A shocking incident caught on video last month shows a man suddenly attacking a woman in a late-night store near the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia police reported on Thursday.

Authorities revealed that the suspect allegedly spat at the woman before launching a physical assault around 11 p.m. on April 22 in University City. This neighborhood, known for its student population and usually regarded as safe, experienced a startling disruption.

The incident reportedly began with a verbal disagreement inside the store, which quickly escalated into violence.

“The argument intensified,” officials stated, “leading the man to spit on the woman before repeatedly punching her in the face. He then fled the scene in an unknown direction.”

The assault took place inside a convenience store located on the 4000 block of Market Street in Philadelphia, involving a male suspect and a female victim, according to the Philadelphia Police Department.

Police have released surveillance video of the altercation and said they are still searching for the male suspect, who was wearing all black clothing and a hat featuring a logo of the Philadelphia Eagles.

In the footage, both the suspect and the victim had entered the store at the same time, with the man trailing behind the woman. 

As the woman continued walking down a store aisle, the suspect appeared to linger near the entrance and began arguing with her, visibly agitated.

Police released a close-up image of a suspect wanted for a violent physical encounter that left a woman injured in Philadelphia on April 22, 2026. (Philadelphia Police Department)

After the woman responded, video showed the man charging forward and throwing several forceful punches to her head, causing her to slam into store shelves and collapse on the floor.

As the violence erupted, a nearby bystander and an employee tried to confront the two but were ultimately unable to intervene.

A friend who was accompanying the suspect also appeared on camera, attempting to pull the suspect back from the attack.

The pair then fled the scene immediately afterward.

Philadelphia authorities are searching for a man who fled a University City store after punching a woman in the face on April 22, 2026. (Philadelphia Police Department)

Police said the female victim suffered several injuries. She has been connected with victim assistance and advocacy services, according to Fox 29 Philadelphia, citing the police. 

Anyone with information about the man is urged to call 215-686-TIPS or Southwest Detectives at 215-686-3183. 

It’s a goal worth celebrating!

Harry Singh, the CEO of Bolla Market, found it an easy decision to support a new youth soccer academy on Long Island.

Operating out of Garden City, Singh is teaming up with the American Soccer Club to sponsor this initiative, offering young athletes the opportunity to showcase their skills without the financial burden typically associated with pay-to-play systems.

“We’re breaking down all socioeconomic barriers to reach kids who might be overlooked and aren’t currently involved with youth clubs,” said Jim Kilmeade, the general manager of the Fighting Tomcats, in an interview with The Post.

“We believe there are many such talents waiting to be discovered,” he added.

The team’s mission is to find “the next” Joe Scally, a nod to the Lake Grove superstar playing in Germany for Borussia Mönchengladbach, who was just named to the Bundesliga team of the week. 

Joining the academy’s staff will be huge names in the game, like Bob Montgomery, who ran the New York Red Bulls youth academy for over a decade, and also former U.S. national team captain Perry Van Der Beck. 

“The only way to identify, develop, and launch players to the highest levels of soccer in the U.S. and internationally is via a fully funded youth academy,” said Kilmeade, who is eager to make LI a recruiting hot spot in the coming years. 

Singh, whose company is a jersey sponsor for the Tomcats, too, gladly invested in local youth soccer purely because “he loves Long Island,” the GM added. 

A launch date for the academy is still in the works, and returns home to LI on May 16 to face Newport at Lavalle Stadium in Stony Brook. 

Justin Baldoni’s attorney has asserted that the resolution of Blake Lively’s contentious legal dispute with the director was driven by her apprehension about testifying in court.

The two, Lively, aged 38, and Baldoni, aged 42, reached an agreement on Monday, ending nearly two years of legal wrangling. However, Lively continues to seek compensation for legal expenses and damages related to Baldoni’s unsuccessful $400 million defamation lawsuit against her.

The unexpected settlement was announced just weeks before the trial, originally set for May 18, following a judge’s decision to dismiss crucial parts of Lively’s 2024 lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and retaliation.

Baldoni’s attorney, Bryan Freedman, suggested that Lively’s hesitation to undergo cross-examination was the true motivation behind the settlement.

Freedman, a prominent litigator, claimed that a trial would have unveiled what he described as Lively’s “lies” and noted that she received “nothing” from the settlement. He made these remarks in a statement to TMZ on Thursday.

