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Like most dads, President Barack Obama will be dealing with an overwhelming mix of emotions when his eldest daughter Malia graduates high school this June. Obama confirmed he’d turned down an invite to serve as commencement speaker at Malia’s graduation from Sidwell Friends School in Washington. Instead, he’s just “just going to cry,” Obama […]
According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and NASA last year was the Earth’s warmest year on record, and those records go back 136 years. Scientists started predicting a global temperature record months ago, in part because an El Niño weather pattern, one of the largest in a century, is releasing an immense amount […]
It’s finally starting to feel like winter. I don’t know about you, but I’m not feeling our upcoming forecast. Snow will very likely be coming to our area, but the totals – and the timing – are still up in the air. TODAY: Sun will mix with occasional clouds. It’s not as windy. The high […]
Comedic rock-star Kevin Hart took center stage in his record-setting, sold-out performance of “What Now?”—filmed in his home town in front of 50,000 people at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field—marking the first time a comedian has ever performed to an at-capacity football stadium. Hart is following up after his 2013 hit stand-up concert movie ‘Let Me Explain,’ which grossed […]
The Pennsylvania Lottery says it is selling 16,000 Powerball tickets every minute statewide ahead of tonight’s $1.5 billion drawing. According to the Pa. Lottery, the largest Powerball prize Pennsylvania has ever awarded was a $110.2 million cash-value jackpot claimed by a New Jersey couple in May, 2004. The state’s largest Powerball group win was […]
First, she was a big hit with Patti’s Pies and now she’s back. It’s Miss Patti’s Pound Cake at Wal-Mart. Ever since her Patti’s Pies became viral on social media, they’ve consistently sold out. The new vanilla pound cakes can be bought in stores now, and the premium caramel cake will be released in stores on […]
According to NBC 10, “A man who confessed to shooting a Philadelphia police officer multiple times “in the name of Islam” used a stolen police gun and pledged allegiance to ISIS, authorities said Friday.” In a surveillance video shows the suspect running up to the car shooting at the officer. “The 18th District officer, who […]
Philadelphia’s legendary R&B group Boyz II Men took to twitter to announce their excitement with their involvement with Fox’s new live musical ‘Grease Live’ also starring Julianne Hough and Aaron Tveit. Grease: Live will air on Fox on Jan. 31 at 7 p.m. Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts grads Nate Morris, Wayne Morris […]
Philadelphia’s District Attorney and college officials have come to a joint agreement to let nonviolent defendants to attend school at Philadelphia Community College rather than lock them up in prison. District Attorney Seth Williams says, “Instead of trying them, convicting them and sending them to prison and getting a felony conviction, which is an economic death sentence, we’re […]
The year is coming to an end, and BabyCenter has released its annual list for most popular baby names of 2015. For the third year in a row, Sophia, Emma and Olivia for girls & Jackson, Aiden and Liam for boys. The list is based on the names of over 340,000 babies born in 2015 […]
Fire on vine st expressway @6abc pic.twitter.com/R7M5ExWVup — Dan Sheridan (@PhotogDan6abc) November 24, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js A PA state trooper has been hospitalized according to 6ABC after being shot in an altercation on I-676 in Center City Philadelphia. It happened just before 10 a.m. this morning after a vehicle was being pursued by police. The car […]
Philadelphia police identified the two victims as Shakoor Arline, 25, and Lisa Smith, 32, both of whom died from multiple gunshot wounds to the head inside a white Toyota Sequoia Friday. Authorities state this could have been a crime of passion. We will keep you updated with any new details that arrive. Relatable Stories Philly […]
