Petaluma daughter lives with mother's corpse for more than a year: police

HAMILTON, Ohio - An Ohio man is facing sexual assault and attempted kidnapping charges after reportedly grabbing a 6-year-old girl and trying to kidnap her from her front yard.Video shows the child taking out the trash when a man, later identified as 33-year-old Deric McPherson, approaches her and grabs her. He then walks away briefly but turns around and grabs her by the hand, then tries to pull her away.The child’s mother told the WLWT that she heard a "blood-curling" scream before her daughter ran inside and told her someone touched her private parts and tried to kidnap her.RELATED: Ohio man accused of killing 4 people says it was 'an easy decision'Her parents first tried chasing McPherson on foot, but then her father got in his car and pursued McPherson until police could arrest him.

AUSTIN, Texas - March for Our Lives is again gathering at the steps of the Texas State Capitol demanding action on gun safety in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas mass shooting.The organization is rallying with the parents whose children were killed in the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School, as well as survivors from the 2018 mass shooting at Santa Fe High School and youth activists from across Texas.The rally is to urge Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to call a special session immediately and to raise the minimum age to purchase an AR-15 to 21. "Three months since the horrifying and preventable tragedy at Robb Elementary School, Governor Abbott still hasn’t taken action to keep kids safe and prevent gun violence," said the organization in a release.

PHILADELPHIA - At least six shootings rang out Friday night into Saturday morning as another summer weekend in Philadelphia became a violent one.The violence began with a fatal shooting in the city's Kingsessing neighborhood when police say a 31-year-old man was killed. He was shot at least four times on the 5400 block of Chester Avenue around 10 p.m. With the next 30 minutes, police say two more people became the victims of two separate shootings.

PHILADELPHIA - An officer's response was cut short Saturday morning when police say he struck a car on his way.The crash happened around 11 a.m.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Also Read: Moderna sues Pfizer, BioNTech for patent infringement over Covid-19 vaccine "Given we're in the third year of the pandemic, it's... all the more so tragic given that we have the tools that can actually prevent these deaths," she told a live interaction on the WHO's social media channels. "A lot of us have become numb to the numbers." Also Read: Covid an endemic in this state: How infections, symptoms will look like now "We need a reality check.

BOSTON - In the nick of time, the Boston Police Department’s harbor patrol unit rescued a father and son who were desperately clinging to a cooler at the outermost edge of Boston Harbor after their lobster boat sank.Officers Stephen Merrick and Garrett Boyle responded to a call for a boat taking on water at about 6:30 p.m. Wednesday near Graves Light Station, police said in a statement.

PHILADELPHIA - The mother of 8-year-old Fanta Bility shared memories of her daughter who was killed by police gunfire while leaving a high school football game nearly one-year ago. "Fanta was a giver, she was so nice to friends, sometimes she would take food and give it to friends, and clothes, she was so happy," Tenneh Kromah said.Authorities say on Aug. 27, Bility and her family were leaving the Academy Park High School football field among a crowd of fans when a shooting between two young men erupted.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is reforming its cold case investigation branch that was forced into dormancy as homicides surged across the city and stretched resources thin. "It was very unfortunate, but the cold cases ended up going by the wayside," Captain Jason Smith from the department's homicide unit told FOX 29's Kelly Rule. There are currently more than 4,000 unsolved murders in Philadelphia dating back to 1990, and just last year the city set a historically bloody benchmark of 562 killings. Smith said as homicides continued to pour in, he was forced to begin assigning investigators from the Cold Case Unit to probe active homicides. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES"We will continue to work those investigations, but in order to do that effectively I need a team of investigators dedicated to that purpose; to work on cold case investigations," Smith said. The department's revamped Cold Case Unit currently consists of two teams and four investigators, but Smith expects to double the unit's manpower by mid-September. Together, the team will work off tips and pull old case files to meticulously go through the details of the thousands of unsolved murders.

plan to erase $10,000-$20,000 in student loan debt for millions of Americans has borrowers racing to find out what kind of student loans they have — and how much, if any, relief they can expect.On the surface, it sounds simple: Biden is eliminating $10,000 in federal student loan debt for those with incomes below $125,000 a year, or households that earn less than $250,000. He’s canceling an additional $10,000 for those who received federal Pell Grants to attend college.But diving into the jargon of student loans? It’s complicated.

COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccines offered protection against severe COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant for at least 6 months, and three doses of China's inactivated vaccines were more protective than two doses but not as protective as three doses of mRNA vaccines, finds a study from Singapore published today in JAMA Network Open.

