US government’s COVID-19 website to suspend free at-home tests

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OAK FOREST, Ill. - The Cook County Medical Examiner confirmed four people are dead in connection to a barricade situation and house fire in Oak Forest Friday morning. Oak Forest police responded to domestic disturbance call at a home in the 5500 block of Ann Marie Lane around 6:35 a.m.When police arrived they found two victims with gunshot wounds in the driveway and a third victim in the roadway south of the home. Police pulled the victims into their squad cars and transferred them to a safer location to render aid. The victims were then taken to a local hospital where they were treated and later died. Police and other law enforcement officials established a perimeter around the home where the suspect was barricaded.

leaked a draft of the court's major abortion decision earlier this year.In a television interview airing this weekend, retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer, who left the court in June when the justices began their summer break, says he hasn't heard that the person's identity has been determined.Breyer, 84, was speaking with CNN anchor Chris Wallace. According to a transcript provided by the network, Wallace asked about the leak, which happened in May: "Within 24 hours the chief justice ordered an investigation of the leaker.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA - A 22-year-old man has been charged, by the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, in connection with the melee that resulted in two people shot near Temple University, while a large crowd was nearby.Officials say 22-year-old Troy Mullen was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault and other related charges for an incident early on the morning of September 17th.According to authorities, the incident happened at 16th Street and Cecil B. Moore Saturday morning, about 12:30 a.m.

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit have declared a COVID-19 outbreak on the health centre’s Adult Mental Health inpatient unit.“The health and safety of staff, physicians, patients, and our community remains our top priority, and we are working closely with the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit and our Infection Prevention and Control and Occupational Health and Wellness teams to conduct a full contact tracing investigation to determine any risk to other patients and TEAM RVH on the unit,” says Gail Hunt, RVH president and CEO.The health centre says five patients have tested positive for COVID-19 on the unit as of Friday.

MARATHON, Fla. - A boat captain has been charged with manslaughter in a Memorial Day parasailing crash in the Florida Keys that killed a 33-year-old Illinois woman and injured her young son and nephew.Daniel Gavin Couch, 49, was booked into the Monroe County Jail on Thursday and was being held on a $100,000 bond.An investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission found Couch cut the line holding Supraja Alaparthi and the two boys because the parasail was "dragging" in high winds from a sudden summer storm.They were still strapped into the parasail as they were dragged across the waves for nearly 2 miles before slamming into the old Seven Mile Bridge, the investigation found.PREVIOUS: Mom killed, 2 kids injured parasailing in Florida KeysFamily members, including Alaparthi’s 6-year-old daughter, were on the boat that afternoon. They were visiting the Keys from Elk Grove Village, Illinois, and told the captain they could return the next day if the weather was too bad to go up in the parasail.

The Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft sits on Launch Pad 39B at Kennedy Space Center ahead of a second launch attempt on Sept. 3, 2022.

A trio of new studies from the United States and Europe explore a possible link between COVID-19 and new-onset type 1 diabetes (T1D) in children.

The risk of a range of neurologic conditions rose significantly in the year after COVID-19 infection among a group of US veterans—regardless of whether they had required hospitalization, according to a study published yesterday in Nature Medicine.Researchers at the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Healthcare System a

Health officials in the United Kingdom and the European region as a whole are seeing early signs of rising COVID activity, patterns that US experts closely watch as a harbinger of how the next months might unfold.

FILE - (L to R) Pork Chorizo, Al Pastor, and Oxtail Barbacoa tacos in a file image dated Sept. 7, 2022. (Photo by Deb Lindsey for The Washington Post via Getty Images).

Johnny Depp is reportedly dating his lawyer — and no, it’s not Camille Vasquez from the Amber Heard defamation trial earlier this year.

An NHS trust has suspended staff after allegations that patients were mistreated at a mental health unit. Last week it was revealed police are preparing to investigate the claims which relate to the Edenfield Centre based in the grounds of the former Prestwich Hospital in Bury.

The Halton District School Board (HDSB) says it “has heard” of protests that have been planned for Friday and over the weekend regarding an Oakville, Ont., teacher’s controversial attire.

WEATHERFORD, Texas - A 12-year-old Weatherford girl and her father have been hospitalized with gun shot wounds after sheriff's deputies say the girl plotted for weeks with a friend to murder their families.Parker County Sheriff Russ Authier says the deputies were called to a shooting with a 12-year-old girl lying in the street with a gun shot wound to the head, her 38-year-old father was found in the house shot in the abdomen.Investigators believe the girl shot her father, fled the scene and then shot herself.Both the girl and her father were flown to the hospital.

