Dom DeLuise dies

Democrats need to pick up four seats to retake the Senate, and the party has a clear lead in just one Republican-held state.

Across the country this election season, taxing the richest Americans is the solution many Democrats are offering for a host of middle-class problems.

The cost of the war in Iran rose to $47.1 billion through Oct. 16, with bombs, missiles and other munitions accounting for more than 60% of the expenses.

Conservative pioneers in the 1970s revealed that incendiary direct mail targeting specific slices of the electorate and arousing their emotions could motivate voters and raise funds.

Early exit polls suggested that Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party had won more seats than the leading opposition party.

And the Paulsboro mother accused of killing her daughter will remain incarcerated.

Plus, the latest on SALT Performing Arts’ home.

Plus, Magnolia Bakery banana pudding will soon be a short drive away.

Documents obtained by The Inquirer shed light on how Eric Lewis walked free in 2023 in a case that has sparked a criminal investigation and divided city leaders.

Leon Paparo, 45, of Springfield, surrendered Tuesday to Delaware County investigators and was being held at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility.

The failure of the Justice Department to secure the indictment marks the latest rebuke of the law enforcement agency’s efforts to prosecute one of the president’s political enemies.

Methane has accounted for about 30% of global temperature rise since the industrial revolution, according to the International Energy Agency, and the rollback is alarming environmental advocates.

She was nominated for an Emmy Award as best female singer on TV in 1955 and named best new singer in 1956 by DownBeat and Billboard magazines.

Prosecutors say Jabriil Morgan-Cook, Naseem Worrell and Kaleem Roland "hunted" a rival gang member for disrespecting their friend. Their attorneys say investigators failed to connect them to the case.

Officials said voter turnout was the largest in decades, but assembling a governing coalition under Israel’s parliamentary system could take weeks or months.

School employees will now be required to report suspected hazing to a state child abuse hotline under a law passed in response to the Cheltenham football scandal.

James T. Catania sent a letter to Pennsylvania officials saying the department would send monitors to four counties on Election Day. Other lawyers have sent similar letters to other states.

The email uses President Donald Trump’s name 11 times, mostly as part of the program’s name. It was not immediately clear how widespread the messages are.

Hassan Bennett, chair of the Citizens Police Oversight Commission, was charged with bribery and witness intimidation Tuesday.

Backyard Cravings goes legit; Craig LaBan finds a winning Indian restaurant; a diner gets 86ed; and Fishtown is getting more new food options.

The latest scrape over zoning shows how difficult the politics of housing can be.

Rising healthcare costs are upending the lives of Americans. People are forgoing insurance, rationing medications, and putting off procedures. Bringing the costs down won’t be easy.

Brian Adoff’s delightful ode to Philadelphianism concludes its six-week run next week.

Kouklet’s move, from 1647 to 1615 E. Passyunk Ave., will allow Mardhory Santos-Cepeda to expand it into an all-day café with breakfast, lunch, and seating for about 15 customers.

Maida Odom — who spent decades at a reporter, then many years as a journalism professor at Temple University, and recently passed away — is remembered by Peak Johnson, one of her mentees.