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May 14, 2024

Hunter Biden team tells Delaware court they're 'not ready' for gun trial date

Hunter Biden's attorney Abbe Lowell and Special Counsel David Weiss' team were in court in Wilmington on Tuesday for a hearing regarding the first son's case.

May 13, 2024

Philadelphia police searching for women who allegedly assaulted off-duty officer and stole his gun

Philadelphia police are searching for several people they say were involved in attacking an off-duty police officer and stealing his personal firearm.

May 11, 2024

Thomas Jefferson University apologizes after names mispronounced at graduation ceremony

Thomas Jefferson University apologized Friday after a speaker mispronounced several graduates' names during its nursing student graduation ceremony.

May 10, 2024

UPenn anti-Israel encampment is dismantled, 33 arrested after protesters given 'multiple warnings' to leave

The University of Pennsylvania dismantled an anti-Israel encampment on campus Friday, arresting 33 people and citing them for defiant trespass.

May 10, 2024

Meet the American who created bubble gum, Walter Diemer, home-kitchen chemist outwitted scientists

Walter Diemer, a 23-year-old accountant for Fleer Co. of Philadelphia, invented bubble gum in 1928. The secret formula had defied the best food scientists for decades.

May 9, 2024

MLS' Philadelphia Union signs 14-year-old phenom in historic deal

14-year-old Cavan Sullivan signed with Major League Soccer's Philadelphia Union on Thursday in what is reported to be the largest homegrown deal ever.

May 8, 2024

Philadelphia to temporarily shut down Kensington Avenue to clear homeless encampment in open-air drug market

Philadelphia will temporarily close part of Kensington Avenue to clear out homeless encampments in an effort to curb crime and drug use.

May 3, 2024

When private property is taken by squatters, all of society pays a price

Cities across America are experiencing a surge in squatting. But some media outlets dismissing it as a "right-wing talking point," something that rarely occurs.

May 1, 2024

Body found in duffel bag identified as missing Philadelphia 4-year-old

A decomposed body found in a duffel bag in Philadelphia's Mantua neighborhood has been identified as that of missing 4-year-old Damari Carter.

April 29, 2024

University of Pennsylvania struck by anti-Israel activist encampments, joining growing list of colleges in US

Anti-Israel activists struck the University of Pennsylvania’s campus on Thursday, constructing encampments on Penn's College Green.