Nation Jan 05 WATCH: Philadelphia fire department gives update on fire that killed 13, including 7 children The blaze's cause was not determined, but officials shaken by the death toll — apparently the highest in a single fire in the city in at least a century — vowed to get to the bottom of it.
Nation Oct 11 Gun violence is killing more American children Experts say idleness caused by the COVID-19 pandemic shares the blame with easy access to guns and disputes that too often end with gunfire.
Politics Oct 29 Philadelphia shooting brings policing, racism back into campaign President Donald Trump and Democrat Joe Biden are calibrating how to address some of the same questions that roiled American cities — and the presidential campaign — earlier this year as they negotiate the 2020 end game.
Nation Oct 28 Protesters take to the streets in Philadelphia after Black man's killing About 500 people angered by the death of 27-year-old Walter Wallace Jr. on Tuesday night marched to a police station, where they were met by officers with riot shields.
Nation Oct 27 WATCH: Attorneys for the family of shooting victim Walter Wallace provide update A lawyer says the family of a Black man who was killed under more than a dozen police-fired rounds in Philadelphia had called for an ambulance to get him help with a mental health crisis, not for police intervention.
Politics Oct 18 Black officers break from unions over Trump endorsements Police unions nationwide have largely supported President Donald Trump’s reelection, amid mass demonstrations over police brutality and accusations of systemic racism — but a number of Black law enforcement officers are speaking out against these endorsements, saying their concerns over…
Health May 11 Veterans groups, government brace for surge in mental health needs As job losses and increased social isolation take an extended toll, veterans advocates worry VA medical facilities won’t be able to meet demand for mental health services and that telehealth isn’t enough.
Health Apr 04 Where will the bodies go? Morgues plan as virus grows With U.S. medical experts and even President Donald Trump now estimating the death toll from the coronavirus pandemic could reach 240,000 nationwide, the sheer practicalities of death — where to put the bodies — are worrying just about everyone as…
Nation Aug 15 WATCH: Philadelphia gunman identified after police standoff Philadelphia Police Commissioner Richard Ross expressed amazement that the standoff, which began Wednesday when officers attempted to serve a drug warrant, ended with no one dead and no life-threatening injuries, despite the gunman firing over 100 rounds.
Nation Aug 14 Gunman wounds 6 Philadelphia police officers, standoff continues Around 9:30 p.m., police said, a SWAT team freed the two other officers who had been trapped inside, along with three people identified as prisoners, but the gunman remained barricaded.