Five people were killed and two children were wounded in a shooting in Philadelphia as police arrested a suspect who was wearing a bulletproof arrest. Meanwhile in Fort Worth, Texas, three died and eight were hurt as police said several men were shooting at random near a festival celebrating July 4th.
Palestinians in Gaza lined up outside bakeries on Thursday after spending the night in pitch darkness surrounded by the ruins of pulverized neighborhoods, as Israel launched new airstrikes and said it was preparing for a possible ground invasion.
Former Olympic gymnastics champion Mary Lou Retton has been hospitalized with pneumonia and has been in an intensive care unit at a Texas hospital for over a week.
Three female doctors working out of Harbor UCLA Medical Center are suing Los Angeles County for ignoring their reports of discrimination, retaliation and sexual abuse from a ranking surgeon.
