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Today we are reporting 10,470 community cases, 773 current hospitalisations, and 16 deaths.

A text from former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson to Assistant Director of the United States Secret Service Anthony Ornato appears above members of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol during the seventh WASHINGTON - Secret Service agents deleted text messages sent and received around the Jan.

LOS ANGELES - Despite being at the center of several political controversies and losing the 2020 election, it appears former President Donald Trump has made up his mind about running in 2024 and he feels confident that he could win, according to a report from New York Magazine. "Look," Trump said in an interview with New York Mag’s Olivia Nuzzi. "I feel very confident that, if I decide to run, I’ll win.""Well, in my own mind, I’ve already made that decision, so nothing factors in anymore.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose police arrested six people who are allegedly involved in a commercial burglary and recovered $100,000 worth of stolen items in an underground bunker, police said. Among the stolen goods were a lot of power tools, three hunting shotguns, and three pickup trucks, police said. Officers first received reports about an electrical contractor business being burglarized Monday on South 10th Street in District Lincoln, according to East Bay Times. SEE ALSO: Q&A: Newly appointed San Francisco DA Brooke Jenkins outlines goals 1st week on jobPatrolling officers doing a follow-up arrested the suspects later that day after finding them around the truck that was stolen during the burglary, police said.  This arrest led the police to investigate a homeless encampment near Coyote Creek and Wool Creek Dr.

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - JUNE 4: Detail of a man holding up an Honor 20 Pro smartphone with the Uber transport app visible on screen, while taxis queue in the background, on June 4, 2019. (Photo by Olly Curtis/Future via Getty Images) Rideshare giant Uber is being sued by more than 500 women in multiple states who say they were attacked while utilizing the company's services and that the San Francisco-based firm has not put adequate safety measures in place to protect passengers.The class action was filed by law firm Slater Slater Schulman LLP, which says the plaintiffs include women who "were kidnapped, sexually assaulted, sexually battered, raped, falsely imprisoned, stalked, harassed, or otherwise attacked by Uber drivers with whom they had been paired through the Uber application."The firm noted that the filing comes a month after Uber released its latest safety report, wherein the company disclosed that it received more than 3,800 complaints of sexual assaults on Uber rides in 2019 and 2020."Uber's whole business model is predicated on giving people a safe ride home, but rider safety was never their concern – growth was, at the expense of their passengers' safety," said Adam Slater, founding partner of Slater Slater Schulman.

A new study published in Applied Economics Letter estimates long COVID symptoms have forced 80,000 UK residents out of employment as of March of this year.The estimate is based on data that show 5.5% of peopl

High percentages of infection preventionists (IPs) reported that COVID-19–related stressors worsened their mental and physical health, highlighting the need to address systemic issues that lead to burnout and improve recruitment and retention, according to survey results reported yesterday in the American Journal of Infection Control.

COVID-19 cases reported and hospitalizations linked to the virus last week, according to health data.The province’s latest epidemiology update, which covers July 3 to July 9, reports 229 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 infections and new 59 hospitalizations — seven of which required intensive care. Sick time, overtime skyrocket for Winnipeg paramedics and firefighters Another two COVID-19-related deaths were reported last week, bringing the province’s COVID-19 death toll to 2,053.While provincial case counts no longer give an accurate picture of active infection rates because the government has significantly scaled back testing, the numbers do show a marked increase over last week’s data, when 125 new lab-confirmed cases were reported.There were 46 new hospitalizations — including a child under the age of 10 admitted to ICU — reported in the previous week’s COVID-19 data.It is not known exactly how many people are currently in hospital or an ICU as a result of COVID-19 because the province no longer reports those numbers.Meanwhile, the province says the number of lab tests for COVID-19 rose to an average of 269 per day last week, up from 244 a day the previous week.

COVID-19 and 18 additional deaths linked to the novel coronavirus on Thursday.The Health Department says 1,860 people in hospital have the disease, including 632 who were admitted specifically because of COVID-19.It says 45 patients are in intensive care with the disease, a rise of two from the day before.Officials add that 7,236 health-care workers are currently off the job due to COVID-19.The province is reporting 2,457 new cases detected through PCR testing, which remains limited to certain high-risk groups. It says an additional 651 positive at-home self tests were reported through a government website.Dr.

