Banning cell phones would fix a problem that doesn’t exist
Like many states, Pennsylvania is weighing a “bell-to-bell” mandatory ban on cell phones in school. Like a social contagion, these laws have spread despite lack of evidence that they are…
Perry Farrell and Jane’s Addiction make amends after fight, but go separate ways
All seems well again after Jane’s Addiction singer Perry Farrell apologized to fans and bandmates for his outburst onstage that ultimately ended the group’s tour last year, though it seems…
A former corrections officer pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a prisoner at Philly’s Federal Detention Center
A former corrections officer at Philadelphia’s Federal Detention Center pleaded guilty Wednesday to sexually assaulting a female prisoner inside her cell last year — a violent attack that occurred while…
Man who killed five people in the Kingsessing mass shooting pleads guilty, is sentenced to decades in prison
The man who walked through the streets of Kingsessing and shot people at random in 2023, killing five and wounding five others in one of Philadelphia’s deadliest mass shootings, pleaded…
TikTok’s mental health ‘rabbit hole’? It’s not in your head.
At first, the mental health-related videos that popped up on Amy Russell’s TikTok feed made her feel seen. The tips and funny anecdotes about living with ADHD reminded her of…
Philly landlord whose intimidation campaign against tenant left two people dead is sentenced to 9 to 18 years in prison
The rowhouse on East Pastorius Street no longer looked like a home. Its doors and windows had been stripped, leaving the two-bedroom Germantown rowhouse open to the elements — and…
In Marty Small Sr. trial, jurors will decide whether A.C. mayor is guilty of child abuse
MAYS LANDING, N.J. — After a week in court, attorneys delivered closing arguments Tuesday in the child abuse trial of Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. Defense lawyers for Small,…
What we know about Nick Reiner, accused of murdering parents Rob and Michele
Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer, both of whom were found stabbed to death Sunday at their home in Brentwood, Calif., “tried in every way to help” son Nick, who…
Kerri Aherne, accused of stabbing mom changing baby in NYC Macy’s, cycled through psych hospitals
The woman accused of knifing a mom changing her baby inside the Macy’s Herald Square bathroom had walked out of a mental institution in Massachusetts before ending up in a…
Adolescence lasts into your 30s, and other surprises about the brain
The human brain has four distinct turning points where its structure changes, according to a study published in the journal Nature Communications, demonstrating that brain development is not as linear…