Philadelphia police: Car with two kids inside ambushed at gas station, killing man and injuring boy

Police stand guard outside the residence of Argentine Vice-President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in Buenos Aires on September 2, 2022. (LUIS ROBAYO/AFP via Getty Images) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - A man tried to kill Argentina's politically powerful Vice President Cristina Fernández outside her home, but the handgun misfired, the country's president said.The man was quickly overpowered by her security officers in the incident Thursday night, officials said.President Alberto Fernández, who is not related to the vice president, a former president herself, said the pistol did not discharge when the man tried to fire it."A man pointed a firearm at her head and pulled the trigger," the president said in a national broadcast following the incident.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for a car and its occupants in connection with a shooting in North Philadelphia. Authorities say the shooting happened Monday at 8:35 p.m.

The cocaine was estimated to be worth $11,818,400, officials said. (U.S.

WASHINGTON - A D.C. man is taking his 92-year old grandma Joy on the road trip of a lifetime.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are searching for four people in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Germantown. According to Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident occurred just after 11 p.m. Thursday. Police say 14th District officers and medics responded to calls for an automobile accident with injuries in the 5400 block of Greene Street. When first responders arrived on scene, they found an unresponsive woman on the sidewalk with severe trauma to her head and body, Small says. Authorities say medics pronounced the woman dead on scene. Small says her identity is unknown at this time and that she appears to be a woman in her 40s or 50s. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to officials, she appeared to be wearing scrubs, but no identification was found. Investigators say a witness told police a white Chevrolet SUV traveling north on Greene Street when it crossed into oncoming traffic, jumped the curb and struck a utility pole, hitting it so hard that it split the pole in two places. After striking the pole, the car drove northbound on the curb and struck the woman walking, authorities say. Police say they believe she was dragged about 15 feet by the car before being run over. According to Small, the witness says after striking the woman, the car got back onto the northbound lane, stopped and then four people fled on foot. Authorities say they do not have any descriptions of the driver and passengers, but the vehicle is on location. Police know who the vehicle is registered to and they will be collecting evidence from the vehicle and the scene. Accident investigators are on location processing the scene and interviewing witnesses, authorities say. Police say four people fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run in Germantown.

VOORHEES, N.J. - An outpouring of support in South Jersey for a beloved police officer recovering from emergency surgery. The officer is a familiar face to many in Voorhees.What began as a stomachache for a Voorhees police officer assigned the Early Childhood Center at Congregation Beth El turned out to be a lot more. He’s recovering in the hospital after major surgery and very missed."Orlando is beyond beloved here.

A B.C. judge has awarded a business $90,000 in a defamation suit against a “disgruntled customer.”

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a 4-year-old child is fighting for their life after being shot Thursday night in Philadelphia's Germantown section. The shooting reportedly happened on East Penn Street around 8:30 p.m.Chief Inspector Scott Small from the Philadelphia Police Department said the 4-year-old is in critical condition at a local hospital. No information has been shared on what sparked the gunfire, and police have not said if any arrests have been made. This is a developing story

HOUSTON - A fight involving legendary Houston rappers, Z-Ro and Trae tha Truth continues to have people around the country talking and rumors flying. The video shows Z-Ro on the ground in what some have described as a defensive position while another man is seen throwing punches. MORE: Houston-based rappers Trae tha Truth, Z-Ro involved in viral fight videoZ-Ro claimed in an interview with FOX 26 reporter and host of Isiah Factor Uncensored, Isiah Carey, that he was lured away from a restaurant by Trae tha Truth before he was "sucker-punched" and attacked by several people. "It's Trae tha Truth. Yeah, he asked me to, after I was finished doing what I was doing with a fan, to come and speak to him," Z-Ro said.

WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden is sounding an alarm Thursday night about what he views as extremist threats to American democracy from the restive forces of Trumpism. He's aiming to reframe the November elections as part of an unceasing battle for the "soul of the nation."Nearly two years after he defeated Donald Trump, it's a reprise of Biden's 2020 campaign theme, casting the midterm election stakes in as dire terms as those that sent him to the Oval Office.

Chester High School was placed on lockdown after an incident in the school. The lockdown was lifted after about an hour.

Space Shuttle Columbia launches on April 12, 1981 on STS-1 the inaugural flight of the space shuttle. (NASA image) The first space shuttle launch happened in 1981 on the 20th anniversary of when Yuri Gargarin became the first man in space, but the launch date was not by design.

