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PHILADELPHIA - Three people became the targets of two shootings within a two-hour span, and now officials say the man who pulled the trigger is in custody.Quiseer Russell is accused of carrying out the shootings, which began at Dilworth Plaza just before midnight on February 13.A 29-year-old uniformed security guard told investigators he was working when a group entered the plaza after hours. Police say the unarmed guard tried to get the group to leave, but one man refused, and a physical altercation broke out.Video shared by police shows the guard punching Russell once before the suspect pulls out a handgun and fires two shots at the guard.The bullet struck a window on a nearby café at the plaza, missing the guard.MORE HEADLINES:About two hours later, officials say Russell and two unknown males engaged in another altercation with two men at Broad and Snyder streets.When they pursued Russell by vehicle, the suspect fired one round into the vehicle, according to officials. The bullet hit one of the men in the leg.Russell was arrested Monday and charged with aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime and related offenses in connection to both shootings.

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US sues to block JetBlue from buying Spirit Airlines in $3.8B merger

block JetBlue Airways' $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit Airlines, saying Tuesday that the deal would reduce competition and drive up air fares for consumers.The Justice Department said the tie-up would especially hurt cost-conscious travelers who depend on Spirit to find cheaper options than they can find on JetBlue and other airlines.Attorney General Merrick Garland held a news conference to announce the antitrust lawsuit — a sign of the importance that the administration places on stopping further consolidation in the airline industry."If allowed to proceed, this merger will limit choices and drive up ticket prices for passengers across the country" and "eliminate Spirit's unique and disruptive role in the industry," he said.The Justice Department lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Boston, stressed that the deal would mean the end of the nation's biggest "ultra-low-cost carrier." Those are airlines that generally provide the cheapest fares but also tend to charge more fees.The Justice Department lawyers said Spirit's demise would eliminate about half of all ultra-low-cost seats in the market.New York, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia joined the lawsuit. JetBlue and Spirit vowed to continue fighting to salvage their agreement.JetBlue and Spirit have anticipated a legal challenge for weeks.

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Arizona man accused of committing sexual act near high school rowing competition

TEMPE, Ariz. - New details surrounding the arrest of a man for allegedly committing a sexual act at the Tempe Town Lake area on Mar. 5 have been released.According to court documents, 30-year-old Jonathen Baxter is accused of public sexual indecency in connection with the incident, which happened during the afternoon hours of Mar.

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Albuterol factory closure prompts concerns over ongoing asthma drug shortage

FILE - In this photo illustration lie two asthma inhalers in a handbag on Feb. 3, 2021 in Bonn, Germany.

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Car crashes into Houston coffee shop while podcasters were filming: video

HOUSTON - Two podcasters were filming their latest episode at a Houston coffee shop Saturday when a car crashed into the window right behind them. The incident was all caught on camera and fortunately, both men walked away with minor scratches.MORE UNUSUAL STORIESThe freak accident happened around 4:30 p.m.

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‘Rachael Ray’ to end after ‘17 wonderful seasons’

FILE - Rachael Ray speaks onstage at the 46th annual Daytime Emmy Awards at Pasadena Civic Center on May 05, 2019 in Pasadena, California. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)After 17 years of cooking delicious food and interviewing celebrities to entertain the masses, Rachael Ray is saying goodbye to her talk show, "Rachael Ray." "In my more than 20 plus years in television I have had 17 wonderful seasons working in daytime television with Rachael.

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Temple University's faculty union schedules meeting to consider no-confidence vote on administration

PHILADELPHIA - The Temple Association of University Professionals (TAUP) has scheduled a meeting to consider a no-confidence vote against university President Jason Wingard and other key administrators. According to the TAUP, the meeting will be held on March 17. All members of the collective bargaining unit will be able to vote on whether or not to authorize a no-confidence vote in the school's central administration. The request for a no-confidence vote comes as graduate students strike over pay, violent crime in the area continues to rise, and following the line-of-duty death of Temple University Police Sgt.

