NYC & L.A. schools get it right on math
The math crisis narrative is now familiar: On the Nation’s Report Card in 2024, only two in five fourth graders were proficient in grade-level math. By eighth grade, proficiency drops…
How to have a Perfect Philly day, according to Pulitzer-winning writer Quiara Alegría Hudes
Quiara Alegría Hudes grew up on the little street of South Saint Bernard near West Philly’s Baltimore Avenue, but her family spanned the city and its borders. As a child,…
South Jersey man charged with cyberstalking 13-year-old girl, coercing her into self-harm
A 21-year-old Egg Harbor Township man who allegedly wrote celebratory online posts about a child sextortion network called “764″ was charged by federal prosecutors with cyberstalking a 13-year-old girl who…
Mariah Carey’s daughter Monroe on Nick Cannon’s other kids: ‘I only have ONE brother’
The teenage daughter of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon is setting the record straight about her family ties. Monroe Cannon — who along with her twin brother, Moroccan are the…
SEPTA finished train car inspections, but Regional Rail commutes won’t improve right away. Here’s why
SEPTA finished intensive safety inspections of all 223 Silverliner IV Regional Rail vehicles on Friday morning, hours before a deadline set by federal regulators to finish the job. Yet only…
Staten Island NYPD detective accused of stockpiling ‘ghost guns’ busted again on weapons charges
A Staten Island NYPD detective previously accused of assembling an arsenal of illegal, 3D-printed “ghost guns” was arrested again on weapons charges, cops said Friday. Anthony Sciortino, 36, was arrested…
NYPD cop arrested, charged with raping 15-year-old girl in Bronx
A rookie cop was arrested and charged with raping a 15-year-old girl in the Bronx, police said on Friday. Officer Ndegnior Kpan, 27, was arrested Thursday after cops responded to…
YouTube star WhistlinDiesel arrested for felony tax evasion
YouTube star WhistlinDiesel was arrested this week in Tennessee for felony tax evasion related to a car he purchased nearly three years ago. The 27-year-old internet personality, real name Cody…
Brooklyn man arrested in stabbing of 2 women inside Philadelphia day care
A Brooklyn man has been arrested for allegedly stabbing two women inside a day care center in Philadelphia earlier this month, authorities said Friday. Eric Ferguson, 35, was arrested shortly…
Ahead of Mamdani taking office, Mayor Adams makes changes in NYC response to mental health calls
The Adams administration is planning to resign the city’s non-police mental health response team program, or B-HEARD, shifting it from the purview of the FDNY. Under the changes announced by…