‘Part of the reason Blake settled is because she was scared to take the witness stand at trial. She did not want to face cross examination by anyone because that would require her to tell the truth.’

Justin Baldoni’s attorney claimed that Blake Lively, 38, settled her bitter legal feud with the director, 42, because she was too ‘scared’ to testify at trial; Lively seen 2024

Freedman (pictured 2025) claimed a trial would have ‘exposed her lies’ and pointed out that Lively ‘ended up with nothing’ following the settlement, in a statement to TMZ on Thursday

‘If she’s doing this for survivors of sexual assault and sexual harassment and retaliation as she says, then why don’t you take the stand at trial and prove it to the world?’ he questioned.

‘A trial would have exposed her lies and the entire smear she was talking about in her interviews that she did,’ he went on.

Freedman alleged that Lively ‘lied about telling Sony to destroy the dailies’, in reference to her testimony that she did not ask anyone to get rid of raw footage from It Ends with Us, which was later disputed by an email from Sony executive Ange Giannetti.

‘She lied that she never told Colleen Hoover to unfollow Justin Baldoni. In her deposition, Colleen said Blake asked her to unfollow him,’ he said, referring to the author of the best-selling book It Ends With Us, which the film was based on. 

Freedman alleged that ‘there were more lies.’

He went on to say that Lively, who sued Baldoni for $300 million, ‘ended up with nothing’ in the settlement, adding, ‘If this is a resounding victory, what does a defeat look like?’

In response to Freedman’s comments Lively’s legal team told TMZ, ‘I guess he’s no longer “ecstatic” about the settlement.’ 

Last year, Lively’s team confirmed she would testify, with her attorneys, Michael Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, stating, ‘This is a case about what happened to Blake Lively when she raised claims of sexual harassment on set and the retaliation that followed. Of course she will testify’ in a statement to CNN.

Lively and Baldoni reached a surprise settlement in their nearly two-year long battle on Monday; He is seen with wife Emily Baldoni in February outside a courthouse in NYC

‘She did not want to face cross examination by anyone because that would require her to tell the truth,’ Freedman said; Lively seen outside of court in February 

Freedman alleged the star’s claim that she never pressured It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover to unfollow Baldoni was just one of many ‘lies,’ citing the writer’s own deposition as proof; Hoover and Lively seen in 2024

Lively and Baldoni’s lawyers raked in eye-watering fees throughout their lengthy legal battle. 

Though the actress did not get a single dollar from Baldoni after settling her lawsuit against his film production company Wayfarer weeks before the case was set to go to trial, their attorneys fared much better.

The It Ends With Us co-stars reportedly spent $60 million combined to sue and countersue one another, according to Page Six.

Baldoni was represented by high-profile legal eagle Freedman and seasoned trial attorney Ellyn Garofalo, while Lively’s legal team consisted of top litigators Gottlieb and Hudson.

Though Lively and Baldoni’s legal war may be over, they are still firing shots at each other.

The actress is still pursuing him for legal fees and damages related to his failed $400 million defamation case against her.

Baldoni had countersued Lively, her husband Ryan Reynolds and the New York Times in early 2025, but a judge dismissed the lawsuit last year.

Now Lively is demanding he pay the costs of her responding to his lawsuit in a move that could spark weeks of more fighting.

She is also demanding ‘compensatory damages tripled, and punitive damages,’ according to a court filing.

Though Lively and Baldoni’s legal war may be over, they are still firing shots at each other. The actress is pursuing him for legal fees and damages related to his defamation case against her; Seen at the Met Gala on Monday

The document was filed at a New York court three days after Lively settled her own case against Baldoni.

In a joint statement announcing the settlement, neither side apologized but they acknowledged Lively’s claims ‘deserved to be heard.’

Lively’s attorneys commented further on Thursday, in their own statement calling the agreement a ‘resounding victory’ for their client.

‘By agreeing to this settlement, and waiving their right to appeal, Justin Baldoni and every individual defendant now face personal liability for abusing the legal system to silence and intimidate Ms Lively.’

‘And by admitting that Ms Lively’s concerns “deserved to be heard” the defendants have ended once and for all the fiction that Ms Lively “fabricated” claims of sexual harassment and retaliation.’

