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Sen. Andy Kim faced both hecklers and celebrity treatment as he talked Trump and Israel at a Cherry Hill town hall
Sen. Andy Kim called town halls a “quintessential American tradition.” That was shortly before he found himself walking up ...
In Philly music this week: Nick Cave, Zac Brown, Magdalena Bay, Orla Gartland, and two Philly soul legends
On Wednesday, Chris Thile performs with the Philadelphia Orchestra. The Nickel Creek and the Punch Brothers’ mandolin ...
Saquon Barkley surprises another group of students, this time in Hershey
During the visit, Barkley gave a Q&A on stage, sharing advice from his football career on hard work and leadership.
Charges against a man were dismissed. Then a Philly police officer escorted him into ICE custody
A judge had dismissed charges against the Dominican National when, according to his lawyer, court and sheriff staff said he ...
Kyle McCord found a home at Syracuse. Here’s how the ‘Camden Orange’ prepared him for the NFL.
As he heads into the NFL draft, McCord feels as confident as ever, largely because of his time at Syracuse, which allowed him ...
Phillies reinstate Weston Wilson; Kody Clemens designated for assignment
The Phillies reinstated utility man Weston Wilson from his rehab assignment on Wednesday before their game against the Mets.
Radnor school board votes to restore ‘Gender Queer’ and two other banned books to library
The board voted to return 'Gender Queer,' 'Fun Home,' and 'Blankets' to the Radnor High School library, reversing a committee's decision that the books weren't age appropriate.
Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts, the city’s biggest arts group, names new leader
Ryan Fleur, after twice serving as interim leader, has been named president and CEO of the Philadelphia Orchestra and ...
College presidents, including Penn’s Jameson, sign statement critical of Trump administration’s ‘undue government intrusion’
Villanova, Temple, Haverford, and Bryn Mawr were among the more than 250 schools nationwide that signed onto the letter ...
Fact-checker: Examining RFK Jr.’s claims about measles, autism, and obesity as the head of Health and Human Services
In just two months as the federal health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made sweeping changes to the Department of ...
Gov. Josh Shapiro calls on society to reject political violence following arson attack: ‘A shared responsibility to do better’
This level of violence has to stop,” Shapiro wrote in the New York Times, a phrase he’s repeated after the arson attack on ...
Former Sixers first-round pick Michael Carter-Williams entering the sport of boxing
The former Sixers first-round pick will make his amateur boxing debut on May 29 at the Leman Ballroom in New York, where he ...