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PHILADELPHIA - More than one week after Sesame Place faced public scrutiny over discrimination allegations, a law firm has announced plans to file a class action lawsuit against the theme park. Lawyers from Murphy, Falcon & Murphy are set to hold a press conference in Philadelphia on Wednesday at 4 p.m. You can watch the press conference live on FOX29.com. This comes more than a week after video showing two girls being ignored by a theme park character went viral and sparked outrage online. Sesame Place is under fire after several videos have been posted allegedly showing children being ignored by characters.After Sesame Place issued an apology, more parents came forward with similar stories about how their children were ignored by Sesame Place characters during visits. LaShonda Miles told FOX 29 her son and stepdaughter were denied a hug from a character after it hugged another child. The videos quickly sparked discrimination allegations as many of the children being ignored were Black. RELATED HEADLINESThe family from the viral video spoke publicly at a press conference last week with their attorney B'Ivory Lamarr and activist Tamika Mallory of Until Freedom. The family accusing Sesame Place of discrimination and humiliation held a press conference in New York with their attorney and community activist Tamika Mallory.Lamarr told reporters that numerous families contacted his office with videos and details of similar discriminatory experiences at Sesame Place. "We've come to learn that what took place Saturday is not an anomaly, but what we've seen is business as usual to deny and defend and delay accountability," Lamarr said.

The presenter who fainted live on air during a political debate on TalkTV yesterday has issued an update on her health. Kate McCann was hosting the latest Tory leadership debate between Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak when the incident occurred.

Harley Wildmann MERCER COUNTY, N.J. - An arrest has been made in connection to a suspicious death investigation in Mercer County.The investigation began after a "severely burned body" was found near a cemetery on Clover Avenue Tuesday. The victim was later identified as 39-year-old Lisa Lloyd, of Ewing.Surveillance footage reportedly revealed a Chevy S10 pickup truck in the area where the body was found.

Former Minneapolis PD officers Tou Thao (left) and J. Alexander Keung (right) face charges of aiding and abetting murder for George Floyd's murder. (FOX 9) - The final two former Minneapolis police officers who violated George Floyd's civil rights were sentenced Wednesday in federal court.J.

Police looking for suspect in SEPTA robbery.

FILE - Houses in the Harris Ranch community of Boise, Idaho, US, on Friday, July 1, 2022. Photographer: Jeremy Erickson/Bloomberg via Getty Images Sales of new U.S.

CHICAGO - The Mega Millions jackpot has grown to an estimated $1.02 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing, a prize that will be the nation’s fourth-largest lottery prize ever.Following Tuesday’s drawing, in which no one matched all six numbers to win big, the Mega Millions prize continued to climb — and now has a $602.5 million cash option, too. The jackpot has grown so large because no one has matched the game’s six selected numbers since April 15. That’s 29 consecutive drawings without a big winner.Only two billion-dollar jackpots have ever been higher: $1.537 billion won in South Carolina in October 2018, and $1.050 billion won in Michigan in January 2021, lottery officials said.The next drawing is Friday, July 29 at 11 p.m.

coronavirus pandemic originated in a Wuhan, China market where live animals were sold, “further bolstering the theory that the virus emerged in the wild rather than escaping from a Chinese lab," according to AP report. The latest research, published by the journal Science, reportedly reveals that the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market was “likely the early epicentre of the scourge that killed nearly 6.4 million people around the world." As per the report, scientists have concluded that the virus that was responsible for causing Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, likely “spilled from animals into people two separate times." Kristian Andersen a professor in the Department of Immunology and Microbiology at Scripps Research and coauthor of one of the studies said, “all this evidence tells us the same thing: It points right to this particular market in the middle of Wuhan.

New Delhi: India reported 18,313 new covid cases and 57 deaths in the last 24 hours.  The country’s active caseload currently stands at 1,45,026, taking the total number of cases to over 4.39 crore and 5,26,167 fatalities since the onset of the pandemic. The central government reviewed covid-19 situation in 115 districts of nine states showing an upsurge in covid cases and positivity rate and flagged concerns regarding low levels of testing and vaccination.