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Don't answer phone calls from these area codes

LOS ANGELES - Phone scams can come in many different forms. The most common type of scams include one-ring scams, traffic-pumping scams, and package delivery scams. Phone scams are the most common. According to the Federal Communications Commission, around 60 million Americans reported a phone scam in 2021. Officials are reminding you to never return a phone call from a number you don't recognize unless you've done the research first and identified it as a legitimate one. In the U.S., one-ring scams are gaining traction.

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'Bare Minimum Mondays' are the new workplace trend

File: Chinnapong / iStock / Getty Images Plus) First came "quiet quitting;" now comes "bare minimum Monday" – the latest workplace trend receiving more and more support from the U.S. labor force."Bare minimum Mondays, I can go with that.

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Michelle Obama for POTUS in 2024?

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Hope Hicks meets with NY prosecutors investigating Trump

File: President Donald Trump waves while standing with Hope Hicks, outgoing White House communications director, right, outside the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, March 29, 2018. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Ge NEW YORK - Donald Trump’s former spokesperson Hope Hicks met Monday with Manhattan prosecutors who are investigating hush-money payments made to women on the ex-president’s behalf — the latest member of the Republican's inner circle to be questioned in the renewed probe.Hicks and her lawyer, Robert Trout, spent several hours inside the Manhattan district attorney’s office and, afterward, were seen walking to a waiting SUV.

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Worm moon: When to see March’s full moon

A full moon sets behind Rocca Calascio castle and village (LAquila), Italy, on March 7, 2023. (Photo by Lorenzo Di Cola/NurPhoto via Getty Images) The time has come for March’s full moon to light up the night’s sky, and if conditions are clear, it could be visible for several nights.The full worm moon is slated to peak in illumination on Tuesday morning, at 7:40 A.M.

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Caught on video: Group wanted for stomping, punching woman unconscious near City Hall

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police are asking for the public's help to find a group of suspects they say brutally attacked one woman just blocks from City Hall last month.Shocking video captured the moment a 33-year-old woman was beaten to the ground at 15th and Chestnut streets on February 23.Police say the group continued to punch and stomp on the victim until she became unconscious, then left her injured on the sidewalk.MORE HEADLINES:The woman was treated for injuries to her head, face and body at a local hospital.Eight suspects were caught on surveillance footage in connection to the attack, and police are asking anyone with information to contact them.

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4 Americans kidnapped had traveled to Mexico for health care, officials say

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico - Four Americans who traveled to Mexico last week to seek health care got caught in a deadly shootout and were kidnapped by heavily armed men who threw them in the back of a pickup truck, officials from both countries said Monday.The four were traveling Friday in a white minivan with North Carolina license plates. They came under fire shortly after entering the city of Matamoros from Brownsville, at the southernmost tip of Texas near the Gulf coast, the FBI said in a statement Sunday."All four Americans were placed in a vehicle and taken from the scene by armed men," the FBI said.

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Japan destroys H3 rocket minutes after launch over 2nd-stage failure

TOKYO - Japan’s space agency intentionally destroyed a new H3 rocket minutes after its launch Tuesday because the ignition failed for the second stage of the country's first new rocket series in more than two decades.Coming three weeks after an aborted launch due to a separate glitch, the H3's failure was a setback for Japan’s space program — and possibly for its missile detection program — and a disappointment for space fans who were rooting for Tuesday's retrial.The H3 rocket with a white head blasted off and soared into the blue sky from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan as fans and local residents cheered. It followed its planned trajectory and the second stage separated as designed, but the ignition for it failed, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency said.JAXA officials apologized for the failure, and said it sent a command to destroy the rocket about 14 minutes after liftoff as there was no hope for it to complete its mission.Japan's next-generation H3 rocket failed after liftoff on March 7, 2023, with the space agency issuing a destruct command after concluding the mission could not succeed.

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Sister of Kim Jong Un warns North Korea ready to act against US, South

FILE - North Koraen Leader Kim Jong Un (L) and sister Kim Yo Jong attend the Inter-Korean Summit at the Peace House on April 27, 2018 in Panmunjom, South Korea. (Photo by Korea Summit Press Pool/Getty Images) SEOUL, South Korea - The influential sister of North Korea’s leader warned Tuesday that her country is ready to take "quick, overwhelming action" against the United States and South Korea, a day after the U.S.