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Disgraced South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh was charged with murder Thursday in the deaths of his wife and younger son, who were fatally shot outside their home more than a year ago.Murdaugh is already jailed and faces dozens of criminal charges that have piled up in the months since his wife Maggie, 52, and their 22-year-old son, Paul, were killed. But until now he had not been charged in connection with his wife and son's deaths.The indictments handed up by a grand jury in Colleton County, where the shootings happened, contend Murdaugh killed his wife with a rifle and his son with a shotgun.

In this photo illustration a Twitter logo seen displayed on a smartphone screen with Twitter logo in the background in Athens, Greece on July 11, 2022. (Photo by Nikolas Kokovlis/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Twitter appeared to suffer a major global outage on Thursday morning, according to user reports.The website DownDetector.com, which shares user-reported issues on websites and other platforms, showed thousands of complaints over Twitter’s app, website, and even its TweetDeck app.Issues appeared to begin around 8:05 a.m.

Hockey Canada says it is in the process of making changes.Whether those moves will be enough to satisfy the general public, fans, federal government and corporate sponsors remains to be seen.The sport’s under-fire national federation made a series of announcements in an open letter to Canadians published Thursday, including the reopening of a third-party investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving members of the country’s 2018 world junior team.Hockey Canada said participation in the investigation by the players in question is mandatory, adding anyone who declines will be banned from all of the federation’s activities and programs effective immediately. Sexual violence is deeply rooted in Canadian sports, experts say.

PHILADELPHIA - Police say four teenagers are in the hospital after they were shot in North Philadelphia on Thursday morning. According to Philadelphia Chief Inspector Scott Small, the incident happened just before 2 a.m.Police say officers with the 6th District responded to numerous 911 calls reporting gunshots and a shooting near 7th and Wallace Streets. When police and medics arrived on scene, they found four shooting victims in the courtyard of the Spring Garden Homes, according to authorities. Small says two of the shooting victims ran inside a property of the Spring Garden Homes after being shot. According to police, the victims were two teenage boys and two teenage girls. MORE LOCAL HEADLINESAuthorities say all of the teenagers are in critical but stable condition and they are expected to be okay. Small says a 16-year-old girl sustained a serious gunshot wound to the face, while a 14-year-old girl was also shot in the face. The boys, ages 13 and 15, were shot in their arms and legs, according to officials.   Small says 21 spent shell casings from a semi-automatic weapon were found in the courtyard of the complex. Investigators say they believe all four of the victims were standing near the home where two of the teens live. According to police, a revolver was also found on the scene, but they do now know how it relates to the shooting. Authorities say they do not have a motive at this time, but said they will check cameras in the area. This shooting came a few hours after another quadruple shooting in West Philadelphia that left several people injured, including a 2-year-old. It also comes at a time when the city has implemented a curfew for children and teens under 18.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating after quadruple shooting left four people, including one child, injured in West Philadelphia late Wednesday night.A 26-year-old man was found shot in the leg at Creighton Street and Wyalusing Avenue where police say shots were fired around 10:30 p.m. He is said to be in critical conditions.Just a block away, police say two 20-year-old women and two children were found inside a Kia SUV riddled with gunfire.Both women are in critical condition after police say the driver was shot in the back, and the passenger shot in the head.Two children were in the backseat of the car as at least 10 shots were fired, according to police.Police say a 2-year-old boy was shot in the leg, and is in stable condition.

PHILADELPHIA - The attorney for a 13-year-old who reportedly turned herself in for the deadly attack of an elderly man is speaking out after she was released Wednesday.She was one of seven juvenile suspects wanted in connection to the death of 73-year-old James Lambert, who was beaten to death with a traffic cone in North Philadelphia last month.Four of those suspects have turned themselves into police this week, including two brothers aged 10 and 14, a 14-year-old girl and 13-year-old girl.Two of the teens will reportedly face murder and conspiracy charges: the 14-year-old boy identified as Richard Jones and the 14-year-old girl, who has yet to be identified. The 10-year-old was released after not receiving any charges.Police say a 14-year-old girl, who was a person of interest in the beating death of James Lambert Jr., has turned herself in.  (Philadelphia Police Department)The 13-year-old was also released with no charges Wednesday after her attorney Donte Mills claims investigators decided she didn't cause Lambert's death."She took a stand in that moment, and in fact, tried to push people away," Mills said.

