Philadelphia: News
06 Nov 2024
AtlantaUS election: Bomb threats disrupt polling in battleground states
The United States presidential election was marred by bomb threats on Tuesday, disrupting polling stations in key battleground states.
18 Oct 2024
Elon MuskElon Musk hosts first solo rally in support of Trump
Elon Musk, the world's richest man and the founder of Tesla and SpaceX, recently held his first independent rally in Philadelphia.
12 Sep 2024
Music IndustryJon Bon Jovi saves woman from suicide attempt in Nashville
Legendary rock musician and Hollywood singer-actor Jon Bon Jovi recently saved a woman from a suicide attempt on the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge in Nashville.
17 Jun 2024
Daniel RadcliffeTony Awards 2024: Daniel Radcliffe, Jeremy Strong emerge winners
The Tony Awards, honoring Broadway theater's finest, spotlighted historical narratives this year.
14 May 2024
HollywoodPlaywright, producer Samm-Art Williams (78) dies: Reflecting on his journey
Samm-Art Williams, a Tony-nominated playwright and producer of the popular sitcom Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, has died at the age of 78.
27 Sep 2023
United States of AmericaUS: Over 100 teens loot stores in Philadelphia, 20 arrested
The Philadelphia Police arrested around 20 individuals after groups of teenagers allegedly ransacked and looted popular stores in the Center City of Philadelphia, United States, on Tuesday, The Associated Press reported.
15 Aug 2023
United States of AmericaUS: 17-year-old 'aspiring terrorist' linked to al-Qaeda affiliate arrested
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a 17-year-old boy in Philadelphia, United States (US), on Friday for allegedly planning a terror attack.
06 Nov 2022
United States of AmericaUS: Shooting outside bar in Philadelphia leaves 9 injured
According to United States (US) police, nine people were injured outside a bar in Philadelphia often addressed as Philly, the sixth largest city in the country.
17 Aug 2022
United States of AmericaUS: 99-year-old woman welcomes her 100th great-grandchild
Marguerite Koller, 99, from Pennsylvania in the United States welcomed her 100th great-grandchild earlier this month.
05 Jun 2022
Joe BidenUS: 3 dead, 11 injured in Philadelphia shooting
Three persons were killed and 11 others were wounded on Saturday (local time) after multiple shooters opened fire on a crowd in the US city of Philadelphia, according to police.
29 Jun 2019
Netflix'Stranger Things' Season 3 and more: Know Netflix's July content
The monsters from the Upside-Down (Stranger Things) and the female brigade of Orange Is the New Black will be back on Netflix in July.
18 Jan 2019
Brock LesnarWWE Royal Rumble: List of all matches
Royal Rumble is the event which sets the mood for WrestleMania. It is one of the most important pay-per-view events on WWE's annual calendar.
25 Sep 2018
Hollywood#MeToo impact: Bill Cosby due sentencing, accusers want jail-time
Bill Cosby's downfall remains one of the biggest achievements of the #MeToo movement.
20 May 2018
StarbucksYou don't need to purchase anything to sit at Starbucks
Multinational chain Starbucks rolled out a new policy on Saturday allowing patrons to sit in the cafes and use restrooms, even if they don't purchase anything.
27 Apr 2018
Sexual AssaultBill Cosby proven guilty, faces up to 10 years imprisonment
Bill Cosby was on Thursday found guilty on all three counts of drugging and sexually assaulting onetime friend Andrea Constand at his Philadelphia home in 2004.
18 Apr 2018
StarbucksRacial Tolerance: Starbucks to shut 8,000 stores for an afternoon
Starbucks, the world's biggest coffee company, will shut down 8,000 of its stores across the US in the afternoon on May 29 to give lessons on racial tolerance to its 175,000 employees.
15 Apr 2018
StarbucksOutrage after black men sitting calmly at Philadelphia Starbucks arrested
Starbucks has triggered outrage after a video of two black men being arrested from one of their Philadelphia stores for "trespassing" went viral.