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Powell to face Senate grilling on Fed interest rates and inflation

FILE - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during an interview by David Rubenstein, Chairman of the Economic Club of Washington, D.C., at the Renaissance Hotel on Feb. 7, 2023 in Washington, D.C.

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New Jersey seeks more offshore wind projects; foes want halt

POINT PLEASANT NEW JERSEY - FEBRUARY 19: Environmentalists gather during a 'Save the Whales' rally calling for a halt to offshore wind energy development along the Jersey Shore on February 19, 2023 in Point Pleasant New Jersey. The rally, hosted by t ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - New Jersey utility regulators are seeking additional offshore wind farm projects to generate electricity, even as opponents of wind power want to pause or halt the projects.The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities approved a third solicitation of offshore wind projects Monday; three wind farms have already been approved for the waters off southern New Jersey."Today marks a pivotal next step toward accomplishment of our offshore wind development goals," said Gov.

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Hayward couple sues tour boat company that left them stranded in the ocean

HAYWARD, Calif. - A Hayward couple says they were left stranded in the ocean while snorkeling on their honeymoon. It happened in Maui about 18 months ago, and now they’ve filed a $5 million lawsuit against the tour boat company. The attorney says it was a pretty scary situation for the newlyweds who realized that they’d been left behind.

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Player treatment survey ranks NFL teams: Here's who tops the list

File: Malcolm Smith of the Cleveland Browns reacts after finishing a drill during a joint practice with the New York Giants on August 19, 2021 in Berea, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Getty Images) INDIANAPOLIS - The Minnesota Vikings treat their players best, according to a new NFL Players Association survey.The Washington Commanders have a long way to go.The report, released Wednesday during the league's annual scouting combine, rated teams in eight categories — everything from meals and nutrition to training and travel — based on anonymous responses from about 1,300 players.

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NJ Fire Marshall: Officials investigating deadly Ocean County house fire

LITTLE EGG HARBOR, N.J. - Investigators are working to determine what sparked a deadly house fire in a South Jersey town on Monday. The New Jersey State Fire Marshall and crews from several fire companies were dispatched to Harvest Way in Little Egg Harbor where they found a house fully engulfed in flames. FOX 29's Eddie Kadhim was on scene of the blaze when fire officials pulled a victim’s body out of the rubble. Neighboring homes were also damaged in the fire that was, at its peak, shooting from the roof and through the windows.A neighbor took video of the heavily-involved fire after she says she noticed smoke nearby. "I was on the parkway and I could see the black smoke.

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Police: 1 dead, 1 hurt in officer-involved shooting outside Wilmington 7-Eleven

WILMINGTON, De. - A man is dead and a woman is hurt after being shot by police outside a Wilmington 7-Eleven, authorities say.Investigators from the New Castle County Division of Police say officers were conducting a drug investigation in the area of Maryland Avenue and West Champlain Avenue around 7:40 p.m. During their investigation, authorities say an officer discharged their weapon, striking a man and woman. Both shooting victims were taken to Christiania Hospital where the man later died, police said. The woman is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.No officers were hurt during the incident.

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Biden will buck tradition and unveil budget in Pennsylvania

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 06: U.S. President Joe Biden addresses the International Association of Fire Fighters' legislative conference at the Hyatt Capitol Hill on March 06, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Jesse Wilson: Adoptive mother arrested in boy's death in Buckeye extradited back to Arizona

BUCKEYE, Ariz. - The adoptive mother of a boy who went missing in 2016 and was later found dead in 2018 in Buckeye has been arrested, police said.On Dec. 13, Buckeye Police announced that 54-year-old Crystal Wilson was arrested at her home in Gainesville, Georgia in connection to the death of Jesse Wilson.Crystal Wilson was extradited to Maricopa County in March and is jailed on a $50,000 cash bond.Buckeye Police Chief Larry Hall said at a news conference that there wasn’t enough evidence to charge Crystal Wilson with homicide, but she was the main "person of interest" all along."We never gave up hope that justice was going to be served," said Jesse's grandmother at the news conference.As Crystal Wilson returns to Arizona, a criminal defense attorney says the case of Jesse Wilson's death shares some similarities with another high-profile murder case."This case has a lot of similarities to the Casey Anthony case.