Wuhan’s Jiangxia district have been told to stay in their homes and not go out unless necessary. All public transport has been stopped and entertainment venues shut for three days after four asymptomatic cases were found in the district on Tuesday. While so far the restrictions are contained to just the one district, the move is likely to spark concerns about a widening of curbs.

told The Post that the questions focused on the extent of Trump’s involvement in this effort. Until then, the DOJ has focused its investigation on Trump’s lawyers, John Eastman and Rudy Giuliani. Former Pence aid Marc Short confirmed to Fox News Special Report host Bret Baier that he had been recently interviewed by a grand jury in Washington but would not specify the details of the questioning. Former US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up during the America First Policy Institute's America First Agenda Summit in Washington, D.C., US, on Tuesday, July 26, 2022.

Today we are reporting 8,730 community cases, and 808 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 8,111.

No officers were hurt when a suspect barricaded himself inside a Philadelphia home and fired his weapon several times, according to police. PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say no officers were hurt when an armed man barricaded himself inside a Philadelphia home and fired his gun several times Tuesday afternoon. Officer from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 7500 block of Chelwynde Avenue just before 5 p.m.

ST. LOUIS - One person was killed as hours of relentless thunderstorms dropped historic rainfall amounts across the St. Louis area early Tuesday morning, flooding homes and roads in several neighborhoods and prompting dozens of water rescues.The dire situation prompted the city's first-ever Flash Flood Emergency from the National Weather Service as the city shattered its all-time daily rainfall record.

The risk of myocarditis and/or pericarditis was not significantly different among children ages 5 to 11 years after COVID-19 vaccination from that of unvaccinated children and much lower than that among children aged 12 to 17, finds a prospective study in Denmark published today in Pediatrics.A team led by Copenhagen University Hospital researchers estimated the risk of myopericarditis

DEWEY BEACH, Del. - The Maryland man killed in a crash after being kicked out of a Lyft ride over the weekend has been identified by police as 43-year-old Sidney Wolf. He was previously a Senior Policy Advisor for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo according to his LinkedIn page.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are looking for a man they say committed an armed robbery in East Germantown Tuesday afternoon.The suspect reportedly stole approximately $2,000 from WFSF Bank on the 5300 block of Chew Avenue around 1:20 p.m.Police say he was armed, and fled on foot into the 35th Police District.He was reportedly wearing a black baseball cap, black hooded sweatshirt, white sneakers, blue surgical mask and a purple glove on his left hand.No one was injured during the robbery.

MERCER COUNTY, N.J. - A suspicious death investigation is underway after officials say a burned body was found in Mercer County Tuesday morning.Police responded after receiving calls about what appeared to be human remains by a cemetery in the Clover Avenue area.A severely burned body was reportedly found when officers arrived on the scene.Officials are investigating the death, and say an autopsy is pending.Anyone with information is asked to call the Mercer County Homicide Task Force at 609-989-6406.

WASHINGTON - Ongoing food monitoring by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration of toxic heavy metals like lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury revealed some concerning levels in the U.S.

(Credit: Provided images/Enjoy Life Natural Brands LLC) CHICAGO - A healthy food brand selling snacks and baked goods has expanded a voluntary recall of certain products sold in many major U.S. retail stores, including Trader Joe’s and Walmart, due to the potential presence of "hard plastic pieces."Enjoy Life Natural Brands LLC first announced the recall on June 30 after an internal investigation revealed the possible issue in certain soft-baked cookies, chewy bars, and brownie bites.

NEW DELHI : The Indian government had announced that beneficiaries between the age group of 18-59 are eligible to receive free of cost booster dose or precaution dose of vaccine against Covid-19 at all government clinic in celebration of India completing 75 years of Independence. The provision is set to last till 15 August.  The drive 'Covid Vaccination Amrit Mahotsava', aimed at boosting the uptake of Covid precaution doses among eligible population, is being held as part of the government's Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to celebrate the 75th anniversary of India's Independence.

Suspect sought in North Philadelphia robbery.