‘From day one Blake Lively’s mission was clear: expose and hold accountable those who weaponize smear campaigns and retaliatory lawsuits to intimidate and silence survivors. That mission continues,’ the statement concluded.

Gottlieb said the court should impose ‘severe and mandatory penalties against any party who files unsuccessful retaliatory defamation actions against sexual harassment and retaliation complainants.’

He argued that Lively’s allegations against Baldoni were legally protected because she made them with the California Civil Rights Department.

Baldoni and his production company Wayfarer had countersued Lively and her husband, actor Ryan Reynolds, for $400 million, accusing them of defamation and extortion. The judge dismissed the claims last June; Lively and Reynolds seen in 2022

Judge Lewis Liman, who oversaw both cases, agreed with her and dismissed Baldoni’s case in November last year on that basis.

Gottlieb wrote that California Civil Code Section 47.1, the applicable law, was designed to ensure that people who claim sexual harassment can ‘share their experiences with courts, agencies, the press, and others without fear of suit.’

Gottlieb also asked to submit a five-page brief to the court explaining how they want the judge to award her the money, according to the court documents.

The law was passed in 2023 in response to the MeToo movement and is relatively untested in the courts.

Meanwhile, Baldoni’s lawyers say any attempt to make him cover Lively’s costs for his own lawsuit would be ‘draconian.’

They have said that he had a right to defend himself and that Lively is asking the judge to find that ‘she is immune from any culpability for her wrongful acts.’

He urged Judge Liman to impose ‘significant remedies’ on Baldoni including treble damages and punitive damages.

While the full settlement has not yet been made public so far, one court document noted that both sides waived their right to appeal it.

A source in the Baldoni camp played down the request from Gottlieb, noting that Judge Liman was going to rule on it anyway.

It Ends With ​Us starred Lively as flower shop owner Lily who marries neurosurgeon Ryle (Baldoni). The film grossed more than $351 ​million worldwide; Lively and Baldoni seen in a still

In their own statement Thursday, Baldoni’s lawyer Freedman said the settlement was a ‘win and total victory’ for their side.

‘The court had already dismissed 10 of Ms Lively’s 13 claims, including every sexual harassment claim, every defamation claim, and all claims against the individual defendants. Ms Lively voluntarily dismissed the rest,’ he said.

‘In our view, they settled because they knew they were going to lose in court. All that remains is a pending request for fees based on a very narrow issue that has been with the court since September 2025.’

Any legal fees could be in the tens of thousands of dollars rather than a significant sum, the source told the Daily Mail.

It Ends With ​Us starred Lively as flower shop owner Lily Bloom who marries neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid, played by Baldoni. The movie grossed more than $351 ​million worldwide. 

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a surprising move on Thursday, President Donald Trump made an unexpected visit to the Lincoln Memorial, where he inspected the Reflecting Pool, now sporting a hue he dubs “American flag blue.”

Trump didn’t just observe the transformation; he was driven across the newly colored surface before stepping out of his SUV to deliver remarks and respond to questions from the press, who had been gathered there ahead of his sunset arrival.

The Reflecting Pool’s new blue finish replaces its previous gray stone, a shade Trump criticized as “never good.” He stated that the renovation carried a price tag of nearly $2 million.

“It never had the color people wanted, but now it’s going to have the great color,” Trump declared, addressing the media while standing in the pool flanked by several Cabinet members, including Doug Burgum from Interior and Markwayne Mullin from Homeland Security.

Trump’s critique of color isn’t new. Last year, he expressed dissatisfaction with the gray granite facade of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, adjacent to the White House, labeling it a “really bad color.” Now, he proposes covering it in white paint, a suggestion currently under review by two federal agencies.

Trump said he is also working on the memorial to President Abraham Lincoln itself, but he offered no specifics, saying only that “we have a beautiful plan” in mind.

Work has been underway at the memorial for the past few years on an underground visitors’ center scheduled to open in June.

Trump last month announced the reflecting pool renovation during an unrelated Oval Office appearance. He said he was inspired by the complaints of a friend visiting from Germany, who he said told him the water in the pool was dark, filthy, and looked disgusting.

The project is another way for Trump to leave his mark on the city, following his demolition of the White House East Wing to build a large ballroom there.

