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Philadelphia jury awards $78 million to Abington man who said Roundup weed killer gave him cancer

The verdict is the sixth by a Philadelphia jury that considered a Roundup case, and the fourth that went against Monsanto.

Abraham Gutman48 minutes ago

Photo of police tape.

Crime & Justice

West Philadelphia man arrested in fatal hit-and-run of 14-year-old girl

Ellie Rushing2 hours ago

An activist with the Save Chinatown Coalition waves in the direction of City Councilmember Mark Squilla, foreground, during a September session.

Behind the scenes, the effort to approve the 76ers’ arena plan is well underway | City Council roundup

Sean Collins Walsh2 hours ago

Kimberly Burrell speaks about appearing in a Trump ad without her consent.

The grieving mother who was caught off guard when she appeared in a Trump ad asks the former president to intervene

Ximena Conde2 hours ago

A cyclist uses the bike lane on the 1800 block of Spruce Street in July, as Philly Bike Action held a vigil for Barbara Friedes and other cyclists killed in motor-vehicle crashes.

Philadelphia proposes concrete separation for bike lanes on Spruce and Pine Streets

Thomas Fitzgerald

2024 Election 🗳️

Your candidate guide to the November election, from president to Pa. House and Senate races

The general election in Pennsylvania is Nov. 5. Here's your guide to candidates on the ballot before you vote.

Aliya Schneider, Katie Bernard, Fallon Roth, Gillian McGoldrick, and Layla A. Jones

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Kimberly Burrell speaks about appearing in a Trump ad without her consent.

The grieving mother who was caught off guard when she appeared in a Trump ad asks the former president to intervene

Ximena Conde2 hours ago

Mail ballots are sorted and counted Nov. 8, 2022, at Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown.

Six GOP congressmen sue to have Pa. military and overseas ballots set aside in November election

John McAuley, 36, of Northwest Philadelphia, Pa., Republican, poses for a portrait outside his home in Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday Oct., 8, 2024. “I hope people are using their common sense over their emotions for this election,” McAuley said. “I feel like my demographic is going over more emotions and their best interests. Use your common sense, instead of being emotional on topics just on race and abortion.”

Trump has been courting young Black men, but data suggests it won’t work

Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., arrives to speak at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at Ripon College in Ripon, Wis., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.

At Glenside event, Liz Cheney and former Trump staffers urge voters to support Kamala Harris

Kimberly Burrell speaks about appearing in a Trump ad without her consent.

The grieving mother who was caught off guard when she appeared in a Trump ad asks the former president to intervene

Ximena Conde2 hours ago

Mail ballots are sorted and counted Nov. 8, 2022, at Lehigh County Government Center in Allentown.

Six GOP congressmen sue to have Pa. military and overseas ballots set aside in November election

John McAuley, 36, of Northwest Philadelphia, Pa., Republican, poses for a portrait outside his home in Philadelphia, Pa., on Tuesday Oct., 8, 2024. “I hope people are using their common sense over their emotions for this election,” McAuley said. “I feel like my demographic is going over more emotions and their best interests. Use your common sense, instead of being emotional on topics just on race and abortion.”

Trump has been courting young Black men, but data suggests it won’t work

Former Congresswoman Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., arrives to speak at a campaign event for Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at Ripon College in Ripon, Wis., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.

At Glenside event, Liz Cheney and former Trump staffers urge voters to support Kamala Harris

A map at Citadel Federal Credit Union's Exton headquarters shows the company's branch territories, in suburban Philadelphia, west to Lancaster. Branch construction stopped in 2019, and a planned Feasterville branch (gray territory at viewer's right) was never built. After a U.S. Justice Department probe and threatened lawsuit, the credit union has agreed to honor its 2006 pledge to build three branches in Philadelphia, and make other efforts to boost lending to Blacks, Latinos, and homeowners in poor neighborhoods

After U.S. probe, one of Pa.’s largest credit unions agrees to lend more to Philly’s Black, Latino homebuyers

Exton-based Citadel Federal Credit Union will add branches in Philadelphia. The Justice Department, announcing the settlement, said it was the first time it had accused a credit union of redlining.

Joseph N. DiStefanoan hour ago

The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is visible over Ann Arbor, Mich., in May.

The Philly region has a chance to see the elusive northern lights Thursday night

Anthony R. Woodan hour ago

An activist with the Save Chinatown Coalition waves in the direction of City Councilmember Mark Squilla, foreground, during a September session.

Behind the scenes, the effort to approve the 76ers’ arena plan is well underway | City Council roundup

Sean Collins Walsh2 hours ago

Kimberly Burrell speaks about appearing in a Trump ad without her consent.

The grieving mother who was caught off guard when she appeared in a Trump ad asks the former president to intervene

Ximena Conde2 hours ago

Mayor Cherelle L. Parker (center) poses for a photo at an event for the first class of attendees of the Community College of Philadelphia's new City College for Municipal Employment (CCME) on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. CCME is a new initiative from the Parker administration for Philadelphians who are interested in working in municipal government.

