Into thin air | Editorial Cartoon
John Cole spent 18 years as editorial cartoonist for The (Scranton) Times-Tribune, and now draws for various statesnewsroom.com sites.
Zohran Mamdani and funding for the arts
The race for mayor of New York City is over — and what a race it was. It got ugly, yes, with name-calling and other staples of our current political…
Amy Gutmann, once Penn president, is teaching again. Here’s what it’s like to be her student.
The undergraduate class at the University of Pennsylvania vigorously discussed the use of affirmative action in college admissions, half the room charged with arguing one side and half the other.…
The parents of a 16-year-old shot and killed last month want Philadelphia to know not just how he died, but who he was
Angelica Javier was sitting at home on a Saturday evening last month when her son’s uncle called in a panic. Xzavier, her 16-year-old, had been shot, he said — one…
A charity offered free MRIs to screen for brain cancer. Doctors worry they’re not worth the risks.
Sherri Horsey Darden has no family history of brain cancer, nor has she been having persistent headaches, seizures, or any other symptoms that could suggest a tumor. But when she…
Top Ecuadorian drug lord captured in Spain, years after faking death
The leader of one of Ecuador’s most powerful and notorious drug gangs was captured Sunday in Spain, four years after faking his death and heading to Europe. Wilmer “Pipo” Chavarria…
St. Hedwig’s in Chester is no longer a church. Some of its buildings may be redeveloped into multifamily housing.
St. Hedwig’s, which served Chester’s Polish Catholic community for generations, is officially no longer a church. And some of the former parish’s buildings may soon become multifamily housing. Philadelphia Archbishop…
10-year-old boy, 21-year-old woman killed in Newark mass shooting
A 10-year-old boy and 21-year-old woman were killed in a mass shooting on a Newark street, authorities said Sunday. An 11-year-old boy, a 19-year-old man and a 60-year-old man were…
4 people dead after suspected migrant boat crashes near San Diego
Four people were found dead after a small wooden boat likely carrying migrants to the U.S. crashed near San Diego, the Coast Guard said Saturday. Coast Guard members rescued five…
Gunman with cane wanted for shooting stranger on Bronx street after asking victim question
A 38-year-old man was shot and wounded on a Bronx street by a stranger with a cane who asked him a question and then opened fire when the victim turned…