Critics have said Trump is spending too much time and attention on his pet projects and not enough on issues that voters care about, like the cost of living, in the run-up to the November elections. Others have said he wants the reflecting pool to look more like an actual swimming pool.

Trump lashed out when a reporter asked why he was focused on the Reflecting Pool, given U.S. military action in Iran. He said several truckloads of garbage had been hauled away after it was removed from the pool and said, “Our country is about beauty, cleanliness, safety, great people. Not a filthy capital.”

“We’re fixing up the reflecting pond to the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and you say, ‘Why are you fixing it up?’” Trump continued. “Because you can understand dirt maybe better than I can, but I don’t allow it.”

Thousands of students across the United States found themselves locked out of the Canvas learning platform on Thursday as universities scrambled to address a cybersecurity incident impacting multiple campuses.

Canvas, a widely used cloud-based system for managing coursework, grades, and communication, experienced outages for some users at a critical time when many colleges are conducting final exams.

With thousands of institutions relying on Canvas nationwide, any extended disruption could significantly affect exam schedules and academic deadlines. Additionally, there is growing concern about the potential exposure of sensitive student data if the hackers’ claims prove to be true.

Alicia Acuna shared with Fox News Digital that her son, who attends a university in Florida, was interrupted mid-exam when his computer screen was overtaken by a message, highlighting the widespread disruption students are facing during this crucial academic period.

The message, displayed on some users’ dashboards, claimed responsibility for the disruption and identified the cybercriminal group ShinyHunters as the perpetrators. They alleged to have “breached Instructure (again),” the company behind Canvas, and urged affected institutions to “negotiate a settlement” to prevent the release of data, with a deadline ominously set for May 12, 2026.

University officials confirmed they were aware of the issue and working to restore access. In a message to faculty and students, University of Pennsylvania administrators said the school is “actively investigating” and “working with Instructure to restore access to Canvas as soon as possible,” adding that the disruption “is not limited to Penn and is affecting multiple institutions.”

A Maryland school district also warned families and staff not to access the platform. Anne Arundel County Public Schools said it shut down access to Canvas after detecting suspicious activity and instructed users not to attempt to log in or enter their usernames or passwords “on any interface,” according to a message reviewed by Fox News Digital.

Instructure said on its status page that it is “currently investigating this issue.” Earlier updates indicated the company had identified a cybersecurity incident in recent days and was working with outside experts.

Cybercriminals stole Social Security and medical data in a hack of OnTrac that exposed users’ information. (Photo by Annette Riedl/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Instructure did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

The disruption followed claims by ShinyHunters earlier this week that it had accessed data tied to thousands of schools using Canvas. The group has alleged it obtained user information such as names, email addresses and student ID numbers, though Instructure has said it found no indication that passwords or financial information were compromised.

Student newspapers, including The Daily Pennsylvanian and Duke’s The Chronicle, reported that the message briefly appeared on Canvas before being replaced with a notice stating the platform was undergoing “scheduled maintenance.”

The hack comes amid colleges and universities final exam period at the end of the spring semester. (JHU Sheridan Libraries/Gado/Getty Images)

ShinyHunters, a group known for high-profile data breach claims, has previously targeted education and technology companies, including incidents involving universities and third-party vendors in recent months.

The full scope of the disruption and whether any data was accessed or released has not been confirmed.

A wildfire in Kern County has rapidly expanded, growing from 100 acres to a staggering 2,000 acres in just a few hours on Thursday. Firefighters are contending with challenging terrain near Ridgecrest, according to CAL FIRE.

The blaze, termed the Canyon Fire, was initially reported at 3:54 p.m. near the intersection of Highway 14 and Highway 178.

By 4:02 p.m., officials announced that the fire had already consumed 100 acres and was 0% contained.

In a mere 10 minutes, the blaze intensified dramatically, covering 800 acres, and by 5:52 p.m., the fire had surged to 2,000 acres.

Fire crews have continued their efforts into the night, working diligently to fortify control lines despite the tough and inaccessible terrain complicating their efforts.

“Firefighters continue to build and improve control lines. Terrain is making access difficult,” an update posted at 6:21 p.m. stated.

The incident falls under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management and is not a CAL FIRE-managed incident.

