Philadelphia fire: 12 dead, including 8 children, after Fairmount rowhome fire

Authorities say 12 people, including eight children, have died as a result of Wednesday morning's fire in Philadelphia's Fairmount neighborhood. The property was owned, operated, and inspected by the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

Philadelphia fire: Smoke detectors weren't operational in Fairmount fire that killed 12

Four smoke detectors inside the rowhome that caught fire Wednesday morning in Fairmount were not operational, according to fire officials. The fire inside the Philadelphia Housing Authority property left 12 people dead, including eight children.

Lyft driver shoots two suspects attempting to carjack vehicle in Philadelphia, police say

Two suspects in an armed carjacking were shot on Monday afternoon when they encountered a Lyft driver who was legally armed with a weapon of his own, Philadelphia police say. One of the suspects is in critical condition.

Dr. Oz announces run for U.S. Senate seat in Pennsylvania

Dr. Mehmet Oz, the cardiac surgeon, author, and host of TV’s “Dr. Oz Show,” is joining the list of Republican candidates hoping to capture Pennsylvania's open U.S. Senate seat in next year's election, according to two people familiar with his plans.

Zayn Malik pleads no contest to harassing Gigi Hadid, mom

Musician Zayn Malik has pleaded no contest to charges that he harassed his girlfriend — supermodel Gigi Hadid — and her reality TV star mother during a violent Sept. 29 argument at the family's home outside Philadelphia.

Man accused of raping woman on crowded train was released from immigration detention, never deported

The man who allegedly raped a woman in front of passengers on a Philadelphia area-train already has a criminal record and had overstayed his student visa – but was protected from deportation by the immigration system, according to Fox News.

Bystanders held up phones as woman was raped on SEPTA train, police say

Authorities say other riders who witnessed an alleged sexual assault on a SEPTA train last week "should have intervened." Fiston Ngoy, 35, has been charged with rape, aggravated indecent assault and related counts in the incident.

Hacker who sold data of 65K medical employees on dark web gets 7 years

Justin Johnson was sentenced to seven years for hacking a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center employee database and selling personal information online.

‘We reject hatred’: George W. Bush gives remarks at Eradicate Hate Global Summit

The summit is held every year and began after the 2018 Tree of Life massacre in Pittsburgh which resulted in one of the largest losses of life in an anti-Semitic attack in the U.S.

Homeless man faces 7 years in jail for allegedly underpaying for Mountain Dew by 43 cents

A Pennsylvania man was jailed and charged with a felony after allegedly underpaying for a bottle of Mountain Dew soda by 43 cents, a penalty due largely in part to the state’s three-strikes law.

Hurricane Ida remnants spawn flooding, tornadoes in Northeast

Soaking rains from the remnants of Hurricane Ida prompted the evacuations of thousands of people after water reached dangerous levels at a Pennsylvania town nicknamed Flood City.

Powerful EF-3 tornado rips through Bensalem Township, leaving widespread damage behind

Officials in Bensalem say at least six people were hurt when a tornado ripped through Bucks County on Thursday night leaving a wake of destruction that includes a decimated car dealership and several destroyed homes. 

‘Anti-American’: Biden slams voting restrictions as part of ‘big lie’

President Joe Biden addressed voting rights in a speech Tuesday in Philadelphia amid some Republican-led state legislatures enacting voting restrictions.

Hunter gets 7 to 20 years in teen's death after claiming he mistook him for groundhog

Kenneth Heller was sentenced to prison in the shooting death of Jason Kutt, 18, at Nockamixon State Park last lear. Heller reportedly said in court he mistook the teen for a groundhog.

Bill Cosby freed from prison after sex assault conviction overturned by court

Pennsylvania’s highest court overturned Bill Cosby’s sex assault conviction Wednesday after finding an agreement with a previous prosecutor prevented him from being charged in the case.

Justices rule for cursing cheerleader over Snapchat post

The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a Pennsylvania public school wrongly suspended a cheerleader over a vulgar social media post.

Supreme Court rules Philadelphia wrongly limited ties with Catholic foster care that refused same-sex couples

In another victory for religious groups at the Supreme Court, the justices on Thursday unanimously sided with a Catholic foster care agency that says its religious views prevent it from working with same-sex couples. The court said the city of Philadelphia wrongly limited its relationship with the group as a result of the agency's policy.

Bill Cosby's petition for parole denied

Bill Cosby has served more than two years of his three-to-10-year prison sentence for sexual assault. He was denied parole this week.