There’s no way he could win, an unqualified buffoon who veers between hate speech and gobbledygook. The polls are irrelevant, because eventually Republican primary voters will do what they always do and choose a responsible, establishment pick — maybe …
Trudy Rubin: Putin’s Victory Day speech shows how Russia can be defeated — and how Ukraine can win
When Vladimir Putin stood on a Red Square podium Monday, at the annual celebration of the Soviet victory in World War II over Nazi Germany, he looked weak and defensive. Putin didn’t use his speech, as many were expecting, to formally declare war on Uk…
There have been more than 100 cases of mysterious hepatitis among children in the US Doctors are stumped
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating mysterious cases of hepatitis among young children. In 109 cases since October being investigated, five children died and several more needed a liver transplant. About half of the chi…
With a week to go, the GOP race for Pa. governor is all about Doug Mastriano
PHILADELPHIA — The Republican primary for Pennsylvania governor is coming down to the wire. In a nine-person race, no candidate is expected to get a majority of the vote in the May 17 election. But recent polling, both public surveys and campaigns’ int…
Trump’s smackdown of David McCormick shows the risks for Republicans trying a MAGA makeover
HANOVER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — Standing before a wall-sized American flag at an American Legion hall here in Northeastern Pennsylvania, David McCormick talked up his background in the Army, called himself a “happy warrior,” and ticked through the reasons he w…
Marcus Hayes: The Sixers’ Joel Embiid got robbed of NBA MVP — again. He’s never going to win.
Joel Embiid got jobbed again. Get used to it. It’s going to be a two-horse race for the next five years. To win, Embiid will have perform better than Rich Strike. This season he was the most valuable player to his team, the most versatile center in his…
J.P. Crawford for Jean Segura: Reassessing the Phillies-Mariners trade four years later
SEATTLE — It took a few years, but J.P. Crawford turned out to be mostly what the Phillies thought he was: a stellar defensive shortstop with on-base skills and leadership qualities in the clubhouse. OK, so remind us why they traded him four years ago?…
David Murphy: The smart money is on the Sixers, but they still have one big problem to solve
Let’s be clear about what we’ve seen over the last week. The Sixers are the better basketball team in this Eastern Conference semifinals series. In fact, at times, the difference between them and the Heat has looked downright startling. The official co…
Kathy Barnette is neck-and-neck with Oz and McCormick in the Pa. Senate race, poll says
PHILADELPHIA — Maybe money really can’t buy everything. Pennsylvania Republican Senate candidate Kathy Barnette now appears to be running neck-and-neck with the two big-spending front-runners, Mehmet Oz and David McCormick, just days before the May 17 …
At the final performance of Opera Philadelphia’s ‘Rigoletto,’ a debut tenor got down on one knee
PHILADELPHIA — Rigoletto is an opera in three acts that, according to Opera Philadelphia, is about “fate, revenge and the abuse of power.” An audience of 1,200 at the Academy of Music on Sunday afternoon were treated to a surprise fourth act that invol…