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Mayor Adams tapped to stump for Biden 2024 re-election campaign

NEW YORK - Mayor Eric Adams has been tapped to spread the Democratic Party’s message across the country.First reported by the Washington Post, Adams along with around 20 other Democrats, will sit on a national advisory board convened by President Joe Biden’s team. With the 2024 presidential election looming closer, Adams will also appear on national TV to stump for President Biden once he officially announces his re-election campaign.As Lawrence Levy, executive dean of the National Center for Suburban Studies at Hofstra University explained, Adams poses as a unique pick to spread the democratic party’s message."The Democratic Party's problem is not with the left, it's with the center," Levy said.New York City Democratic Mayor-elect Eric Adams gestures to supporters during his 2021 election victory night party at the Brooklyn Marriott on November 2, 2021 in New York City.

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Snowmobiler nearly crushed by angry moose when animal charges in Idaho

PALISADES, Idaho - A snowmobiler in Idaho leapt from his vehicle and escaped being crushed by a moose when the animal charged at him in Idaho, and the whole thing was caught on camera.The dramatic incident occurred over the weekend near the town of Palisades, Idaho.Jeremiah Bigelow posted the video to social media and said that had his brother been just one second slower when jumping off the snowmobile, catastrophe could have occurred.Bigelow said he, his son, his brother and two of his friends were out enjoying the snowy landscape when the brother pulled farther ahead of the group.That's when the moose got between them and began to charge, stopping about 20 feet from them."My brother saw what happened and was trying to draw the moose's attention away from us," Bigelow said in a Facebook post.That plan worked, but maybe a little too well.READ ALSO: Bryan Kohberger lawyer blasts 'grotesquely twisted' media coverage of stabbing that killed 4 Idaho studentsBigelow said it appeared as though the moose was going to saunter off into the woods, but it changed its mind and started to charge at his brother."My brother thought he could hit the throttle and get out of there, but the engine died when he did," Bigelow added. "Had my brother not jumped when he did, he would have been crushed under the full weight of the moose against the handlebars."The brother jumped off the snowmobile in the nick of time and avoided being crushed by the moose.

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Jackson Mahomes under investigation for alleged assault, forcibly kissing bar owner

Jackson Mahomes, the brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, seen before a playoff game between the Jacksonville Jaguars and Kansas City Chiefs on January 21, 2023. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) Jackson Mahomes, the younger brother of Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes, is being investigated by police for allegedly assaulting a waiter and the owner of a bar and restaurant, the Kansas City Star reported Saturday.Authorities are probing two incidents involving Jackson Mahomes, 22, on Feb.

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Keto diets could increase risk of heart attack and stroke, says new study

TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - 2020/05/27: A slice of pastry made using a ketogenic diet recipe. The sweet food is made with coconut flour and coconut oil.

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Neenah man killed Milwaukee transgender woman: complaint

MILWAUKEE - The competency of a Neenah man accused of killing Milwaukee transgender woman Cashay Henderson was questioned in court Sunday, March 5. Cordell Howze, 33, was in court Sunday when a competency examination was ordered. He was remanded into custody pending the return of the doctor's evaluation.Howze faces one count of first-degree reckless homicide, use of a dangerous weapon, habitual criminality repeater and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon, habitual criminality repeater. Firefighters found Henderson, 31, inside her apartment near 29th and Villard on Feb. 26 with a gunshot wound while they were responding to a fire.Henderson's friends said the outcome of this exam concerns them."Like why did he even do this? Why?" said Ladi Ananna.Ananna said she spoke with Henderson the day she was killed."She was vibrant," said Ananna.

