Police: Man, 24, shot and killed in North Philadelphia

airstrike that hit a maternity and children's hospital there killed three people, including one child, city officials said Thursday.The foreign ministers of Ukraine and Russia met Thursday in Turkey in their highest-level talks thus far, but it appeared little progress was made at the meeting. The two-week-long war has forced 2 million people to flee the country, half of them children.Ukrainian officials say a Russian strike has hit a children’s hospital and maternity facility in the besieged southeastern port city of Mariupol.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is in critical condition after an apparent shootout between two men in Kingsessing late Wednesday night. The incident occurred shortly after 11 p.m. on the 5500 block of Greenway Avenue. Police say a 37-year-old man was arriving home when he spotted a suspicious 44-year-old man walking down the steps of his property. The two men were then engaged in a confrontation that escalated to gunfire, with both men firing shots at each other. MORE HEADLINES: The 44-year-old man later showed up at Frankford Hospital with gunshot wounds to the shoulder and foot.

PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Philadelphia recently seized hundreds of slimy bloodsucking leeches that were destined for address in three states. Officials say a total of about 300 leeches were found in nine plastic jars that arrived in a combined six air cargo shipments from Bulgaria between Feb.

PHILADELPHIA - A suspect is in custody after police say a man was shot and killed inside an apartment in West Philadelphia. The incident occurred on the 4800 block of Springfield Avenue shortly after 11:10 p.m. Wednesday night. Officers responded to the scene for a report of gunshots and found an unresponsive 62-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck in a second-floor bedroom. Paramedics rushed him to Presbyterian Hospital where he died a short time later. MORE HEADLINES: Police say the suspect, a 26-year-old man, remained on the scene and was cooperating with investigators.

WATERFORD, Mich. (FOX 2) - A 28-year-old man from Waterford, Michigan, will spend the next 50 years of his life in a federal prison after pleading guilty to making child pornography.Jostin Desco was sentenced in a U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Conditions will stabilize as the workweek draws to a close before an incoming system of rain and snow spoils the first half of the weekend. Following a wet and dreary Wednesday, temperatures across the region will fall near freezing overnight. Areas north and west of Philadelphia will drop into the 20s from a blast of cold northern air. Sunshine will return on Thursday with a mix of spotty colds. Forecasters expect temperatures to rise into the 50s in most areas, which is above-average for this time of year.

Humboldt Broncos bus crash on April 6, 2018, that killed 16 people and injured 13 others has lost his first bid to remain in Canada following his sentence.Jaskirat Singh Sidhu pleaded guilty to dangerous driving causing death and bodily harm and was sentenced to eight years.At the time of the crash, Sidhu was a permanent resident. A criminal conviction that carries a sentence of more than six months makes a permanent resident ineligible to stay in the country.Sidhu’s lawyer sent paperwork to the Canadian Border Services Agency (CBSA) in 2021 arguing why he should be allowed to stay in Canada once his sentence has been served.

COLOMBO (News 1st); Lohan Ratwatte was sworn in as the State Minister of Warehouse Facilities, Container Yards, Ports Supply Facilities, and Boats and Shipping Industry Development on Thursday (10).The position was left vacant following the resignation of Jayantha Samaraweera from the National Freedom Front.

PHILADELPHIA - A viewing was held Wednesday night for a 12-year-old boy who investigators say was shot and killed by a Philadelphia police officer after their car was fired on. Family and loved ones of Thomas Siderio gathered at Lighthouse Baptist Church on South Broad Street to mourn his death that happened a week ago in South Philadelphia.Investigators say four plain-clothed officers assigned to the South Task Force were in the area in an unmarked car as part of an ongoing investigation.Authorities have said the officers saw Siderio and a 17-year-old boy on the corner of 18th and Barbara and recognized one of them as someone wanted for questioning in another investigation.Police say the officers were approaching the boys and activated their emergency lights when they heard gunfire and a bullet shattered the rear passenger window and came to a stop in the passenger headrest. An officer in the back seat suffered injuries from the shattered glass to his face and eyes.

