Wildlife officials warn of invasive frogs spreading in Washington

WASHINGTON - A tall security fence will be erected around the Supreme Court Building Wednesday evening due to concerns about protesters and demonstrations. Fox News reports the fencing will be similar to what was set up around the Capitol following last year's riot. The barrier in front of the Supreme Court, however, will not encircle the entire building. Barricades were set up in front of the steps of the Supreme Court Building Monday as authorities anticipated crowds in response to the bombshell report on abortion rights. Since Politico published the leaked article from the Supreme Court, showing a draft majority opinion to overturn Roe V.

WASHINGTON - Telehealth company Nurx has seen a spike in requests for emergency contraception driven by fears that the landmark Roe v. Wade case could be overturned. Since Monday, there has been a 300% spike in requests to have emergency contraceptives, such as Plan B, "on hand," Nurx CEO Varsha Rao told FOX Business.

Amber Heard took the stand for the first time on Wednesday to deliver her testimony against ex-husband Johnny Depp, who is accusing her of ruining his reputation and career with false accusations of domestic violence.In the legal battle between the two stars, both Heard, 36, and Depp, 58, claim to be victims of violence. The initial court case began when Depp filed a $50-million defamation lawsuit over a Washington Post op-ed penned by Heard in late 2018 about domestic abuse.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Record-low mortgages below 3% are long gone. Credit card rates will likely rise. So will the cost of an auto loan.

FILE - U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas testifies before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Capitol Hill on May 04, 2022 in Washington, DC.

In the latest US COVID-19 developments, new poll findings highlight fairly high rates of hesitancy about vaccinating young children and the fact that people overwhelmingly feel safe at their worksites.

WASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point Wednesday — its most aggressive move since 2000 — and signaling further large rate hikes to come.The increase in the Fed's key rate raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point since the pandemic struck two years ago.The Fed also announced that it will start reducing its huge $9 trillion balance sheet, which consists mainly of Treasury and mortgage bonds. Those holdings more than doubled after the pandemic recession hit as the Fed bought trillions in bonds to try to hold down long-term borrowing rates.

(L-R) Star Wars cosplayers Austin Verburg as Luke Skywalker, Bill Holmes as Kir Kanos, Shawn Richter as Din Djarin, Dana Sabbe as Taarna, William Henderson as a Mandalorian, and Lisa Lower as Boba Fett pose for photos. (Daniel Knighton/Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Star Wars fans your day has arrived to show your love for the popular franchise.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden on Wednesday highlighted new figures showing the government's red ink will grow less than expected this year and the national debt will shrink this quarter as he tried to counter criticism of his economic leadership amid growing dismay over inflation going into midterm elections that will decide control of Congress.Biden, embracing deficit reduction as a way to fight inflation, stressed that the dip in the national debt would be the first in six years, an achievement that eluded former President Donald Trump despite his promises to improve the federal balance sheet."The bottom line is the deficit went up every year under my predecessor before the pandemic and during the pandemic. It has gone down both years since I’ve been here," Biden said.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Amber Heard is expected to take the stand Wednesday in a Fairfax County, Virginia courtroom in the defamation trial involving her ex-husband Johnny Depp.The libel lawsuit was filed by Depp against Heard over an op-ed piece she wrote in The Washington Post in 2018 in which Heard refers to herself as a "public figure representing domestic abuse." The Post article doesn't mention Depp by name, but he says it clearly refers to her allegation that she suffered physical abuse at his hands. Depp denies the allegation.Crowds of people in line Wednesday at the Fairfax County Circuit Courthouse in Fairfax, Virginia for the defamation trial involving Johnny Depp and his ex-wife Amber Heard.

Pro-life and pro-choice demonstrators during a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - Abortion rights have been a divisive issue for decades.

UPPER MAKEFIELD Twp., Pa. - A vigil was held Tuesday night for two Bucks County boys who authorities say were gravely shot by their own mother as they laid in their beds Monday morning. Trinh T. Nguyen, 38, was arrested Monday morning near United Methodist Church in Washington Crossing hours after the shooting that left 13-year-old Jeffrey and 9-year-old Nelson in grave condition.Officers from the Upper Makefield Police Department were called to Timber Ridge Road around 7 a.m.

