in the shootings. All victims are between the ages of 15 and 47.

WILKES-BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES - 2022/05/13: Far Right candidate for Pennsylvania Governor Doug Mastriano speaks to his supporters in Wilkes-Barre. Doug Mastriano is a Pennsylvania GOP candidate for Governor.

exclusively to Daily Star on the issue, the blonde beauty said: "I used to be what people would consider to be 'really fit' and I built up my social media following based on that."But when the pandemic hit, school and that, I gained a lot of weight."When you're on the internet, it becomes obvious if you've put on weight and people tell you straight away."She continued: "When I put on a little bit of weight, some people said 'it looks good on you', but others told me I'd 'lost my shape'."However, when I gained a significant amount, it turned in to bullying."I couldn't post anything without at least ten comments targeting weight."Taya said people would sent profanities and there was even a Reddit threat tracking her weight gain.She continued: "People were accusing me of having a child without telling anyone."Others were asking if something had medically happened to me."It was mostly men, women rarely have a problem with it as they understand."I was getting death threats and people were telling me to stop eating so much.

PHILADELPHIA - A young man was found shot to death inside a car Friday night in Philadelphia in what police called an "execution style killing." Officers were dispatched to the 1200 block of South 57th Street just before 8:30 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Inspector D.F.

KENSINGTON - A highly charged and violent 24 hours culminates in the shooting death of a 47-year-old man, Philadelphia Police officials say.Officers were called to the 1800 block of East Hilton Street Friday afternoon, about 3:30, on the report of gunshots.Responding officers found the 47-year-old victim shot multiple times, according to authorities.MORE HEADLINES:The man was rushed to Temple University Hospital by SEPTA Police, where he succumbed to his injuries and died a short time after he arrived.AdvertisementPolice say an investigation is underway.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a police officer and two juveniles were hurt in a near head-on collision Friday in Philadelphia. According to police, an officer in a police vehicle was attempting to stop a black Ford being driven by a juvenile on the 3800 block of Aspen Street. During the pursuit, investigators say the Ford rammed into the front passenger's side of an oncoming police cruiser. The driver and another juvenile were brought to the hospital for observation, police said. The officer was also hospitalized in stable condition, according to police. AdvertisementAn update from the Philadelphia Police Department mentioned that officers made an arrest, but they did not share information on the suspect.

FILE - Close-up of a stethoscope in a medical setting. (Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images)NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A former Tennessee nurse whose medication error killed a patient was sentenced to three years of probation Friday as hundreds of health care workers rallied outside the courthouse, warning that criminalizing such mistakes will lead to more deaths in hospitals.A state judge imposed the sentence on RaDonda Vaught after she apologized to relatives of the victim, Charlene Murphey, and said she’ll be forever haunted by her mistake.

PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania man was convicted of sexually assaulting one of his wife's bridesmaids days before the couple's wedding.A Monroe County jury on Friday found 31-year-old Daniel J. Carney guilty of attempted sexual assault, aggravated indecent assault, simple assault and indecent assault.

GOP candidate for Pennsylvania Governor Lou Barletta speaks during a press conference at Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association May 12, 2022 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Michael M.

Supreme Court of Canada issued a major decision on Friday allowing criminal defendants in cases involving assault — including sexual assault — to use a defence known as self-induced extreme intoxication.Effectively, it means defendants who voluntarily consume intoxicating substances and then assault or interfere with the bodily integrity of another person can avoid conviction if they can prove they were too intoxicated to control their actions.“To deprive a person of their liberty for that involuntary conduct committed in a state akin to automatism — conduct that cannot be criminal — violates the principles of fundamental justice in a system of criminal justice based on personal responsibility for one’s actions,” wrote Justice Nicholas Kasirer in the unanimous nine-judge ruling.Under Section 33.1 of the Criminal Code, extreme intoxication — formally known as non-insane automatism — cannot be used as a defence in criminal cases where the accused voluntarily ingested the intoxicating substance.The court’s ruling declares that section is unconstitutional. Thomas Chan gets new trial after Supreme Court rules extreme intoxication can be used as defence The court found that, despite the “laudable purpose” of the criminal code provision, it runs afoul of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms because it is too broad.“The legitimate goals of protecting the victims of these crimes and holding the extremely self-intoxicated accountable, compelling as they are, do not justify these infringements of the Charter that so fundamentally upset the tenets of the criminal law,” the court said in the ruling.“With s.