The fire is burning near the El Paso Mountains Wilderness area outside Ridgecrest.

Officials said the cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A whistleblower familiar with UFO matters has alleged that a missing Air Force general was uncooperative, withholding sensitive information from Congress prior to his disappearance.

This week, David Grusch, an Air Force veteran, identified retired General William Neil McCasland as a key figure overseeing secretive projects involving the recovery and reverse-engineering of non-human spacecraft.

Grusch asserted that despite Congress’s efforts to interview personnel with insight into the U.S.’s purported interactions with extraterrestrial life, the general, who disappeared on February 27, was not forthcoming.

Having turned whistleblower, Grusch, now advising Missouri Congressman Eric Burlison, testified before Congress in 2023. He claimed to have uncovered long-standing government concealment of UFO recovery and reverse-engineering initiatives.

He further contended that certain factions within the U.S. government continue to obstruct the disclosure of UFO-related files that the Trump Administration had attempted to make public, as part of the broader search for extraterrestrial existence.

The former intelligence officer recommended that Congress start issuing subpoenas to current and former members of the government or military who had refused to testify as the White House’s push for full UFO disclosure draws closer.

Grusch said: ‘They already have the list of some of these hostile folks that ran those programs. Unfortunately, one of those individuals, Major General retired Neil McCasland, is currently missing, which is very concerning to me as well.’

The Pentagon has been placed in charge of releasing decades of files regarding UFO encounters to the public

William Neil McCasland, 68, was last seen around 11am Friday near Quail Run Court NE in Albuquerque, the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office said

Using the authority from classified laws passed by Congress, Grusch explained that he had been tasked by lawmakers to interview dozens of credible military and intelligence officials ahead of UFO disclosure.

The whistleblower told Chris Farrell on Judicial Watch that about 40 people have been helpful, with roughly a dozen giving sworn testimony on classified projects to the Intelligence Community Inspector General (ICIG).

Grusch described these fellow whistleblowers as witnesses with firsthand knowledge who either ‘touched’ potentially non-human materials or had been inside the top-secret facilities where they were being kept.

However, he also revealed that McCasland was on a list of potential witnesses who had been labeled as ‘hostile’ because of their reluctance or active resistance to sharing information on alleged UFO research.

The missing general reportedly had ties to both nuclear and UFO-related government programs, overseeing operations for the Air Force Research Lab at both Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio and Kirtland Air Force Base in New Mexico.

Wright-Patterson has been tied to rumors of secret UFO projects for decades, with former government scientists alleging that debris from an alien spacecraft that allegedly crashed in Roswell, New Mexico was taken to this base for analysis.

Just eight days after President Trump publicly ordered the Pentagon to release all files on UFO activity, McCasland walked out of his New Mexico home with only a handgun and has not been seen since.

The 68-year-old left behind his phone, wearable devices and even his prescription glasses and was last seen near Quail Run Court NE in Albuquerque.

David Grusch (Pictured) is an Air Force veteran who became a government whistleblower. He claimed General McCasland was a ‘hostile witness’ in UFO disclosure before disappearing

McCasland was previously stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (Pictured), suspected of being a research facility for UFO technology

McCasland’s wife, Susan Wilkerson, said she does not believe there was any foul play involved in her husband’s disappearance, but also told 911 dispatchers it appeared the general ‘had planned not to be found.’

Local police have not had any updates in the case, leading officials in Washington to call for an FBI investigation into McCasland’s disappearance as well as a string of missing person cases involving nuclear lab employees and NASA scientists who all had ties to the general’s work.

Meanwhile, Grusch claimed that more government officials were still allegedly involved in derailing the public disclosure of the nation’s UFO files.

‘I see a lot of power plays, a lot of games, a lot of positioning. Certain agencies are moving people into positions to kind of control the information release,’ Grusch revealed.

Despite the actions he referred to as ‘shenanigans,’ Grusch said he believed UFO disclosure would reach a tipping point within the next 60 to 90 days.

He did not believe this first wave of documents detailing the government’s connection to UFO encounters would include video evidence of alien life, but added that the files would likely confirm what whistleblowers have revealed.

‘I certainly know what Congress is doing, and I won’t reveal that here, but I do see a lot of pressure to get the substantive empirical holdings that I’ve talked about, not videos or anything like that, out in the ether.’