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FAA investigating after 2 United planes touch at Boston airport

NEWARK, NJ - FEBRUARY 3: United Airlines airplanes sit parked at a gate at Terminal C at Newark Liberty Airport as the sun sets on February 3, 2023, in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) Two flights scheduled to depart from Boston Logan International Airport on Monday morning made contact with each other near the gate area, federal aviation and airport officials said.United Airlines Flight 515 was being pushed back from the gate by a tow tug when its right wing struck the tail of United Airlines Flight 267 parked at a neighboring gate around 8:30 a.m., according to preliminary information released by the Federal Aviation Administration.Both jets were Boeing 737s.RELATED: Man on LA-Boston flight tried stabbing flight attendant: DOJNo injuries were reported.Flight 515 was heading to Newark, and Flight 267 was scheduled to fly to Denver, airport officials said.Both jets were taken out of service, United said in an emailed statement.The flight was heading to Newark from San Diego when it had to turn back around.

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Philadelphia police hope revamped recruitment process will help address staffing issues

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Police Department hopes to hire hundreds of new officers over the next year with the help of a revamped recruitment process. Commanding Officer of the Recruitment and Background Investigation Unit Captain John Walker called the need for more officers "dire" and touted the upward mobility the department offers. "We are in dire need right now we want to hire over 1,000 people over the next few years, and we want to hire diverse groups of people from all over," Walker told FOX 29's Kelly Rule. There are immediate areas where the city can improve, especially in neighborhoods that deal with less crime and some districts that offer a higher starting salary. "If you want to have daily interaction and a lot of opportunity, the chance of promotion in a big city where you have 1 year in rank and you can promote up is unheard of in smaller departments," Walker said.The department's desperate need to find more officers isn't unique to only Philadelphia, cities across the country are also finding their police forces severely depleted. The biggest challenge seems to be trying to convince people to become police officers amid rampant gun violence and issues with community relations. In Philadelphia, the department is offering full benefits and a salary of almost $64k after six months in the academy.

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ATM skimmers found at 2 Norristown 7-Elevens, police warning users to check bank security

Norristown police are investigating two skimmer devices that were found attached to ATMs inside two separate 7-Eleven stores. NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Norristown police are investigating two skimmer devices that were found attached to ATMs inside two separate 7-Eleven stores. On Monday, police say ATM skimmers were found attached to two ATMs, one inside the 7-Eleven located at 708 East Johnson Highway, and the other at 1335 Sandy Hill Road. Authorities say the devices were located internally and included a small camera above the keypad to capture users' pins. Police are advising anyone who used these ATM machines to check with their banks for unauthorized withdrawals and follow the bank's security protocols.

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Jury awards $8.25M to Black mother, daughters handcuffed outside Castro Valley Starbucks

CASTRO VALLEY, Calif. - A federal jury awarded a mother and two sisters $8.25 million after they were unlawfully searched and handcuffed by Alameda County sheriff's deputies at a Castro Valley Starbucks on their way to taking one of the young women to a college test in Berkeley. The women were not physically harmed by law enforcement but the dollar amount of the award signals that jurors felt the family's constitutional rights had been stripped from them because of the color of their skin. "I think that everybody recognizes we all have implicit bias," their attorney, Craig Peters of San Francisco, said in an interview on Monday. "I have it.

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CRISPR technology modifies cells to fight cancer: 'Ultimate tool for manipulating life'

A researcher performs a CRISPR/Cas9 process at the Max-Delbrueck-Centre for Molecular Medicine. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa (Photo by Gregor Fischer/picture alliance via Getty Images) COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y. - A new technology is making it possible to modify specific cells to help fight cancer.Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, located on Long Island, have been applying CRISPR, short for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats, to the discovery of new cancer targets to develop medicine to fight the deadly disease.This molecular tool has been recognized in the medical community for its work in editing the DNA cells of people, plants and animals. "CRISPR is, simply put, the ultimate tool for manipulating life," Dr.

