| 'Occupy' to hold national conference in Philly PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- A group of protesters affiliated with Occupy Wall Street plan to elect 876 "delegates" from around the country and hold a national "general assembly" in... | |
| Lottery axes spokesrodent, Gus the Groundhog Some will mourn.Some will say, "Good riddance to that flea-bitten pitch-puppet!" Gus, "the second most famous groundhog in Pennsylvania," is ending his gig with the state... |
| From the Mideast to the Northeast THE "Walter Cronkite of Iraq" lives in Northeast Philly in a second-floor apartment next to a gas station on Bustleton Avenue. Bahjat Abdulwahed, now 72 and an Iraqi refugee, was a dashing... |
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| Ohio church offers drive-thru for Ash Wednesday CINCINNATI - An Ohio church is offering a drive-thru Ash Wednesday blessing for parishioners who might be pressed for time. The Rev. Patricia Anderson Cook of Mt. Healthy United Methodist Church in... |
| Ashes-to-ashes: Lent starts today Western Christian churches today mark Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent, the traditional 40-day period of fasting, prayer and penitence before Easter. To observe the day, Roman Catholics,... |
| At Comcast, make room for Diddy ... but what about Al Jazeera? THE ARAB-based TV giant Al Jazeera has a decade-long love-hate relationship with the U.S. government, but the network - which includes the English-language Al Jazeera English, or AJE - proved its... |
| John Baer: To draw election maps, pols should have crayons AND NOW a report from the "The Island of Misfit Toys." It's at least possible that one broken mess in Harrisburg starts to get cleaned up this week. Possible, that is. This broken... |
| Police ID one gunned down, one run down Philadelphia police have released the names of two men who violently lost their lives Tuesday. One was killed by gunfire apparently trying to flee a robbery. The other was killed by a car as he... |
| Villanova officials silent on gay artist cancellation When Villanova University's communication department invited the gay performance artist Tim Miller to campus, professors envisioned the program as another piece of an organized effort to spur... |
| Research study gives good marks to Phila.'s school turnaround effort Amiyah English listens to Pedro Ramos, School Reform Commission chair, at a January meeting. Ramos said the district had not abandoned commitment to the turnaround... |
| No prison for Chester County woman who sold horses for slaughter HARRISBURG - A Chester County woman accused of selling thoroughbreds for slaughter after promising to put them up for adoption will avoid prison by agreeing to enter a first-offender program. Kelsey... |
| Pa. college sues over insurance regulation PITTSBURGH - A college in Western Pennsylvania sued the federal government Tuesday, saying regulations that require employers to offer birth-control coverage that includes drugs that abort fertilized... |
| Online sales-tax bill is introduced TRENTON - A sales-tax exemption measure designed to encourage major online retailers to locate in New Jersey has been introduced in the Legislature. The bill would help alleviate disparities between... |
| Villanova class explores slowly emerging diversity In this class, it's hard to see how Villanova University got the dubious nickname "Vanillanova," connoting its predominantly white, homogenous student body. Classmates include a man... |
| Delaware attorney named executive director of DRBA Scott A. Green, a Rehoboth Beach, Del., lawyer, was appointed Tuesday to be the executive director of the Delaware River and Bay Authority, which operates the Delaware Memorial Bridge and the Cape... |
| City Howl Help Desk: WHAT WOULD MAKE TICKET-PAYING PROCESS A LOT MORE APPEALING? IT'S FRIDAY morning in the crowded room where Philadelphians are waiting to fight parking tickets and recover impounded cars. Cliff Brenner has got a decision to make: Should I make a run for... |
| Democrats: Christie not doing enough to ease property tax burden on N.J. residents New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, center, reaches over to shake the hand of Senate Majority leader Loretta Weinberg, left, as he makes his way to the podium to speak to the joint session of the... |
| Marc Lamont Hill: For democracy's sake, suffer the knuckleheads Daily News editor-at-large Marc Lamont Hill is an associate professor of education at Columbia University and host of "Our World With Black Enterprise," which airs at 6 a.m. Sundays on... |
| Philly bracing for big cuts in Pa. budget THE CITY'S mental-health, homeless and human-services programs would be cut to the bone should Gov. Corbett's proposed budget pass, and city officials warn that it's bad news for... |
| Allyson's petition challenge keeps rival occupied THE FIRST Occupy movement activist to run for Congress is getting his introduction to bare-knuckles Philly-style politics. U.S. Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz, the four-term Democrat representing parts of... |
| Judge: Harassment claims can be part of former PHA chief Carl R. Greene's lawsuit against the agency A federal judge has made it clear that testimony by women who said they were harassed by Carl R. Greene will play a key part in his long-running defamation lawsuit against the Philadelphia Housing... |
| Philly takes $42M hit in new budget Gov. Corbett's new budget proposal would cost the city $42 million in mostly mental health and addiction treatment funding, but city officials say the impact will be worsened by ensuing needs... |
| Santorum strikes gold in Pa. contributions Pennsylvanians gave nearly $260,000 to Rick Santorum's presidential campaign in January, nearly quadrupling his home-state cash haul from the previous month. The sum exceeds last month's... |