DARBY TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Nearly a month after the Briarcliffe Fire Company was suspended for the alleged use of racial slurs on a recent virtual meeting, community members gathered to discuss the future of the department. The Darby Township Board of Commissioners on Wednesday held a special meeting that included many vocal community members who said they no longer trust the department. There was a call to remove the department's certification, but the board decided that they will not make any final decision until the District Attorney's Office is done with its investigation.Briarcliffe Fire Company was suspended after a Jan. 27 virtual meeting between township fire companies and commissioners about a potential consolidation. According to a letter from the Goodwill Fire Company obtained by FOX 29, following the end of the meeting, a group of people remained on the call. The letter says there was then a group of people that could be heard discussing the meeting using foul language, and identifies those involved in the conversation as members of the Briarcliffe Fire Company. A Delaware County fire company has been suspended for 30 days after members of the company allegedly uttered racist and derogatory comments following a virtual meeting late last month.The conversation, which lasted an hour and 45 minutes, allegedly included racial slurs when discussing members of other fire companies and township residents.One of the Briarcliffe Fire Company members was also accused of making a joke about, Fanta Bility, a young girl who was killed in a shooting in Sharon Hill last fall."It’s outright racism,", NAACP Local Chapter President Sheila Carter said.

PHILADELPHIA - As gas prices continue to rise at a historic pace, a local Wawa unveiled a new bank of charging stations for electric cars that many experts believe is the wave of the future. Electric vehicles amounted to less than 3% of U.S. new auto sales last year, but forecasters expect big increases in the next decade.

KENSINGTON - Investigators say officers who responded to reports of a shooting Wednesday night in Kensington found a burning property then came under fire. Philadelphia Police Captain John Walker told reporters that officers responded to the 600 block of Clementine Street around 8 p.m. for reports of gunshots. The responding officers saw the two-story building on fire and bullet holes in a metal sheet that covered a window, Walker said.

READING, Pa. - Authorities in Berks County are searching for a woman and an infant who police believe could be in harm's way. The Pennsylvania State Police on Wednesday night issued a missing endangered person advisory for 33-year-old Mary Elizabeth Caraballo and her 1-year-old Williany Caraballo. Authorities said the mother and her child were last seen in the area of Spruce Street in Reading around 11 a.m.

Two men are sought in a gunpoint robbery of a UPS driver in North Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA - Authorities are searching for two men who they say robbed a UPS driver at gunpoint last week in North Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Police Department shared surveillance video of the alleged robbery that happened Mar.

FILE - Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones looks over warm ups before the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the New Orleans Saints at Caesars Superdome on Dec. 02, 2021 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 24: Ben Simmons #10 of the Brooklyn Nets looks on during the first half against the Boston Celtics at Barclays Center on February 24, 2022 in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by d PHILADELPHIA - Ben Simmons will be on the bench, boos raining down from all corners of his old home.James Harden and Kyrie Irving will go head-to-head on the court, their explosive partnership having flamed out in just 13 months.A month after Harden and Simmons were swapped in a blockbuster NBA trade, Brooklyn visits Philadelphia on Thursday in what’s more than just perhaps the most-hyped game of the stretch run.This one is personal."It’s going to be loud," Nets All-Star Kevin Durant said.

Ukraine as Russia wages war, and some U.S. citizens are ready to ship off to join the battle.Fox News correspondent Douglas Kennedy spoke with New Yorkers like former Marine Dennis Diaz who’s prepared to channel his military background in Iraq and Afghanistan."We’re going to go out there, and we’re going to straighten it out," he said. "There’s a lot of similarities between what we did in Iraq and Ukraine."Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy released a plea last month, offering up citizenship to foreign fighters who are willing to defend Ukraine from Russian attacks.

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) at The Rosen Shingle Creek on February 26, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.

WASHINGTON (AP) - With gas prices at record highs across the U.S., an increasing number of governors and state lawmakers are calling for the suspension of gas taxes to provide relief to motorists who are facing the prospect of even higher pump prices as the country cuts off Russian oil imports.Proposals for a "gas tax holiday" to counter inflation had been moving slowly in Congress and state capitols before Russia invaded Ukraine, but they have gained momentum this week amid surging prices that averaged $4.25 a gallon on Wednesday, according to AAA.Republican legislative leaders in Michigan and Pennsylvania announced proposals Wednesday to suspend or reduce state gas taxes. That came after the Republican governor of Georgia and Democratic governor of California both called for relief from state gas taxes Tuesday, when President Joe Biden ordered a ban on Russian oil imports.Meanwhile, the Democratic governors of Colorado, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin sent a joint letter to congressional leaders urging them to support legislation suspending the federal government's 18.4-cent-a-gallon gas tax through 2022.Critics of the proposals say there is no guarantee the savings would get passed on to consumers and worry that suspending gas taxes could hurt funding for road projects.

