Man, 36, shot to death across street from Central Park in Harlem
A 36-year-old man was shot to death in front of a Harlem apartment building across the street from Central Park, police said Wednesday. The victim was shot multiple times in…
Two rowhouses, old and newer, became one in Society Hill
Listen to article • 0:00 minSeveral homes in Society Hill have plaques from the Philadelphia Historical Commission between their second-floor windows.The plaques designate that facades of the homes, built in…
Young couple shot dead in Queens apartment in apparent murder-suicide
A 20-year-old man and his 18-year-old girlfriend were shot dead in a Queens apartment early Wednesday in what is being investigated as a murder-suicide, police said. The two were heard…
NASA begins fueling rocket to launch astronauts on the first lunar trip in half a century
By MARCIA DUNN, AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA begun fueling its moon rocket Wednesday for humanity’s first lunar trip in more than half a century, aiming…
Three people killed in Chester, including the suspect
Listen to article • 0:00 minThree people are dead in Chester following a shooting and stabbing early Wednesday morning, including the suspect who was shot by police, according to the…
Meet the Bala Cynwyd man making plague-themed cocktails for Passover, from blood to locusts
Passover had always been David Kedson’s least favorite holiday. As a person born in the spring, the eight-day Jewish holiday often fell over Kedson’s birthday. The problem with that? On…
She grew up wanting to be a nun. Instead, she’s a librarian launching her first book of poetry.
Listen to article • 0:00 minAmy Thatcher is branch manager of Richmond Library, and writes award-winning poems about Rick James and what it’s like being a bit weird. She can’t…
Today in History: April 1, Army Pfc. Jessica Lynch rescued
Today is Wednesday, April 1, the 91st day of 2026. There are 274 days left in the year. This is April Fool’s Day. Today in history: On April 1, 2003,…
No contest: Supreme Court must uphold birthright citizenship
Today, the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments on a case of long-settled law that shouldn’t even be before the justices: birthright citizenship. The court will weigh Donald Trump’s outlandish…
NYC is aging; our mental health system is not
In just four years, New York City will have more residents over 60 years old than under 18. This demographic shift is not a future problem — it is unfolding…