Official Rawlings Major League (Manfred) baseball signed in black felt tip on a side panel in Ukrainian cursive and English print, "Zelenskyy." In addition to the unspecified percentage of the sale that will be donated through the global nonprofit Americares, RR Auction will contribute its buyer’s premium and seller’s commission to war relief efforts. Americares’ website describes its humanitarian response in Ukraine as focused on the medical needs of millions of refugees.Kaplan is a governmental affairs specialist from New York who has many contacts with the U.N.

CAMDEN COUNTY, N.J. - U.S. Marshals have made an arrest in connection with a homicide that took place in Camden in March.Terence McManus, 39, of Cherry Hill, died after being punched on the 1100 block of Whitman Avenue in Camden on March 11.Officials say he fell, hit his head and suffered blunt head trauma.

Pennsylvania mother is in custody after police claim she shot her two sons and then attempted to shoot her neighbour before fleeing the scene.According to the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, Trinh Nguyen, a Washington Crossing, Pa., resident, was arrested Monday morning. She was charged with three counts of attempted homicide and one count of possession of an instrument of crime.Local authorities claim Nguyen, 38, approached her 22-year-old neighbour outside his house early Monday morning and asked him to bring a box full of photos to her ex-husband, with whom the neighbour worked.The police statement alleges the neighbour accepted the box, but when they turned around “he saw Nguyen pointing a black revolver to his face.”“Nguyen pulled the trigger two times, but the gun did not fire,” the police report reads.

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Communities look to firefighters to extinguish the flames when a fire breaks out at a neighbor's home or a local school.Atlantic City officials reassured residents and tourists that the local fire department is ready to do just that - keep them safe.At a press conference Tuesday, Mayor Marty Smalls dispelled rumors that the department is not equipped to battle blazes. He admitted the city needs to update it's fleet, but says new equipment is on its way.'We invested in a $1 million ladder truck," Smalls said.

Diamond Silver Crown for Miss Pageant Beauty Contest, Crystal Tiara jewelry decorated gems stone and abstract dark background on black velvet fabric cloth, Macro photography copy space for text logo Kailia Posey, a former participant of "Toddlers and Tiaras," has died at 16 years old, according to a Facebook post by her mother. "I don’t have words or any thoughts," Marcy Posey Gatterman wrote. "A beautiful baby girl is gone.

WASHINGTON - When President Joe Biden on Tuesday visits a Lockheed Martin plant that manufactures an antitank weapons system, he’s certain to herald the U.S.-made arms as a game-changer for Ukraine’s stiff resistance to Russia's invasion.But Biden’s planned visit to the Alabama factory line is also drawing attention to a growing concern as the war drags on: Can the U.S. sustain the cadence in shipping vast amounts of arms to Ukraine while maintaining a healthy stockpile it may need if conflict erupts with North Korea, Iran or elsewhere?The U.S.

Kailia Posey, one of the child stars of Toddlers & Tiaras, has died. She was 16 years old.

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to meet Tuesday afternoon with Lt.-Gov. Elizabeth Dowdeswell to officially start the provincial election period.

WASHINGTON - The Biden administration has determined that WNBA star Brittney Griner is being wrongfully detained in Russia, meaning the United States will more aggressively work to secure her release even as the legal case against her plays out, two U.S. officials said Tuesday.Griner was detained at an airport in February after Russian authorities said a search of her bag revealed vape cartridges containing traces of cannabis oil.

FALLS CHURCH, Va. - Johnny Depp's defamation trial against ex-wife Amber Heard continues Tuesday in Fairfax County, Virginia as the actress is expected to take the stand this week. Heard will testify days after abruptly firing her public relations team after she was reportedly angered over negative headlines about the trial.On Monday, Depp's agent testified that Heard's op-ed piece in The Washington Post describing herself as a victim of domestic abuse was "catastrophic" to his career.

WASHINGTON - A draft opinion suggests the U.S. Supreme Court could be poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a Politico report.A decision to overrule Roe would lead to abortion bans in roughly half the states and could have huge ramifications for this year's elections.

