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PAMPLONA, Spain - The first bull run in three years took place Thursday at the San Fermín festival in the Spanish city of Pamplona. No one was gored, but several runners took knocks and hard falls as tens of thousands of people reveled in the return of one of Europe's most famous traditional events.Six bulls guided by six tame oxen charged through Pamplona’s streets for around two minutes and 35 seconds without provoking too much carnage among the thousands of observers and participants cramming the course.Several runners were stomped, trampled or shoved to the cobblestone pavement.

LONDON - He was the mayor who basked in the glory of hosting the 2012 London Olympics, and the man who led the Conservatives to a thumping election victory on the back of his promise to "get Brexit done."But Boris Johnson's time as prime minister was marred by his handling of the coronavirus pandemic and a steady stream of ethics allegations, from alcohol-fueled government parties that broke lockdown rules to how he handled a sexual misconduct scandal involving a senior party lawmaker.2001-2008: Serves as a member of Parliament in the House of Commons representing the constituency of Henley.2008-2016: Serves as London mayor, overseeing 2012 London Olympics.(L) London Mayor Boris Johnson speaks to reporters as he leaves the Electric City Conference on Dec. 6, 2012, in London, England.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is in critical condition after he was shot in North Philadelphia on Thursday, according to police. Authorities say officers responded to a 911 call for a shooting on the 2800 block of 6th Street around 2:40 a.m. Lt. Dennis Rosenbaum told reporters that while on the way, officers received notification that an injured man was on the highway. According to police, the officers found the man with multiple gunshot wounds throughout the body and rushed him to Temple Hospital. The man is currently in critical condition, according to Rosenbaum. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESThe investigation is still in the preliminary phase, but authorities said blood and shell casings were found at the scene. This is a developing story.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are investigating a double shooting in Kensington that injured two people. According to Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small, the shooting took place just before 1 a.m. on Thursday near E Orleans Street and Kensington Avenue. Officers responded to the scene and found a 17-year-old girl who was shot two times in the lower back and once in the leg, according to Small.

NEW YORK - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed to resign Thursday after days of defections crippled the controversial leader and left him unable to govern.Johnson finally agreed to step down after one of his closest allies, Treasury Chief Nadhim Zahawi, told the prime minister to resign for the good of the country. It was not immediately clear whether Johnson will stay in office while the Conservative Party chooses a new leader, who will automatically become prime minister as well.

PHILADELPHIA - A little boy is going viral on TikTok after his mom captured his enthusiastic reaction as she presented him with Philadelphia Phillies tickets. Six-year-old Keith Clark is not only an exceptional Phillies fan, but he’s also an avid reader. The young Phillies Phanatic won a free ticket at school after he was crowned the best reader in his class.

PHILADELPHIA - After the Fourth of July shooting on the parkway, city officials said that they will not scale back events in the city, but instead, will focus on increasing security. Now, many people are questioning whether increased security is enough to keep visitors coming to the city and safe while they’re here. Jamal Johnson, founder of "STOP Killing US," protests daily around Philadelphia, specifically at the places where shootings and murders occur, but on the days leading up to the Fourth of July, he changed his message. "We held up posters with the public service announcement that visiting Philadelphia may be hazardous to your safety due to the increase in gun violence," he said. FOX 29’s Shawnette Wilson went over the bridge to chat with Collingswood residents to see how people in the suburbs feel about visiting the city. "If there’s a whole bunch of stuff going on in Philly, why would I go if there’s a chance of danger?" said Imani Delgado.MORE HEADLINES Police: Man killed in West Oak Lane after being shot, then crashing his carSuspect arrested in Philadelphia bar shooting that killed innocent woman, police sayGermantown double shooting kills 1 man, critically injures a second man, police sayOn the other hand, some Collingswood residents say Philadelphia’s restaurants, theaters, and other arts are the reason they will continue visiting the City of Brotherly Love.Russ and Mary Jackson say they enjoy coming to the city, but they avoid coming here when there are big events, like the July 4th parade and fireworks show. "When you get into your mid-80s, you don’t want to get knocked over," Russ Jackson said.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that claimed the life of one man in West Oak Lane on Wednesday night. Authorities say a man was shot inside his car on the 7400 block of Gilbert Street around 8 p.m. Witnesses say the shooter walked right up to the driver's side door of the victim's GMC Denali and fired multiple shots.The victim suffered a gunshot wound to his left shoulder.

BERWYN, Pa. - A life changing home upgrade for a local teenager who has been through so much. Austin Beltrante survived a near electrocution, and Wednesday, his life was made just a bit cooler."You look at a kid who’s not going to make an excuse," dad John Beltrante said.

