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A stabbing and crash on the Pennsylvania Turnpike led to the arrest of two men on human trafficking charges, state police said. According to investigators, a trooper driving on I-76 eastbound in Lurgan Township, Franklin County, found a vehicle that had driven into the center median around 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Police said two men and a woman were in the vehicle. One of the men had a laceration in the area of his neck and shoulder and was flown to the hospital. Troopers said the woman ran from the scene but was found a short distance away. “Preliminary indicators…
A 36-year-old man was shot inside a Cherry Hill, New Jersey, recording studio Thursday, officials said. Camden County prosecutor Grace C. MacAulay and Cherry Hill Police Chief John Ostermueller said the shooting happened at around 4:15 p.m. on the 1200 block of South Union Avenue, which isn’t far from the Cherry Hill Mall. The 36-year-old man was taken to Cooper University Hospital and placed in stable condition, officials said. It’s unknown where the man was shot or what led to the shooting. The shooting is under investigation.
Jurors went home Thursday after seven and a half hours of deliberations, and no verdict was reached in the trial of the two men charged in the death of Philadelphia Police Sgt. Richard Mendez and the wounding of Officer Raul Ortiz. The jury had a total of five questions Thursday, mostly about having another look at some of the evidence presented at trial. Defendants Yobranny Martinez-Fernandez and Hendrick Pena-Fernandez face the possibility of life in prison if convicted. They’ve both been charged with murder of a law enforcement officer, along with other offenses, and pleaded not guilty. A third defendant…
A man was shot and killed in the Juniata Park section of Philadelphia Thursday evening, police said. Police were called around 6:30 p.m. to the 4600 block of Whitaker Avenue, where they found the man with multiple gunshot wounds. Medics took the victim to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:50 p.m., according to police. Homicide detectives are investigating, and no arrests have been made.
The Trump administration says there’s an “exciting treatment” for autism in the prescription form of vitamin B. Many doctors are skeptical, but the Food and Drug Administration is moving forward to approve this drug to treat autism. The medication is currently approved for patients on chemotherapy, but doctors can prescribe it for autism in what’s known as off-label usage. Six-year-old Sean Williams from Turnersville, New Jersey, has autism, is nonverbal and has trouble interacting. But his parents say he’s better since he started taking leucovorin. “It’s actually helped him communicate a little bit. He makes eye contact now. He will…
A 20-year-old woman and a 19-year-old man were critically injured in a shooting Thursday night, Philadelphia Police Department Chief Inspector Scott Small said. Small said the 20-year-old woman was shot in the abdomen, while the 19-year-old man was struck in the arm and abdomen. They were both taken to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia by a private vehicle. Police got reports of a shooting at 21st and Jackson streets at around 8:30 p.m., according to Small. Officers arrived and found a shooting scene nearby at the 2100 block of South Norwood Street, which is just south of Snyder Avenue. Investigators found…
If you don’t have a Real ID the next time you fly, it could cost you. The Transportation Security Administration has proposed a rule that would charge travelers who lack a Real ID an $18 fee at security checkpoints, according to a notice published Thursday in the Federal Register. “This notice serves as a next step in the process in REAL ID compliance, which was signed into law more than 20 years ago and finally implemented by Secretary Noem as of May 2025,” a TSA spokesperson told CBS News, noting that the agency would soon provide additional guidance. “TSA is working with stakeholders and…
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who died on Nov. 3 at the age of 84, is being laid to rest after a funeral service at the National Cathedral in Washington. Cheney’s daughter, former Rep. Liz Cheney, eulogized her father as knowing “that bonds of party must always yield to the single bond we share as Americans.” The pair had become outspoken critics of President Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, and despite deep roots in the Republican Party they both said in 2024 that they were voting for Vice President Kamala Harris. Former President George…
Travis Sanheim scored the winner with 1:09 left in overtime to rally the Philadelphia Flyers past the St. Louis Blues 3-2 on Thursday night. Justin Faulk scored two goals in the first period for the Blues, but Rodrigo Abols scored for the Flyers in the second period to start the comeback and Tyson Foerster tied the game when he shot one past Joel Hofer in the third to make it 2-2. The Flyers have a knack this season for coming back to beat the Blues. The Flyers rallied last week from deficits of 1-0, 3-1, and 5-3 before they beat St.…
Tyrese Maxey scored a career-high 54 points and tied the game by hitting two free throws with seven seconds left in the fourth quarter of the Philadelphia 76ers’ 123-114 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Maxey’s previous career high was a 52-point performance in a 133-126, double-overtime victory over San Antonio on April 7, 2024. He also had nine assists and played over 46 1/2 minutes. Maxey, who entered Thursday averaging a league-high 40.3 minutes, had played 39 minutes one night earlier in a 121-112 home loss to the Toronto Raptors. Milwaukee’s Ryan Rollins scored 32 points to match a career…