PHILADELPHIA - The City of Philadelphia is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the death of a Temple University graduate. The shooting occurred on the 400 block of North 35th Street around 12:30 a.m. on Thursday morning, according to police. Officials say Everett Beauregard, 23, left a friend's event in South Philadelphia and used public transportation to get home, getting off of a train in the area of 34th and Market Streets.  (Family Photo)He was going to walk the rest of his way to his apartment north on 35th Street in the direction of the residence, authorities say. Police released surveillance video showing the suspect walk past Beauregard before immediately firing as his back is turned.According to police, Beauregard was struck one time in the back of the neck, severing his spinal chord. After Beauregard collapses, the offender begins running, but fires another shot at the victim as he lay on the ground. Police say the suspect was captured on video surveillance lingering in the area around 11:21 p.m.

FILE - A woman jogs in a Los Angeles park after sunset on April 6, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by FREDERIC J.

Love Island star Katie Salmon has emotionally opened up on her baby daughter Thaiga's tumour and health battle. The 26 year old media personality revealed Thaiga was born six weeks prematurely and was in intensive care for the first days of her life.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lanka is hopeful that the first tranche of the IMF disbursement will be available before the end of 2022, but it depends on cooperation from the creditors and assurances, revealed Central Bank Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe on Friday (23). He was speaking in an update to creditors forum organized by Clifford Chance and Lazard, the eavyweight financial and legal advisers selected by Sri Lanka for its debt restructuring process.Expected timeline for the Debt Restructuring Process: Central Bank Governor Dr.

Reuters, WHO senior adviser Bruce Aylward warned that richer nations must not step back from tackling Covid-19 as a global problem now, ahead of future potential waves of infection. Aylward co-ordinates the ACT-Accelerator, a partnership between WHO and other global health bodies to help poorer countries access COVID-19 tools.

Hurricane and tropical storm warnings have been issued across eastern Canada as Hurricane Fiona hurtles toward the region, slated to make landfall in Nova Scotia as a powerful post-tropical storm early Saturday morning.

PHILADELPHIA - You'll notice a big difference in temperatures for the first full day of fall on Friday. The autumn equinox occurred at 9:09 p.m. on Thursday night and a cold front brought a major temperature change for September's final weekend. If you're heading to the Jersey Shore to celebrate the end of summer, be aware of the high rip current risk caused by Hurricane Fiona. The Delaware Valley will see temperatures in the mid-60s under partly cloudy skies. Windy conditions, with 15 to 25 mph winds, will make the temperature feel much cooler. RELATED: Beachgoers urged to avoid ocean as Hurricane Fiona churns miles offshoreIn the tropics, Fiona has been downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane and it has caused significant damage to Puerto Rico and is making its way to Bermuda. An additional disturbance is being monitored for possible tropical storm development. Looking ahead at the weekend, Saturday is expected to be pleasant while temperatures inch up Sunday, with a chance of showers Sunday night.For the latest forecasts and conditions, download the FOX 29 Weather Authority app.________SEVEN-DAY FORECASTFRIDAY: Autumn breezes.

Duracell,batteries. (Photo by: Newscast/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) DUBLIN - Doctors in Ireland had to remove 50 AA and other "cylindrical" batteries from the body of a 66-year-old woman who had swallowed them all on purpose, a recent article in the Irish Medical Journal says.When doctors at St.

into Atlantic Canada over the weekend.The threat of the powerful storm has prompted Hurricane Warnings and Tropical Storm Warnings to be issued for hundreds of miles of coastline from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland.Fiona has weakened slightly but remains a powerful Category 3 hurricane in the western Atlantic with maximum sustained winds around 125 mph. It peaked at Category 4 intensity for much of Wednesday and Thursday, which made Fiona the Atlantic's strongest hurricane of the 2022 season so far.Any hurricane that is rated Category 3, 4 or 5 on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale is classified as a major hurricane.As of Friday morning, Hurricane Fiona was centered about 150 miles northwest of Bermuda and about 750 miles south-southwest of Nova Scotia.