Former Philadelphia police officer Edsaul Mendoza is facing murder charges for fatally shooting 12-year-old TJ Siderio in March.  PHILADELPHIA - The former Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot 12-year-old TJ Siderio in South Philadelphia has been charged with murder, District Attorney Larry Krasner announced Monday. According to Krasner, former officer Edsaul Mendoza is facing multiple charges including first-degree murder, third-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting. Mendoza is in custody and being held without bail, Krasner said during a Monday morning press conference, adding that no bail is normal for the seriousness of the charges. Police say four plainclothes officers in an unmarked car were patrolling the area near the 1700 block of Barbara Street around 7 p.m. on March 1 when they spotted two juveniles on bikes. According to investigators, officers noticed that one of the juveniles was armed with a handgun and turned on the emergency lights to confront him.

As the heavily publicized trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard continues into its third week, Heard has hired a new crisis management firm to represent her.

ATLANTA - Selection begins for a special grand jury in Fulton County tasked with deciding if former President Donald Trump and others broke the law by pressuring Georgia officials to overturn the results of the 2020 election.The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office is preparing for crowds inside and outside the courthouse in Atlanta by shutting down nearby streets and ramping up security.Cameras will be permitted inside the grand jury room during jury selection, which begins Monday. Cameras won’t be allowed to show potential grand jurors.

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner with Megan Thee Stallion (Photo courtesy of Megan Thee Stallion via Instagram) HOUSTON - Houston's own Megan Thee Stallion has continuously made the city proud and was given a special honor this weekend. WATCH: Megan Thee Stallion graduates from Texas Southern UniversityThe three-time Grammy-winning recording artist, songwriter, and philanthropist, whose real name is Megan Pete, posted on her Instagram that she received a key to the city. Additionally, Mayor Sylvester Turner announced in an official proclamation that May 2, 2022, would be known as "Megan Thee Stallion Day." The date coincides with Pete's late grandmother and mother's birthday. "Megan Thee Stallion has an extraordinary entertainment career, but we wanted to honor her for what she does offstage to lift people's lives in underserved communities," Mayor Turner said. "She assisted people after the 2021 winter storm, during the pandemic, and helped those struggling with homelessness.

ATLANTA - Atlanta Fire and Rescue responded to the scene of a pedal pub crash that left at least 15 people injured.The pedal pub crashed on Saturday near the intersection of 14th Street and West Peachtree Street in Midtown.Fire officials said two people went to Grady Memorial Hospital in critical condition.The vehicle was attempting to make a turn but was traveling at a high rate of speed and tipped over, Atlanta police said.14th and West Peachtree Street (FOX 5 Atlanta) Fire officials said, in addition to the two critical injures,10 people had minor injures and three had serious injuries. It's unclear how many people were riding the cart and if all the injured people were passengers. No other vehicles were involved, Atlanta Fire said.

The risk of Covid-19 community transmission in Shanghai has been effectively controlled, said Gu Honghui, deputy secretary general of the Shanghai Municipal Government at a press briefing today.

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30: Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian attend the 2022 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner at Washington Hilton on April 30, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (AP) - In a return to some normalcy, journalists, government officials and celebrities paraded down the red carpet Saturday night at the annual White House press corps gala even as the threat of COVID-19 loomed over the massive hotel ballroom.The White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, which the pandemic sidelined in 2020 and 2021, returned with Joe Biden as the first president in six years to accept an invitation.

Canada Geese in the early morning mist covering Hollingworth Lake in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. Picture date: Tuesday August 3, 2021.

Inmate Casey White, left, and Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White (Photos courtesy Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office) FLORENCE, Ala. - A prison official from Alabama is missing after escorting an inmate to a courthouse for a hearing.The Lauderdale County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook post Saturday that Assistant Director of Corrections Vicki White disappeared while escorting an inmate being held on capital murder charges. The inmate is also missing.White left the detention center with inmate Casey White at about 9:30 Friday morning and neither has been seen since.

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Russia staved off a default on its debt Friday by making a last-minute payment using its precious dollar reserves sitting outside the country, U.S. Treasury officials said.The amount of the payment was not disclosed, but earlier this month Russia’s finance ministry said it tried to make a $649 million payment due April 6 toward two bonds to an unnamed U.S.

