Nelson Shanks, who painted a portrait of former President Bill Clinton in 2006, revealed in an interview published Sunday that there’s more to the image than meets the eye, including…
“Why do some people love cilantro and others say it tastes like soap? Why do some people have perfect pitch and others are tone deaf? It’s the same with vision…
“Why do some people love cilantro and others say it tastes like soap? Why do some people have perfect pitch and others are tone deaf? It’s the same with vision…
The New York Knicks are not good. The team has the worst record in the league — even worse than that of the finely tuned tanking machine otherwise known as…
A Pennsylvania man who shot a snake dealer at a suburban Philadelphia shopping center has been convicted of attempted murder and robbery. – Information from: Delaware County Daily Times, http://www.delcotimes.com
This Saturday may be for sweethearts, but every day is Valentine’s Day in one section of Philadelphia. Dozens of “Love Letter” murals brighten the walls along nearly 20 blocks of…
Anticipating the Liberty Bell and Independence Hall enfolding their presidential nominee in a patriotic glow, Democrats on Thursday chose Philadelphia for their 2016 national convention. The symbolism of the city,…
Democrats will host the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, CNN reported Thursday. – The last time Philadelphia hosted a presidential convention was in 2000, when Republicans nominated then-Gov. George…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hashtag: Easy target. – The suspects remain on the lam.
Participants awaiting the start, and finish, of the Philly 0.0 Instant Gratification Run last week. After they took one step, they were all given an official time of 1 second.”…
This week, the tables turned when a surveillance video from a nearby store led to charges of aggravated assault, criminal conspiracy, and filing false reports against Philadelphia police officers Sean…
The Pope’s trip to the United States later this year had been confirmed but the exact details were not known. He’s expected to attend a World Meeting of Families summit…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man confessed to shooting his supervisor to death at a bus stop so she couldn’t report him for stealing money from the child advocacy organization where…
(RNS) After almost two centuries in New York City, the nonprofit American Bible Society is moving its headquarters to Philadelphia. “New York has become so extraordinarily expensive that nonprofit staff…
Bernice Gordon, a self-described ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ who over the last six decades contributed some 150 crossword puzzles to The New York Times, died on Thursday at her home in Philadelphia. She was…
PHILADELPHIA — They came. They grappled with fresh losses. They searched for a new strategy. And then they danced their asses off. This year’s House Democratic retreat, a three-day getaway…
Professional wrestling star Mick Foley was ejected from the Wing Bowl eating contest Friday after stuffing uneaten chicken wings into a fanny pack. – About 20,000 people gathered at the…
Facts:The Pro Bowl has been played every year but two since 1980 in the 50,000 seat Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. In 1971, the NFC beat the AFC in the first…
You might climb to the top of the Empire State Building, and never meet King Kong. Or visit Katz’s Delicatessen, and never encounter Meg Ryan. But tourists who ran the…
Police say two brothers stole nearly $500,000 worth of sewer grates from the Philadelphia suburbs and sold them for scrap at pennies on the dollar. – A preliminary hearing is…