PHILADELPHIA - As investigators continue to probe a shooting at a 4th of July fireworks show in Philadelphia that left two police officers hurt, one of the injured officers said he feels grateful that his injuries weren't far worse than they could have been. Officer Sergio Diggs, a 14-year member of the Philadelphia Police Department, was assigned to highway patrol on Independence Day. As a large crowd gathered on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway for 4th of July fireworks, Diggs and Montgomery County deputy John Foster were struck by gunfire. A massive police response swarmed the 2500 block of Spring Garden Street as onlookers ran for safety.

FOX 2 - A Detroit police officer and a suspect have both been shot and killed near Joy Road and Marlowe Street Wednesday night. Police were responding to reports of the suspect shooting indiscriminately, using a Draco assault rifle - and the officer who was fatally wounded was among the first to the scene. His partner returned fire and fatally shot the suspect."It is with a heavy heart that I have to inform our department and our community that we lost a hero today," said Detroit Police Chief James White.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 29: Jerry Harris attends the Build Series to discuss "Cheer" at Build Studio on January 29, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/Getty Images) CHICAGO - Jerry Harris, the former star of the Netflix documentary series "Cheer" who pleaded guilty in February to charges of receiving child pornography and soliciting sex from minors, was sentenced to 12 years in federal court on Wednesday.According to a press release published by attorneys representing two victims in the case, Harris will receive an additional 8 years of supervised release following his sentence. "The sentence he received reflects the severity of his crimes and the lifetime of pain his victims will suffer," victims' attorney Sarah Klein said.Harris, 22, of Naperville, Illinois, pleaded guilty in February to two of seven felony counts against him, one for persuading a 17-year-old to send him sexually explicit photographs for money and the other stemming from a trip he took to Florida for to "engage in illicit sexual conduct" with a 15-year-old.

RIDGEFIELD PARK, N.J. - Three officers in Bergen County, New Jersey, responded to a middle-of-the-night call unlike any other: a Honda Civic experienced an electrical malfunction and burst into flames on the side of Route 46 in Ridgefield Park just before 2 a.m. on Saturday, July 2.The officers knew they had to act fast to save the motorist inside. "We knew we were going to get him out one way or another," Patrolman Anthony D'Elia told FOX 5 NY. One way or another turned into a strategic smashing of the windows and trying to outsmart the smoke and the flames."We did our best to get him out the driver's side, unfortunately, none of the doors would open as hard as we tried.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities have arrested a man accused of opening fire on a Philadelphia bar after being kicked out, killing a young woman who was inside the building.Police on Wednesday arrested Anthony Nelson for the shooting death of 21-year-old Jailene Holton on June 28th at Philly Bar and Restaurant. Authorities say Nelson, a Philadelphia resident, was taken into custody in Atlantic City and is facing several charges, including murder.Investigators believe Nelson was among a group of men who fought with a bouncer after being told they could not use a pool table because a league was playing.MORE: Man kicked out of bar in NE Philly fires 15 shots at building, killing woman inside, police say | Uncle of woman killed in Philadelphia bar shooting speaks out: 'When are people going to get fed up?'Philadelphia Police Inspector Scott Small told reporters at the scene that when the group was kicked out of the bar one of the men retrieved a gun from a vehicle.More than a dozen shots were fired at the front of the bar from less than 200 feet away, according to investigators. Holton was struck in the head during the barrage of bullets and later died at Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital, police said. A second victim was also injured by broken glass and treated at the hospital. The uncle of Jailene Holton, who was fatally shot while with friends at a bar in Northeast Philadelphia, speaks with FOX 29's Steve Keeley.Family members say Holton was the designated driver the night of the shooting and only planned on being at the bar for 20 minutes. "When are people going to get fed up with this reckless shooting in the city?" Holton's uncle said.

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NEW YORK - The coronavirus pandemic could last for nearly two more years before becoming an endemic, according to new Yale research.The endemic stage will be when the virus becomes more of a seasonal nuisance, like the cold or flu, that is not seriously harmful to much of the population.A new study, published in the journal PNAS Nexus, looked at rats to model a potential future with the virus. Rats can also get coronaviruses.Researchers looked at a coronavirus that is similar to one that causes the common cold in humans and how it was transmitted among rats.

WEST OAK LANE - The front of two houses collapsed around 6:30 Wednesday morning in Philadelphia’s West Oak Lane neighborhood.It happened on the 1700 block of East Tulpehocken Street.The front of two homes collapsed on East Tulpehocken Street in West Oak Lane. No injuries were reported as a result of the collapse, but Philadelphia Fire officials say six people are displaced.The front of two homes collapsed on East Tulpehocken Street in West Oak Lane.

