Crime
In Los Angeles, Cardinal Apologizes For Covering Up Sex Abuse
In a scene no doubt hauntingly familiar to many Philadelphians, Cardinal Roger Mahony of Los Angeles on Monday apologized for mishandling sex abuse allegations that […]
Goldtex Union Workers Skirt Jailtime, Get Community Service Instead
Two union workers charged with assault at the infamous Goldtex construction site this summer, have been ordered to perform 18 hours of community service and […]
Father of Abducted Five-Year-Old Has Seven Wives
The police aren’t ruling out any suspects in the case of the abducted five-year-old. (Except Dad, who’s in the clear.) Which means tracking down and […]
Civil Disobedience in the Digital Age
Back in the 1950s and ’60s, the Civil Rights movement championed the sit-in as a form of protest against racial segregation, a practice seen at […]
Jury Hears About Accused Teacher’s Attempted Suicide
Jurors in Bernard Shero’s case today heard testimony about his attempted suicide in 2011, on the same day he’d been expected to turn himself in […]
New York Times Examines Philly Unions, Friends Church Arson
This probably won’t do much for the city’s reputation: The New York Times pops up with a look at the union thuggery alleged in the […]
Penn Professor Who Killed Wife Will Be Paroled
Rafael Robb, the former Penn professor of economics who killed his wife in “a moment of madness,” is set to be paroled. Robb was sentenced […]
Obama’s Gun Plan Won’t Stop Violence in Philly…or Any Big City
Flanked by children not much older than those gunned down in Sandy Hook Elementary, President Obama tasked Congress yesterday with passing the most aggressive series […]
ACLU Sues Philly Police Over Video Arrests
You have the right to take pictures and video of Philadelphia police officers as they do their job—provided, of course, you don’t end up interfering […]
Police Question Father of Kidnapped Girl
6ABC reports the father of a girl kidnapped this week from a West Philadelphia elementary school has been questioned by police. The girl was found, […]
Bob Casey, Pat Toomey Aren’t Rejecting President Obama’s Gun Proposals, Yet
Both of Pennsylvania’s senators have reputations for being Second Amendment types who, as the phrase goes, “clint to their guns”—or, at least, their gun-loving voters. […]
Why Is the Daily News Naming the 5-Year-Old Kidnapping Victim?
On Monday night, police issued an Amber Alert for a 5-year-old girl who was abducted that morning from an elementary school in West Philadelphia. Her […]
Why Jim Thome Might Not Make the Hall of Fame
If you’re a fan of the Phillies—or really, of any other baseball team—you probably love Jim Thome. In this era of widespread cynicism about sports, […]
Oprah Confirms: Lance Armstrong Confesses to PED Use
We still haven’t seen the interview, but we can show you this interview about the interview: Oprah Winfrey confirming that Lance Armstrong confessed to her […]
Woman Sues Temple University Over Alleged Football Player Assault
A former Temple University volleyball player is suing the university, saying she was kicked off the team after complaining that her ex-boyfriend—a member of Temple’s […]