PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania’s Republican Senate primary may turn on how GOP voters answer one question: Is Mehmet Oz really a conservative? When former President Donald Trump endorsed the celebrity surgeon known as “Dr. Oz,” he called the candidate “Pr…
An order of nuns works to get medicine and supplies to Ukraine. The prayers ship free
PHILADELPHIA — The Sisters of St. Basil never put out so much as a leaflet seeking donations for Ukraine. It wasn’t necessary. Stuff simply started showing up. Sleeping bags. Medicines. Clothing. Children’s games. Socks for soldiers. Baby bottles, wip…
Kenyatta Johnson jurors said they’ve reached an impasse. The judge told them to keep trying
PHILADELPHIA — Jurors in the federal bribery trial of Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson said Monday that they had reached an impasse and have been unable to render a unanimous verdict after more than 18 hours of deliberations. But U.S. D…
John Fetterman still has a huge cash advantage in the Pa. Senate race, even after Conor Lamb’s best quarter
PHILADELPHIA — A turbulent few weeks and hard-hitting attacks have done little to change one of the persistent realities of Pennsylvania’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate: John Fetterman has a crucial money lead. The lieutenant governor has more tha…
Why is Philly requiring masks again today when other cities aren’t? We asked the experts
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia’s return to indoor masking on Monday has drawn as many different reactions as there are new variants of the coronavirus. Relief among those concerned about the recent rise in cases of COVID-19. Grudging acceptance from other…
Marcus Hayes: James Harden responds in the NBA playoffs and gives the Sixers a glimpse of their future
Embrace Maxey Mania, and Trust the endless Process, and behold the resurrection of Tobias Harris, but know this: The Sixers don’t beat the Raptors in Game 1 on Saturday without a virtuoso performance from The Beard. No one had more at stake. No one fel…
Flyers blow early lead and fall to Sabres, 4-3
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The 2021-22 Flyers and leads are just like oil and water. They simply don’t mix. After scoring the first two goals of the game in the first period against the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday night at KeyBank Center, the Flyers gave up four g…
Now with the Sixers, James Harden has a golden opportunity to change his playoff reputation
PHILADELPHIA — The narrative is out there. James Harden is a dominant force in the regular season. Yet, he struggles in clutch moments in the postseason. The 76ers hope this postseason is different. That’s why they acquired him in a trade from the Broo…
The pandemic has made warehouses more valuable than suburban offices, as workers stay home
The old Charming Shoppes headquarters in Bensalem — a township bordering northeast Philadelphia — is now an Amazon warehouse. A former Bank of New York Mellon back office in King of Prussia is making a similar transition. And the building housing Oldie…
Trudy Rubin: Accusing Russia of genocide or war crimes won’t halt Putin’s Ukraine war
When Russian soldiers invaded Lubyanka, a village near the ravaged Kyiv suburb of Bucha, the Russians forced all the men to assemble in a central square. Then the invaders demanded that the Nazis step forward. “The men laughed,” I was told by Iryna Ray…