Today we are reporting 11,382 community cases, 765 current hospitalisations, and 23 deaths.

TOPEKA, Kan. - Japan’s Panasonic Corp. selected Kansas as the location for a multibillion-dollar mega-factory to produce electric vehicle batteries for Tesla and other carmakers, Gov.

Police looking for group of suspects in string of high-end vehicle thefts in New Jersey AVALON, N.J. - High-end vehicles have become the target of a recent crime operation in at least one Jersey Shore town.Police say they received reports that four high-end vehicles were stolen in Avalon during the early morning hours Tuesday.Surveillance footage shows five suspects police are looking for in connection to the thefts.

Man tried to jump counter during bank robbery, police say. PRINCETON, N.J. - Police have released photos they say capture the moment an attempted bank robber failed to jump a bank counter not once, but twice!The suspect was seen entering the TD Bank on State Road on July 6.

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA - MAY 15: Geon-yeong "Steal" Moon of DetonatioN FocusMe competes at the League of Legends - Mid-Season Invitational Groups Stage on May 15, 2022 in Busan, South Korea. (Photo by Colin Young-Wolff/Riot Games via Getty Images) People who play video games have more activity in certain parts of their brains than those who don’t, and a new study suggests video games could be used to teach better decision-making skills.Researchers at Georgia State University looked at 47 college-aged participants for the study — 28 video game players and 19 non-players.

Damage from flash flooding in Buchanan County, Virginia, is seen from the air on July 13, 2022. (VDEM/Twitter) BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. - Swift water rescue crews are searching for dozens of people in the rural mountainous region of western Virginia after storms dumped more than half a foot of rain over Tuesday evening.The Virginia Department of Emergency Management and local rescue crews are going door-to-door in the area around Pilgrims Knob in search for flooding victims.The Buchanan County Sheriff’s Office said as many as 40 people were missing, but crews have not been able to make contact with all the residents in the impacted zone.Officials said landslides have closed access to many roadways, making access difficult.Water still covers part of a road in Buchanan County, Virginia, on July 13, 2022, after flash flooding in the area overnight.

Covid-19 continues to spread across Scotland and it is important to nourish the body while recovering from the virus. This is especially crucial, as recent figures show nearly a quarter of cases reported in the week ending July 10 were found to be reinfections.

COVID-19 cases worldwide rose last week for the fifth week in a row, fueled by two more-transmissible Omicron variants, BA.4 and BA.5, the World Health Organization (WHO) said today in its latest update.

Mugshots of Da'Torrance Leanders Hackworth and Antonio DeWayne Dean Jr. (Escambia County Sheriff's Office) A Florida homeowner will "absolutely not" face charges after firing an "AK-47-style gun" at suspected home invaders, a local sheriff said. "He started shooting for his own protection, to get them out of his house and to protect himself," Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said of the recent shooting in a video address posted to the office's official Facebook page. Simmons said three men, including one armed with a gun, entered a home in Escambia County just ahead of midnight on July 7.

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Reptiles are common in Florida, but one South Florida woman received an unexpected visitor…inside her toilet – a large iguana.Michelle Reynolds, who lives in Hollywood, Florida, said she found the iguana hanging out in her toilet late Saturday night, according to a post on her Facebook page."Walked into this last night," she wrote.She contacted Harold at Iguana Lifestyles, who specializes in removing green iguanas.

FILE IMAGE - General view of Honda Civic cars lines up ready for export on Dec. 10, 2020.

High angle view of a volcanic crater, Vesuvius, Campania, Italy (Photo by DEA / PUBBLI AER FOTO/De Agostini via Getty Images) CAMPANIA, Italy - A man survived a terrifying experience after falling into Mount Vesuvius while trying to retrieve his cell phone last weekend, according to multiple reports.NBC News identified the survivor of the accident as 23-year-old Phillip Carroll. The outlet first reported that the Maryland resident and his two family members traveled to Vesuvius using a trail off limits to visitors.Once the family made it to the top of the volcano, Carroll stopped to take a selfie when he dropped his phone into the volcano.

