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Vicky White, inset, is a corrections officer wanted in connection with Casey White's escape after allegedly driving away from the jail with him on April 29. (Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office) Vicky White allegedly walked out of the Lauderdale County Detention Center last week "with no care in the world" as accused killer Casey Cole White followed her into her marked police vehicle.The two are suspected of swapping out the ride for a copper Ford Edge SUV and vanishing – kicking off a U.S.

Flu infections are increasing in Canada – an unusual trend for this time of year when cases typically are in decline.

SARS-CoV-2 waves in over 1,30,000 Covid-19 patients.

A pothole is pictured here on a street. (Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images) Ever been the victim of a pothole? That sinking feeling when you drive full speed over a deep rut in the road never fails to give a fearful jolt.Between the risk of bottoming out or damaging a tire, those fears aren’t so outlandish, based on a variety of statistics.TRAFFIC IS NOW THE WORST IN THESE 5 U.S. CITIES – IS YOURS HERE?For all those who are setting off on spring and summer road trips this year — and at the peak of pothole season — here are a few key things to know before hitting the road.In 2021, one in 10 drivers who hit a pothole sustained enough damage to warrant repairs, according to a new survey from AAA.The average $600 price tag on pothole-related repairs — last year alone — cost drivers a total of $26.5 billion, said AAA. Pothole victims are also likely to have a second incident requiring repairs, bringing attention to the need for winter road repairs."Winter roads will likely give way to pothole-laden obstacle courses," Greg Brannon, AAA’s director of automotive engineering, said in a statement. "When a vehicle hits a pothole with any kind of force, the tires, wheels and suspension get the brunt of the impact and fixing any of those items is pricey."AAA received 1.8 million tire-related roadside assistance calls in the winter and spring of 2021, the organization said.NY MAN CYCLING ACROSS AMERICA FALLS IN LOVE WITH CINCINNATIPotholes are formed from moisture collected in cracks and crevices that expand and contract due to cool temperature fluctuation. The weight of passing vehicles breaks up the pavement, eventually creating a deep hole known for wreaking havoc mostly on tires, alignment,

FILE-Mifepristone, the abortion pill known as RU 486. (Photo by James Leynse/Corbis via Getty Images) SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - It took two trips over state lines, navigating icy roads and a patchwork of state laws, for a 32-year-old South Dakota woman to get abortion pills last year.For abortion-seekers like her, such journeys, along with pills sent through the mail, will grow in importance if the Supreme Court follows through with its leaked draft opinion that would overturn the landmark Roe v.

World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million died directly or indirectly from COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021.WHO provided a range of 13.3 million deaths to 16.6 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec.

The study, published last week in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, examined air and surface samples during an environmental surveillance programme from August 2020 until April 2021 at the University of Michigan (U-M) in the US. 

LONDON - The World Health Organization is estimating that nearly 15 million people were killed either by the coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems in the past two years, more than double the official death toll of 6 million. Most of the fatalities were in Southeast Asia, Europe and the Americas.In a report released on Thursday, the U.N.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Amber Heard testified through tears Wednesday in a Fairfax County, Virginia courtroom about the abuse she said she suffered at the hands of Johnny Depp as the defamation trial involving the one-time Hollywood couple continues.Heard is expected back on the stand Thursday. During her testimony Wednesday as she took the stand for the first time in the trial, Heard spoke about how the couple met during their work on the film "The Rum Diary" and how they began dating while doing a press tour for the film's release in 2011.Outside of the courtroom, crowds of mostly Johnny Depp supporters lined up early Wednesday and again Thursday, in hopes of being allowed inside for the testimony.

FILE IMAGE - Recording artist Machine Gun Kelly performs during a stop of his Tickets to My Downfall tour at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on Oct. 16, 2021, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The Covid-19 pandemic killed almost 15 million people in 2020 and 2021, the World Health Organization has estimated.

recall of over 100 kosher candy and chocolate products sold under the Elite brand due to the possibility of salmonella contamination. Strauss Israel, the food maker behind the products, said in a statement that the products were "manufactured in a facility in which salmonella was detected in the production line and in the liquid chocolate that is used for the production of the finished products."The recall includes certain Elite-branded chocolate, cakes, wafers, energy grain snacks, energy chocolate rice cakes, chewing gum and toffee candies. Click here for a full list of the 101 products on the FDA website.The impacted products were distributed mainly to stores in Florida, California, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut and were sold online by Amazon, Passover.com, Fresh Direct and other retailers, the FDA’s notice said.A provided image shows one of the products impacted by the recall.