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Man on LA-Boston flight tried stabbing flight attendant: DOJ

United Airlines Boeing 787-9 takes off from Los Angeles international Airport on July 30, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) LOS ANGELES - A Massachusetts man has been arrested and charged for allegedly trying to stab a United Airlines flight attendant in the neck and attempting to open an emergency exit door midflight, according to the U.S District Attorney's Office. The alleged incident happened Sunday on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston, officials said.The suspect, 33-year-old Francisco Severo Torres of Leominster, Mass., allegedly tampered with the door, moving the door's locking handle from fully locked to the "disarmed" position, officials said.

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'Ghost cars': PPA cracking down on vehicles missing license plates to avoid outstanding tickets, towing

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Parking Authority says it's cracking down on parked vehicles that are missing license plates to avoid outstanding tickets in a trend that's becoming more popular around the city. The authority twice sent out a graphic on Twitter about the vehicles known as ‘ghost cars’ and warned that violators could have their vehicles towed. Executive Director Rich Lazer said many times the vehicles are illegally parked or otherwise parked unsafe."Everyone has to have a plate on their car to register the vehicle, and we are seeing folks take them off to avoid enforcement," Lazer told FOX 29's Hank Flynn. The Philadelphia Parking Authority is often at odds with those who live and work in the city, but they have garnered praise for their work cracking down on ghost cars clogging streets.

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Teen found dead, wrapped in blanket in Mohave County; parents arrested: sheriff's office

KINGMAN, Ariz. - The investigation into the death of a 16-year-old Arizona boy has led to the arrests of three people, including the teen's parents.The Mohave County Sheriff's Office says 41-year-old Jon Imes and Amber-Leah Valentine, 41, reported to deputies on Feb. 25 that their 16-year-old son had run away from their Kingman home.

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Alex Murdaugh juror reveals final moments deliberating verdict, how dog kennel video proved key to the case

Alex Murdaugh murder case told Fox News Digital that faith got the jury panel through an extremely difficult trial and called the dog kennel video a "crucial piece of evidence" as they deliberated the case.James, who asked that his last name be withheld, said the panel prayed together before entering the courtroom Thursday evening to deliver a verdict of guilty on all counts, sending Murdaugh to prison for the rest of his life."We prayed together. We prayed before we went in, we prayed before we came out to give the verdict," said James, who was known as juror No.

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Pat’s Steaks Shooting: 2 plead guilty to charges in deadly shooting outside cheesesteak shop

PHILADELPHIA - A Pennsylvania man who was involved in a fight-turned-deadly shooting outside a popular Philadelphia cheesesteak shop over a year ago pleaded guilty to charges. Paul Burkert, 37, pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges related to the shooting death of 22-year-old David Padro Jr. outside Pat's King of Steaks in July 2021. According to police, Burkert fatally shot Padro in the back outside the popular Philadelphia cheesesteak location on East Passyunk Avenue just before 1 a.m.

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FBI investigating death of woman onboard Carnival cruise ship

Carnival Sunshine (Credit: Carnival Corp.) CHARLESTON, S.C. - The FBI is investigating the death of a female guest onboard a Carnival cruise ship. "The FBI joined Carnival Sunshine upon its return to Charleston on Saturday to conduct an investigation into the death of a guest," Carnival Cruise Line spokesperson Matt Lupoli said in a statement to FOX Television Stations. The company said the deceased guest and her husband were debarked in Nassau, Bahamas. RELATED: Southwest passengers say plane shook 'like crazy' causing some to vomitLocal authorities are also investigating the death and will conduct an autopsy. According to the company, the Carnival Sunshine sails from either Charleston, South Carolina, or Norfolk, Virginia, destined for the Bahamas.

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South Carolina woman arrested after 9 puppies found abandoned in trash bag

A South Carolina woman was arrested after nine puppies were found abandoned inside of a trash bag. (Credit: Spartanburg County) PAULINE, S.C. - South Carolina authorities have arrested a woman after finding nine puppies abandoned inside a trash bag. Officials said on Feb.

