From the archives: ‘What Went Wrong’ by Donald Barlett and James Steele

Philadelphia’s Department of Sanitation recommends people self-compost their pumpkins or utilize a free food composting service.

U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan, who is overseeing a lawsuit challenging the administration's plans, said she must be told of any decision by the National Capital Planning Commission within an hour.

Jerome Check is accused of sexually assaulting three patients between December 2024 and March 2025 in his Mount Laurel office.

John Goodrich Jr. allegedly shot Devin Davenport once in the back on Halloween night.

The shift from daylight saving time to standard time in the fall isn't wholly popular, but health experts say it prevents “circadian misalignment."

Stephen Kamnik created thousands of images of women, including his coworkers and strangers he met while working as a state police corporal.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick sued Diane Ellis-Marseglia after she declined to recuse herself from the Bucks County Election Board over her support of his opponent, Democrat Bob Harvie.

A woman was struck and killed by a SEPTA Route 13 trolley while running in West Philadelphia Monday morning.

Instead of focusing on issues voters have said they’re worried about, Trump dedicated a large portion of his remarks to his D.C. makeover and the pool.

Sean Gerlach pushed the Liberty Bell back and forth to try and make it ring, prosecutors said. And Dawn Hawa was charged with flicking an oily substance onto the famous bell.

Bushby set out from Punta Arenas, Chile, on Nov. 1, 1998, and walked across four continents and 30 countries to get home to northern England.

“We’ve been doing this for 11 years, and there’s never been anything like it, and there probably never will be again,” President Donald Trump said Sunday.

Over 20 trillion gallons of water have fallen on the Four Corners states and Nevada in the past two weeks, according to calculations by a former NOAA scientist.

Musk, the world’s richest person, has a lot on the line on Tuesday. Democratic lawmakers have signaled that, if they take back control of Congress, they plan to scrutinize him on a variety of fronts.

With the center currently off-limits to the public, the honors ceremony is set for Dec. 7 at Capital One Arena in downtown Washington, D.C.

As the ceasefire in Ukraine’s Kherson region came to an end on Monday, Ukraine’s general staff said that Russia’s military had used the pause to bolster its defenses and replenish ammunition.

The Kingston swim club was part of the marketing plan for the development off Route 70 where split levels in 1960 sold for $16,990.

Video recorded by passersby captured the Bahamas-bound Learjet’s rapid nosedive Sunday afternoon before it exploded in Greenacres, about 7 miles southwest of West Palm Beach.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta, a Democrat, said the appeal “reeks of desperation and is another attempt to undermine our elections and trample on the rule of law.”

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

James took a sip of Clemons’ wine after crashing into the Philadelphia native during the third quarter of the Sixers' win over the Bulls on Monday.

The Sixers down the Bulls, 126-107 at the Xfinity Mobil Arena on Monday, November 2, 2026.

The Sixers shot 53% from the floor while all five starters finished with at least 15 points, led by Maxey’s 26 points to go along with 11 assists.

In addition to Horizon, New Jersey's largest insurer, Jefferson is in high-stakes contract talks with at least two other major insurers, Highmark and Independence Blue Cross.

Sánchez was named a NL Cy Young finalist, while closer Duran was considered for Reliever of the Year Award and Mattingly was added as a finalist for Manager of the Year.