Head coach Ime Udoka of the Boston Celtics reacts against the Golden State Warriors during the third quarter in Game Six of the 2022 NBA Finals at TD Garden on June 16, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Elsa/Getty Images) BOSTON - The Boston Celtics have suspended Ime Udoka for a full year, banning the coach who led them to the NBA Finals last spring for the entire 2022-23 season over what two people with knowledge of the matter said was an improper relationship with a member of the organization.The people spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team did not reveal that detail publicly.

Alan Miller (Alabama Department of Corrections)ATMORE, Ala. - Alabama officials called off the Thursday lethal injection of a man convicted in a 1999 workplace shooting because of time concerns and trouble accessing the inmate’s veins.Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said the state halted the scheduled execution of Alan Miller after they determined they could not get the lethal injection underway before a midnight deadline. Prison officials made the decision at about 11:30 p.m.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe has declared multiple areas in Colombo as High Security Zones.The details in the extraordinary gazette are as follows:Parliament ComplexOn the NORTH by :- From Polduwa Junction to the Speaker's Residence, Kumbukgaha Duwa Road, Rajamalwatta Road, Jayanthipura Junction, Jayanthipura Road and Parliament Road including Diyawanna Lake.On the EAST by :- From Jayanthipura Junction to Outer Vehicle Park of the Parliament (Alcatraz Park), Parliament Ground, Keangnam Junction, Japan Sri Lanka Friendship Road, Pahalawela Road to Kimbulawala Junction including Diyawanna Lake.On the SOUTH by :- From Kimbulawala Junction to Pin Niyara Junction of Thalawathugoda Road, Area up to Pin Niyara including Sudarshana Mawatha, Daham Mawatha, Gamage Mawatha, Eeyam Poruwa Temple Road, Byroads and MP’s Quarters – Madiwela, Pita Wella Road at the back of MP’s Quarters including Diyawanna Lake.On the WEST by :- From Pin Niyara Junction to Beddagana Junction of Thalawathugoda Road, Polduwa Junction including Diyawanna Lake along Beddagana Road, Polduwa Road, Wehera Kanda Road, Beddagana, Nippon Road Supreme Court Complex, High Court Complex- Colombo, Magistrate Court Complex- Colombo and Attorney General’s DepartmentOn the NORTH by :- From Dam Street, Aluthkade Street to Belmont StreetOn the EAST by :- From Belmont Street to Adhikarana Mawatha Junction along Sanchi Arachchi Gardens RoadOn the SOUTH by :- Parcel Roundabout, Sanchi Arachchi Gardens RoadOn the WEST by :- St.Sebastian Hill Street, Mihindu Mawatha, St.Sebastian StreetPresidential Secretariat, President's House, Sri Lanka Navy Headquarters and Police HeadquartersOn the NORTH by :- From NSA Roundabout to Police Headquaters

COLOMBO (News 1st) – United States Permanent Representative to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome Ambassador Cindy McCain will visit Sri Lanka from September 25-28 to highlight U.S. food assistance programs in Sri Lanka and reinforce the U.S.

Covid-19 infections across England and Wales have risen week-on-week for the first time since July.

A nurse at a Walgreens pharmacy near Florida International University’s Tamiami campus in Miami-Dade shows a patient the newly formulated Moderna bivalent vaccine on Sept. 7, 2022. (Howard Cohen/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) U.S.

Unhealthy lifestyle practices like eating junk food, smoking, tobacco consumption, inordinate alcohol consumption, continuing desk jobs for years and not taking out time for regular physical exercise, contribute to a number of heart diseases. Inadequate sleep and stress (both physical and mental) for a long span of hours also affect the fitness of the heart. All these factors added to the Covid-19 infection-induced complications and led to preventable fatalities.

Rescuers release a stranded pilot whale back in the ocean at Macquarie Heads, on the west coast of Tasmania on Sept. 22, 2022.

SAN SALVADOR, Puerto Rico - President Joe Biden said Thursday the full force of the federal government is ready to help Puerto Rico recover from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona, while Bermuda and Canada's Atlantic provinces prepared for a major blast from the Category 4 storm.Speaking at a briefing with Federal Emergency Management Agency officials in New York, Biden said, "We’re all in this together."Biden noted that hundreds of FEMA and other federal officials are already on the ground in Puerto Rico, where Fiona caused an island-wide blackout.More than 60% of power customers remained without energy on Thursday, and a third of customers were without water — and local officials admitted they could not say when service would be fully restored.Biden said his message to the people of Puerto Rico who are still hurting from Hurricane Maria five years ago is: "We’re with you. We’re not going to walk away."US President Joe Biden and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell take part in a briefing on Hurricane Fiona's impact on Puerto Rico at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Region 2 Office in New York on Sept.