EXTON, Pa. - A bizarre social media challenge led to the arrest of a man and woman after police say they hid inside a Chester County Target overnight and filmed for their YouTube channel.West Whiteland Township Police were dispatched to the Target in Exton off Route 100 for a tripped alarm on Feb. 21.

Jazmine Sullivan is on the road to recovery and getting back onstage.Sullivan originally had kicked off her North American tour with a show in Vancouver on Feb. 14. The trek was expected to include stops in Houston, Atlanta, Brooklyn and Toronto, before concluding March 30 in Chicago. But on Feb.

The world's COVID-19 cases declined last week for the fifth week in a row, but hot spots remain in a handful of countries, especially in Asia, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its latest weekly update.

Police in Pennsylvania said a man impersonated a Walmart employee to steal an expensive VR headset.

LOS ANGELES - A cow made its way onto the 210 Freeway in the Lake View Terrace area Wednesday afternoon. SkyFOX was live over the scene as Animal Control and California Highway Patrol worked to corral the animal to safety.A cow made its way onto the 210 Freeway Wednesday afternoon in the Lakeview Terrace area.

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Continuing the corticosteroid dexamethasone after hospital release didn't benefit COVID-19 patients who didn't complete the 10-day drug regimen during their stay, finds a study published yesterday in JAMA Network Open.Kaiser Permanente Southern California researchers studied the conti

PHILADELPHIA - A rideshare driver was shot in Fairmount on Wednesday morning before driving to police headquarters to escape the gunfire, police say.According to authorities, the incident happened just after 3 a.m. in the area of North 24th and Poplar Streets.Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small says as officers were responding, a 2013 GMC SUV showed up at the new police headquarters at North 15th and Callowhill Streets.Small says the 42-year-old driver had a graze wound on his back and officers took him to the hospital, where he is listed in stable condition. He was allegedly waiting for a passenger when a white Chevy Impala with dark rims and tinted windows began following him and firing shots. Police say the driver's car was hit 12 times by gunfire, with three bullet holes in the front windshield and nine on the passenger side.The motive is unknown at this time, according to police.Authorities believe the suspects in the white Chevy Impala may be connected to an incident at a Sunoco convenience store two blocks away.The convenience store clerk allegedly told police he got into an altercation with men who he believed were going to steal.

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Carson Wentz (2) walks back to the sidelines after Indy is forced to punt during the game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Jacksonville Jaguars on January 9, 2022 at TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, FL (Photo by I WASHINGTON - Former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz is heading back to the NFC East, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter.The former #2 overall pick has reportedly been traded to the Washington Commanders after a single season with the Indianapolis Colts. Schefter reports that the Commanders will receive Wentz and a 2022 second-round pick in the deal. In return, the Colts will receive a second and third round pick in 2022, and a third round pick in 2023 that can become a second round pick if Wentz plays 70% of the team’s games.The Eagles sent Wentz to the Colts following a tumultuous final season in Philadelphia where he was supplanted as the starter by Jalen Hurts. The trade to Indianapolis brought the Eagles draft picks in return, including a first round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft.

HONOLULU – The Hawai‘i Department of Health (DOH) is transitioning from daily to weekly COVID-19 data reporting effective immediately. Case counts and vaccination updates will be published on the DOH COVID-19 dashboard every Wednesday beginning March 16.“Our decisions have always been based on trends, not single day counts. There is greater focus now on weekly hospital admissions, weekly hospital occupancy, and weekly case counts when calculating the current community levels of COVID-19.

COVID-19 relief money to buy a US$57,000 Pokémon trading card.Vinath Oudomsine of Dublin, Ga., pleaded guilty in October to a single count of wire fraud after he was accused of submitting false information to the U.S. Small Business Administration last year when he applied for a coronavirus relief loan for an “entertainment services” business he claimed to own.