| If those were dog skulls in freezer, officials in Chesco may bite back WHEN IT COMES to pagan religions like Voodoo, Santeria and Palo Mayombe, sacrificing and eating chickens, goats and other livestock is no big deal. "It's virtually the same thing as having... |
| Son shot dad in Chesco, police say An unemployed 26-year-old Chester County man fatally shot his father Monday night after an argument, authorities said Tuesday. The homicide, the county's third this year, occurred about 6:50... |
| Justices to hear affirmative-action case WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court set an election-season review of racial preference in college admissions, agreeing Tuesday to consider new limits on the contentious issue of affirmative-action... |
| Ambien illustrates mysteries of the brain In 2006, when John Whyte first started studying the remarkable effect that the sleep medicine Ambien can have on people with severe brain damage, he hoped the drug might be a miracle treatment. Six... |
| Beaten, bound and gagged man found in North Philadelphia A bound, gagged and badly beaten man was thrown out of a van in a parking lot in North Philadelphia Tuesday night, and investigators were looking into the possibility that the incident may have been... |
| U.S. gives apologies for Quran burnings BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Word that NATO personnel had burned an undisclosed number of Qurans and were preparing to dispose of many more by incineration set off an angry protest here Tuesday. NATO... |
| Tattle: Comcast dials up 4 minority nets COMCAST'S TAKEOVER of pre-"Smash" NBC/Universal came with a price steeper than owning some of network television's crappiest shows. As part of its agreement with the FCC and the... |
| Shooter's fate in hands of the jury FRANK TEPPER sat pensively in court yesterday as his attorney and a city prosecutor took turns trying to convince a Philadelphia jury why the ex-city cop fatally shot a neighbor during a Port... |
| Police in New Jersey probe another school-bus crash Authorities were called to a school-bus accident in Cumberland County, N.J., on Tuesday even as police and other investigators continued to probe last week's deadly crash involving a school bus... |
| Part of gay marriage suit is reinstated TRENTON - A New Jersey judge has reinstated a previously dismissed portion of a lawsuit from gay couples seeking to have the state recognize same-sex marriage. The ruling, issued Tuesday by Superior... |
| Investigators say Chester County house was likely a site of animal sacrifices NOTE: You still need to confirm your registration before you can fully access our site features.Please go to the email we sent you at ' + userEmail + ' and click on the confirm... |
| Report calls pay for lawyers in Philly death-penalty cases 'grossly inadequate' A report ordered by the state Supreme Court concludes that the pay for court-appointed lawyers in Philadelphia death-penalty cases is "grossly inadequate" and "unacceptably increases... |
| Jury selection begins in church sex abuse trial Lawyers and a judge on Tuesday launched what they say could be a monthlong effort to impanel a jury to decide the fate of three Archdiocese of Philadelphia priests accused of endangering or molesting... |
| Driver charged in Bucks hit-and-run death A Bristol Township man accused in a fatal hit-and-run over the weekend was "wasted" and driving with a suspended license when he illegally passed a car on the right and hit a pedestrian so... |
| Jury talks start in fatal shooting by ex-officer A Philadelphia jury will resume deliberating Wednesday about whether former Police Officer Frank Tepper shot and killed his Port Richmond neighbor in self-defense or because 21-year-old William... |
| Carter gets a hat JEFF CARTER had three goals - two on the power play during Columbus' four-goal first period - and the last-place Blue Jackets handed the visiting San Jose Sharks their fourth straight loss, 6-3,... |
| New principal for La Salle High School La Salle College High School announced Tuesday that an educator who graduated from the private Catholic boys' school in 1968 will become its next principal on July 1. Brother Richard Kestler,... |
| Ex-Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels pleads guilty to stealing from team Disgraced former New York Mets clubhouse manager Charlie Samuels admitted this morning to stealing team memorabilia to the tune of $2.3 million, according to the Queens District... |
| Rocker Jo Wymer- Philadelphia Debut www.tinangel.com Rocker Jo Wymer at once bludgeons and seduces her audiences with her gritty and soulful songs in a voice described as "BETTER THAN BENATAR" by rock blogger John Allman from... |
| Oilers extinguish Flames with four-goal second period Calgary Flames' Miikka Kiprusoff makes a stop against Edmonton Oilers' Taylor Hall during the second period of their NHL hockey game in Calgary, Alberta February 21, 2012. REUTERS/Mike... |
| Flyers Let Booing Get to Them: A Fan's Reaction Philadelphia Flyers haven't dealt with a lot of fan negativity in Philadelphia. When you make the playoffs nearly every season it is easy to avoid that. The town has embraced hockey since the... |
| Tractor-Trailer Rolls Off Route 422 Traffic along Route 422 was snarled while crews worked to clean up the wreck. As of 8:20 a.m., just one lane was getting by westbound between the Ben Franklin Highway and Route... |
| Union protest at Boeing's Ridley plant Follow this company 's Chinook helicopter plant in Ridley, Pa., are protesting a decision to subcontract flight testing work to a Delaware firm, the Delaware County Daily... |
| Peanut butter cafe latest craze? PBandU has opened at the Moorestown Mall , phillyBurbs reports. The sandwich shop specializes in interesting "peanut butter pairings" that incorporate chocolate chips, honey, bacon and even... |
