Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Philadelphia

Temple jumps out to a big lead and tops No. 16 Villanova for first time since 2012

PHILADELPHIA — A rare Big 5 slugfest involving Villanova broke out Friday night at the Liacouras Center, and Temple landed the last blow.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Anticipating a rush to electric vehicles, Pa. orders a review of EV charging rates

PHILADELPHIA — It seems as if every other car commercial these days is hawking an electric vehicle, and most major automakers have committed to aggressively switch production to EVs. But it’s still very early in the transition away from internal combustion engines: EVs made up less than 1% of the…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

3 causes for concern as the Eagles and Commanders meet in Week 10

The Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders are set for a Monday night matchup, and we've highlighted three causes for concern facing the NFL's only undefeated team

USA Today Sports Media Group

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

Social media users shared a range of false claims this week

The Independent UK

'Eat that bird!' Man becomes local celeb after scoffing 40 rotisserie chickens

Alexander Tominsky is now known as 'the Philadelphia Chicken Man', and he became a legend in his home town after an eating marathon in which he scoffed down an entire rotisserie chicken every day for 40 days

Daily Mirror

The softer side of John Tortorella: Inside the fiery Flyers coach’s passion for helping animals in need

PHILADELPHIA — Driving down the road each day by his house in Columbus, Ohio, John Tortorella noticed that the horse next door was starting to look skinny. He stopped and learned the horse’s owner was getting old and having trouble taking care of it.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Kelly's win in Arizona leaves Democrats one seat shy of Senate control

Incumbent Democrat Mark Kelly defeated Republican Blake Masters on Friday to win a U.S. Senate seat in Arizona, a contest that left Democrats one seat short in the battle for control of the chamber with two more races to be decided.

Reuters

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Joe Manniello's Week 10 NFL picks

Week 9 was, in a word, weird. There were three pushes, also known as ties with the point spread, after just one in the previous eight weeks (123 games). Sunday's action kicks off with the NFL’s first regular-season game in Germany and there are some intriguing matchups as the playoff…

Newsday

Judge orders state Human Services to accept Philly teens from chaotic, overcrowded detention center

PHILADELPHIA — A Commonwealth Court judge has ordered Pennsylvania state officials to take custody of 15 children currently living at a juvenile detention facility in Philadelphia that the city says is dangerously overcrowded and understaffed. They’re among 135 statewide on a waiting list to receive court-ordered treatment at state placements…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Marcus Hayes: Trading Rhys Hoskins, Phillies World Series goat (not really), would be dumb

PHILADELPHIA — A Phillies slugger committed 51 errors in his first six seasons playing first base in the majors. He also hit 148 home runs in his first 2,887 plate appearances.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Phillies’ Kyle Schwarber, J.T. Realmuto win Silver Slugger awards

PHILADELPHIA — Before the Phillies made an autumn run to the World Series, they survived a summer without Bryce Harper. And now, the players who most helped them overcome losing their best hitter are reaping the rewards.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Vaccine advocate, on science, truth, and why he’s not a fan of the latest COVID boosters

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia’s most prominent immunization expert isn’t planning to get the latest COVID-19 booster shot, and doesn’t think most others need to either.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Haven’t seen your doctor in a few years? You may need to find a new one

When Claudia Siegel got a stomach bug earlier this year, she reached out to her primary care doctor to prescribe something to relieve her diarrhea. The Philadelphia resident was surprised when she received an online message informing her that because she hadn’t visited her doctor in more than three years,…

Tribune News Service

Eagles unofficial depth chart ahead of Week 10 matchup vs. Commanders

Philadelphia Eagles updated unofficial depth chart ahead of Week 10 matchup vs. the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field

USA Today Sports Media Group

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

Salon

Just a man and his 40 chickens

Alexander Tominsky flew to social media stardom on the wings of rotisserie chicken

The Philadelphia Inquirer

U.S. men’s World Cup team full of surprises: Haji Wright and Tim Ream in, Zack Steffen out

NEW YORK — The U.S. men’s soccer team’s World Cup roster unveiled by manager Gregg Berhalter on Wednesday had a lot of surprises — including one that stung one of the Philadelphia area’s top players.

Reason

Maj Toure: Why Black Guns—and Libertarianism—Matter

Gun control is 'the most racist practice in America,' says the Philadelphia native and community leader.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

6 Pa. election takeaways: Shapiro’s ascendency, Fetterman’s plan, Trump’s bad night

PHILADELPHIA — Josh Shapiro underscored his status as a potential national Democratic star.

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

David Murphy: Phillies in position for major free-agent move at shortstop after parting with Jean Segura

PHILADELPHIA — Does it mean what it looks like it means?

The Independent UK

Why the AP called Pennsylvania Senate for John Fetterman

Pennsylvania Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman was winning the outstanding in-person and absentee votes in Philadelphia and in a suburban county

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Josh Shapiro wins in the high-stakes Pennsylvania governor’s race

PHILADELPHIA — Josh Shapiro won his bid Tuesday for governor in swing-state Pennsylvania, where he pledged to fend off Republican “extremists” who he said threatened to roll back rights for voting, gay marriage and access to abortion.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Flyers best Blues, 5-1, as backup goalie Felix Sandström earns his first NHL win

PHILADELPHIA — For the last 11 games, starting goaltender Carter Hart had stolen the show and outright stolen games for a Flyers team that struggled to get out of their own zone and reduce their opponents’ chances against.

The Independent UK

Why we won’t know every result on election night

Echoing 2020, Trump and his allies are baselessly asserting foul play if results aren’t tallied hours after polls close. GOP lawmakers have led efforts to prevent officials from counting ballots sooner

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Woman who staged a fake abduction pleads guilty to new fraud charges

PHILADELPHIA — Bonnie Sweeten pleaded guilty Tuesday to fraud — again.

The Independent UK

World Series, football dominate week's TV ratings

The four World Series games telecast last week were consistent in their drawing power, each pulling in between 11.16 million and 12.77 million viewers on Fox

1 … 142 143 144 145

People

Cameron CarterVickers

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.