WILMINGTON, Del. - Delaware State Police has launched an investigation after a man was shot while driving on I-495. Authorities say the incident happened early Friday morning, just before 3:00 a.m. According to police, the man, 20, was driving south on I-495 at Terminal Avenue in the center lane when a person in a car on his right side opened fire. Multiple shots were fired and the man was struck on the lower part of his body, police say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to officials, the man managed to drive away and get off the highway to I-295 in the area of Rt.

Philadelphia police investigate a fatal shooting in Eastwick. EASTWICK - A man has been fatally shot in Eastwick.Officials say the shooting happened on the 2800 block of South 81st Street Friday afternoon, just after 12:30.Responding officers found a man in his late 20s suffering from multiple gunshot wounds in his head and over his body when they arrived on scene.Police rushed the man to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center where he died.Authorities are actively investigating the shooting, though no arrests have been made.

NEW DELHI : India has crossed a significant milestone in the national countrywide vaccination programme as more than 211 crore COVID vaccination doses have been administered so far, the union health ministry said on Friday citing that on an average over 22 lakh precaution doses are being administered per day. The central government had launched COVID Vaccine Amrit Mahotsav‘ campaign on July 15,to give an accelerate the coverage of precaution dose. Under the campaign, free precaution dose is being provided at all government COVID vaccination centres for persons aged 18 years and above for 75 days (till 30th September).

PHOENIX - As the 2022 general election nears, political signs have popped up on most major intersections across the Phoenix area, but a new trend is emerging, where regular people are posting their own political signs, as practical jokes.A man named Tyler Watson kicked things off, with a sign showing him crossing his arms for no particular reason.Others have since joined in Watson's footsteps, and the signs are mixed in with other serious political signs.A man known as 'Dixon Butts.' The person did not want to reveal his true identity. One of the people who made joke political signs called himself "Dixon Butts" on the signs that featured him with a sidekick named Dixie.On the signs, "Butts" called himself "a man of the people.""I was driving down the road, realized it's election season, and thought the none of signs out here, and I gotta do something about it," said ‘Butts.' The man did not reveal his true identity.Another person who made joke political signs is Christian Ramirez.

FILE - Packages of Oscar Mayer Classic wieners are displayed in a supermarket. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)Oscar Mayer announced Thursday it would sell a hot dog-flavored popsicle in a handful of U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a child who was in the backseat of a car when it was stolen Thursday evening in Philadelphia has been found safe. The theft happened at the Sunoco gas station at the intersection of Belfield and Ogontz avenues sometime before 6 p.m. A spokesperson with the Philadelphia Police Department said the child has been reunited with his mother. The vehicle and the suspected car thief have not been located, according to police.

File: Arkansas State Capitol building and grounds in Little Rock, Arkansas. (Photo by: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - A federal appeals court on Thursday said Arkansas can't enforce its ban on transgender children receiving gender-affirming medical care.A three-judge panel of the 8th U.S.

Ashley Biden and Joe Biden attend Gilt x Livelihood Launch Event at 6 St. John's Lane on February 7, 2017 in New York City.

TikTok user posted a video showing Marcel Kugler, a DJ based in Switzerland who goes by the name HardcoreHead, enjoying his time at a live music event last week and it amassed over six million views. Nothing appeared out of the ordinary about the video, until you went down to the comment section. Other TikTok users posted rude remarks, assuming Marcel was "on drugs" based on his irregular movements and some even going so far as to say he looked like a zombie from "The Walking Dead." But not all of the comments were rude. Many came to Marcel’s defense, saying to leave him alone and let him enjoy his time. One person commented, "It‘s a pity to see such things and we are not referring to the video.

Raheem, Nathaniel and Dayon Pinder PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. - Chester County officials announce an arrest in a nearly two-year-old Phoenixville murder case.According to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office and Phoenixville Police, three members of one family are in custody and charged with the death of 73-year-old Ira Solomon.Authorities say 46-year-old Raheem Pinder, of Pottstown, 44-year-old Dayon Pinder, of West Chester and 49-year-old Philadelphia resident Nathaniel Pinder – two brothers and a cousin – were arrested and charged with murder, robbery, conspiracy and related charges.According to officials, Phoenixville police and paramedics were called on December 29, 2020, about 1 p.m., to the 400 block of Dayton Street, on the report of a person dead.Responding officers found 73-year-old Solomon on the kitchen floor, with a gunshot wound to the head. He was declared dead at the scene.Police and Chester County officials credit witnesses and other acquaintances, along with home video recordings on Dayton Street, and with surveillance from an Uwchlan Township hotel, where one of the defendants was a long-term guest, with the eventual arrest of the three men.Raheem Pinder was arrested on August 24th and is being held without bail at Chester County Prison.