Duane Taylor READING, Pa. - A 47-year-old man has been arrested and charged with kidnapping of a minor, after a 13-year-old Reading girl was taken from her home and an Amber Alert was issued Wednesday.Officials in Reading stated 47-year-old Duane Taylor, living in Brooklyn, New York, was charged Thursday with the kidnapping of a 13-year-old girl.Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli detailed, at a press conference Thursday, the chain of events that led to Taylor’s arrest and the teen’s safe recovery.At about 7:45 Wednesday morning, the girl’s mother reported her missing from their home on the 500 block of South Court. The mom checked all over their home, then called police.Police arrived and watched video surveillance from the home.

An Ohio man is in hospital after he was stung approximately 20,000 times by bees while cutting tree branches last week, his family said.

Credit: Brittany Beard GROVELAND, Fla. - Many children might find Chloe the doll a bit – terrifying. But not Briar!The adorable 3-year-old from Central Florida loves her ‘Creepy Chloe’ doll with glowing red eyes so much that she dresses her up like a princess and takes her on trips to Walt Disney World – which has scored the family some pretty cool perks. Her mom, Brittany Beard, says Briar fell in love with the baby doll with gray, cracked skin after seeing her at the Spirit Halloween store. "She said, ‘But I’m it’s mommy and it needs me!’" Brittany wrote in a now viral Facebook post.

FILE - A police patrol car sits in a neighborhood. ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Authorities in Allentown are investigating the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man. The Lehigh County District Attorney's Office says Najeer T.

PHILADELPHIA - Thursday marks one year since Category 4 Hurricane Ida tore through the East Coast, bringing devastation and damage to the Delaware Valley. According to FOX Weather, the storm made landfall in Grand Isle, Louisiana, before moving along the East Coast, dumping more than 10 inches of rain across Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York.

Florida was sentenced to life in prison on Monday following the death of her 18-month-old son from malnutrition.Sheila O’Leary, 38, was convicted of six charges in June: first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, child abuse and two counts of child neglect. Florida man allegedly tried to ‘purchase’ girl from parents for $100K at grocery store O’Leary and her husband, both of whom are strict vegans, fed their 18-month-old child Ezra only raw fruits and vegetables and breast milk, The Associated Press reported.The husband, Ryan O’Leary, is currently in jail awaiting trial for the same six charges.The couple have two other children ages three and five, the Cape Coral Police Department reported.

CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Cheltenham Township Police are investigating a double shooting that left two people injured on Thursday. According to police, the shooting happened around 2:21 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - The man who fatally shot a coworker at Jefferson University Hospital last October has been sentenced after pleading guilty to criminal charges. According to the District Attorney's Office, the conviction was secured Wednesday for the fatal shooting of a nursing assistant and the non-fatal shootings of Philadelphia police officers during a subsequent shootout. The shooting occurred on October 4, 2021, just before midnight.

PHILADELPHIA - Two men were shot while sitting outside of a friend's apartment in Southwest Philadelphia, police say. Officials say the incident happened just after 11 p.m.

Police are appealing for help to find a man who went missing from a mental health hospital in Trafford.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia is shoring up its security measures ahead of a visit from President Joe Biden who will deliver a prime time speech outside Independence Hall on Thursday. The White House announced that Biden will make a stop in Philadelphia while he was in Pennsylvania stumping for democratic senate candidate John Fetterman. Billed as a major address just over two months before the midterm elections, Biden, the White House said, will discuss how the nation's standing in the world and its democracy are at stake."He will talk about the progress we have made as a nation to protect our democracy, but how our rights and freedoms are still under attack," the White House said. "And he will make clear who is fighting for those rights, fighting for those freedoms, and fighting for our democracy."MORE LOCAL HEADLINESBiden's visit to Philadelphia will come two days after police said a teenager fired shots into the air on Market Street in Old City, causing tourists and bystanders to scramble in panic. The shooting, which happened just two blocks away from where Biden will make his address, highlights the city's worsening problem with gun violence.