Maharashtra had reported a spike in Covid deaths, which almost doubled from Monday. On Tuesday Maharashtra reported 12 Covid deaths as opposed to six on Monday.

Omicron BA.5 reportedly has been driving a surge of new infections globally and has shown to be particularly good at evading the immune protection afforded either by vaccination or prior infection, according to Reuters. As per the data, Omicron subvariant BA.4 was estimated to make up 12.9% of the circulating variants in the United States. Additionally, the US Food and Drug Administration has asked vaccine manufacturers to target the two currently dominant subvariants for a potential fall season booster dose.

 FILE - A Hawaiian monk sea is pictured in a file image. (Photo by: Andre Seale/VW PICS/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) HONOLULU - A woman swimming at Honolulu’s Waikiki beach was injured this weekend after encountering a nursing Hawaiian monk seal with a young pup.The incident was reported Sunday morning near Kaimana Beach in Waikiki, officials said.

US WNBA basketball superstar Brittney Griner reacts inside a defendant's cage before a hearing at the Khimki Court, outside Moscow on July 26, 2022. (Photo by ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) KHIMKI, Russia - American basketball star Brittney Griner returned to a Russian courtroom on Tuesday for her drawn-out trial on drug charges that could bring her 10 years in prison if convicted.The trial of the two-time Olympic gold medalist and Phoenix Mercury standout began July 1 but only four sessions have been held, some them lasting only a few hours.

PHILADELPHIA - Three men were hospitalized early Tuesday morning after being shot in a drive-by shooting in Kensington, according to police. Authorities say the shooting occurred just before 2 a.m. Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small told reporters that officers responded to reports of a shooting on the 2500 block of Kensington Avenue. When police and medics arrived, they found a 34-year-old man with gunshot wounds to his legs. He was taken to Temple University Hospital, where he is in stable condition, per police. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESInvestigators later learned that a 25-year-old man and a 49-year-old man showed up at Episcopal Hospital with gunshot wounds, police say. According to Small, the 25-year-old was shot in the hand and leg and the 49-year-old man was shot in the leg. Authorities say they know all three victims were shot on the 2500 block of Kensington Avenue. According to officials, the 25-year-old was inside a mini-mart playing lottery games when he was struck by stray gunfire. Small says the 49-year-old is homeless and was asleep on the street when he was also struck. Authorities say the 34-year-old who was shot is an employee of the minimart who was outside talking to customers when he was shot. At least five gunshots were fired, according to police. The mini-mart has cameras and captured the shooting, Small says. According to investigators, the surveillance shows a light-colored four-door Sedan going north on Kensington Avenue with a person firing the gun from the back seat of the driver's side. 

SAN JOSE, Calif. - WARNING: Images in this story are graphic and disturbing. Anthony Paredes never missed a chance to show off his voice.Even as he struggled to keep his rocky life on track, the 41-year-old sang every Sunday at church, belted out tunes at family functions and loved karaoke.But his voice was forever damaged two years ago when a San Jose police K-9 sunk its teeth into his throat and held on for a full minute, shredding his windpipe and fracturing thyroid cartilage.Parades was suspected of helping his girlfriend in a robbery and he was hiding in a trash bin when police deployed their German shepherd, Tex, to apprehend him.Body-worn camera footage obtained by KTVU shows the fateful encounter in graphic detail, blood covering Paredes’ face as the dog thrashed its head side-to-side.Anthony Paredes ran from police after his girlfriend stole tequila and he threated to hurt a Safeway employee. San Jose police deployed a K-9.

Also Read: Are children with Covid-19 symptoms at higher risk for long Covid? What new study says Some of these symptoms were known to all, like loss of sense of smell, shortness of breath and fatigue. But some of the symptoms that were found to be strongly associated with COVID beyond 12 weeks were surprising and less well known, such as hair loss and reduced libido.

Today we are reporting 9,256 community cases, and 822 current hospitalisations. The seven-day rolling average of community case numbers today is 8,335.

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say a young man died after he was shot in the head Monday afternoon in North Philadelphia. Officers from the Philadelphia Police Department were called to the 2700 block of North Ringgold Street just before 6:30 p.m.

