Thousands of people in Philadelphia continue to protest racism and police brutality following the death of George Floyd. Crowds in Center City stretched from the steps of the Art Museum and past the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul.
🐔 Ander Christensen, a Nebraska resident, made a passionate plea to the Lincoln City Council to rename boneless chicken wings because they are not in fact wings from a chicken. WATCH -->>
Well, this is a bit awkward. COVID-19 may cause long-term erectile dysfunction in men. Yet another reason to heed public health advice as the coronavirus continues to spread.
#BREAKING
: President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Pennsylvania Health Secretary Rachel Levine to be his assistant secretary of health, leaving her poised to become the first transgender federal official to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate.
#BREAKING
: Philadelphia rapper
@MeekMill
has been granted a new hearing in front of a new court, a milestone his legal team has been pursuing for years.
#BREAKING
: Missing Philadelphia teenager, Shalaya Porter, was found alive and safe after she went missing last week and missed her high school graduation.
BREAKING: A federal judge has ruled that capacity limits on gatherings and other restrictions designed to stop the spread of COVID-19 in Pennsylvania are unconstitutional. Gov. Tom Wolf's office says it's reviewing the ruling. Latest:
Jason Kelce is a father of three girls and says he feels he would have "failed as a dad" if his daughters listened to "somebody up on a stage" tell them what to do with their lives.
Michael Clark Jr. wanted his friends there as he was adopted. “I understand we are joined by Michael’s kindergarten classroom and teacher,” Family Division Judge Patricia Gardner said at the beginning of the hearing.
A father chased after a car thief who stole a vehicle with two of his three children inside and then beat him to death with help from bystanders, police said:
#Breaking
: Rapper
@MeekMill
pleads guilty to gun charge from his 2007 arrest. Prosecutors drop all other charges and won't retry him, ending his 12-year legal saga.
#MeekMill
#Breaking
: "Meek freed, I'm not on probation"
@MeekMill
thanks supporters after final court hearing where he pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm without a license from his initial arrest in 2007. Tuesday's plea ends the rapper's 12 year legal battle.
#BREAKING
: The Philadelphia 76ers plan to build a $1.3 billion, privately funded arena in Center City at the current site of Fashion District Philadelphia.
US-born Elizabeth Swaney used a loophole to land her spot at the
#WinterOlympics
, competing for Hungary in freeski halfpipe. She delivered one of the more interesting runs in freeski halfpipe qualifying.
The world’s biggest COVID-19 vaccine study got underway today. The first of 30,000 volunteers are helping to test the vaccine developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc. Here's the latest:
Just look at what the flooding Schuylkill River is doing to I-76 and I-676 in Philadelphia. Avoid driving if you don't need to as water rushes onto roadways.
Metropolitan Police Officer Michael Fanone, injured in the Capitol riot, confronted House GOP leader Kevin McCarthy in a meeting, asking him to denounce statements by GOP members who have voted against honoring cops & downplayed the violence of the attack
Immigration raids scheduled to take place in at least nine U.S. cities Sunday are for political gain and could endanger law enforcement agents, cause felons to hide and discourage immigrants from reporting criminals, a former ICE director says.
BREAKING:
@PhillyMayor
visited Meek Mill in state prison today, says the rapper "would better serve the community outside of prison." This, as the
#FreeMeekMill
campaign continues to play out in the courts.
UPDATE: Sources confirmed with NBC10 that the $500,000 worth of jewelry stolen from a backpack inside a Center City hotel belonged to 76ers legend Allen Iverson:
Sorry we couldn't root for your brother while he averaged 12 points per game, put up the worst field goal percentage of his career, and cost the team $28 million all while clapping like a maniac 🤷
#BREAKING
: Philadelphia rapper
@MeekMill
's long-running court battle just took another turn as he was granted a new trial -- a development that could lead to an end of his 12-year legal saga.
"Players don't know how lucky they are, I think, to be in a place like Philly,"
@Eagles
legend Chris Long told
@JClarkNBCS
. "I would've - if I could've kept playing a long time there, I would've played 'til the wheels fell off."
#flyeaglesfly
@NBCSPhilly
"The sunset was red and smoky because of all the smoke from all the tragedy."
That’s what Karna Roa said she was looking at when she snapped a picture of newlyweds Curtis and Katie Ferland, an image that went viral over the weekend.
#BREAKING
: Passengers didn't sit around and “callously” record video of a rape aboard a SEPTA train for their own gratification without contacting authorities, Delco DA says, reversing police narrative.
"We rebuilt I-95 in just 12 days. [...] We can get s*** done in Pennsylvania."
More from Gov. Josh Shapiro's victory lap before today's speedy re-opening on Interstate 95:
Former heavyweight boxer Goran Gogic was charged on Monday with trafficking in 22 tons of cocaine worth over $1 billion. The charges date back to 2019, when 22 tons of cocaine were seized at Philadelphia's Packer Avenue Marine Terminal:
Not all heroes wear capes.
On a JetBlue flight Thursday from Florida to Massachusetts, Michele and Steven Burt's French Bulldog, Darcy, had trouble breathing. Two heroic members of the flight crew stepped in to help.
