2 arrested in 1993 California cold case murder, including mother of victim’s kids
Two suspects have been arrested in the 32-year-old cold case murder of a man in California, including the mother of his two children and a man who was her boyfriend…
NYC school suspensions down, but unevenly, as Black, special-ed students disciplined most
While New York City public schools are issuing fewer suspensions overall, sharp disparities by race and disability status remain, according to new data. Schools handed down 27,143 suspensions last school…
4-year-old twins shot after finding gun in couch cushions, parents arrested
A mother and father have been arrested after their 4-year-old twin boys were shot upon discovering a handgun hidden in a couch at their family home in Florida, authorities said.…
A suicide bomber targeted an Islamabad court, killing 12 people and wounding 27 others
ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people, Pakistan’s…
Philadelphia’s pre-K program needs transparency, not a tax repeal
The dollar-plus premium I pay for a Diet Coke at my North Philadelphia corner store, a direct hit from the city’s sweetened beverage tax, is a persistent, tangible reminder of…
Home visits are helping new moms get healthcare, support, and diapers in the weeks after they give birth at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia
When Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital began offering new mothers who gave birth there a follow-up visit with a nurse at home, Ebony Durant worried that the idea would be a…
NYPD releases images of swastika-painting vandal who hit yeshiva, Jewish cemetery after election
Police released surveillance video Monday of a fedora-wearing cyclist dressed who roiled the city when he spray-painted swastikas at a Brooklyn yeshiva and a Jewish cemetery just hours after the…
After three unsuccessful auditions, a Curtis grad has won the Philadelphia Orchestra’s principal trumpeter spot. He’s 26.
The Philadelphia Orchestra’s long and rocky search for a new principal trumpeter has landed on a recent Curtis Institute of Music graduate. James Vaughen, 26, won the job after a…
States face uncertainty over SNAP benefits as the Trump administration tries to reverse food payments
States administering a federal food aid program serving about 42 million Americans faced uncertainty Monday over whether they can — and should — provide full monthly benefits during an ongoing…
NYC should allow short-term rentals
For most Americans, homeownership is the key to achieving financial security and their entrée to the middle class. In New York City, fewer than a third of our 8.4 million…