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  • DeCoatsworth former hero officer charged with rape

    Richard DeCoatsworth in happier times, as he joined first lady Michelle Obama and Jill Biden at a presidential address in 2009. (Associated ...

  • Former Philadelphia Cop Once Hailed As Hero Charged With Raping 2 Women

    - A former Philadelphia police officer, once hailed as a hero, has been arrested and charged with raping two women. According to police, Richard DeCoatsworth was at a party at a confidential location and came in contact with the two women at about 2 a.m. Thursday. Police say at the end of the party the two women left with DeCoatsworth, who took them to another private location. Allegedly, at ...

  • Archbishop Chaput Ordains 3 To The Priesthood For Archdiocese Of Philadelphia

    – Archbishop Charles Chaput ordained three new priests at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul Saturday morning. ';Relying on the help of the lord God, and of our savior Jesus Christ, we choose these men,our brothers, for the order of the priesthood,'; said ...

  • AAA NJ Gas Prices Still On The Rise

    -- Motorists are still seeing higher prices at the pumps in New Jersey. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gasoline in New Jersey on Friday was $3.39, up 3 cents from last week. But that’s still much lower than the price from a year ago, when motorists were paying ...

  • Majority of number combos picked for Powerball pot

    DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Powerball is a game of numbers, and lottery officials say the majority of possible combinations have already been purchased ahead of Saturday night's near-historic $600 million ...


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Take Shelter

Take Shelter

In Jeff Nicholss Take Shelter, Michael Shannon gives the performance of the year as Curtis, a blue-collar Midwestern family man whose increasingly intense nightmares about an approaching storm begin to haunt his waking hours and compel him to construct and stock an elaborate stor ... ...

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  • Penn professor issues report on historically black universities

    Student enrollment at the nation’s 105 historically black colleges and universities has become increasingly diverse, while the institutions continue to face challenges in graduation rates, fundraising and other areas, according to an inaugural report by a professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. "In many places where these data show HBCUs ...

  • Powerball jackpot close to world record

    Cathy Raymond, of Oklahoma City, displays the Powerball Lottery tickets she purchased in Oklahoma City, Friday, May 17, 2013. Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.(AP Photo/Sue ...

  • Philadelphia the city of murals

    PHILADELPHIA (AFP) - (AFP) - If walls could talk, Philadelphia would be abuzz with the stories ringing out from its murals. The historic colonial city is home to the nation's biggest public art project, and is redefining its urban fabric one mural at a time. Duration: ...

  • Man injured in western Pa. domestic shooting dies

    HILLSVILLE, Pa. - State police say a western Pennsylvania man injured in a shooting stemming from a domestic dispute has died of his injuries. Troopers from the New Castle barracks said 50-year-old Joseph Lupo died early Thursday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Youngstown, Ohio. Lupo had earlier been reported killed in the Sunday night gunfire in a home in Mahoning Township, about 50 miles ...

  • Will Boy Scouts accept gay youth Vote is imminent

    Minnesota appears poised to legalize gay marriage, as the Democratic speaker of the state House said Tuesday that a gay marriage bill endorsed by the governor and likely to pass in the state Senate also now has enough backing in his ...

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