STRATFORD, N.J. - Three people are facing charges after a Camden County teenager was found with a dog shock collar around her neck, according to Stratford police. Authorities say the 13-year-old girl's neighbor reported the incident on March 1. When officers responded, they observed markings on the teen's neck consistent with wearing the collar, police say. The teen was transported to Jefferson Hospital while detectives interviewed her family, police say. She told detectives that a relative put the collar around her neck and shocked her multiple times before, police say. MORE LOCAL HEADLINES The New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Permanency removed the teen from the Camden County home after she was released from the hospital, according to authorities. Police say the teen's guardian said she did not know about the shock collar or that the teen ran away to the neighbor's house.During a forensic interview, the teen told detectives a relative first used the dog shock collar on her when she was nine, police say. According to authorities, the teen also told detectives the shock collar was sometimes used as a form of punishment and that she was deprived of food and clothing at times. Police say a witness who also lives at the same residence said they observed the shock collar used as a form of punishment and saw the teen be deprived of amenities numerous times. Three of the teen's relatives face several charges, including aggravated assault and endangering the welfare of a child, according to Stratford Police.

PHILADELPHIA - Officers with the Philadelphia Police Department are investigating a shooting and subsequent crash on February 23.According to police, shots were fired just before 8:00 p.m.

SAN DIEGO - California state regulators conducted an investigation at a San Diego preschool and privately interviewed children as young as 2 without their parents’ consent about their masking practices.Officials with the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) visited all three locations of Aspen Leaf Preschool in January after receiving a complaint that the school was not enforcing the state’s mask mandate, according to the CDSS’ response to a complaint by the preschool’s owner, Howard Wu.According to the CDSS letter, which Wu shared with Fox News Digital, officials with the agency’s Community Care Licensing Division entered the three preschool locations on Jan. 19, separated the children from their teachers and interviewed them privately about their masking practices.In his complaint to the agency, Wu described the investigation as a "simultaneous, multi-school raid" that resulted in "unnecessary and inappropriate child interviews."SUGGESTED: Elementary student wearing N95 mask outdoors passed out in extreme heat, parents say"Every family we heard from after the inspections were furious about the interviews," Wu told Fox News Digital.

Clayton Fire Chief John Pridemore died on Marh 8 at Christiana Hospital.  CLAYTON, Del. - A Delaware volunteer fire company says its chief has died a day after he was injured in a 25-foot fall at the firehouse. The Clayton Fire Company announced that Chief John Pridemore died Tuesday at Christiana Hospital.The News Journal reports that fire company spokesman Kevin Wilson said Pridemore was on the scissor lift cleaning in the new addition at the firehouse when the automatic garage doors opened. Wilson says a door knocked over the scissor lift and Pridemore hit his head on the bumper of a firetruck as he fell. Wilson says fire companies in Delaware and Maryland will cover the Clayton fire district temporarily to allow members to decompress and prepare for the funeral.According to the Clayton Fire Company, Pridemore joined in January 1991 as a way to serve the community he lived in. He is survived by his wife Kimberly, two children, Amanda and Michael and his granddaughter Sadie. Pridemore's family has asked that donations be made to the Clayton Fire Company in his memory. ___MORE LOCAL HEADLINES ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

