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Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap
The motion picture academy has banned Will Smith from attending the Oscars or any other academy event for 10 years following his slap of Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.
3 years ago
2 acquitted, jury hung on Delaware man and 1 more in Whitmer kidnap plot
Defense portrayed their clients as weekend warriors prone to wild talk. They said FBI undercover agents and informants tricked the men into agreeing to a conspiracy.
3 years ago
Two midstate Pa. Republicans voted against House Bill to support bolstering NATO
U.S. Reps. Fred Keller and Scott Perry oppose reaffirming commitment to NATO.
3 years ago
The plea marks a dramatic fall for the ex-city councilman and business executive who once held a fundraiser at his home for then-President George H.W. Bush.
3 years ago
Puerto Rico struggles to emerge from outage as anger builds
Hundreds of thousands of people across Puerto Rico remain without power nearly two days after a fire at a main power plant sparked an island-wide outage.
3 years ago
Cheers for Jackson who declares: ‘We’ve made it, all of us’
Jackson, at times speaking through tears as she thanked her family and mentors for their support, promised to follow in retiring Justice Breyer’s footsteps on the bench.
3 years ago
Missile kills at least 52 at crowded Ukrainian train station
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the horrors of people killed at close range and left on streets were worse in another town north of Kyiv.
3 years ago
The design for the sculpture commissioned for the new Philly police headquarters was altered following the 2020 protest over the killing of George Floyd.
3 years ago
Listen 1:45Well-liked…but is he well-tested? The backstory of Philly’s new superintendent
Philadelphia’s new school leader impressed at his old job in North Carolina. But his superintendent resume is thin. How will it translate to Philly?
3 years ago
Listen 5:56Food pantries in N.J. ‘don’t expect the demand to slow down’
Ahead of a drive-thru food distribution event in Mercer County, food bank organizers say they are still seeing high demand for services.
3 years ago
Defense in Johnson trial starts with tense testimony from Universal employee
Things got testy while prosecutors cross-examined Gregory Scott, a former special assistant at Universal Companies, the nonprofit at the heart of the bribery trial.
3 years ago
Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate
In a 2-1 ruling Thursday, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the mandate.
3 years ago
Wilmington bans non-city-issued trash cans after sanitation worker injuries
After more than a dozen injuries from store bought cans, city trash collectors will no longer pick up trash in non-city-issued cans.
3 years ago
Judge hints at delay in trial of indicted Delaware auditor
Jury selection was set to start May 16 for Kathy McGuiness, who is accused of hiring her teenage daughter to a no-show job, intimidating witnesses, and theft.
3 years ago
N.J. Gov. Murphy starts second term with improved ratings
Murphy’s ratings hit an all-time high back in April 2020, when more than 70% of registered voters approved of the job he was doing.
3 years ago