We raised the age, now lift youngsters
We must revitalize the youth justice system to stem the loss of our young people to gun violence leading to death and prison. As the Bronx district attorney, I am…
275 miles to Buc-ee’s
Thanksgiving is always the busiest travel time of the year and as always, the AAA has come up with their annual projection: this year a record 81.8 million Americans will…
Is it rude to bring a store-bought Thanksgiving dish when everyone else is cooking from scratch?
It’s almost Thanksgiving and maybe you’re not the cooking type. Or maybe you just have too much on your… plate. I invited two Inquirer journalists to answer the age-old holiday…
‘It feels like deliberate gaslighting’: A Drexel autism expert discusses the CDC’s new website on vaccines and autism
On Wednesday, a webpage at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was updated with a stunning reversal of the agency’s long-held — and scientifically backed — position on vaccines…
Police fatally shoot knife-wielding man at St. Louis airport
A man was fatally shot by police after authorities said he brandished a knife inside the St. Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri on Friday. The incident unfolded outside the…
Sloomoo Institute, an immersive slime playground, is one of King of Prussia Mall’s new stores this holiday season
At the King of Prussia Mall, you can add some slime (the fun kind) to your holiday shopping experience this year. Fresh off the opening of the first-ever Netflix House,…
Cops arrest homeless subway slasher who attacked 2 men minutes apart
Police have arrested a mentally ill homeless man they say slashed two strangers on a Queens subway platform within a violent five-minute spree and later told authorities he did so…
Free SEPTA fares for low-income riders could end next year. Advocates are pushing to save it.
SEPTA’s 21.5% increase in transit fares and service cuts fell hardest on disadvantaged Philadelphians this year, showing an urgent need to make the city’s Zero Fare program permanent, City Councilmember…
NY man accused of raping child, sharing explicit videos on social media
An upstate New York man has been arrested for allegedly raping an 8-year-old child and sharing explicit videos of the victim online, state police said Friday. Denzel M. Williams, 25,…
11 injured in grizzly bear attack on Canadian school group
A grizzly bear attack on a Canadian school group left 11 people injured in British Columbia on Thursday afternoon. Two of the victims were critically wounded, including a male teacher…