The number of patients in Scottish hospitals with coronavirus has risen by 15 per cent in a week, despite a fall in cases, new figures show. While the latest data from Public Health Scotland (PHS) shows a drop in overall cases for the second week in a row, the number of people in hospital with Covid-19 increased to 1,669.

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. - More than 20 years after an unknown young boy was found dead in a South DeKalb County cemetery, Georgia law enforcement have made a breakthrough in the mystery of the child's identity and alleged murder.At a press conference Wednesday, the DeKalb County District Attorney identified the boy as 6-year-old William Dashawn Hamilton, a boy who had recently moved to the Atlanta area from Charlotte, North Carolina with his mother."At every turn this case ran cold, until now," DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston said.On Feb. 26, 1999, a cemetery worker preparing for a funeral found the boy laying in a field. Investigators discovered someone laid out his body.

FILE IMAGE - TikTok and Facebook logos displayed on phone screens and a laptop keyboard are seen in this illustration photo taken on Feb. 6, 2022.

Bank of Canada will make its key interest rate announcement this morning as inflation remains well above its target.Most economists are forecasting the central bank will raise interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point, bringing its key rate to 2.25 per cent.

WASHINGTON - U.S. inflation likely reached a new 40-year high in June, driven up by a spike in gas costs, more expensive food and rent, and pricier cars and hotel rooms.A government report Wednesday is expected to show that consumer prices soared 8.8% in June compared with a year earlier, according to data provide FactSet.

WILKES-BARRE, UNITED STATES - 2020/11/04: Employee holds bundles of mail-in ballots to be counted. (Photo by Aimee Dilger/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvania's elections agency sued three Republican-controlled county governments on Tuesday, seeking to force their election boards to report primary results that include ballots with undated exterior envelopes — the subject of several other lawsuits.The Department of State sued Lancaster, Berks and Fayette counties in Commonwealth Court, describing them as "outlier counties" that have not properly certified vote tallies from the May 17 election that included nominating contests for U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - Homicide detectives are investigating the shooting death of a man who was ambushed by shooters while walking into his home on Tuesday night, authorities say.According to police, the shooting happened just before 10:30 p.m.

Police lights are pictured in a file image. A police officer who was shot in the head in Warren County, Ohio, was in "stable but critical condition," according to the local police chief. Clearcreek Township Chief of Police John Terrill told a group of reporters Tuesday evening that two police officers responded to a domestic violence call and ended up getting into a shootout with a suspect.

A convicted murderer from Greater Manchester died of Covid just days after testing positive for the virus. The family of Trevor Ferguson questioned whether he didn't report his symptoms because of 'bullying' from other inmates in prison, a new report reveals.

More than three million people in the UK are yet to be vaccinated against Covid-19, it has been revealed. It comes as a government committee calls for increased efforts to get those in vulnerable groups fully vaccinated as infection rates continue to rise again.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that left one many critically injured on Tuesday. Authorities say at around 4:07 p.m., they were dispatched to the 5200 block of Howland Street for reports of a shooting. Upon arrival, authorities say they found a man in his twenties who had been shot multiple times throughout his body. MORE HEADLINES Police: Boy, 14, charged with murder after 73-year-old man beaten to death with traffic conePolice: Man wrestles gun from suspect's hands, shoots 2nd suspect in Wissinoming attempted robberyPolice: 3 persons of interest in custody after deadly South Philadelphia double shootingThe victim was transported to Einstein Hospital where he was placed in critical condition, police say. No weapon was recovered in this incident and no arrest was made. Police are asking anyone with information about this shooting to contact them. 

COVID cases in the last 24 hours, informed the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.  The number of active cases of COVID in India went past 1.32 lakh (1,32,457). Active cases now constitute 0.30% of the country's total positive cases. The weekly positivity rate in the country currently stands at 4.26% and the daily positivity rate is reported to be 3.68%.

India has recorded over 16,906 new cases and 43 deaths due to Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. The total number of active case load currently stands at 1,32,457 in the country. In the last 2 years, 4.36 crore Covid-19 cases and around 5,25,519 fatalities have been reported due to the disease so far.

mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol apologized Tuesday to officers who protected the building after telling lawmakers that he regrets being duped by the former president's lies of election fraud.During a hearing before the U.S. House committee that's investigating the insurrection, Stephen Ayres testified that he felt called by former President Donald Trump to come to Washington on Jan.