YEADON, Pa. - Officials in Delaware County are investigating the death of a prisoner who died while in police custody Tuesday. The death happened inside the Yeadon Police Department sometime during the afternoon, according to officials. The Delaware County District Attorney's Office told FOX 29 that the investigation is still ongoing. Authorities have not shared the identity of the prisoner and have not said what lead up to the death. This is a developing story

Video shared on Twitter by Brittney Abernathy showed one of the flight’s crew members really hamming it up while giving a safety demonstration.  In the video, the unnamed flight attendant seductively unrolled one of the life vests and charismatically modeled it as he strutted down the aisle as if it were a catwalk.  FILE - Freeze frame showing unnamed male flight attendant giving a charismatic performance during the flight’s safety demonstration. (Brittney Abernathy via Storyful)RELATED: 86-year-old woman recognized as world's longest-serving flight attendant During the portion of the demonstration which discussed putting a life vest on an infant, the flight attendant mimed holding a baby in his arms after which he appeared to promptly throw the imaginary baby aside before he sashayed away. The unexpected charismatic performance was met with laughs and was appreciated by those on board, according to Abernathy. Abernathy later posted the video on Twitter with the caption, "Hey @SouthwestAir give this man a raise." Storyful contributed to this report.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A Florida woman was trying to record video of the spectacular lightning strikes going across the sky over St.

AUSTIN, Texas - A police officer armed with a rifle watched the gunman in the Uvalde elementary school massacre walk toward the campus but did not fire while waiting for permission from a supervisor to shoot, according to a sweeping critique released Wednesday on the tactical response to the May massacre.Some of the 21 victims at Robb Elementary School, including 19 children, likely "could have been saved" on May 24 had they received medical attention sooner while police waited more than an hour before breaching the fourth-grade classroom, a review by a training center at Texas State University for active shooter situations found.The report is yet another damning assessment of how police failed to act on opportunities that might have saved lives in what became the deadliest school shooting in the U.S. since the slaughter at Sandy Hook Elementary School in 2012."A reasonable officer would have considered this an active situation and devised a plan to address the suspect," read the report published by the university's Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training program.Authors of the 26-page report said their findings were based off video taken from the school, police body cameras, testimony from officers on the scene and statements from investigators.

Philadelphia police investigate a double shooting that killed one man and critically injured a second man. GERMANTOWN - A man is dead and another is in critical condition after they were both shot multiple times.According to authorities, the shooting occurred Wednesday afternoon, about 2:45, on the 5000 block of Germantown Avenue, in Philadelphia’s Germantown section.Police were called to the scene and found a 27-year-old man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds across his body.

WINSLOW TOWNSHIP, N.J. - Officials say a fight between coworkers in Winslow Township, New Jersey, ended with one man in the hospital after he was stabbed. Officials in Camden County said the fight happened about 11 in the morning Wednesday at the Elmtowne Development in Winslow Township. Two landscape employees got into a fight, and escalated to a point where one worker stabbed the other. The victim was taken to Cooper Hospital. There were no details regarding his condition.The accused, identified as 42-year-old Jose Perez, of Sicklerville, was arrested without incident.

WASHINGTON - Pharmacists can prescribe the leading COVID-19 pill directly to patients under a new U.S. policy announced Wednesday that’s intended to expand use of Pfizer’s drug Paxlovid.The Food and Drug Administration said pharmacists can begin screening patients to see if they are eligible for Paxlovid and then prescribe the medication, which has been shown to curb the worst effects of COVID-19.

KENSINGTON - A 24-year-old man is in critical condition after he was shot in Kensington.Officials say the shooting happened Wednesday, just after 2:30 in the afternoon, on the 3500 block of Joyce Street.Responding officers found the 24-year-old man suffering from a gunshot wound.He was taken by a private vehicle to Episcopal Hospital and listed in critical condition.Police say an investigation into the shooting is underway.

Lethal injection chamber (Photo by William F. Campbell/Getty Images) OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - Oklahoma will execute about one inmate each month for the next 29 months, a number that accounts for more than half of the state’s death row population.According to the Death Penalty Information Center, a nonprofit death penalty research organization, the first scheduled execution is set for Aug.