NETHER PROVIDENCE, Pa. - A young girl from Delaware County is saving lives, even after she lost her own, her sudden loss immediately helping to save the lives of two people and maybe more in the future."Mackenzie was the biggest personality in the room," mom Liz Raiburn described her daughter.Liz has been posting a picture of her 7-year-old daughter Mackenzie Rose every week since she’s been born.Those proud mom posts continued through the summer, even after the Wallingford family got devastating news from her doctors."We spent about six days in the hospital and that’s when we got the diagnosis of Severe Aplastic Anemia," Liz said.Mackenzie had a rare bone marrow disorder and desperately needed a transplant to stay alive. Thanks to a bone marrow donor, over the weekend, Mackenzie was sent to Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington for the procedure.But, the surgery didn’t go as planned."During her transplant, she complained of a severe headache and her blood pressure got high," Liz explained.

VOORHEES, N.J. - A New Jersey Buddhist temple in on high alert monks say the sanctuary was burglarized for the second time in three months. Director of the Preah Buddha Rangsey Buddhist Temple Alexander Kahn said the alleged theft happened around 6 p.m. Wednesday and was all caught on camera. The suspected thief is seen entering a building rummaging through personal items before casually leaving with a few hundred dollars stolen from another monk and an immigrant family. "$100 is a lot from someone coming from Cambodia, going back to Cambodia people live off of a cup of rice," Khan said. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESHe believe Wednesday's theft was carried out by someone from the same group that has tormented their temple before. "They knew the landscape of the property like they were in there before," Khan said. The Voorhees Police Department said a man was arrested on-site and charged with burglary and theft.Last spring, Khan told FOX 29's Jennifer Joyce that their head monk thwarted a thief who was attempting to steal $12k that was intended for another monk's family in Cambodia. The Voorhees Police Department said a man was arrested on-site and charged with burglary and theft.

PHOENIX - Heads up, drivers: Thousands of Circle K locations across the country are offering 40 cents off per gallon of gas on Sept. 1, ahead of Labor Day weekend.Circle K Fuel Day is set to take place at over 3,600 locations nationwide, including in Arizona.The deal is only happening at locations selling Circle K-branded fuel between 4 p.m.

READING, Pa. - A Reading girl is safe after a 47-yer-old man kidnapped her from her home early Wednesday morning.Reading officials spoke Wednesday evening about an Amber Alert that had been issued for 13-year-old Janae Kalia-Henry. The alert was canceled after Henry was found safe.Reading Police Chief Richard Tornielli stated Henry had been abducted by 47-year-old Duane Taylor from her home on the 500 block of South Court, about 2 a.m.

READING, Pa. - An Amber Alert was issued for a girl from Reading, but the alert was canceled Wednesday evening after she was found safe.Pennsylvania State Police said she was abducted by an unknown man.There were no further details regarding the situation.

Diana, Princess of Wales (1961 - 1997) wearing a Philadelphia Eagles jacket to drop off her son Prince Harry at Wetherby School in London, January 1991. Prince William is accompanying them.

announced the move during a press conference at Queen’s Park on Wednesday. Ontario top doc doesn’t expect a return to broad COVID restrictions, though masking may be needed It comes just over a week after Health Canada approved the booster dose for younger children.In a statement Wednesday, health unit officials said it was recommended that kids five to 11 receive their booster six months after completing a primary two-dose series of the vaccine.

Louis Armstrong International Airport after Hurricane Ida in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S., on Friday, Sept. 3, 2021.

Janae Kalia-Henry (PA State Police)READING, Pa. - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 13-year-old missing from Reading, according to the Pennsylvania State Police.Janae Kalia-Henry, 13, was reportedly last seen in the area of Schuylkill Avenue in Reading around 2 a.m. Wednesday.Police say she was abducted by an unknown man, who was last seen traveling in a silver Chevrolet Traverse with a Pennsylvania registration.Henry is described as being 5-foot-1, 106 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Ohio 22-year-old woman whose father shot and killed her ex-boyfriend as he attempted to break into the family’s home said her ex-boyfriend’s personality changed drastically after moving out to California and using drugs including acid. A grand jury declined to indict homeowner Mitchell Duckro for the July 31 deadly shooting that killed 22-year-old James Rayl outside of Duckro’s house in Sidney, Ohio. Duckro’s daughter, Allyson Duckro, previously dated Rayl, but they had ended their relationship more than 18 months prior. The Daily Mail obtained new footage showing Allyson Duckro in an interrogation room after the shooting.

PHILADELPHIA - An early morning crash left one man dead, and another hospitalized in Bridesburg on Wednesday.Police say a motorcyclist was hit by a Toyota Scion on the 2600 block of Bridge Street around 7 a.m.The car was attempting to make a turn onto I-95, according to police.MORE HEADLINES:The motorcyclist, a 41-year-old man, was pronounced dead on the scene.Police say the vehicle's driver was transported to a local hospital, but his condition is unknown.The crash is currently under investigation.