PHILADELPHIA - A man and woman are in the hospital after police say they were shot in West Philadelphia. The shooting happened around 11:40 a.m. near 45th and Market streets. A 19-year-old woman was shot twice in chest and torso and a 21-year-old man was shot in the arm.MORE HEADLINES: Both were taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where the woman was listed in critical condition and the man was listed in stable condition.AdvertisementNo weapons have been recovered and no arrests have been made.

San Jose last fall is receiving renewed interest after church leaders in the community said that they performed an exorcism on the child.The body of Arely Naomi Proctor was found in the basement of a San Jose church last September and her death was ruled a homicide caused by asphyxiation by the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office.Her mother, Claudia Hernandez, has been charged with assault on a child resulting in death. Parents under investigation after letting 6-year-old son run full marathon Officials at the Iglesia Apostoles y Profetas church, where Proctor died, told the San Jose Mercury News that they performed a ceremony on the toddler to “liberate her of her evil spirits,” and that her death was “the will of God,” and not related to the exorcism.Court documents obtained by KRON found that the family “believed the child was possessed by a demon and were at the church praying for her,” according to deputy district attorney Rebekah Wise.Authorities say that Hernandez withheld food from her daughter and squeezed her neck.

BUCHA, UKRAINE - 2022/05/07: A destroyed mall seen in Bucha, Kyiv Oblast. (Photo by Hesther Ng/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) KYIV, Ukraine - A Russian soldier went on trial in Ukraine on Friday for the killing of an unarmed civilian, marking the first time a member of the Russian military has been prosecuted for a war crime during the 11-week conflict.A 21-year-old captured member of a tank unit is accused of shooting a 62-year-old Ukrainian man in the head through an open car window in the northeastern village of Chupakhivka during the first days of the war.Scores of journalists and cameras packed inside a small courtroom at the Solomyanskyy district court in Kyiv, where the suspect, Sgt.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is in very critical condition after police say he was shot in the head Thursday night.Police initially responded to a car crash on the 400 block of Sedgley Avenue around 11 p.m.Minutes later they received reports of shooting and found a 32-year-old man slumped over in the driver's seat of a Volkswagen SUV. The car had jumped the curb and crashed into a fence.Police rushed him to Temple University Hospital after breaking the locked car's window.

PHILADELPHIA - A Delaware County family is suing TikTok after a young girl died while attempting a social media challenge they claim that she saw on the app. The family of 10-year-old Nylah Anderson, who died in December, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the social media giant Thursday in Philadelphia. Attorney Jeffrey Goodman, a partner at the firm representing the Anderson family, called TikTok a "dangerously popular app" and warned that what happened to Nylah could happen to any child. "The nature of the lawsuit is that TikTok, through their algorithms, decided that it was a good decision to send a how-to video to a 10-year-old on how to asphyxiate oneself," Goodman said.He explained that TikTok is unique from other social media apps and websites like YouTube. TikTok's "whole business model," according to Goodman, centers around its ‘For You' page, a section of the app that procures content based on a user's viewing habits."With TikTok you see the videos that it puts in front of you and the purpose of the algorithm is to try and get users hooked," Goodman said.

Authorities found over 20 spent shell casings following a shooting at a gas station Thursday night. PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say no one was hit by gunfire when at least three shooters opened fire on group standing outside a Philadelphia gas station shop on Thursday night. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 5300 block of Rising Sun Avenue around 9:30 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - PHILADELPHIA - Police say an armed robber is dead after being shot by the man he was trying to rob in South Philadelphia Wednesday night.A 24-year-old man was smoking a cigarette outside his house on the 2200 block of South 6th Street when a man approached on a bicycle, according to police.He told police he pulled his gun on the suspected robber as he got off his bike and announced a robbery. Police say he has a valid permit to carry the gun.One shot was fired, hitting the suspect in the head.The suspect also allegedly pulled his gun firing one or two shots, which did not strike the victim.Police found the suspect, a man in his 20s or 30s, lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head.Two semi-automatic guns were recovered from the scene, as well as the suspect's bicycle.