Prosecutors said Nafes Monroe used his 11-month-old son as a "human shield" to avoid being shot by dealers while using counterfeit cash to buy drugs from them. Monroe's son remains in critical condition after being shot 4 times last month:
Steve Sweeney, the most powerful Democrat in the New Jersey Legislature, is down over 2,000 votes to Edward Durr, a truck driver from South Jersey. The Republican newcomer spent just $153 at Dunkin to feed his staff and to buy some flyers.
Late in the evening on Oct. 16, Rudy Giuliani made a phone call to an
@NBCNews
reporter. The fact that Giuliani was reaching out wasn’t remarkable. But this call, it would soon become clear, wasn’t a typical case of a source following up with a reporter.
Philly has its next mayor! Cherelle Parker, a Democrat with a long political history in Philadelphia, will be the city's 100th mayor and the first woman to ever be elected to the office.
Two parishioners and the gunman are dead after a shooting at a White Settlement church Sunday. During the service, a man went in and fired a weapon. Church members returned fire, striking the shooter who was pronounced dead at the scene, police said:
Walter Wallace Jr.'s cousin called looters "thieves and opportunists." "They’re stealing because they have the opportunity to go and steal. Do not put my cousin’s name on that. Not one of his family members are out there participating in any of it."
The body of Jalan Alston, 18, was found on an Atlantic City beach Saturday. Police said he gave his life to save two women as they struggled in rough ocean waters Friday night. "Let it be known my brother was a hero," Alston's brother told NBC10.
JUST IN: Pennsylvania’s results from the Nov. 3 general election were certified by the Secretary of State on Tuesday, according to Gov. Tom Wolf, which puts a procedural bow on a process going through the final stages of litigation.
“My man just starts throwing babies out the window. We was catching them, unlike Agholor.” Only in Philly will you find an
@Eagles
fan who says he helped rescue children from a fire taking jabs at Birds' wideout
@NelsonAgholor
:
@NBCSPhilly
🦅 New
@Eagles
star wideout
@1kalwaysopen_
landed at
@PHLAirport
this morning and "Johnny Airport" was there to greet him. Brown says "it's going to be really special" to "play with my best friend."
@JClarkNBCS
"All in the Family" and "The Jeffersons" are coming back to TV, live and for one night only. Woody Harrelson, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx and Wanda Sykes will star in re-creations of episodes from the influential sitcoms born in the 1970s.
A homeless high school football player who was kicked off of his school's team because he did not have a permanent address has been offered a home, will be put back on the team and is being recruited by
@TempleUniv
.
#Decision2023
: Cherelle Parker, the Democrat who will likely become Philadelphia’s next mayor, wants to hire hundreds of additional police officers and says officers should be able to stop and search pedestrians if they have a legitimate reason to do so.
Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger are officially married. They said “I do” in front of friends and family, including the bride’s parents Maria Shriver and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Just In: Canadian actress and model Stefanie Sherk has passed away at the age of 37. Sherk's husband, actor Demian Bichir, shared the heartbreaking news in a message to his followers on Instagram.
#BREAKING
UPDATE: A police officer as well as multiple people inside a bodega were killed during a shooting in Jersey City, officials confirmed. Two other officers and a civilian were also injured:
The 21-year-old college student accused of killing a Philadelphia real estate developer near Rittenhouse Square is home with his parents after posting bail last week:
The New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association said it was conducting an investigation and had contacted Buena Regional High School officials and the referee involved in the incident. It recommended to referee not oversee matches for now.
BREAKING: Philadelphia’s police commissioner and mayor apologized for the use of tear gas and pepper spray on protesters in early June on I-676 and admitted the protesters there were not violent. They have banned the use of both methods in the future:
The United Nations says food prices have fallen for 12 straight months, yet somehow exorbitant food prices that people have little choice but to pay are still climbing.
WATCH: A Philadelphia 76ers fan took to the streets of Center City to show his disdain for the disgruntled 76ers player Ben Simmons, who remains away from the team. Here's what he said when asked about his feelings:
“If I hear one more time ‘thoughts and prayers’ – bull---:” Neighbor Maureen Long was reduced to tears following a deadly mass shooting on Philadelphia’s South Street, which follows several other recent mass shootings across the country.
Rock star
@jonbonjovi
was in Camden, New Jersey, on Thursday to celebrate the expansion of
@JosephsHouseCam
, a shelter that's giving a second chance to people in the area.
@CydneyLongNBC10
has the story:
"I'm a little angry about someone having that much firepower,"
@PhillyMayor
Jim Kenney said outside a hospital where officers were being treated for their injuries. FULL UPDATES:
BREAKING: Joe Biden is president-elect of the United States, NBC News projects. After winning his native state of Pennsylvania, Joe Biden has won 270 electoral votes and the presidency, the network says. Winning it was Biden's decades-long dream.
The death of five children and six adults killed in Philadelphia’s infamous 1985 MOVE bombing was not accidental but instead homicide, the city now acknowledges.
The Archewell Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded by Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, and Prince Harry, has teamed up with The VING Project to give $1 million in grants to women who serve as inspiration to young individuals.
The cyclist struck and killed while riding near Rittenhouse Square last night has been identified by family as Barbara Friedes, a doctor at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.