The Pennsylvania House will likely vote today on a measure to privatize wine and liquor sales in a state with a long history of government-run alcohol sales. In a move that surprised many, House Democrats on Wednesday withdrew dozens of amendments, shortening what was expected to be a long debate on proposed changes to the […]
A 23-year-old man jailed since last June is free tonight because authorities now say he was wrongly accused of murder. Tahmir Craig spent 10 months behind the walls of the Delaware County Prison knowing he isn’t a murderer. “Freedom, I got my freedom back; that’s what it felt like. I’m a free man,” Tahmir said […]
The always outspoken Jada Pinkett Smith (pictured below) has really raised a few eyebrows in the Black community with her latest rant. The actress went on her Facebook page and argued that if the Black community wanted to see more diversity on mainstream publications, perhaps Black magazines should allow White women to grace their covers too. Pinkett Smith shared her […]
Three men are hospitalized after a shooting last night inside a Chinese takeout store in West Oak Lane. Officers were called to China House Takeout on the 6600 block of North 18th Street shortly after 10:30 p.m. for a report of a person with a gun. When they arrived, they were told that private vehicles […]
The Philadelphia Housing Authority lifted the interim tag from its president and chief executive officer, according to reports. Kelvin A. Jeremiah, who served as the interim executive director for the last nine months, was announced today as the official leader effective immediately, according to a news release. “I am excited about PHA’’s future and the […]
Further charges could be brought in the case of two US high school footballers convicted on Sunday of raping a 16-year-old girl, officials say. Ohio’s attorney general said anyone who kept quiet about the attack could face charges, including other teenagers, parents, coaches and school officials. Trent Mays, 16, and Ma’lik Richmond, 17, wept as […]
CHICAGO (AP) — R&B star R. Kelly’s Chicago-area mansion has been sold for $950,000 in a foreclosure auction. The Chicago Sun-Times reports that Kelly’s Olympia Fields home was sold Monday to J.P. Morgan Chase, which already held the mortgage. Chase set the opening bid at $950,000, then submitted the only offer. The property once was […]
Glance around your office, and odds are you’ll see more than one person staring brow-furrowed at a March Madness bracket. Yes, the selection committee released its official bracket yesterday (you can download one here), and that means it’s time to identify Cinderellas, pick some 5-12 upsets, and/or randomly guess which university you’ve maybe heard of will […]
Days before the September 2002 dossier on Iraqi weapons that Tony Blair used to justify sending British troops to join the US in Iraq, an MI6 officer met with Iraq’s head of intelligence and was told that Saddam Hussein had no active weapons of mass destruction, according to an investigative report by the BBC. The CIA had its […]
After more than three decades of studying life-threatening sickle cell disease, the most prevalent of all hereditary illnesses, University of Michigan Medical School researchers have discovered that an anti-depressant marketed since the 1960s wipes out the disorder in lab-tested human blood and mice. If upcoming clinical trials prove it’s safe for adult sickle cell patients to ingest tranylcypromine, the […]
NEW ORLEANS — A Texas group that helped search the island of Aruba for Alabama teen Natalee Holloway and helped searches in 2010 and 2011 for men whose bodies were found in the Mississippi River is in New Orleans looking for a schoolteacher who’s been missing since March 2. A small crew from Texas Equusearch launched […]
Roaches crawling out of air vents. Roaches climbing up seats and windows. Roaches on people’s coats and hats. Roaches everywhere. It sounds like a scene from a horror movie — but is in fact what passengers say happened on a Greyhound bus journey from Atlantic City to New York on Friday. “There’s like a thousand […]