
Worker admits cutting 10 babies at abortion clinic
A medical assistant told a jury Tuesday that she snipped the spines of at least 10 babies during unorthodox abortions at a West Philadelphia clinic, ...

Defense: Philly abortion doc's case 'a lynching'
A lawyer defending a Philadelphia abortion provider on murder charges accused officials of "an elitist, racist prosecution," as the death-penalty ...
76ers C Bynum set for season-ending knee surgery
The 76ers' Andrew Bynum gamble was a bust. At least, for this season. Philadelphia now has to decide if it will offer the former All-Star center any ...

Coach K, Izzo maybe rare March meeting in Midwest
Mike Krzyzewski and Tom Izzo have been regulars in the NCAA tournament, both making multiple Final Four appearances and winning national titles in ...

Hamels excited about opening-day start
That scruffy beard Cole Hamels has been sporting this spring training will be gone by the time the Philadelphia Phillies open the regular season.

Dumervil, Jennings top Day 4 of NFL free agency
Elvis Dumervil was staying with the Denver Broncos. And then, he wasn't. On another busy day of NFL free agency, the highlight — or lowlight — came ...

Yo! Rocky's house in South Philly is for sale
Want to live like Rocky Balboa? The Italian Stallion's house is on the market. The home in South Philadelphia was featured in the 1979 movie "Rocky II

Heat streak at 20 after 98-94 win over 76ers
With LeBron James by his side in the locker room, Dwyane Wade took a moment to admire Miami's streak. "Twenty is special," Wade said. "Win 20 games ...
Acquittal in Philly fight that cost man his eye
A Philadelphia jury has acquitted a man of assault in a bar parking lot fight that cost another man his left eye. The Philadelphia Inquirer ...

Villanova's Vatican interns get view of history
Talk about a baptism by fire: On the first day of Lauren Colegrove's journalism internship at Catholic News Service in Rome, the pope announced his ...

Heat streak now 19, top Hawks 98-81
Only a few minutes after the Miami Heat's winning streak reached 19 games, Erik Spoelstra laid down the next challenge. And it wasn't to win a 20th ...

Gonzalez back to Falcons; Fitzpatrick cut by Bills
The Baltimore Ravens are paying the price for winning a Super Bowl. The NFL champions lost two key components of their defense, linebackers Paul ...

RI city wins $5M Bloomberg prize with word gap fix
Rhode Island's capital city has won a $5 million contest created by New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg with a high-tech plan to overcome a language ...

A champ at 48, Bernard Hopkins could keep fighting
Bernard Hopkins has another belt around his waist and a slice of boxing history to his name. He just might not have another bout. The oldest boxer to ...

Temple uses big rally to beat No. 21 VCU 84-76
On the way out of the Atlantic 10, Temple looked ready to take one more trophy as a keepsake. Khalif Wyatt scored 30 points and Jake O'Brien had 19, ...

Column: Streaks are nice, championships are better
Blowouts. Narrow margins of victory. Lucky breaks. Overwhelming opponents with superior skills. It all adds up to a pair of remarkable streaks in ...

Philly coming to grips with mass school closings
When ninth-grader Zach Kaufmann found out his school was one of 27 targeted for closure in Philadelphia, he fought back. He joined a youth activist ...

At 48, Hopkins still chasing championship history
Bernard Hopkins is more grill master than grill pitchman, willing to fire it up for hunks of organic chicken or fresh salmon. Maybe some buffalo.

Kunitz scores twice, Penguins beat Flyers 5-4
Whenever the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers meet on the ice, a football-style shootout breaks out. This time, the Penguins scored last.

Villanova tops No. 5 Georgetown 67-57
Jay Wright couldn't escape the buzz at his radio show of a potential NCAA tournament bid for Villanova. No, not from anxious Wildcats fans and callers

Doctors optimistic Rangers' Staal will recover
Doctors are optimistic that New York Rangers defenseman Marc Staal will recover fully after being struck in the eye by a deflected puck. Staal was ...
Beanie Sigel gets 6 to 23 months in Pa. drug case
Rapper Beanie Sigel was sentenced Wednesday to six to 23 months in prison after pleading guilty to a narcotics possession charge in a Philadelphia ...

Glaxo donates NC Wyeth painting to Philly museum
Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline PLC has donated a painting with a mysterious past to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The work by N.C. Wyeth was ...

3 jurors picked in Pa. abortion doc's murder trial
Three women were chosen as jurors on Monday for the trial of a Philadelphia abortion provider charged with killing a patient and seven babies ...

1 dead in shooting outside rapper's bus in Philly
Philadelphia police said Friday they're seeking witnesses after a gunman fired into a crowd of people surrounding the tour bus of rapper French ...