PHILADELPHIA - Temple University’s class of 2022 will be walking on the stage Thursday to receive their degrees. Thursday’s event will mark the university’s first in-person graduation ceremony since 2019. Families and friends will be in attendance to watch almost 10,000 students graduate as commencement was slated to begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Liacouras Center on North Broad Street. This year's class includes graduates from 103 countries and all 50 states.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - What could be the final primary debate between Republicans running for Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat devolved into a string of attacks over China, abortion and more as the candidates stretched Wednesday night for any perceived advantage in a wide-open and expensive race.In many cases, the five candidates blew off questions during the hour-long debate in favor of repeating talking points and attacking rivals.Attackers often tried to make hay out of the business ties to China by former hedge fund CEO David McCormick and Mehmet Oz, best known as the heart surgeon-turned-celebrity and host of daytime TV's "The Dr.

China has gone full pelt with its attempt to go Covid free as new video footage shows officials locking residents in their homes.And they're using huge padlocks and unbreakable cable to do it.Video footage posted on Chinese social media sites shows how residents who refuse to either stay inside or hand their keys over to officials are having wires drilled into their doors and padlocks used to stop them from leaving if they test positive.And another video shows one official drilling a hole in front of someone's door so that they can use metal bolts to stop them from getting out.According to independent Chinese news outlet Caixin Global, the measures are being taken in the northern Hebei province.Local sources have quoted the Qianan Pandemic Prevention and Control office as saying: “We are investigating and will modify the policy.“We are also looking into the possibility of installing alarms to replace current methods.”Up until May 4, China had a seven day average of 22,566 cases, with 14,731 positive cases just yesterday alone.Despite having 1 million cases since the pandemic started, the country has only suffered 5,141 deaths.The latest draconian measures came just a few weeks after we reported how workers in China's financial district in Shanghai were being forced to sleep in office for days.The stringent Covid policy came as positive cases escalated in the coastal city of Shanghai while local government vowed to keep the infectious separated in a two-stage lockdown.One of the measures is stop workers from returning home to avoid cross-infections.One worker, who works at a company in Shanghai Software Park, documented his horrendous life during the office lockdown and shared to viewers online.He received a notice that

A man faces a six-month curfew after an attack in broad daylight in East Kilbride town centre.

Sharon Osbourne reveals she is flying home after husband Ozzy was diagnosed down with Covid but she promises to be back next week.@MrsSOsbourne | @OzzyOsbourne pic.twitter.com/sxlidvX5Tu‘We’ve gone two years without him catching Covid and it’s just Ozzy’s luck it would be now.’Talking about returning to Talk TV Sharon said: ‘I can’t believe my luck. I’m missing the show and I’ve only been there three days.

FILE IMAGE - An independent contractor wearing a protective mask and gloves moves shopping carts with Amazon Prime grocery bags to a car outside a Whole Foods Market in Berkeley, California, U.S., on Oct. 7, 2020.

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2020/08/25: USPS sign on delivery truck in Flushing, Queens. USPS delays endanger 14M who wont get medications on time, report says.

Millions of people in Beijing returned to work this morning, many remotely, with scores of subway stations shut after a national holiday muted by the coronavirus curbs.

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PHILADELPHIA, PA - MAY 04: Brad Miller #13 of the Texas Rangers hits a two RBI single in the top of the tenth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies at Citizens Bank Park on May 4, 2022 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Rangers defeated the Philli PHILADELPHIA - Brad Miller hit a two-run single in the 10th inning to give the Texas Rangers a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night.Marcus Semien doubled and had two hits for the Rangers, who have won a season-high four in a row after sweeping the two-game series with the Phillies.Nick Castellanos doubled and had three hits for Philadelphia.

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 04: Tyrese Maxey #0 of the Philadelphia 76ers defends a layup by Victor Oladipo #4 of the Miami Heat during the second half in Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at FTX Arena on May 04, 2022 in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO MIAMI - Bam Adebayo scored 23 points, Jimmy Butler had 22 points and 12 assists, and the Miami Heat beat the Philadelphia 76ers 119-103 on Wednesday night for a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.Victor Oladipo scored 19 points on his 30th birthday and Tyler Herro added 18 for the Heat, the East’s No.

MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. (FOX 2) - A man takes his car for an oil change and gets sued - after his car was involved in a deadly accident killing a worker while at the dealership.On March 13, 2020, the customer took his car to the Rochester Hills Chrysler Jeep Dodge dealership and a young 19-year-old mechanic attempted to change the oil.

AVONDALE, Ariz. - A Maricopa County Sheriff's deputy was laid to rest in October 2021, after he suffered a deadly attack while taking a suspect with felony warrants into custody. Now, that suspect may face the death penalty, county officials said months later.Juan "Johnny" Ruiz, who was with MCSO for three years, died on Oct. 11."It is with a heavy heart that I share with you the passing of Deputy Juan "Johnny" Ruiz #S2212.

Amber Heard took the stand for the first time on Wednesday to deliver her testimony against ex-husband Johnny Depp, who is accusing her of ruining his reputation and career with false accusations of domestic violence.In the legal battle between the two stars, both Heard, 36, and Depp, 58, claim to be victims of violence. The initial court case began when Depp filed a $50-million defamation lawsuit over a Washington Post op-ed penned by Heard in late 2018 about domestic abuse.

COMPTON, Calif. - Authorities are searching for two suspects wanted in connection with an attempted armed robbery of a smoke shop in Compton that resulted in the death of a man. It happened Tuesday evening at the "Smoke Shop" located in the 1500 block of S. Wilmington Avenue. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, four suspects entered the shop and pointed their handguns at an armed security guard inside.

DELAWARE COUNY - Nurses, paramedics and county officials all came out Wednesday to protest possible closures within the Crozer Health System.Several services are set to close across four Delaware County hospitals unless they approximately $24 million to Crozer's for-profit California-based owner Prospect Medical Holdings, according to officials.Those services include mental and rehabilitation, along with inpatient and outpatient substance abuse and crisis.Hospital staff, joined by local, county and state leaders, say they are fighting because lives are at stake. They also say reopening these services will be really hard after they are closed.Several services are planned to close across four hospitals in Delaware County.

BUCKS COUNTY, Pa. - A woman will spend one to two years in prison after stealing thousands from her 89-year-old grandmother.Rebecca Scott, 43, pled guilty to third-degree felonies of financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person, theft by unlawful taking and access device fraud and forger.In court Wednesday, Scott admitted she stole and cashed her grandmother's check for $6,500, and ordered a box of checks to her home in Bensalem.She also said she attempted to take another $10,000 from her grandmother by altering another one of her checks, according to the Bucks County DA's Office.A judge, who described Scott as a "con woman," sentenced her to one year less a day to two years less a day in county jail, plus five years of probation. She was also ordered to repay all the money she stole with payments of $200 a month. "Scott is a serial thief who violated her 89-year-old grandmother’s trust," said District Attorney Matt Weintraub.Scott's grandmother reported she was a victim of financial exploitation in September 2021.She told officials that four checks went missing from her checkbook after her granddaughter made an unexpected visit.

PHILADELPHIA - A Philadelphia man is facing federal charges for allegedly shooting a SWAT officer who was executing an arrest warrant at a Fairhill apartment building last February. United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams on Wednesday said 35-year-old Kristian Reyes was wanted by authorities for state probation and parole violations. Members of the Philadelphia Police Department's SWAT team went to arrest Reyes at a property on the 100 block of West Lehigh Avenue on Feb. 11, but they did not receive a response after announcing their presence, according to investigators. Officers breached the door and headed up a narrow stairwell to a third-floor apartment and knocked where they again announced their presence but received no response. A Philadelphia police SWAT officer was treated and released at a local hospital after police say he was shot in his bulletproof vest in North Philadelphia while serving a warrant.While waiting for equipment to gain access to the apartment, investigators say the leader of the SWAT team heard multiple popping sounds and realized he was shot in the vest. The officer was rushed to the hospital for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

Though global COVID-19 cases overall continue to fall, illness levels rose in Africa and the Americas for the second week in a row, led by a trio of Omicron subvariants, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its weekly pandemic update.