PHILADELPHIA - The city of Philadelphia is looking for more help in its ongoing efforts to stop gun violence in the city. Leaders want to bring peacekeepers directly to the streets.They are rebooting one of their central programs aimed at reducing violence, with more than 150 murders recorded so far this year and a public growing more concerned by the day.The city is now looking for more organizations to be part of its Community Crisis Intervention Program, a strategy that involves using people who used to pick up guns and shoot, as the brokers of peace in the streets.With just one organization supporting the program, with less than 60 workers, the city wants to cover more ground.Community Crisis Intervention Program "I think that, given the nuances of our neighborhoods, if you take the East Division in particular and the prevalence of the Latino community there, if you take the Southwest Division and the prevalence of the West African community there, we have to be very cognizant of the differences between communities that are experiencing violence right now," Erica Atwwod said.Atwood runs the city’s Criminal Justice and Public Safety cluster of agencies that work with police on efforts to reduce violent crime.MORE HEADLINES:She is aware of criticisms surrounding the current Crisis Intervention program where sources say there have been staffing issues, including workers who simply hand out documents with safety information, rather than directly engaging with suspected or potential shooters.Advertisement"There have been start-stops around this.

Montauk Point, N.Y.: The Block Island wind farm, from Montauk Point, on Long Islamd, New York. (Photo by Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images) ((Photo by Mark Harrington/Newsday RM via Getty Images))ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - Hours after Russia cut off natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria, the energy secretaries from the U.S.

American Idol winner Laine Hardy performs during A Capitol Fourth on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building on July 04, 2019 in Washington, DC.

Amber Heard pushed to have details of her marriage with fellow actor Johnny Depp included in an op-ed piece that she wrote about domestic violence, even though her lawyers wanted those passages removed from the article, which is now the subject of a libel lawsuit, according to evidence introduced Thursday at the trial.Jurors in the libel lawsuit Depp filed against Heard witnessed testimony Thursday from Terence Dougherty, general counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union. It was the ACLU that drafted the article under Heard’s name, reflecting her role as an ACLU ambassador on gender violence issues.Dougherty testified about the push-and-pull that occurred between the first draft and publication of the op-ed piece in The Washington Post in December 2018 — strategically timed by both the ACLU and Heard to coincide with the release of Aquaman, a movie in which she played a prominent role.

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BENTON COUNTY, Wash. - The U.S. Marshals in the Eastern District of Washington state are asking for the public’s help to find 33-year-old Edgar Salvador Casian-Garcia and 37-year-old Araceli Medina, both of whom have nationwide warrants for their arrest for murder, child rape and child abuse.The charges stem from a horrific discovery of the body of a young boy and a follow-up investigation.  On Feb.

TORONTO, ON - APRIL 28: Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers calls for a foul during Game Six of the Eastern Conference First Round against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on April 28, 2022 in Toronto, Canada. NOTE TO USER: User expressl TORONTO - Joel Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 22 points and 15 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-97 in Game 6 to end the first-round series Thursday night.Philadelphia will face Miami in the second round.

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The Oklahoma House gave final approval on Thursday to a Texas-style abortion ban that prohibits the procedure after about six weeks of pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant.The bill approved by the GOP-led House on a 68-12 vote without discussion or debate now heads to Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who is expected to sign it within days.

COVID-19 patients' vital signs, lab results, and need for supplemental oxygen when they arrive at the hospital can better predict illness severity than underlying illnesses and differ by age-group, suggests a modeling study published today in Scientific Reports.

FILE-Final preparations are made prior to the start of the first round of the NFL Draft. (Photo by Rich Kane/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) WASHINGTON - After weeks of mock drafts from analysts and fan speculation over who will be selected first, the 2022 NFL Draft is finally here.College football’s biggest stars will gather in Las Vegas, Nevada for one of the NFL’s popular events Thursday night. There won’t be a shortage of drama and intrigue as 32 NFL teams look for a coveted top prospect they hope can take their franchise to the next level. Round 1Thursday at 8 p.m.

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WASHINGTON - New images released by NASA reveal what looks like a crashed flying saucer on the planet Mars belonging to aliens. And while it may appear this way, the space agency says that’s not the case. According to NASA, the agency’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter recently surveyed the parachute that helped the agency’s Perseverance rover land on Mars, along with a cone-shaped backshell that protected the rover in deep space during its descent toward the Martian surface on February 18."The aeroshell, which protected the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity helicopter during its plunge through the Martian atmosphere a little over a year ago, bears a pretty strong resemblance to the flying saucers of science fiction," Al Chen, a Mars 2020 Perseverance lead at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), told FOX TV Stations Group. "But this time, it’s our human made spacecraft that are the ‘aliens’ visiting another world and instead of fiction, it’s fact.