Today in History: December 21, Pilgrims come ashore for the first time
Today is Sunday, Dec. 21, the 355th day of 2025. There are 10 days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 21,1620, Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower went ashore…
U.S. anniversary coins won’t feature any Black Americans or notable women
Over three years, the U.S. Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee sifted through hundreds of ideas for commemorative coins to celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s founding. The group settled on five…
Harry Connick Jr. credits Rob Reiner for his big break: ‘He changed my life’
Harry Connick Jr. credits his career to the late Rob Reiner, thanks to their collaboration on “When Harry Met Sally” — an experience he says ultimately changed his life. Less…
One killed, seven others injured in Upper Darby apartment fire Saturday
One person was killed and at least seven others were injured, including a firefighter, after a fire tore through an Upper Darby apartment Saturday, officials said. Firefighters were called about…
What’s in Epstein files so far? Celebrities, Clinton, few Trump mentions.
The Justice Department released a slice of its massive files on the convicted sexual offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, a much-anticipated disclosure that revealed new details about the government’s investigation…
U.S. plans to stop recommending most childhood vaccines, defer to doctors
The Trump administration plans to shift the federal government away from directly recommending most vaccines for children and suggest they receive fewer shots to more closely align with Denmark’s immunization…
Opera Philadelphia’s ‘The Seasons’ is a cautionary climate change story set to the tunes of Vivaldi
Like much on the mind of the general public, climate change is now in the voices of Opera Philadelphia in The Seasons, an ambitious opera/dance expansion of Vivaldi’s The Four…
3 officers shot in Rochester by man trying to break into ex-girlfriend’s home
Three police officers were shot and wounded in Rochester by a man who was allegedly trying to break into his ex-girlfriend’s home, authorities said Saturday. Officers assigned to the Rochester…
ICE detainee dies day after arriving at Newark’s troubled Delaney Hall
Jean Wilson Brutus, a 41-year-old Haitian national in ICE custody, suffered a medical emergency and died just one day after he arrived at Delaney Hall in Newark, according to federal…
Nick Reiner may remain in solitary confinement, on suicide watch for ‘a long time’
Nick Reiner may remain on suicide watch and in solitary confinement for the foreseeable future as he faces charges for the double murder of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner.…