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Powerball Winner in Puerto Rico Claims Prize Anonymously
The winner of a Powerball ticket in Puerto Rico has appeared a week after hitting the $564 million jackpot but has opted to remain anonymous.
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Colombians Ask US Supreme Court to Reverse Chiquita Decision
Attorneys for thousands of Colombians are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review a decision tossing out their lawsuits against Chiquita Brands International over payments made to a right-wing paramilitary group.
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‘Real Housewives' Star Giudice Gets Reprimand Over Probation Slipups
A “Real Housewives of New Jersey” star on supervised release following her imprisonment for fraud could be in danger of violating her probation after she failed to report two traffic violations as required, according to a court filing.
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Man Who ‘Tried to Execute' Philly Officer Faces Attempted Murder Charge
A man who investigators say confessed to shooting a Philadelphia police officer multiple times “in the name of Islam” has been charged with attempted murder.
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Slain Transgender Woman Was Target of ‘Neighborhood' Robbers: Police
A Philadelphia man with a history of violence stands accused of killing a transgender woman last week.
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Friends Speak Out About Slain Transgender Woman
Friends of Kiesha Jenkins, the transgender woman brutally slain by a group of men in Philadelphia earlier this week, are expressing shock and sorrow at the woman’s death.
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Maintenance Man Rapes, Kills Recent Drexel Grad on Phone With Her Mother: Police
A Drexel University graduate was on the phone with her mother when she was attacked, sexually assaulted and murdered allegedly by a recently fired maintenance who served time for killing his own father, Philadelphia detectives said.
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CAUGHT ON CAMERA: ‘Heartless Predator' Waits for Victim 1 Hour Before Killing Newlywed Waiting for SEPTA Bus
Days after a mother and newlywed was gunned down as she waited at a SEPTA bus stop, Philadelphia Police showed surveillance video in hopes of capturing the killer.
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Marriage of Newlyweds, Ages 96 and 95, Questioned
In some ways, Rebecca Wright doesn’t understand all the fuss over her 96-year-old mother’s recent marriage. After all, she says, “Anybody who wants to get married must have a little dementia.” The courts, though, and some of Wright’s other relatives aren’t amused.
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Police to Abduction, Murder Suspects: ‘We'll be Coming to Get You'
Police have narrowed their search for the suspects who killed two brothers — slitting their throats before dumping their bodies in the Schuylkill River — and critically injured another man over a $100,000 debt.
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Police Find Bound, Tethered Bodies in River, Soaking Wet Victim Escapes
A soaking wet man, bound and suffering from stab wounds, crawled from Philadelphia’s Schuylkill River after he and two other men were abducted, attacked, robbed and dumped into the water, police said.
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Mom of 3 Kids Killed in Philly Carjacking Dies
A brutal carjacking and hit-and-run crash that killed three children nearly two weeks ago has claimed another victim: the kids’ mother.
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Investigators Search for Clues in Jogger's Death as Reward Money Climbs
The reward money for information about whoever strangled a Northeast Philadelphia mother as she jogged through a city park earlier this week increased again as police investigators returned to the scene of the crime.
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‘Bastard' Carjackers Ran Down & Murdered 3 Children, Sexually Assaulted Realtor: DA
Philadelphia Police say they have charged a teenager and man for carjacking a woman and then running down a family along a city sidewalk as they sold fruit to raise money for a playground.