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NYC exhibition: Katharine Hepburn as fashion icon
A new exhibition is hailing the fashion sense of Katharine Hepburn, whose trademark khakis and open-collar shirts were decidedly unconventional in the ...
Woman reports giving birth on Philly subway train
It was a very unusual delivery on a Philadelphia subway line. Police say a woman riding the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority's Broad ...
Funeral: Specter's roots fueled centrism, tenacity
Friends and colleagues of former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter trace his centrist political views to a childhood spent in the only Jewish family in Russell, ...
Friends memorialize ex-Sen. Arlen Specter in Pa.
Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter was an "irreplaceable" force who approached politics — and life — with grit and determination, a who's who of ...
Eagles fire defensive coordinator Castillo
Consecutive blown fourth-quarter leads have cost Juan Castillo his job as the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive coordinator. Castillo was fired Tuesday ...
Centrist Sen. Specter died fighting for moderation
Arlen Specter, a pugnacious and prominent former moderate in the U.S. Senate who developed the single-bullet theory in President John F.
Lions rally to beat Eagles 26-23 in OT
Nnamdi Asomugha sat at his locker stall in full uniform with his head down long after the Philadelphia Eagles blew one they had in their grasp.
GOP Senate moderate Arlen Specter dies
For most of his 30 years as Pennsylvania's longest-serving U.S. senator and prominent moderate in Congress, Arlen Specter was a Republican, though ...
FBI in Philly reports theft of new $100 notes
The FBI is reporting an unusual heist of some newly designed $100 bills that aren't going into circulation until next year. Agent Frank Burton Jr.
Friend describes fatal beauty surgery at Pa. hotel
A Philadelphia woman known as "the Black Madam" performed deadly cosmetic surgery on a London dancer in an airport hotel room, then used Krazy Glue ...
Teen returns to school after Romney T-shirt flap
A 16-year-old high school sophomore who says she was ridiculed by her geometry teacher for wearing a Mitt Romney T-shirt returned to school Tuesday ...
'Jackass' star didn't mean harm with puppy prank
"Jackass" star Bam Margera says he condemns animal abuse and didn't mean any harm by a photo posted online showing him holding his pit bull puppy with ...
Man dies amid brawl at wedding in downtown Philly
A man was charged in connection with a large brawl that broke out among people attending two different wedding receptions in downtown Philadelphia ...
A month before vote, 'eclectic' county deliberates
When the recession cost Jerry Krone his longtime accounting job several year ago, he turned to his hobby — making gourmet jam in his Fountainville ...
Suisham drills winner as Steelers top Eagles 16-14
Backed up deep in their own territory, their slow start to the season in danger of turning into a legitimate freefall, the Pittsburgh Steelers did ...
Steelers S Troy Polamalu aggravates calf injury
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu left Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first quarter after aggravating his strained right ...
Crickets, worms on menu for Philly museum event
When a natural history museum throws a party, it figures that some unusual food might end up on the menu. Interested in noshing on crickets, worms and ...
Pa. voter ID issue is far from resolved
Just because opponents of Pennsylvania's new law requiring voters to show photo identification won a preliminary injunction in court doesn't mean the ...
Court spares Pa. inmate from Wednesday execution
The state's high court on Wednesday halted Pennsylvania's first scheduled execution in more than a decade, at least temporarily sparing the life of ...
High-tech musical duet gets cheers at Philly event
Technology that allows musicians in different places to perform together in real-time was dramatically demonstrated Tuesday in Philadelphia, where a ...
Zimmerman, Nationals win NL East championship
As the Washington Nationals' first draft pick back in June 2005, third baseman Ryan Zimmerman was there almost from the start, through the various ...
Nationals wrap up NL East title despite loss
Amid the postgame delirium on the field, the crushed beer cans and strewn champagne bottles collecting in the grass, pitcher Gio Gonzalez grabbed ...
Philly officer caught on video hitting woman
Police have launched an internal investigation after a video was posted online that shows an officer striking a woman twice in the face at a ...
Philly police file charges against child driver
A 10-year-old Philadelphia boy has been charged with criminal mischief and other counts after swiping a van, then crashing it into five parked cars, ...
Eagles beat Giants 19-17 after Tynes misses FG
When Lawrence Tynes got a do-over, LeSean McCoy couldn't watch. "I was so nervous, praying please let him miss it," McCoy said. The sellout crowd that ...