PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A man is fighting for his life after he was shot in the face in broad daylight in North Philadelphia on Friday morning. The shooting happened around 10:30 a.m. on the 3200 block of North Newkirk Street. Philadelphia Police say the 27-year-old victim was shot once in the face. READ MORE: Leaders Sounding Alarm About COVID-19 'Vaccine Desert' In South Philadelphia He was transported to Temple University Hospital in critical condition. READ MORE: Man Found Dead Lying In Blood Inside Burning Somerton Home, Philly Police Say A woman is in custody. MORE NEWS: Delaware Sens. Tom Carper, Chris Coons Join 6 Other Democrats To Vote Against $15 Minimum Wage For a list of gun violence resources in Philadelphia, click here . ...
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21-Year-Old Man Critically Wounded After Shot In Chest In North Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A 21-year-old man has been critically wounded after he was shot in the chest in North Philadelphia on Friday afternoon. It happened shortly after 4 p.m. on the 2400 block of North 20th Street. The victim was transported to Temple University Hospital and placed in critical condition. READ MORE: Leaders Sounding Alarm About COVID-19 'Vaccine Desert' In South Philadelphia Philadelphia Police say an unknown Black male dressed in yellow shot the man. READ MORE: Man Found Dead Lying In Blood Inside Burning Somerton Home, Philly Police Say No arrests have been made. Stay with CBSPhilly.com for this developing story. MORE NEWS: Delaware Sens. Tom Carper, Chris Coons Join 6 Other Democrats To Vote Against $15 Minimum Wage For a list of gun violence resources in Philadelphia, click here . ...
National Guard Places Inspectors At Catering Facility After Metal Shavings And Undercooked Meat Found In Meals
Metal shavings and raw meat were reportedly found in catered meals provided to members of the National Guard stationed at the U.S. Capitol building over the weekend. Sardi’s catering is a family-owned business based in Maryland and is responsible for making and delivering over 15,000 meals to the DC Armory daily. Representatives of the National Guard perform quality checks on the meals when they arrive as well as regular inspections of the facilities where the food is prepared. The National Guard increased the number of routine inspections at a catering company responsible for feeding troops in Washington, D.C. following reports of metal shavings and uncooked meat. Members of the National Guard found metal shavings and became sick after eating undercooked meat, Military.com reported . The meals were provided by Sardi’s Catering company, a family-owned business the D.C. National Guard contracted to provide meals for troops stationed at the Capitol. The National Guard sends a representative to inspect the facilities where meals are prepared and packages by contractors, Maj. Matt Murphy told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The food is delivered by the contractor and distributed by the National Guard from the D.C. Armory, which is a little over a mile and a half from the Capitol building, “After reports were made of ‘metal shaving’ found in at least one meal provided to Guard members, an inspection of the kitchen used to prepare contracted meals was conducted,” Maj. Murphy told the DCNF. “While no source was definitively determined, metal cleaning scourers used [by the contractor] to scrub pots and pans were identified as a possibility. All scours were discarded on the spot and new, non-metal scourers are now being used. Reports about the food National Guardsmen are being served in D.C. are appalling. This morning I sent a letter to @SecArmy and @ChiefNGB calling for answers to this unacceptable situation. Send our troops home. ...
Johnson says leaving office after 2022 ‘probably my preference now’
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson Ronald (Ron) Harold Johnson Johnson says leaving office after 2022 'probably my preference now' The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by ExxonMobil - Senate begins marathon vote-a-rama before .9T COVID-19 relief passage Senate braces for 'God-awful,' 'stupid' session ahead of COVID-19 relief vote MORE (R) said Friday that he has not decided on whether to run for reelection next year but hinted that retiring after the end of his second term is “probably my preference now.” Johnson made a vow to serve only two terms in the Senate when he first ran for the upper chamber, and his seat is expected to be hotly contested by Democrats whether or not he runs again. In comments to Wisconsin media outlets that his office confirmed to The Hill, Johnson indicated he’s leaning toward honoring his pledge but added the caveat that the promise was made when Democrats did not hold full control of Washington. "That pledge is on my mind, it was my preference then, I would say it’s probably my preference now," Johnson said. "I’m happy to go home." ADVERTISEMENT "I think that pledge was based on the assumption we wouldn’t have Democrats in total control of government and we’re seeing what I would consider the devastating and harmful effects of Democrats total control just ramming things through," he said. While speculation swirls over whether the swing-state Republican will fight for a third term, Johnson indicated Friday he’s in no hurry to make up his mind given that the midterm contests are still 20 months away. "The only people who want me to decide right now are consultants, and particularly the consultants of other people who may want to run for the U.S. Senate seat, they’d like to start raising money and start making money right off the bat," Johnson told 620 WTMJ radio Friday. "I think it’ll save everybody a lot of money by just holding tight and making a decision when I’m ready to." Wisconsin is a lynchpin of ...
Evidence Shows Most Migrant ‘Children’ Are Teenagers Seeking U.S. Jobs
More than three-quarters of the “child” migrants who recently crossed the border into government custody are teenagers who claim ages of 15 to 17, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The data contradicts the narrative by President Joe Biden’s deputies — and by much of the media — who suggest the young migrants are children traveling alone to seek safety in the United States. “We are not apprehending a 9-year-old child, who has come alone, who has traversed Mexico … whose loving parents sent that child alone,” insisted Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security. “We’re not expelling that 9-year-old child to Mexico when that child’s country of origin was Guatemala, Honduras, or El Salvador,” Mayorkas said on March 1. Only 13 percent of the 5,126 minor migrants in HHS custody on January 31 were younger than 12, according to the HHS data. Seventy-one percent were males. The non-adult migrants are legally defined as “Unaccompanied Alien Children” (UACs) even though they are accompanied to the border by coyotes, who are working under contracts with their parents or labor brokers. Many of the migrant teenagers — as well as some young men who understate their age — are heading north to find work, often goaded by the economic success of older men in their home villages, migration experts said. “It’s definitely jobs,” said Rob Law, the director of regulatory affairs and policy at the Center for Immigration Studies. “There’s no doubt about it that the overwhelming number of aliens are economic migrants,” Law said, who worked as policy director in former-President Donald Trump’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency. “They pose as humanitarian cases … [but] their true intention is simply to come here and take American jobs.” On January 30, the Los Angeles Times reported the deaths of 13 Guatemalan teenagers killed by gunmen as they approached the cartel-controlled ...
