President Donald Trump addressed the nation tonight to announce "precision strikes" in Syria in response to a chemical weapon attack on civilians last weekend. "A short time ago, I ordered the United States Armed Forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad," Trump said. It is a joint operation with both...

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A partially decomposed body was found wrapped in a tarp in a parking lot in Fairmount Park on Friday morning. A employee of the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department was emptying trash cans in the parking lot near Martin Luther Kind Dr and Black Road at around 8 a.m. when he noticed the tarp. Shawn Deloach said that he went to move the carefully wrapped tarp but it was too heavy....

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Two former SEPTA police officers turned themselves in today after being accused of assaulting a man last December. 29-year-old David Simcox has been charged with Aggravated Assault, Simple Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person and Filing False Reports. 29-year-old Johnathan Lanciano has been charged with Simple Assault, Recklessly Endangering Another Person, Filing False Reports...

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Fire broke out at the former Inquirer building for the second day in a row. It started on the 400 block of North Broad Street near Callowhill around 8 a.m. Wednesday. Black smoke could be seen coming from the roof of the building which once housed the Philadelphia Inquirer and Daily News. Area roads were closed as firefighters brought the fire under control by 8:40 a.m. There has been...

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DOVER, DE (April 11, 2018) - Firefly Music Festival, the east coast's largest music and camping festival, announced their daily lineups today. The daily lineups, sorted alphabetically by day, are listed below. Firefly Music Festival returns to The Woodlands for the seventh year June 14 - 17, 2018. Along with headliners Eminem, Kendrick Lamar, Arctic Monkeys, and The Killers, the lineup also...

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A tractor-trailer lost control and fell off an overpass, landed on I-95, and spilled its cargo of empty beer kegs this morning in Bensalem, Bucks County. It happened around 9 a.m. near the Cornwells Park and Ride between the Woodhaven and Street Road exits. The 18-wheeler had just exited from I-95 southbound and was crossing over the interstate towards towards park-and-ride when it fell...

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April 7/8 Playlist - Michael Tearson's ATTIC - BBC-Almost Strictly Jazz 2

1) "Emanon" by Dizzy Gillespie
2) "I Love You" by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
3) "Up from the Skies" by Gil Evans
4) "Goody Goody" by Ella Fitzgerald
5) "C Jam Blues" by Django Reinhardt
6) "Over the Rainbow" by Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
7) "Let's...

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April 7/8 - Playlist - Michael Tearson's Marconi Experiment

1) "Goin' Down to Liverpool" by Katrina & the Waves
2) "Dumb Things" by Paul Kelly & the Messengers
3) "Remember" by Greg Kihn
4) "It Ain't Easy Bein' Me" by Chris Knight
5) "If I Were You" by Chris Knight
6) "So Fucking Cool" by Jess Klein
7) "Hell's Half Acre" by Blood Oranges

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Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial got off to a rousing start before proceedings even began this morning at the courthouse in Norristown, Montgomery County. As Cosby was approaching the courthouse, a topless protestor jumped the barricade and charged at the entertainer while yelling. She had "Women's Lives Matter" and the names of dozens of Cosby accusers written on her body. Sheriff's...

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It has been announced that Grammy award-winning performer Pitbull will headline this year's Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Also known at Mr. Worldwide, Pitbull has made hits around the world. He is from Miami, FL, born to Cuban expatriates. Some of his biggest songs include "Give Me Everything" featuring Ne-Yo, Afrojack, and Nayer; "Feel This...

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