CHERRY HILL, N.J. - The Katz Jewish Community Center in Cherry Hill closed Wednesday morning after several security incidents. On Tuesday at 8:40 a.m., police and the FBI responded to the center for the report of a bomb threat, authorities say. Cherry Hill police say the building was evacuated and no explosives were found. The facility reopened at 5:00 p.m. Tuesday. "Safety and security of our children and other members are our primary concern," said Oded Kraus the Director of Katz JCC.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - The protests and riots in Minneapolis following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis have been a divisive topic in Minnesota, but one thing people of all political stripes have largely agreed on is the city didn't get its response right, from the loss of the third precinct and the failure to protect small business on Lake Street, to the hundreds of peaceful protesters who were injured by police projectiles.    Tuesday, the Minneapolis City Council received an after-action report on the city's response conducted by an independent firm with deep law enforcement experience that confirmed for many the extent of the city's failure and also pointed to its causes.Here are three key takeaways:During the more than two-hour-long meeting, the reports two presenters, Chad McGinty and Bob Boehmer, both retired veteran officers who now work for the consulting firm Jensen Hughes, returned again and again to a common theme: the breakdown in internal communication and the chain of command that occurred within the city and the police department as officials struggled to respond to the unprecedented level of protests, and eventually riots, that overtook the city.In a dispassionate tone, McGinty and Boehmer described how officers in the field became disconnected from command staff and left without clear guidance, while city leaders failed to update their staff or the community as the situation worsened.In the Q&A section, Councilmember Jeremiah Ellison pressed for detail.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - A fiercely-debated, Republican-led education reform bill in Florida that would forbid instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade — among other reforms in public schools — is headed to the governor's desk. Florida’s House Bill 1557, officially called the "Parental Rights in Education" bill, has received a wave of criticism from Democrats and LGBTQ advocates — who have often referred to it as the "Don’t Say Gay" bill. Statewide, the bill has sparked a swell of protests and student walkouts. The measure passed 22-17 in the state Senate on Tuesday with all Democrats and two Republicans voting against it.

Police are searching for Dominick Oliveira of Bethlehem Township.  BETHLEHEM, Pa. - A search is underway for a Bethlehem Township man wanted by police. Authorities say 47-year-old Dominick Oliveira is wanted for involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, unlawful contact with a minor, sexual assault, and other offenses. Oliveira is known to frequent Bethlehem and Allentown, police say. Police are also searching for a white 2007 Dodge Sprinter and a silver 1999 Honda Accord associated with Oliveira.

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Miami, The Home Depot, Bounty, Charmin products display. (Photo by: Jeffrey Greenberg/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The latest consumer product to increase prices by shrinking the size of the item is toilet paper.Consumer watchdogs have spotted that while prices are rising, the sizes of products are getting smaller, according to the New York Post.Toilet paper joins the list of product sizes getting smaller ranging from detergent to snack items and even chicken nugget orders.Procter & Gamble Co.

Bensalem Township police say officers seized 26 pounds of drugs and several other items.  BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, Pa. - Police have made an arrest after seizing about $70,000 worth of drugs from a Bensalem Township home. According to police, a search warrant was executed at 104 B Konefal Street. Authorities say 26 pounds of marijuana, THC, Psilocybin edibles, and paraphernalia consistent with drug trafficking were discovered. RELATED: Bensalem Township man hid in NH woman's attic, took photos of her sleepingAdditionally, $21,000 worth of cash, a Yamaha motorcycle and a Rolex were also discovered, according to police. The estimated street value of the drugs is more than $70,000, police say. Police arrested 37-year-old Clinton Douglas and charged him with possession with intent to deliver and other related charges. 37-year-old Clinton Douglas has been charged with posession with intent to deliver and related charges.  MORE LOCAL HEADLINES ___DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APPSUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTubeAdvertisementFOLLOW: Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

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BALTIMORE - The first person to receive a heart transplant from a pig has died, two months after the groundbreaking experiment, the Maryland hospital that performed the surgery announced Wednesday.Download the FOX 5 DC News App for Local Breaking News and WeatherDavid Bennett, 57, died Tuesday at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Doctors didn't give an exact cause of death, saying only that his condition had begun deteriorating several days earlier.Bennett's son praised the hospital for offering the last-ditch experiment, saying the family hoped it would help further efforts to end the organ shortage."We are grateful for every innovative moment, every crazy dream, every sleepless night that went into this historic effort," David Bennett Jr.

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 04: Director Ryan Coogler attends the 19th Annual AFI Awards at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 4, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for AFI) ATLANTA - Confusion at an Atlanta Bank of America led to "Black Panther" director Ryan Coogler mistakenly in handcuffs. The incident reportedly happened on Jan. 7 at on W.

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Canada will send cameras for surveillance drones to Ukraine in a new shipment of aid amid the ongoing war with Russia, according to a senior source.

Waikiki Beach in Honolulu, Hawaii, early February 20, 2022. (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)HONOLULU (AP) - The last statewide mask mandate in the U.S. will be lifted by March 26, Hawaii Gov.