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JANUARY 13: Baby formula is offered for sale at a big box store on January 13, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois.(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) A baby formula shortage that’s forcing some stores to limit sales has gotten worse: In 26 states, 40-50% of major formula brands were sold out last week.According to analysis from Datasembly, which tracks pricing and other data for retailers, out-of-stock numbers for baby formula have increased 9 percentage points over a two-week period. For the week of April 24, 40% of major brands are sold out nationwide.

NEW YORK - Hip Hop legend Kidd Creole has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for killing a stranger with a steak knife on a Manhattan street.The stabbing death of a homeless man took place in 2017 in Midtown.  A Manhattan jury found him guilty of first degree manslaughter last month.Kidd Creole, whose real name is Nathaniel Glover, is one of the founding fathers of hip hop as The Kidd Creole of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five.Police had charged him with second-degree murder in the death of 55-year-old John Jolly.Tourists found Jolly wounded on East 44th Street near 3rd Avenue just before midnight on an August 2017 night.

Trooper Joseph W. Czachorowski  PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania state trooper has been suspended as he faces several drug charges.Joseph W.

SAN DIEGO - Autism Society San Diego and Mainly Mozart recently held its annual "Lights! Camera! Autism! Back in the Spotlight!" at the University of California, San Diego, Park & Market on April 30. The event featured exhibits from two dozen artists who have autism. The event also featured musical performances from pianist/vocalist Bruce Kopstein of "Autism's Got Talent's 2021" of the Autism Society of San Diego. One artist was Joel Anderson. "I been doing art for such a long time," Anderson told FOX 5 San Diego.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Park-goers experienced terrifying moments after a group of people got stuck on a roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park in Charlotte, North Carolina, last week. Park officials said the incident happened on the "Flying Cobras" last Friday. "On Friday, April 29, Flying Cobras, located in County Fair at Carowinds, had an unexpected ride stoppage on the lift" park officials said in a statement to FOX Television Stations. "The park’s maintenance team responded quickly, and at no time were guests in danger.

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday — its most aggressive move since 2000 — and signaling further large rate hikes to come.The increase in the Fed's key rate raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point since the pandemic struck two years ago.The Fed also announced that it will start reducing its huge $9 trillion balance sheet, which consists mainly of Treasury and mortgage bonds. Those holdings more than doubled after the pandemic recession hit as the Fed bought trillions in bonds to try to hold down long-term borrowing rates.

PHILADELPHIA - Governor Wolf held a press conference at Independence National Historical Park in Old City on Wednesday where he addressed the potential dismantling of the Roe v. Wade decision and abortion rights in Pennsylvania During the press conference, Governor Wolf made it clear that Pennsylvania will stand firm in protecting abortion access in Pennsylvania."Today, I am angry," said Gov. Wolf.

Members of SWAT in Chester, Pa. where authorities believe a shooting suspect is barricaded inside.  CHESTER, Pa. - SWAT team members are responding to a report of a barricaded person in Chester on Wednesday. Authorities believe the person barricaded inside the apartment on Pennell Street was involved in a shooting earlier in the day. The shooting happened at a market on the 1100 block of W 3rd Street, authorities say. A spokesperson from the Delaware County District Attorney's Office confirmed the shooting was fatal, but no additional details were released.

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health insurance policy if you are already covered under a corporate group health insurance scheme? Experts think it is wise to have a separate policy to avoid any hassles during hospitalization. 

LAS VEGAS, N.M. - New Mexico's governor on Tuesday asked President Joe Biden to declare a disaster as firefighters scrambled to clear brush, build fire lines and spray water to keep the largest blaze burning in the U.S. from destroying more homes in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.During a briefing on the fire burning across the state's northeast, Gov.

BELTON, Texas (AP) - An 18-year-old student has died after he was stabbed during a fight at a Texas high school and another student was taken into custody, authorities said.ACROSS TEXAS: Kingwood Park H.S. parents concerned after 2 students were hurt in separate incidentsJose Luis Ramirez Jr.

TurboTax products sit on display at Costco on January 28, 2016 in Foster City, California. (Photo by Kimberly White/Getty Images for TurboTax) NEW YORK (AP) - The company behind the TurboTax tax-filing program will pay $141 million to customers across the United States who were deceived by misleading promises of free tax-filing services, New York's attorney general announced Wednesday.Under the terms of a settlement signed by the attorneys general of all 50 states, Mountain View, California-based Intuit Inc.