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Police are warning residents that a new TikTok challenge has sparked a string of toy gun shootings in Allentown.Over the law few weeks, bystanders have reportedly been shot at random with gel blaster toy guns. Police say the shootings are part of the "Orbeez Challenge," a trend that has recently gained popularity on TikTok.The challenge consists of young people filming themselves loading Orbeez balls, water-absorbent polymer beads, into a gel blaster gun.

President Biden travels to Ohio to speak about the American Rescue Plan. (SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)WASHINGTON - Reassuring frustrated blue-collar voters, President Joe Biden on Wednesday is visiting Ohio to highlight federal action to shore up troubled pension funding for millions now on the job or retired.Biden’s speech at a Cleveland high school is showcasing a final rule tied to his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package from last year.

PHILADELPHIA - Officials with the City of Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Police Department provided an update on the investigation into the shooting at Fourth of July festivities in the city on Monday.Around 9:47 p.m. gunshots rang out as crowds gathered at the Wawa Welcome America festival on the Ben Franklin Parkway, causing the event to end in chaos as crowds ran from the event. Hugh E.

ELBERT COUNTY, Ga. - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation said an explosion damaged a controversial northeast Georgia landmark. The Georgia Guidestones, a granite attraction in Elbert County, are located off of Guidestone Road just east of Ga. Highway 77. Elberton Granite Association Executive VP Chris Kubas said drone footage showed the monument was significantly damaged. Investigators said unknown people detonated an explosive device at around 4 a.m.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida man is facing animal cruelty charges after investigators said he killed his neighbor's pet rooster. Jacksonville resident James Nix told Action News Jax he was checking his mail in mid-May when his neighbor's rooster began attacking him."I just checked my mail and turn around and go, and I hear, ’Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!’ And I turn around, and there’s a chicken out there in the street. I said, ’Oh boy, here we go.’" he recalled.

Police looking for man accused of shooting woman while she slept in Germantown apartment. PHILADELPHIA - A woman was allegedly shot in her sleep last month, and now police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect.The victim arrived at Temple University Hospital with gunshots wounds to her left armed and shoulder on June 24.She reportedly told police a man shot her while she was asleep insider her Germantown apartment on Wayne Avenue.Two .45 caliber fired cartridge casings were found on the scene, according to police. A video shows the 21-year-old suspect entering and exiting the apartment complex carrying a firearm.

PHILADELPHIA - A man has died after authorities say he was fatally struck by a vehicle in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood Wednesday. The incident occurred around 10:20 a.m. on the 4100 block of Aramingo Avenue.Police say the victim, a man in his 60s, walking along the street when he was struck by a silver Hyundai Sonata that was traveling southbound on Aramingo Avenue. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene by responding paramedics.

RICHMOND, Va. - Police in Richmond, Virginia, said Wednesday that they thwarted a planned July 4 mass shooting after receiving a tip that led to arrests and the seizure of multiple guns.Authorities announced the alleged plot in a news release, but did not release any additional information. Chief Gerald Smith planned a news conference for Wednesday afternoon.A spokesperson for the police department did not immediately respond to a call seeking additional details of the planned shooting.File: Richmond, Virginia seen in May 2022.

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - Did you know some snails can cause meningitis? The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is warning Pasco County to beware of the giant African land snail (GALS) that can carry a rare rat lungworm called Angiostrongylus cantonensis, which may cause meningitis in humans, according to the state’s recent "Pest Alert.""The giant African land snail … is one of the most invasive pests on the planet, causing agricultural and environmental damage wherever it is found," the report added.  After receiving notice of a "possible" population of the snail in New Port Richey, Pasco County on June 21, FDACS said a property survey confirmed the presence of a white form of the giant African land snail two days later. "The phenotype in Pasco County has a creamy white flesh as opposed to the grey-ish brown flesh of the phenotype that was eradicated in the Miami area," said Erin M. Moffet, FDACS’s communications director.  INVASIVE SNAIL THAT LOVES DAMAGING PLANTS, LIVING IN HUMIDITY FOUND IN PASCO COUNTYMoffet told Fox News that Mellon, a mollusk detector dog, is actively surveying for the pest. The department said on their website that they will treat properties with a specific snail bait that is a metaldehyde-based molluscicide labeled by the U.S.

Chrystul Kizer MADISON, WIs. - A sex trafficking victim accused of killing a man who allegedly trafficked her can argue at trial that she was justified in killing him, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could help define the limits of legal immunity for trafficking victims nationwide.Prosecutors say Chrystul Kizer traveled to Randall Volar’s home in Kenosha in June 2018. Kizer, who was 17 at the time, shot him in the head, burned down the house and stole his BMW, according to court documents.Kizer, now 22, contends she met Volar on a sex-trafficking website.