Philadelphia Politics

Mayor Parker launched a new program to train community college students for city jobs

Philadelphia jury awards $78 million to Abington man who said Roundup weed killer gave him cancer

Abraham Gutman48 minutes ago

Professor Stephen Oross III on Kutztown University's campus.

PASSHE faculty say they are being denied accommodations for disabilities

Susan Snyderan hour ago

Philadelphia jury awards $78 million to Abington man who said Roundup weed killer gave him cancer

Abraham Gutman48 minutes ago

Professor Stephen Oross III on Kutztown University's campus.

PASSHE faculty say they are being denied accommodations for disabilities

Susan Snyderan hour ago

A drone carrying a magnetometer Sept 11, 2024 in search of Alligator Jr., a Civil War-era submarine prototype deliberately sunk in 1861 along the Rancocas Creek in Burlington County. The magnetometer detected something metal the size of Alligator Jr., according to a report on the flight released on Oct. 4, 2024.

A drone might have just uncovered a buried Civil War sub sought for decades

Rahmeal Smith, 12, drives towards the net at the Open Gym program at Morgan Village Creative Arts Middle School in Camden on Friday, October 4, 2024.

Founded as a curfew enforcement program, Camden’s Open Gym invites kids every Friday to play basketball, get social services

A drone carrying a magnetometer Sept 11, 2024 in search of Alligator Jr., a Civil War-era submarine prototype deliberately sunk in 1861 along the Rancocas Creek in Burlington County. The magnetometer detected something metal the size of Alligator Jr., according to a report on the flight released on Oct. 4, 2024.

A drone might have just uncovered a buried Civil War sub sought for decades

Rahmeal Smith, 12, drives towards the net at the Open Gym program at Morgan Village Creative Arts Middle School in Camden on Friday, October 4, 2024.

Founded as a curfew enforcement program, Camden’s Open Gym invites kids every Friday to play basketball, get social services

Hurricane Milton knocks out power to millions and spawns 150 tornadoes across Florida. At least four are dead.

The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall Wednesday night in Siesta Key, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Tampa.

Terry Spencer and Kate Payne, Associated Press

A house lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

A house lies toppled off its stilts after the passage of Hurricane Milton, in Bradenton Beach on Anna Maria Island, Fla., on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

Hurricane Milton knocks out power to millions and spawns 150 tornadoes across Florida. At least four are dead.

The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall Wednesday night in Siesta Key, about 70 miles (112 kilometers) south of Tampa.

Terry Spencer and Kate Payne, Associated Press

Ethel Kennedy, a social activist and the widow of Robert F. Kennedy, has died at 96

Michael Casey and Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

Ethel Kennedy died on Thursday at the age of 96.

More than 1.5 million without power as Hurricane Milton slams Florida

Terry Spencer and Kate Payne, Associated Press

A car sits half-buried in sand at Bradenton Beach, Fla., which was in the process of cleaning up after Hurricane Helene, as Hurricane Milton approaches on Anna Maria Island on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024.

TikTok is designed to be addictive to kids and causes them harm, US states’ lawsuits say

Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

Fearful residents flee Tampa Bay region as Hurricane Milton takes aim at Florida coast

Terry Spencer and Haven Daley, Associated Press

Boats destroyed during Hurricane Helene are shown on the Davis Islands Yacht Basin ahead of the possible arrival of Hurricane Milton on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, in Tampa, Fla.

Professor Stephen Oross III on Kutztown University's campus.

PASSHE faculty say they are being denied accommodations for disabilities

A Kutztown University professor who sued the school for denying his request to teach online during the pandemic after he had a heart transplant addressed the board.

Susan Snyderan hour ago

Darlene Ann Colón (far right), performed as Lydia Hamilton Smith with members of the Pennsylvania Past Players. Colon said Smith (bottom right) had been the housekeeper for abolitionist and lawyer Thaddeus Stevens (bottom left) and managed his business affairs. After his death, Smith became a wealthy business woman and property owner.

The true stories of the Christiana Resistance and ‘Uncle Tom’: Discussing struggles for freedom

Drexel University campus, 33rd and Market Streets.

Drexel will trim senior leaders’ salaries, slash retirement benefits, and consider layoffs in the face of its $63 million operating loss

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small (second from right) and his wife, Superintendent of Schools La'Quetta Small (left) were arraigned before Judge Bernard DeLury at the Atlantic County Criminal Courthouse in Mays Landing on Thursday. They are with their attorneys Ed Jacobs, (right) and Michael Schreiber. (second from left)

Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small Sr. and his wife, schools superintendent La’Quetta Small, plead not guilty to child abuse charges

Amy S. Rosenberg

Threats against Pa. schools have risen sharply this school year, state officials said.

Threats against Pa. schools are rising, largely fueled by social media, Pa. attorney general says

Kristen A. Graham

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