Ed McMahon, host, sidekick and pitchman, dies at 86

He had been open on social media and ion interviews about his struggles with addiction and mental health.

The introspective singer-songwriter whose alt-pop hit “Barely Breathing” became a Generation X touchstone also won two Tonys for composing the smash musical “Spring Awakening."

He hosted music shows at WMGK from 1977 through the early 2000s, at KISS 100 in the 1990s, and at WPEN and WHAT between 2000 and 2011.

She lived near the Delaware River waterfront on Bank Avenue for 50 years and routinely opened her home and property to family and friends on holidays, and sailors and spectators during regattas.

She was viewed as a bard of the environment, a 20th century Henry David Thoreau.

His mother, Mary, wanted him to be a doctor. So, after she died when he was six, he went on to earn a dental degree at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn.

“He was instrumental in the healing process for so many veterans that it is hard to fathom the reach of his influence,” a colleague said in a tribute.

"He dressed every spangly woman in show business," author Frank Caro said.

He said in a documentary: “I think that my entire motivation and execution and philosophy can be two words: ‘Hey, look.’”

She grew up in New York, lived in Swarthmore and Philadelphia for more than 50 years, and taught a variety of classes at Temple from 1974 to her retirement in 2011.

He earned the nickname Hit Machine for collecting a record 3,085 of them in a long career than stretched from the late 1950s to the early ’80s.

At Rutgers, she mentored hundreds of doctoral students regarding academic requirements and clinical procedures, and supervised a community mental health clinic.

Prolific writer and veteran teacher Bennett Fairorth was looking forward to a 100th birthday party with former students, his brother said.

He joined the district attorney’s office in 1960, worked as assistant district attorney in the major trials unit, and handled hundreds of cases involving murder, assault, robbery, and other crimes.

A fellowship in India after graduation challenged Steinem — and transformed her

His sultry baritone, coifed hair, and funky songs about romance — notably “Let’s Straighten It Out” — made him a musical fixture of the 1970s and ’80s

She served as editor-in-chief of Ms. magazine for five years and helped organize one of the first protests of the Miss America pageant.

He played on at least 188 albums in a career spanning seven decades.

He championed what he called “the two cities, one waterfront strategy” and was especially adept, former colleagues said, at marshaling funds and projects in Philadelphia and Camden.

The Sixers and Bank of America will give the Fishtown takeout joint $250,000 worth of marketing and business support through the Enrich Program.

The California congressman has endorsed more than 70 candidates for seats in the House, Senate, and state legislatures, positioning himself on the front lines of a burgeoning progressive movement.

“Everything he was able to do, he did in the city of Philadelphia," said his son. A city-wide series of concerts and events in honor of the saxophonist is scheduled through the year.

The New York mayor criticized the Israeli prime minister in an interview with CNN that aired Tuesday.

For the first time details emerged in court of the Aug. 12 incident in which more than a dozen pedestrians were frightened and harassed by Zymire Hughes, prosecutors say.

U.S. President Donald Trump is hosting Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Washington this week as economic and tech competition escalates between the two countries.