Queens reign signified transformation from Ceylon to Sri Lanka – PresidentCOLOMBO (News 1st) – As Queen of Ceylon, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's reign signified the transformation of our country from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, said President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a Condolence Vote in Parliament on Friday (23)."The great political upheaval started under her. The 1956 election victory, the emergence of the ethnic issue, the coming of the free education generation, the state control of the economy, two coup d’etat against the government and the start of the armed uprisings in the South," he added.Full Speech by the President:“Amongst all the letters of congratulations I received on becoming the president, the one that was sent by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was special.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – A plane transporting essential medicines is scheduled to arrive in the country from China today (23).Medical Technical Services Director at the Ministry of Health Dr. Anwar Hamdani said the stock of medicines includes rabies vaccines for a period of six months.Essential medicines for kidney patients and cancer patients are also included in the consignment.Dr.

Queens reign signified transformation from Ceylon to Sri Lanka – PresidentCOLOMBO (News 1st) – As Queen of Ceylon, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's reign signified the transformation of our country from Ceylon to Sri Lanka, said President Ranil Wickremesinghe during a Condolence Vote in Parliament on Friday (23)."The great political upheaval started under her. The 1956 election victory, the emergence of the ethnic issue, the coming of the free education generation, the state control of the economy, two coup d’etat against the government and the start of the armed uprisings in the South," he added.Full Speech by the President:“Amongst all the letters of congratulations I received on becoming the president, the one that was sent by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was special.

There are indicators that COVID is ending but we should be careful how we interpret the word ending, expert said For the first time since March 2020, Covid numbers have begun to ebb in several parts of the world, including India. Experts are hopeful that the pandemic will be over but, cautioned that Covid will be here to stay.

After a controversial cull of all minks in Denmark due to a coronavirus variant, the world's former top exporter will once again allow mink farming, its agriculture ministry has announced.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Minister of Power and Energy Kanchana Wijesekara said that the Coal Tender awarded on August 25th was cancelled by the Cabinet yesterday (22)."The selected supplier has communicated the inability to perform the tender sighting concerns on the impact on legal cases filed & payment guarantee risk", Minister Wijesekara tweeted.Further Lanka Coal Company will publish a new International Open Competitive Tender that will allow any suitable supplier that can provide Coal on a long-term credit basis."To fulfill the immediate requirements, the balance of 19 Cargos from last year's tender will be advanced", Minister tweeted.

COLOMBO (News 1st) – Lanka Sathosa has decided to drop the prices of five essential items with effect from the 22nd of September 2022.Sathosa has revised the prices of the following products:1. Imported Big Onions (1 kg)New Price: Rs. 150/- Old Price: Rs.

rebound case of Covid-19 infection, her deputy communications director Kelsey Donohue said in an official statement as quoted by ANI. She tested negative during a routine test on Tuesday. However, Jill Biden again tested positive with an antigen test in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware on August 24, as per CNN reports quoted by ANI.

WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19 again in an apparent "rebound" case, after she initially tested negative for the virus over the weekend.President Joe Biden, three days with his wife at their Rehoboth Beach, Del. vacation home, continues to test negative, the White House said.

Students, faculty and others walk down a campus path amidst a mostly empty University of California-Irvine campus Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.

US President Joe Biden's Covid advisor Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert who became the face of the country's fight against the pandemic, has announced that he will step down in December.

FILE - President Joe Biden delivers remarks before signing The Inflation Reduction Act in the State Dining Room of the White House on Aug. 16, 2022, in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON - Dr. Anthony Fauci,the nation's top infectious disease expert who became a household name — and the subject of partisan attacks — during the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Monday he will depart the federal government in December after more than five decades of service.Fauci, who serves as President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser, has been the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief of the NIAID Laboratory of Immunoregulation.

US First Lady Jill Biden waves before boarding Air Force One to depart Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on August 10, 2022. (Photo by NICHOLAS KAMM/AFP via Getty Images) First Lady Jill Biden will end her isolation after testing negative for COVID-19 for two consecutive days, the White House said.The first lady first tested positive Tuesday, while the Bidens were vacationing in South Carolina.