BRAZIL - 2022/05/22: In this photo illustration, the homepage of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website seen on a computer screen through a magnifying glass. (Photo Illustration by Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - The IRS has been increasing its audit rates for earners making $100,000 or more based on data starting from the 2021 fiscal year. The IRS said "resource constraints" have limited the agency’s ability to conduct audits against high net worth individuals as well as major corporations and complex businesses," according to a statement released in May. "Audit rates for taxpayers with incomes of more than $200,000 decreased the most, largely because higher-income audits tend to be more complicated and require auditors to manually review multiple issues," Ken Corbin, chief taxpayer experience officer for the agency, told the House Oversight Subcommittee in May.A 2021 report found that IRS audits overall declined by 44% between the fiscal years of 2015 and 2019. The report found that Americans making more than $5 million per year only had a 2% chance of being audited, according to the report. The most recent announcement by the IRS comes as Democratic leaders push to boost taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend the solvency of Medicare. Under the latest proposal, people earning more than $400,000 a year and couples making more than $500,000 would have to pay a 3.8% tax on their earnings from tax-advantaged businesses called pass throughs.

FILE - Freeze frame from FOX News coverage on red wine COVID-19 study. (FOX)LOS ANGELES - Inflation and supply chain shortages have impacted nearly every industry from food to fuel.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that left one teenager critically injured Monday afternoon in North Philadelphia.At around 2:31 p.m., police say they responded to 1300 Rush Street for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, police say they found a 17-year-old boy with a gunshot wound to the lower back.MORE HEADLINES Police: One man dead, another injured after double shooting in TiogaVideo: Suspects caught doing illegal donuts before Kelly Drive homicide, police sayPhiladelphia-area men charged with stealing, washing checks from USPS mailboxesAuthorities say the victim was transported to Temple Hospital where he was placed in critical condition.No arrest was made in this incident and police are asking anyone with information to contact them. 

DEWEY BEACH, Del. - The Maryland man killed in a crash after being kicked out of a Lyft ride over the weekend has been identified by police as 43-year-old Sidney Wolf. He lived in Gaithersburg, Maryland with his wife and two children.In an emailed statement to FOX 5, the Wolf/Greenbaum family wrote:"This is an extremely difficult time for our family. The level of shock and pain we feel right now cannot be measured as we continue to grieve.  We truly appreciate the outpouring of love and support we’ve received and kindly request that the family’s privacy is respected as we move through this process."Deleware State Police Department reported the fatal crash happened after 1:45 a.m. Sunday morning on Coastal Highway (Delaware Rt.

Lynne Spears is speaking out after her daughter Britney accused her of abandoning and ghosting her during the pop icon’s involuntary stay at a mental health facility in 2019.

LOS ANGELES - Higher borrowing rates have sidelined many house hunters and cooled what was a red-hot housing market, one of the most important sectors of the economy. The National Association of Realtors recently noted that sales of previously occupied U.S.

WASHINGTON - Conflicting signs about the health of the U.S. economy have thrust the Federal Reserve into a difficult spot.With inflation raging at a four-decade high, the job market strong and consumer spending still solid, the Fed is under pressure to raise interest rates aggressively.But other signs suggest the economy is slowing and might even have shrunk in the first half of the year. Such evidence would typically lead the Fed to stop raising rates — or even cut them.For now, though, the Fed is focused squarely on its inflation fight, and this week it’s set to announce another hefty hike in its benchmark interest rate.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 16: Hip-hop artist Lil Wayne attends the launch party for Emmanuel Acho's new book "ILLOGICAL" on March 16, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Michael Tullberg/Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS - Rapper Lil Wayne is paying tribute to a former New Orleans police officer who recently died but was credited with saving the musician’s life when he was a teenager. According to FOX 8, Robert Hoobler, 65, was found dead at his home in Jefferson Parish on Friday. No word on his cause of death.

Police say one man is dead and another is injured after a double shooting in Tioga Monday afternoon.  PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a double shooting that left one man dead in Tioga Monday afternoon. At around 12:50 p.m., police say they responded to 3600 North 15th Street for reports of a shooting.On the scene, police say they found a 33-year-old man who had been shot multiple times throughout the body.