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PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 12: P.J. Tucker #17 and Bam Adebayo #13 of the Miami Heat react against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game Six of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals at Wells Fargo Center on May 12, 2022 in Philadelphia, PHILADELPHIA - Jimmy Butler scored 32 points and waved "bye bye" to the Philly crowd as he sent the Miami Heat into the Eastern Conference finals with a 99-90 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night in Game 6.The Heat will play the winner of the Milwaukee-Boston series. The defending champion Bucks lead that series 3-2, with Game 6 on Friday night in Milwaukee.The Heat reached the conference finals for the second time in three seasons, again with Butler leading the charge.

MEDIA, Pa. - A Pennsylvania man is facing charges after prosecutors said a smoke alarm call lead authorities to an apartment used for manufacturing meth and ghost guns. Emergency responders in Media, Pennsylvania were called to the 300 block of West State Street on May 8 for reports of a fire alarm. Authorities searched the building and eventually gained access to the upstairs apartments from a landlord, according to prosecutors. After a knock went unanswered, prosecutors said authorities entered the apartment and found it completely trashed.

A South Carolina man suffered a fatal heart attack while trying to bury the body of his girlfriend who he had strangled to death, investigators say.

PHILADELPHIA - Charges have been filed against a man shot by police during an accused screwdriver attack inside the 39th Police District building on Wednesday. The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office charged Dondrick Massey-Burch Thursday with aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, simple assault and reckless endangerment. The charges stem from an incident that occurred just before 9:20 a.m. inside the district headquarters located on the 2200 block of West Hunting Park Avenue. Police say an officer who was working in the operations room went to speak with a man who was in the lobby wearing a mask.

The CHP recovered $715,000 in stolen goods taken from a multitude of stores and arrested a 45-year-old Pittsburg man on suspicion of organized retail theft and conspiracy.

NEWTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 11: Pennsylvania U.S. Senate candidate Kathy Barnette walks off the stage after speaking during a Republican leadership forum at Newtown Athletic Club on May 11, 2022 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. In the May 17 Republican prim HARRISBURG - Sensing a threat in Pennsylvania’s U.S.

Michigan, baby formula manufacturing facility could hit store shelves in the U.S.: At least two months."We understand the situation is urgent – getting Sturgis up and running will help alleviate this shortage," the company said in a statement on Wednesday."Subject to [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] approval, we could restart the site within two weeks," the statement continues.

BURLINGTON CITY, N.J. - Officials in Burlington County are investigating the shooting death of a 40-year-old Willingboro man that occurred in the City of Burlington.Officers on patrol heard gunshots early Thursday, around 3 a.m. and responded to the 500 block of Linden Avenue.

WASHINGTON - House investigators said Thursday they have issued subpoenas to House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy and four other GOP lawmakers as part of their probe into the violent Jan. 6 insurrection, an extraordinary step that has little precedent and is certain to further inflame partisan tensions over the 2021 attack.The Jan.

Anthony F. Nero (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office) MONTGOMERY COUNTY - A Montgomery County man has been sentenced to over three years in prison in connection to a shooting at the county's Democratic Party headquarters last year.Anthony Francis Nero, 48, pleaded guilty to federal charges of sending threatening communications and cyberstalking in January.Nero admitted that he warned the office they should "probably beef up security" in a threatening email in January 2021, a day after the riot at the U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are looking to identify two men they say tried to carjack another man in Kensington Wednesday morning.Two men riding a white scooter are seen approaching a 65-year-old man on the 3500 block of Kensington Avenue around 3:30 a.m.One suspect armed with a handgun demanded the victim's car keys, according to police.When the victim refused, police say both suspects rode off on the scooter without stealing anything.AdvertisementAnyone with information is asked to call or text 215-686-TIPS (8477).

Even as the daily COVID tally is showing an upward trend, the Maharashtra government said that there is no scenario of a fourth wave of the pandemic anytime soon. 

GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala - A dramatic rescue played out at a zoo in Guatemala City last month after an antelope fell into a pool of water and began to struggle – and it was all thanks to a vigilant elephant.Zoo visitor Maria Diaz caught the entire event on video back on April 29. Her footage shows the elephant ‘Trompita’ standing next to a pool, trumpeting repeatedly and pointing its trunk at an antelope drowning in the water at Zoológico La Aurora.After a few moments, a zoo worker dives into the pool and swims toward the antelope.