Pals of a beloved Lanarkshire man who tragically died earlier this month have gathered for a charity football match in his memory.

Teen girl shot in daytime shooting.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY - Isaiah Sheilds is making his way across the county one step at a time - and he's already taken over 15 million!"Inevitably, the first question is, are you really walking across America?" the Utah native said.Isaiah took the first steps off his Utah driveway over a year ago. Loaded up a cart with supplies, he left for Cape Alava, the western most part of Washington State, He then turned around and walked east, down through Texas, and along the gulf, before he turned up north to Maine. "I remember just sitting at my desk and I used to work in corporate finance and I was looking at an Excel spreadsheet. And the only thing I can recollect is just thinking, I want to go on like a really, really long walk," Isaiah explained.Fox 29 Photojournalist Bill Rohrer met up with him in North Wales as his trip reached about 7,430 miles."I'm doing it because I really, really like it.

CAMDEN, N.J. - The Camden County Police Department is searching for a car involved in a fatal hit-and-run and its driver. According to authorities, the incident occurred around 3:30 p.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Penguins, flamingos and emus - oh, my! The Philadelphia Zoo's birds are finally making their highly anticipated return.Several bird species have been residing inside since April amid the threat of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza. Precautions were taken to protect the zoo's animals from wild birds as cases spread along the Atlantic flyway."I’m extremely proud of the way the zoo keepers, veterinarians, curators and facilities teams came together to reach a common goal: protect the health and well-being of the animals under our care," says Rachel Metz, Vice President of Animal Well-being. MORE HEADLINES:However, last week, the zoo opened the doors to their outdoor exhibits and let them free.

Shooting injures two near SEPTA station. PHILADELPHIA - A shooting outside a SEPTA station left two people injured, and sparked a lockdown at schools in Juniata Park Wednesday morning.Police responded to the scene after hearing gunshots near the Erie-Torresdale SEPTA Station on the 3900 block of Kensington Avenue around 9 a.m.Two people were reportedly found by police after being struck by bullets.

SIDNEY, Ohio - An Ohio father will not face charges after shooting and killing his daughter’s ex-boyfriend as he broke through their front door.Surveillance video released by the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office in Sidney, Ohio, shows 22-year-old James Rayl walk up to a home on July 31 and repeatedly bang on the front door, WDTN reports. Voices can be heard in the background telling Rayl that his ex-girlfriend, also 22, did not want to see him and instructing Rayl to go away.A man’s voice can also be heard warning that he had a gun as Rayl pushes through the front door with his shoulder and shots ring out.

UNITED STATES - AUGUST 19: The sun shines off One Liberty Place in Philadelphia, Pa., on Friday, August 19, 2022. (Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images) PHILADELPHIA - The City of Brotherly Love may not be so loving to others, according to a study conducted by Preply. "For those who travel often, experiencing cultural mismatches can be common," the language learning website said.

Car crashed after carjacking in Philadelphia neighborhood. PHILADELPHIA - A man had just gotten home when police say he was ambushed just feet from the door in one Philadelphia neighborhood Tuesday morning.Police say two male suspects approached the 50-year-old victim in the rear driveway of his home on the 5700 block of North Front Street.

FILE - Charlbi Dean attends Netflix's "Spiderhead" New York Screening at Paris Theater on June 15, 2022 in New York City. (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images)Charlbi Dean, the South African actor and model who had a breakout role in "Triangle of Sadness," which won this year's top prize at the Cannes Film Festival, has died at age 32.Dean died Monday at a hospital in New York from a sudden unexpected illness, her representatives said Tuesday.Dean also had a recurring role as the assassin Syonide on the DC Comics television series "Black Lightning," which aired on the CW from 2018 to 2021.She was born Charlbi Dean Kriek in Cape Town, where she was also raised.Dean began modeling as a child, making frequent appearances on fashion runways and magazine covers in the decades that followed.She survived a near-fatal car accident in 2009.She made her acting debut in the 2010 film "Spud," an adaptation of a popular South African novel about a boys' boarding school starring Troye Sivan and John Cleese.

PHILADELPHIA - Two men are in the hospital in critical condition after they were shot in Kensington. According to police, the two men were shot in the rear bedroom on the second floor of a property on the 1800 block of E Clementine Street just before 3:30 a.m.