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

UNC basketball family could be key to beating Saint Peter's and advancing to Final 4

PHILADELPHIA — Monmouth played Saint Peter's three times this season, which in a way is like saying North Carolina should be prepared for the first No. 15 seed to ever reach the NCAA Tournament's Elite Eight.

Tribune News Service

David Murphy: Don’t call it an upset: Saint Peter’s shows it has what it takes to keep its run going

PHILADELPHIA — Here’s the thing about pressure. You can feel it, or you can inflict it. In the week leading up to Saint Peter’s latest chance at the impossible, Shaheen Holloway insisted that his squad wouldn’t be the ones feeling it. Pressure is playing out your senior year of high…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Caleb Love's shoe change was lift UNC needed to get past UCLA and advance to Elite 8

PHILADELPHIA — Sophomore guard Caleb Love took a seat at his locker with North Carolina trailing UCLA by three at halftime of their NCAA Tournament matchup. Love had a bad first half offensively, after making his first shot, he missed the next seven and had three points.

Tribune News Service

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

Eagles agree to 1-year deal with LB Kyzir White

We previously mentioned #KyzirWhite as a linebacker to watch in #NFL free agency for #Philadelphia and the #Eagles just agreed to a deal with the talented linebacker.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Bill Plaschke: Saint Peter’s canonization into March Madness Cinderella lore didn’t come easy

PHILADELPHIA — Saint Cinderella shows up for its Elite Eight news conference in wrinkled practice jerseys, mismatched protective masks, and the widest eyes.

Los Angeles Times

UNC beats UCLA to advance to Elite 8 in coach Hubert Davis’ 1st season

PHILADELPHIA — North Carolina continued the NCAA Tournament run no one saw coming a month ago with its 71-66 win over UCLA Friday to advance to the Elite Eight. The Tar Heels will face St. Peter’s on Sunday for a spot in the Final Four in New Orleans.

Tribune News Service

Saint Peter’s upsets Purdue to become the first No. 15 seed to reach the NCAA’s Elite Eight

PHILADELPHIA — The celebration was nearing its end Friday night as Saint Peter’s cleared the court at the Wells Fargo Center following its stunning Sweet 16 win over Purdue by a 67-64 score.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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

A Pa. cheerleading mom was found guilty of harassing her daughter’s rivals

PHILADELPHIA — A Chalfont woman was convicted Friday of sending repeated, harassing text messages to the parents of her daughter’s rivals on a cheerleading squad.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ball State hires UCLA's Michael Lewis in a homecoming for Indiana native

PHILADELPHIA — Mick Cronin likes to say that he has three head coaches on his UCLA staff, a way for him to praise the work of his assistants while lobbying for them to get head coaching jobs.

Los Angeles Times

Temple police chief resigns amid surge of violence in the campus neighborhood

Temple University’s public safety executive and police chief, who has been at the school for more than 36 years, has resigned amid a surge of violence in the campus’ North Philadelphia neighborhood.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

UCLA's Jaime Jaquez Jr. completes practice drills, expected to play vs. North Carolina

PHILADELPHIA — Cross one major worry off the list for UCLA.

Los Angeles Times

Nick Castellanos hopes to experience with Phillies what has been missing in his career: Winning

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Nick Castellanos, after meeting the media for the first time as a Philadelphia Phillie, walked away from the podium on Wednesday afternoon and locked eyes with Karie Dombrowski, wife of president of baseball operations Dave Dombrowski.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Deer are leaping to their deaths in northwest Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA — It’s raining deer in a small northwestern Pennsylvania town, and residents say that’s both disgusting and dangerous.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Elizabeth Wellington: 'Bel-Air's' modern characters, playlists reshape memories of 'Fresh Prince'

PHILADELPHIA — In the opening scene of Peacock's "Bel-Air," Will (Jabari Banks) blasts Freeway's hit song "What We Do" from an app on his smartphone.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Here’s why some people are getting COVID shots now

PHILADELPHIA -- Laura Rago wasn’t smiling behind her mask as she pulled down the arm of her sweater and got her first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine on a rainy Wednesday afternoon in an otherwise-empty Keystone First Wellness Center. The Ridley woman said she had long been resisting the shot.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

What my grandmother taught me about living with grief

PHILADELPHIA — The orchid cactus was always there. Its leaves, to me, appear almost like dog ears from a distance, but a closer look shows curved edges and teensy spines.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Here’s why some people are getting COVID-19 shots now

PHILADELPHIA — Laura Rago wasn’t smiling behind her mask as she pulled down the arm of her sweater and got her first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine on a rainy Wednesday afternoon in an otherwise-empty Keystone First Wellness Center. The Ridley woman said she had long been resisting the shot.

The Guardian - US

‘A story of social justice’: a history of racial segregation and swimming

A new exhibition highlights a shameful history of racism in pools but also a recognition of Black swimming heroes

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Woman charged in crash that killed 2 Pa. state troopers and a civilian on I-95

PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania State Troopers on Tuesday announced the arrest of the 21-year-old driver who authorities say fatally struck and killed two state troopers and a civilian on I-95 early Monday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Pennsylvania Republicans running for governor want a safe space for their debates

PHILADELPHIA — Republican candidates for Pennsylvania governor say they’re eager to make their case to voters in televised debates. But first they have a few conditions.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Who is MacKenzie Scott, besides being Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife?

PHILADELPHIA — Who is MacKenzie Scott? She married Jeff Bezos in 1993, and together they co-founded Amazon in 1994 after leaving the investment firm D.E. Shaw. She divorced Bezos in 2019, and had previously given at least $49 million to Philly-area non-profit organizations.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Woman, 21, charged in crash that killed two Pennsylvania state troopers and a civilian on I-95

The Philadelphia Inquirer

MacKenzie Scott gives Philly nonprofit $20 million to help needy get government benefits

PHILADELPHIA — Benefits Data Trust, a Philadelphia nonprofit that helps people overcome barriers to government benefits for food, housing and health care, received a $20 million gift from MacKenzie Scott, the ex-wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, the organization announced Tuesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

He decided he had to help Ukrainian refugees - so he headed to Poland

PHILADELPHIA — When Temple University graduate Dharmik Sheth took off for Poland, deciding in a minute's time to help the Ukrainian refugees flooding into the country, he carried more than bags of soaps, shampoos, and toothbrushes.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

At ‘Match Day,’ med students learn their futures in person — for the first time since the pandemic

PHILADELPHIA -- David Wilson didn’t want to say where he hoped to be working as a doctor, but the Thomas Jefferson University medical school student was willing to say this about his No. 1 choice: “It’s whatever is in the envelope.”

1 … 203 204 205 206

People

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

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

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