An antibiotic stewardship intervention for asymptomatic bacteriuria (ASB) was associated with a reduction in urine cultures and antibiotic use at four Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals, researchers reported today in JAMA Network Open.To reduce unnecessary antibiotic treatment for ASB—the presence of b

fishing boat in Massachusetts on Sunday in shocking footage posted to social media.Video shows a boat anchored off of White Horse Beach in Plymouth, MA when a large whale breaches the water and crashes onto the boat's bow.Passengers all appeared to be at the stern of the boat, and there were no reported injuries from the incident."The whales are sending a clear message," the original post of the video read.The whale is pictured in screengrabs from a video recorded on July 24, 2022, which captured the animal landing on the bow of a small boat off the coast of Plymouth, Massachusetts. (Credit: LEO ENGGASSER / AMAZING ANIMALS+ / TMX) Instances of whales jumping onto ships are rare but not unheard of.

FILE IMAGE - A Japanese macaque enjoys a hot spring in a file image dated Jan. 22, 2022, in Shimotakai-Gun, Japan. (Photo by Takahiro Yoshida/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Authorities in a Japanese city say a wild monkey — or multiple wild monkeys — have attacked nearly 40 residents this month, including some inside their apartments. The attacks have been reported in the city of Yamaguchi, located in southwestern Japan, according to the country’s public broadcasting service NHK.

Vladimir Putin’s health continues today after the Russian leader reportedly suffered a middle-of-the-night "health scare" early on Saturday (July 23).The Russian President complained of “severe nausea” and doctors rushed to his presidential quarters around 1am, it was alleged.The claim – which cannot be verified – comes from a Telegram channel that boasts it monitors Putin’s health, and asserts he has serious medical problems which have not been officially disclosed.READ MORE: Putin's sex-crazy mistress 'lifted his spirits' and may have influenced 'foreign policy'His condition improved after three hours but concerns over his condition mean that body doubles may be used this week, said the channel, General SVR.Kremlin insiders claim that Putin was previously replaced by a double for meetings with Iran’s leadership and Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.The post on General SVR said: “Putin on the night of Friday July 22 to Saturday July 23 needed urgent medical care. At about 1am, the medical workers on duty at [his] residence were summoned to the president.“Putin complained of severe nausea.

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia police say they are looking for a group of suspects caught on video before a man was shot and killed on Kelly Drive earlier this month.The victim, 30-year-old Taion Carter, died after he was reportedly shot once in the back of the head on the 2400 block of Kelly Drive on July 16.Witnesses told police they heard gunshots, then saw what appeared to be two teenage males jump in a car and flee the scene in a dark-colored vehicle.New video released by police shows several cars performing illegal maneuvers in a nearby parking lot around 6 a.m. Police say the group and the victim got into an altercation, which led to the fatal shooting.The suspects in the video are being sought by police in connection to the homicide.One of the vehicle seen in the video is a blue 2013 Dodge Charger with a black front end, black rims and Pennsylvania tag LSM-6861.Anyone with information is asked to contact Philadelphia police at 215-686-8477. 

PHILADELPHIA - A shooting in North Philadelphia left one man injured after police say gunfire erupted early Monday morning.The victim reportedly drove himself to the hospital after being shot twice, once in the arm and once in the ankle.A vehicle parked outside the hospital had several bullet holes in the body and window, as well as at least one window completely shattered.Police say at least 20 shell casings were found at the scene on the 1100 block of Stiles Street around 1:13 a.m. No information about suspects or motive were made available.

FILE - Radio show host Alex Jones joins thousands of gun rights advocates attending a rally organized by The Virginia Citizens Defense League on Capitol Square near the state capitol building on Jan. 20, 2020, in Richmond, Virginia.

Covid tally rose to 4,39,05,621 after the country reported 16,866 new coronavirus infections in a day.The daily positivity rate crossed 7 per cent again after a gap of 168 days. A total of 41 new fatalities have been reported, the data updated on Monday stated.