Today we are reporting 11,464 community cases, 729 current hospitalisations, and 29 deaths.

Tom Jones took to Instagram to shut down any rumours he had collapsed on stage.The Sex Bomb singer, 82, made headlines on Tuesday night (July 12) after he was forced to postpone a concert on his Surrounded By Time tour.READ NEXT: Family furious after bloke 'sprayed them with urine' during Cardiff Tom Jones gigThe music icon was reportedly instructed to cancel the show after he "collapsed" on stage.However, he has since confirmed the forced postponement was instead due to "viral laryngitis".While he denied the "pure rumour", he did apologise to fans for cancelling the show at the last minute and confirmed he had already rescheduled the show.Tom told his 451k fans: "Hello to all concerned: I travelled last night from the UK to Budapest and woke this morning with an uncomfortable throat."He added: "A specialist came to visit and diagnosed 'viral laryngitis'. He strongly advised postponing this evening's show and prescribed medication and vocal rest."I did NOT 'collapse' anywhere at any time, that is pure rumour."Hopefully, the inflammation will calm soon as I am looking forward to continuing my wonderful summer tour."He wrapped up by sending his apologies to fans for any inconvenience and confirmed the rearranged date.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here.Tom said: "Unfortunately, the show had to be cancelled at the last minute, and for that I am very sorry."However, the show in Budapest has been rescheduled and will take place on August 16.

PHILADELPHIA - Police are investigating a shooting that left three people injured in North Philly on Tuesday night. Around 6:12 p.m., police say they responded to reports of a shooting on 31st Street. Upon arrival, authorities say they found three people with gunshot wounds. The first victim, a 20-year-old man, was shot one time in the foot and one time in the back, according to police. The second victim, a 21-year-old man, was shot once in the hip and the third victim, a 32-year-old man, was shot once in the leg, police say. MORE HEADLINES More than 60 shots fired in shooting that killed teenager in North Philadelphia, police sayWest Chester University student tests positive for monkeypox, university saysNew Castle crash involving motorcycle, car leaves 3 dead, Delaware State Police sayOfficials say all three victims were transported to Temple Hospital where they were all placed in stable condition. No arrest was made, and police say no weapons were recovered. Police are asking anyone with information on this incident to contact them. 

PHILADELPHIA - Starbucks is closing 16 stores around the country because of repeated safety issues, including drug use and other disruptive behaviors that threaten staff.The coffee giant is closing six stores in its hometown of Seattle, six in Los Angeles, two in Portland, Oregon and one each in Philadelphia and Washington. Starbucks said employees at those stores will be given the opportunity to transfer to other stores.Starbucks said Tuesday the closures are part of a larger effort to respond to staff concerns and make sure stores are safe and welcoming.

Lake Mead.Lake Mead, the largest man-made water reservoir in the U.S., has seen staggering declines in water levels as a result of extreme drought conditions.According to The Associated Press, the Higgins landing craft was originally 185 feet (over 56 metres) under the surface, but is now nearly halfway out of the water. More human remains found at Lake Mead, a week after body discovered in barrel The vessel was found less than a mile from Lake Mead Marina and Hemingway Harbor.

FILE - Mementos decorate a makeshift memorial to the victims of a shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, on June 30, 2022. (CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)AUSTIN, Texas - Surveillance footage captured the gunman in the Uvalde school shooting enter the building with an AR-15 style rifle and later shows officers in body armor milling in the hallway outside the fourth-grade classrooms where 19 children and two teachers were killed.The video published Tuesday by the Austin American-Statesman shows parts of the nearly 80 minutes that passed between the gunman walking into Robb Elementary through an unlocked door and the time when his death put an stop to America's deadliest school shooting in nearly two decades.The four-minute video from May 24 shows two officers approach the classrooms not long after the gunman and then run back amid the sounds of gunfire.

FILE - Prison cells. (Giles Clarke/Getty Images)A bill that would allow chemical castration for sex offenders in exchange for a shorter prison sentence is under consideration in Thailand, according to multiple reports. The lower house passed the bill in March and was approved by 145 senators with two abstentions late Monday, Reuters reported.