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Braden Shattuck (right) lifts the trophy after winning the PGA Professional Championship
Pennsylvania
Sports

Delco’s Shattuck earns PGA Championship spot after Professional Championship win

The Delco club pro injured his back so badly in a car accident four years ago he wasn't sure he could play golf again.

3 years ago

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (left) drives between Philadelphia 76ers' James Harden and Tyrese Maxey (0) during the first half of Game 2 in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series, Wednesdayv
Philadelphia
Sports

Brown scores 25, Celtics spoil Embiid’s return in 121-87 win

The Celtics tied the series at one game apiece as the Eastern Conference semifinals series shifts to Philadelphia for Game 3 on Friday.

3 years ago

A McDonald's sign at a restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh
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Feds fine McDonald’s franchisees with workers as young as 10

The agency said the children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m., but were not paid.

3 years ago

United States' Tori Bowie gestures after receiving the gold medal she won in the women's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships in London, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died, her management company and USA Track and Field said Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Bowie was 32. She was found Tuesday in her Florida home. No cause of death was given. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
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U.S. sprinter, Olympic medalist Tori Bowie dies at 32

Bowie's death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and Field. No cause of death was given.

3 years ago

OK Produce was one of the vendors greatly affected by the loss of refrigeration. (Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Energy
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Power outage at Reading Terminal Market shuts down some stands, with a quarter of vendors affected

Repairs could take up to two days, per a spokesperson. About 17 vendors were affected, including Downtown Cheese.

3 years ago

PhilaPhiladelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid celebrates after a 3-point basket by James Harden during the final minute of Game 1 against the Boston Celtics in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series, Monday, May 1, 2023, in Bostondelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid celebrates after a 3-point basket by James Harden during the final minute of Game 1 against the Boston Celtics in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series, Monday, May 1, 2023, in Boston
Philadelphia
Sports

Embiid: MVP is validation, but NBA title is still the goal

Embiid says the award validates all the work that he's put into learning the sport after belatedly taking it up at the age of 15.

3 years ago

Jahaad Atkinson and Ahyir Womack.
Kids
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Transportation

Victims hit, killed by Amtrak train in Chester were 9 and 12 years old

The children were hit around 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the tracks in the 400 block of Wilson Street.

3 years ago

Emergency vehicles arrive on West Peachtree in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Crime
Gun Violence
National
Public Safety

1 dead, 4 hurt in shooting inside Atlanta medical building

Atlanta police said the shooting occurred inside a Northside Medical building on Wednesday.

3 years ago

PSG's Lionel Messi runs during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris
International
Politics
Sports

Messi the latest pawn in proxy rivalry in Middle East

He has been suspended by PSG reportedly for two weeks and the incident could yet spark the end of his turbulent and somewhat underwhelming two-season spell at the club.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid poses for a photograph during media day at the NBA basketball team's practice facility, Monday, Sept. 26, 2022, in Camden, N.J. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)
Philadelphia
Sports
6abc

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid likely to play Game 2 against Celtics in Boston, sources say

Joel Embiid will likely be back on the court when the 76ers take on the Celtics Wednesday night.

3 years ago

Twitter CEO Elon Musk speaks at the
NPR
Media
Technology

Elon Musk threatens to re-assign @NPR on Twitter to ‘another company’

Musk, who has been scuffling with the media since acquiring the platform last year, asked if NPR was going to start tweeting again.

3 years ago

Family Court Judge Jennifer Ranji (left) with Capitol Police officer Donna DiClemente and Vinn, the 2-year-old lab mix that the judge uses when interviewing children in custody or other cases to make them less nervous
Animals
Delaware
Government
Law

Family pets could soon get special treatment in Delaware divorce settlements under new bill

A judge would have to consider the well-being of the “companion animal,” as well as how much each partner is attached to pets, be it dog, cat, bird, or reptile.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid celebrates
Philadelphia
Sports

NBA MVP: 76ers’ Embiid wins league’s top individual honor

Philadelphia 76ers center and league scoring champion Joel Embiid earned his first NBA Most Valuable Player trophy Tuesday, edging two-time winner Nikola Jokic.

3 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (left) walks on the court during the beginning of the second half of Game 1 against the Boston Celtics in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series, Monday, May 1, 2023, in Boston
Philadelphia
Sports

76ers’ Embiid doubtful; Celtics vow adjustments for Game 2

76ers star Joel Embiid is looking like a long shot again due to his sprained right knee and is listed as doubtful.

3 years ago

Emergency responders and heavy equipment are seen at the site of a deadly explosion at a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Workers: ‘Rotten egg’ smell before West Reading chocolate factory blast

Federal investigators have been focusing on the role of a natural gas pipeline as they look for the cause of the explosion.

3 years ago

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