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Notre Dame Cathedral set to reopen in December 2024, Paris officials say

PARIS - The reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is going fast enough to allow its reopening to visitors and faithful at the end of 2024, less than six years after a fire ravaged its roof, French officials said Monday.The cathedral's iconic spire, which collapsed in the blaze, will gradually start reappearing above the monument this year in a powerful signal of its revival, the army general in charge of the colossal project, Gen. Jean-Louis Georgelin, said."The return of the spire in Paris’ sky will in my opinion be the symbol that we are winning the battle of Notre Dame," he told the Associated Press.The reconstruction itself started last year, after more than two years of work to make the monument stable and secure enough for artisans to start rebuilding it.RELATED: Notre Dame Cathedral to get expanded park, underground entrywayAuthorities have made the choice to rebuild the 12th century monument, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, the way it was before.

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Southwest passengers say plane shook 'like crazy' causing some to vomit

Southwest Airlines planes are seen at the AustinBergstrom International Airport (AUS) in Austin, Texas on January 22, 2023. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images) MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - Southwest passengers endured a terrifying ordeal last week after bad weather forced the plane to divert and land at a different location.The airline said last Friday a flight was leaving Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and was expected to arrive at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North Carolina. However, bad weather forced the pilots to land at Myrtle Beach International Airport in South Carolina. RELATED: Southwest flight returns to Cuba after smoke fills cabin from bird strikes"It was quite a horrifying experience — we go to land in Raleigh and the plane starts shaking like crazy — then they decide to tell us 15 minutes later we are going to Myrtle Beach," Nicholas Reed told CBS 17. FOX Weather's Jason Frazer spoke with LiveNOW from FOX's Josh Breslow about how a new special hopes to help calm fears over turbulence on an airplane."Two people were vomiting pretty close to us.

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USDA proposes new requirements for 'Product of USA' labels

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has released a proposed rule with new requirements on "Product of USA" labels in an effort to increase transparency and help ensure consumers understand where their food comes from. Announced Monday, the proposed rule allows the voluntary label "Product of USA or "Made in the USA" claim be used on meat, poultry and egg products only when they are derived from animals born, raised, slaughtered and processed in the U.S. "American consumers expect that when they buy a meat product at the grocery store, the claims they see on the label mean what they say," agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.

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University of Massachusetts sounds alarm on TikTok drinking trend after nearly 30 students taken to hospital

FILE - The logo of TikTok App is seen on a smartphone. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images) The University of Massachusetts is sounding the alarm about a TikTok drinking trend after nearly 30 college students were reportedly brought to the hospital from off-campus parties ahead of St.

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DA: Man found shot to death on Schuylkill River Trail in Montgomery County

MONTGOMERY COUNTY - The discovery of a man's body on a local trail has sparked a homicide investigation in Montgomery County, according to the District Attorney's Office.A bicyclist spotted the body between the Schuylkill River Trail and the river at the border of West Norriton Township and Norristown Friday morning.Police responded to find a deceased man in a wooded area about 100 feet from the trail down a steep embankment. MORE HEADLINES:The man, identified as 25-year-old Daquan Tucker, of Audubon, died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the coroner's office.

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End of an era: Nick’s Roast Beef on Cottman closing its doors after 53 years in business

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA - After 53 years, Nick’s Roast Beef on Cottman is closing permanently in Northeast Philadelphia.Most people know it as the ideal spot for a roast beef sandwich, but for Peter Kurtz, it’s a second home."It started out at as a little bar, I started out as a bartender there when I was 19-years-old," he says.Kurtz bartended at its first location a few doors down and stuck around as a frequent customer for decades to follow. 52 years later, he says he wouldn’t miss the last hurrah."I could’ve gone to other places, I live right down the street, but this is, I keep calling it my bar," says Kurtz.

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Investigation underway after man found dead in West Philadelphia, police say

PHILADELPHIA - An investigation is underway after a man was found deceased in Philadelphia, according to police. On Monday, just after 12: 45 a.m., police responded to the 200 block of Cobbs Creek Parkway in West Philadelphia for reports of an unresponsive male, authorities say. Officials say a man, believed to be in his mid-to-upper 60s, was found in the area unresponsive and pronounced dead by medics at 2:59 a.m. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAccording to authorities, the man's body was then transported to the Medical Examiner's Office. Police say the investigation is ongoing and active.

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