PHILADELPHIA - Chicken for breakfast? Philadelphians embraced a protein-filled morning as Raising Cane's opened its doors for the first time.The location at 3925 Walnut Street in University City is the first Raising Cane's to open in Pennsylvania.Locals line up for Raising Cane's grand opening.

OCEAN CITY, N.J. - A pier worker fell to his death while on the job in Ocean City earlier this month.Robert Sanger fell from a lift at Gillian's Wonderland Pier on May 2.Officials say a concrete slab collapsed beneath the equipment, causing the 62-year-old man to fall.He died of his injuries after being transported to Shore Medical Center.AdvertisementSanger was an employee of Cargo Tech International in Swedesboro, N.J.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a robbery suspect is dead after being shot by the man he was trying to rob in South Philadelphia Wednesday night.A 24-year-old man was smoking a cigarette outside his house on the 220 block of South 6th Street when a man approached on a bicycle, according to police.He told police he pulled his gun on the suspected robber as he got off his bike and announced a robbery. Police say he has a valid permit to carry the gun.One shot was fired, hitting the suspect in the head.The suspect also allegedly pulled his gun firing one or two shots, which did not strike the victim.Police found the suspect, a man in his 20s or 30s, lying on the sidewalk with a gunshot wound to the head.AdvertisementTwo semi-automatic guns were recovered from the scene, as well as the suspect's bicycle.

WEST CHESTER, Pa. - Beginning this fall, high schools in the West Chester Area School District are putting a focus on mental health and reworking the schedule."I think it would be beneficial," freshman Mrina Balachandar stated.Balachandar has just a few weeks left of her first year of high school, a big adjustment year. But, she’s ready for another change, if it means some more free time."It would give us extra time and a break from all the classes, instead of continuing the whole day, just not having our own time to just have a break for everything," Balachander remarked.RELATED HEADLINES:The superintendent of the West Chester Area School District, in Chester County, tells FOX 29 an extra period is coming to the district’s three high schools in the 2022 to 2023 school year.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are searching for a masked gunman who police say shot three people Wednesday night in Philadelphia. Officer from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the area of Aramingo Avenue and Ann Street around 9:45 p.m. for reports of a shooting. Police Captain John Walker told reporters that investigators believe a masked man got out of a light colored SUV and approached a group standing on the roadside. After a brief conversation, Walker said the gunman opened fire striking two men and a woman.A 46-year-old man was struck in the chest and a woman was hit in the side, according to police.

CHESTER, Pa. - The city of Chester has not been immune to the gun violence problem plaguing Philadelphia, and officials are taking steps to curb the carnage before summer."We should be up to 100 plus officers in this city. We are not there.

MAPLE SHA - Authorities in New Jersey are investigating an "apparent homicide" after a woman was found dead inside a motel room Wednesday morning. Officers from the Maple Shade Police Department were called to the Bel-Air Motor Lodge on the 2800 block of Route 73 for a report of an unresponsive woman. Authorities did not share the name of the victim or speculate how she died. Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr.

HARRISBURG - Several prominent conservative groups are getting involved in Pennsylvania's race for U.S. Senate and backing candidate Kathy Barnette as an alternative to Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon endorsed by former President Donald Trump.The anti-tax Club for Growth endorsed Barnette on Wednesday and has begun airing TV ads on her behalf.

PHOENIX - Phoenix Police say they arrested a man for strangling a woman to death on a city bus last week.According to a statement released by police, officers were called to the area of 27th Avenue and Baseline Road at around 8:00 a.m. on May 6 about a person on a bus who was not breathing. When officers arrived, they found the victim, identified as 41-year-old Diane Craig, with signs of strangulation."Ms.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say they are searching for a suspect wanted in connection with a theft that happened at the BioLab Suites in Center City on Sunday. Authorities say on May 8, at around 10:25 p.m., a man entered BioLabs Suite 715 on Walnut Street.The suspect took keys and a security camera from an open room and then fled in an unknown direction, according to police. MORE HEADLINESPolice describe the suspect as a man in his 20s with a thin build, short hair, wearing an "Under Armor" jacket, a "Nike" hooded sweatshirt, dark pants, and dark boots. AdvertisementAnyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the police.