The Boeing CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is lifted at the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May 4, 2022, ahead of its second Orbital Flight Test (OFT-2) to the International Sp CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Boeing’s first spaceflight with astronauts has been delayed until next year because of repairs that need to be made to the capsule following its last test flight.Liftoff of the Starliner capsule with a pair of NASA test pilots is now scheduled for February, officials announced Thursday. They had hoped to launch it by year's end.Boeing has launched Starliner twice without a crew, most recently in May.

COVID-19 Science Advisory Table (SAT) has released a new report with recommendations on how to limit the spread of the coronavirus.The brief, released on Thursday said in-person schooling is “essential for children and youth for both academic educational attainment and for the development of social, emotional growth and life skills.” Universities, colleges should follow Ontario medical officer on COVID requirements: gov’t The advisory table said in order to limit the spread of COVID-19, a number of “permanent measures” should be implemented.These permanent measures include achieving and maintaining adequate indoor air quality, implementing proper hand hygiene, conducting environmental cleaning and disinfection, ensuring students and staff stay home when they are sick and ensure they are staying up-to-date with routine and recommended immunizations.The advisory table said temporary infection-related measures such as masking, physical distancing, cohorting, active screening and testing “can help reduce the transmission of communicable illnesses in schools.”“However, some can pose additional challenges to school operations, student learning and student wellness,” the brief read. “Furthermore, some of these measures may adversely impact social connectedness, which is of vital importance for children of all ages and of heightened significance in the adolescent years.”(1/7) We released a new Science Brief today on infection prevention and control considerations for schools during the 2022-23 academic year.

Newfoundland and Labrador into a hydrogen-producing energy powerhouse.The first phase of the project involves building 164 new wind turbines in one of the windiest corners of the country. The idea is to use the renewable power generated from those wind turbines to produce what’s known as ‘green’ hydrogen, which can then be shipped to Germany to address that country’s growing energy security fears.

PHILADELPHIA - The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office is investigating the fatal shooting of a Philadelphia man in Atlantic City. According to authorities, the shooting happened on Thursday around 12:06 a.m. Officials say officers from the Atlantic City Police Department responded to a Shot Spotter Alert near the 1300 block of Baltic Avenue. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESOfficers found 31-year-old Jordan Eaddy and he was pronounced dead on scene, according to the Prosecutor's Office. Authorities did not detail the extent of his injuries. Police are urging anyone with information on the shooting to contact the prosecutor's office at 609-909-7800. 

The World Health Organization announced today that one million people with Covid-19 have so far died in 2022, calling it a "tragic milestone" when all the tools existed to prevent deaths.

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NORRISTOWN, Pa. - A Norristown dance instructor has been arrested after a woman discovered a hidden camera in the studio bathroom. Authorities say the Norristown Police Department took a report from a woman who attended a private dance lesson at Frankie G Dance Academy, located at 1705 Kendrick Lane. According to police, the woman said the instructor gave her clothes from the dance studio and asked her to try them on. The woman went into the studio's bathroom and noticed a cell phone charging block in the wall while changing, officials say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESPolice say the woman recalled seeing a video on TikTok warning about charging blocks that can be disguised as hidden cameras and she inspected it, learning it was a pinhole camera. According to authorities, the woman removed the data card from the camera, which contained video of her changing and she turned it over to Norristown police. After interviewing several people, a search warrant was obtained for the location along with an arrest warrant for the owner, 37-year-old Francis Gerarn Laurenzi, who is also known as "Frankie G," authorities say. During a search of the property, police confirmed that the studio was unlicensed and operating in the basement of the property on Kendrick Lane, according to officials. Police say Laurenzi was taken into custody and multiple electronic devices, including media storage items, were taken from the property. Authorities are working to process the files to identify victims. In a Thursday afternoon press conference, police said Laurenzi was charged with invasion of privacy and related offenses. Police are asking anyone who has taken dance lessons at the FG Dance Academy on Kendrick Lane to contact Norristown Police at

PHILADELPHIA - Investigators with the Philadelphia Police Department are working on learning more about a shooting that left a man in critical condition.  Chief Inspector Scott Small says officers with the 8th District received a 911 call for a report of a shooting victim at Frankford Avenue and Academy Road around 11:45 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department's Shooting Investigation Group are investigating a double shooting in Mayfair. According to police, officers received a 9011 call reporting gunshots at Charles Street and Magee Avenue early Thursday morning. Officials say officers found a crime scene with six shell casings on the sidewalk, but no victims were present. Police were later notified that two men showed up at Frankford Hospital with injuries, authorities say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to Chief Inspector Scott Small, a 31-year-old man was shot in the face and a 29-year-old man was shot in his back. Both men were transported to trauma hospitals, where they are in critical condition. Police did not release any additional information and said they are checking cameras in the area. 

