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Phillies stun Marlins, 3-1, on dramatic ninth-inning homer by Garrett Stubbs

PHILADELPHIA — Garrett Stubbs was an unlikely hero. At 5-foot-10, 170 pounds, he doesn’t look like a ballplayer, and is constantly reminded of that, by spectators who call him a Little Leaguer and a bat boy and a clubhouse attendant. He says he hears this just about every time he’s…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 15, 2022

Like a 'ticking bomb': Lawsuit claims Sig Sauer P320 fired unintentionally inside a Philly home

PHILADELPHIA — George Abrahams says the gun went off on its own, inside his pants pocket, as he walked down the stairs in his home in Northwest Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 15, 2022

After 91 years, the murder conviction of a Pa. teen has been overturned

PHILADELPHIA — In 1931, an all-white jury took just four hours to convict Alexander McClay Williams, a Black teenager, in the stabbing death of a matron at the Glen Mills School for Boys in Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 15, 2022

At South Jersey riverfront, a 165-mile Walk to Freedom comes to joyous end

They had walked several miles that last Saturday in May when a woman dressed as Harriet Tubman approached.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 15, 2022

Biden acknowledges 'our work isn't done' on the economy as he talks to labor leaders in Philadelphia

President Joe Biden acknowledged the economic pains Americans are feeling while pointing to progress he said his administration has made to build an economy around working people in an address to labor leaders in Philadelphia on Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 14, 2022

Apple TV becomes the new home of Major League Soccer with a 10-year deal for every game

PHILADELPHIA — The home of Ted Lasso will soon become the major home of Major League Soccer.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 14, 2022

John Fetterman says he’s not a typical politician. Is that enough in a brutal climate for Democrats?

PHILADELPHIA — As John Fetterman campaigned in Pennsylvania’s Democratic Senate primary, he openly acknowledged — and warned — that the odds are stacked against his party. To win in November, he argued, Democrats needed to nominate someone different.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 14, 2022

Puerto Rico's debt deal didn't go far enough, a labor leader says. But a new political order may be emerging

Puerto Rico's contentious pact with the Financial Oversight and Management Board — the U.S.-appointed attempt to trim the island's oppressive debt — has been touted as a model for U.S. states and cities when bankruptcy threatens. But the deal has left the island with dim economic prospects and "unsustainable" billions…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 14, 2022

Hoskins’ time to shine as his walk-off single gives Phillies a 3-2 win over Miami

PHILADELPHIA — The tying run stood on third base. A left-handed pitcher trotted in from the visiting bullpen. Nick Castellanos waited to hit.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 14, 2022

Former Philly elections official tells Jan. 6 panel that Trump tweet led to ‘graphic’ threats

PHILADELPHIA — Al Schmidt, the only Republican official in Philadelphia to oversee voting during the 2020 presidential election, on Monday told the congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol that with a single tweet, then-President Donald Trump unleashed a barrage of death threats against him and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Jun 13, 2022