Pottstown man who shot officer during domestic violence call sentenced to state prison
A Pottstown man who shot an officer in the leg with his own firearm during a scuffle last year was sentenced Tuesday to 22½ to 45 years in state prison.…
Burna Boy offers to pay funeral costs for victims killed in Stockton shooting
The Nigerian singer-songwriter known as Burna Boy will foot the funeral expenses for all four victims killed in Saturday’s mass shooting at a toddler’s birthday party in Stockton, Calif. Three…
More than 1,300 dead from floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand as rescue efforts intensify
By BINSAR BAKKARA and NINIEK KARMINI BATANG TORU, Indonesia (AP) — Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies Tuesday as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic…
Mystery deepens around Brooklyn boy missing 2 months whose mom denies having a child
More than two months after a Brooklyn woman denied having any children when cops came looking for her missing 11-year-old autistic son the whereabouts of the boy remain a mystery.…
The 15 best Philly holiday pop concerts this month
The holiday concert season in Philly is in full swing, with touring acts and local musicians capping off the year with plenty fa la la la la from now until…
Here’s affordable housing, hiding in plain sight
In 1949, Betty Friedan moved to a Queens garden apartment. Though later she would become world-famous for chronicling the discontents of women in post-World War II America, she had nothing…
Mother and son killed in fatal Smithtown house fire
A mother and son were identified Monday as the two killed in a fire that tore through a home in Smithtown, Long Island, Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Resident Christine Lehmann,…
These bills meant to help Philly renters take effect Tuesday
Philadelphia renters have some more to be thankful for this holiday season. City Council bills that cap rental application fees and allow renters to pay security deposits in installments take…
NJ man who sexually assaulted woman at knifepoint sentenced to 34.5 years
A New Jersey man convicted of raping a woman while he held a knife to her neck was sentenced to 34 years and six months in prison, authorities announced Monday.…
NYC public school student granted asylum, released from ICE detention
Mamadou Mouctar Diallo, the Brooklyn transfer student whose federal immigration arrest sparked outrage and protest over the summer, has been granted asylum and released from detention, according to his lawyers.…