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City council questions lack of wheelchair accessible cabs
The Philadelphia Parking Authority plans to begin issuing 45 medallions for new, wheelchair acces ...
13 years ago
Local pastors offer Christ’s forgiveness to Ash Wednesday commuters
Christians the world over awoke this morning ready to give — and to get. Today is Ash Wednesday. In the Christian tradition, ...
13 years ago
‘Spirit of Uganda’ to celebrate culture, music at upcoming Penn Charter show
“Spirit of Uganda,” an African youth performance troupe, will make a stop at William Penn Charter School next week on its Nor ...
13 years ago
Probe begins of N.J. blast that killed 1, injured 7
Officials are awaiting autopsy results on a woman who was killed after a gas leak and explosion destroyed at least 10 houses and damaged ...
13 years ago
Effort afoot to honor Germantown tennis legend who made his mark on and off the court
Bill Tilden was the first American to win a Wimbledon title, but you wouldn’t know it in Germantown, the Philadelphia neighborhood ...
13 years ago
Welcome to Texas, the Loon Star State
Texas has kicked off the ’14 Republican primary season, burnishing its unrivaled reputation for embracing the Crazy. And what an el ...
13 years ago
SAT college entrance exam to get upgrade
The SAT college entrance exam taken last year by 1.6 million students is getting its first upgrade since 2005. The nonprofit Coll ...
13 years ago
Small plane crashes at Atlantic City airport
Authorities are investigating the crash of a single-engine plane at Atlantic City International Airport. The Federal Aviation Admi ...
13 years ago
Growing out of a food allergy doesn’t guarantee you’re safe for life
Trace amounts of peanuts that might prove deadly for a few allergic classmates have nearly eliminated the old peanut-butter-and-jelly sta ...
13 years ago
Obama to Iran: Never surrender your nukes!
President Obama, in his response so far to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, is sending a clear message to Iran to never negotiate away it ...
13 years ago
House approves some relief for flood insurance customers
A flood insurance bill that initially seemed unlikely to pass through Congress now seems poised to become law. The U.S. House of R ...
13 years ago
