Philly’s 411

The Supreme Court cleared the way Tuesday for convicted Philadelphia cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal to have a new jury decide whether he should be resentenced to death or to life in prison. The high court left in place rulings that set aside Abu-Jamal’s death sentence in a case that has drawn international attention since the […]

Cars on Broad Street honked for a second day in support of protesters’ signs, as the Occupy Philadelphia movement continues outside City Hall. While organizers claim over a thousand protesters took part in the occupation last night, this afternoon the numbers were considerably smaller with several hundred people standing outside listening to speeches, reciting chants, […]

PHILADELPHIA – April 6, 2011 (WPVI) — Ending months of speculation, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey says he won’t be leaving Philadelphia after all. Ramsey made that announcement during a late afternoon news conference. Speculation had been swirling that Ramsey would be leaving for Chicago. In an interview with Action News just a few weeks ago, he […]

The Super Bowl might be around the corner, but only one competition matters today – Wing Bowl 2011. Jonathan ‘Super’ Squib set a new Wing Bowl record today, taking down an astonishing 255 wings in what may be the world’s least healthy competition. The potential calorie count for a win like this could be close to […]

*A rep for the Boyz II Men said that a technical glitch was to blame for one of the group’s songs being played twice during last night’s NBC Christmas special — once when the band wasn’t on stage — and that the band was not lip-syncing during its performance. NBC’s broadcast of its annual “Christmas […]