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is investigating a dog attack that left two people in the hospital early Thursday morning. Authorities say 25th District officers responded to the area of N 5th Street and W Venango Street just after 1 a.m. for reports of a person down. Chief Inspector Scott Small says responding officers arrived on scene and encountered a man who was being bitten by a pit bull mix. According to police, he was bleeding from various wounds to his head, neck, body, arms and legs. Small says the dog was biting on the man's arm as his family members used a bat to try to get the animal to release the man. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAn officer discharged his weapon, shooting the dog in the side, causing it to let the man go, Small says. Police transported the man to the hospital, where he is in critical condition from his injuries, according to officials. The man's wife was also suffering from a dog bite wound to her leg, according to Small. Authorities say medics transported her to Temple University Hospital, where she is in stable condition. Small says the SPCA and Philadelphia Animal Control were called in to investigate.Police did not provide an update on the status of the dog's injuries. Police say a pit bull mix has been shot by police after it attacked its owners in Hunting Park, leaving a man in critical condition and a woman in stable condition.

Covid-19. For people with atopic disease and asthma, the risk is 38% lower compared to people without these conditions. A separate study showed that people with food allergies were 50% less likely to become infected with the coronavirus.

healthcare infrastructure," it said.  Sisodia also directed that all these construction works should be completed on time and all quality standards should be ensured by the concerned PWD engineers and officials here. The officials informed Sisodia that the construction work of all these hospitals will be completed by the end of next year.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Tempe-based used car retailer Carvana is expanding once again, months after the company, according to an e-mail we obtained, laid off 12% of its workforce, or 2,500 employees.Here's what you should know about the massive layoff, as well as the expansion.Carvana, which quickly became a billion-dollar company since it was founded a decade ago, is known nationwide for its multi-story car vending machines. The company operates more than 30 used-car vending machines across the country.On Aug.

KENSINGTON - A 25-year-old man was shot multiple times and killed in Philadelphia's Kensington section Monday night.Officials say police responded to reports of a shooting Monday, just after 7:15 p.m., on the 3200 block of H Street.When police arrived, they found a 25-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds, including one to the head.MORE HEADLINES:SEPTA police rushed him to Temple University Hospital where he died.Authorities say an investigation is underway and no arrests have been made.

UVALDE, Texas (AP) - Angry calls to fire Uvalde’s embattled school police chief swept through an auditorium Wednesday where school board members faced demands to make Pete Arredondo the first officer to lose his job over the fumbled response to the massacre at Robb Elementary School.The school board was meeting to decide Arredondo’s future, three months to the day after a gunman killed 19 students and two teachers in one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history.Arredondo was not in attendance but through his attorney released a blistering and defiant 17-page letter that lashed out at state officials, defended the police response to the May 24 massacre and accused the school board of putting his safety at risk by not allowing him to carry a weapon to the meeting.As the board convened into a closed session, some in the auditorium yelled "Coward!" and "What about our children?"Arredondo, who has been on administrative leave since June, has come under the most scrutiny for his actions during the May 24 tragedy.

Children’s Tylenol, Advil shortage in Alberta attributed to summer COVID infections And the seven-day average positivity rates on PCR tests was effectively flat at 21.9 per cent. PCR tests have been restricted to individuals who live or work in clinical high-risk settings for most of 2022.On Friday, Health Canada approved booster doses for children aged five to 11, with the National Advisory Community on Immunization (NACI) recommending children in that cohort to get vaccinated with a third dose six months after their second “in the context of heightened epidemiological risk.”On Tuesday, the Alberta government told Global News the province is reviewing Health Canada’s decision and NACI’s recommendation.“No decisions have been made yet,” a health ministry spokesperson wrote in an email.

Flamingos huddled in a Zoo Miami bathroom during Hurricane Andrew in August 1992. (Image: Zoo Miami) (Ron Magill) MIAMI - When Hurricane Andrew made landfall in South Florida on Aug.