Police looking for sexual assault suspect. PHILADELPHIA - Police are looking for a man they say sexually assaulted a victim in Center City Tuesday afternoon.The suspect entered an unlocked law firm office on the 200 block of North 13th Street, according to police.He allegedly assaulted the victim on the 8th floor around 2:14 p.m.Police say the suspect was last seen walking south on 13th Street.

FILE IMAGE - American Airlines’ longest-serving flight attendant, Bette Nash (L), greets passengers disembarking from her daily return flight to Boston at Ronald Reagan Washington Airport in Arlington, Virginia on Dec. 19, 2017.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JANUARY 29: Jerry Harris attends the Build Series to discuss "Cheer" at Build Studio on January 29, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Jim Spellman/Getty Images) CHICAGO - Jerry Harris, the former star of the Netflix documentary series "Cheer" who pleaded guilty in February to charges of receiving child pornography and soliciting sex from minors, will be sentenced in federal court Wednesday morning.Harris, 22, of Naperville, Illinois, pleaded guilty in February to two of seven felony counts against him, one for persuading a 17-year-old to send him sexually explicit photographs for money and the other stemming from a trip he took to Florida for to "engage in illicit sexual conduct" with a 15-year-old.

ANTIOCH, Calif. - A small fire sparked by illegal fireworks threatened a home in Antioch. It was just one of dozens that Contra Costa County crews responded to over the weekend. Nei Trotter said she was injured in one of those fires."The  smell was really bad," she said. "The smoke filled the house. 'Surveillance video of a fire that burned a bush near homes on Reseda Way. Neighbors said it was started by people who were playing with illegal fireworks around 10 p.m.

CHICAGO - The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more during a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade is due in bond court Wednesday morning.Robert Crimo III, 21, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. He is expected to appear before a judge at 10 a.m. during the 19th Circuit Bond Call in Lake County.SUBSCRIBE TO THE FOX 32 YOUTUBE CHANNELLake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said he expects to announce dozens of more charges against Crimo in the coming days, including attempted murder, aggravated battery, and aggravated discharge in an attack he described as "well-orchestrated and carefully planned.""These are just the first of many charges being filed against Mr.

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Most Pennsylvania lawmakers were absent from the state Capitol on Tuesday, five days into the new budget year without a state government spending agreement in place.Leaders were hoping negotiations would wrap up over the coming days and the House announced voting sessions were scheduled through Friday.Thursday "might be a strong possibility for a lot of budget action," a spokesperson for the majority Republicans in the state Senate told reporters in a Tuesday morning email update. Erica Clayton Wright, press secretary for Majority Leader Kim Ward, R-Westmoreland, said that could change "based on discussions and staff preparations."PREVIOUS: Pennsylvania to begin fiscal year without a budgetThe state House, whose schedule is also controlled by majority Republicans, planned to return to session Wednesday afternoon and also posted public notice of floor sessions to start Thursday and Friday mornings.

(L) Singer, songwriter, actress, and comedian Bette Midler walks the red carpet ahead of the 44th annual Kennedy Center Honors at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, December 5, 2021. (Amanda Andrade-Rhoades/For The Washington Post via Both Bette Midler and Macy Gray faced criticism on Monday for comments they made that some have deemed as transphobic. Midler, 76, who has had many fans in the LGBTQ community throughout her decades-long career, shared a tweet that appeared to be in response to the U.S.

Michael Klein, 57, was found unresponsive in his cell at the Sussex Correctional Institution on Monday morning and later died.  DOVER, Del. - Delaware officials say a man who was charged with murder last month has died in prison. Department of Correction officials said Tuesday that 57-year-old Michael A. Klein died at Sussex Correctional Institution on Monday. Authorities say Klein was being housed in a prison medical area and was found unresponsive in his cell around 8:15 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a fatal shooting that left one man dead near his home in East Germantown.A 24-year-old man was found shot on the sidewalk of Nelson Street when police arrived.

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GILBERT, Ariz. - It was a long day of Fourth of July celebrations for Brittney Meyer and her family after fireworks were shot into their home and reportedly damaged her baby's hearing on one side.Meyer was in bed with her young son to comfort him while he slept through the sounds of July 4th celebrations, but that all changed just a few hours later. It's believed a firework broke through their bedroom wall, creating a loud explosion.This all happened around 3:20 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA - A man is dead after police say he was shot at least once behind an LA Fitness in Northeast Philadelphia Wednesday morning.Police say the man was found bleeding from his lower back around 2:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead about an hour and a half later.Another man was reportedly standing over the victim when police arrived.