Shocked NYC tenant disarms burglar, kills him with own knife
A burglar was stabbed to death with his own knife by the tenant he was trying to rob after being caught breaking into a Brooklyn apartment, the Daily News has…
Jerome Powell uses JFK award speech to warn against political pressure on Fed, courts and schools
By LEAH WILLINGHAM BOSTON (AP) — Former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell used one of his first major public appearances since leaving office to defend independent institutions while accepting an…
Live updates: Karmelo Anthony murder trial begins year after fatal Frisco track meet stabbing
A photo of Austin Metcalf, sits over the mantel at his residence on, Thursday, April 3, 2025 in Frisco. Austin was killed after he was fatally stabbed during a high…
Newark mayor imposes curfew around Delaney Hall after clashes over immigration detention center
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The mayor of Newark imposed a curfew early Sunday around an immigration detention center in New Jersey after a series of intense clashes between protesters and…
Trey’s Law, which bans NDAs for child sex abuse victims, is flying through Congress
Elizabeth Carlock Phillips, standing with a photo of her brother, Trey Carlock, in front of the Texas Capitol in 2025 Courtesy of Elizabeth Carlock Phillips WASHINGTON – Elizabeth Carlock Phillips…
Betsy Ross’ great-great-great-great grandson donates her original sewing table to Philadelphia’s Betsy Ross House
Listen to article • 0:00 minFor more than five years, all Lisa Acker Moulder had was a petticoat, a silver snuffbox, and a dream — a dream of a modest…
Today in History: June 1, cruise ship capsizes in China’s Yangtze River
Today is Monday, June 1, the 152nd day of 2026. There are 213 days left in the year. Today in history: On June 1, 2015, a cruise ship carrying more…
Three years after a 16-year-old was gunned down waiting for a trolley, police said they’ve identified his killers
Listen to article • 0:00 minMore than three years after a 16-year-old was gunned down while walking to catch the trolley in Southwest Philadelphia, police and prosecutors say they’ve identified…
U.S. boat strike campaign has now killed more than 200 people
More than 200 people have now been killed in a bombing campaign by the U.S. military against people it has accused of smuggling drugs in the waters off South America,…
In his first encyclical, Pope Leo apologizes for Vatican’s role in slavery. But what does that mean for Black Catholics?
Listen to article • 0:00 minPope Leo XIV apologizing for slavery within his first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, was not on my bingo card.As an African American and a fourth-generation Catholic…