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The suspect accused in the ambush killing of a Philadelphia police officer was arraigned Sunday morning on 76 charges and ordered held without bail, according to court records.Eric Lewis, 35, faces charges including murder, homicide of a law enforcement officer, attempted murder, 10 counts of attempted homicide of a law enforcement officer, aggravated assault, terroristic threats and other related offenses. His next court date is scheduled for Oct. 26.The charges […]

Sunday's NFL slate somehow had a little bit of everything. We arguably had the best game of the young season, with the San Francisco 49ers taking down the Seattle Seahawks in a thriller to remain undefeated. The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars had two lead changes in the final 15 seconds of their game in London. Sunday also brought us our first tie of the year, and a rare headliner […]

One game into the National League Championship Series, and the Brewers have already demonstrated that they’re not the same team they were a year ago. After getting swept by the eventual champion Dodgers in last year’s NLCS, the Brewers took Game 1 of the rematch on Sunday by beating Tarik Skubal, the ace who got away at the trade deadline. Here are my takeaways: It was billed as one of […]

An NYPD detective who was stabbed and slashed seven times during a brazen Bronx robbery has been released from the hospital and is recovering from his injuries."I’m feeling much better, thank you," Det. Jose Mercedes, a 10-year NYPD veteran assigned to the 44th Precinct, told the New York Post on Saturday.Mercedes, 33, was off duty Oct. 2 and cleaning out the trunk of his car in when two suspects allegedly […]

At 72, Bill Von Herbulis doesn’t let life in a wheelchair keep him from fishing and working his crab traps daily at the marina near his Florida home.But on Sept. 27, it was Von Herbulis who became the catch of the day.Now Sgt. William Leven is set to receive a Lifesaving Award for jumping into the shark-filled water at feeding time and hoisting him over sharp oyster shells and barnacle-encrusted […]

The planned firing squad execution of the Fort Hood mass shooter Nidal Malik Hasan could clear the road for more executions by gunfire across the United States, according to a leading death penalty expert, who says the method could gain traction if the military's upcoming execution goes smoothly."I think it's highly likely that if firing squad is successful here and successful in quotes because we still don't always know what […]

Georgia is the best team in college football, and now they’ve got the No. 1-ranking to show for it. And I feel vindicated in my belief about Kirby Smart’s Dawgs: If maleficent Martians had a death laser pointed at the Earth with a crusty gnarled finger on a button ready to press it unless one of the top-25 teams on this list could beat a hypothetical otherworldly college football squad, and I […]

Cameras in a Delaware neighborhood caught at least two masked men knocking on doors late Friday night, including one carrying an apparent rifle, police said.Images released by the New Castle County Police Department show a man wearing a tactical-style vest and holding what appears to be a rifle while knocking on a home's front door.A separate image shows another individual approaching a front door wearing a black vest and mask.TIMELINE […]

The top three teams with the best regular season records remain, along with a squad that personifies a never-quit attitude. We're knee-deep in October baseball with both the Championship Series set to give us plenty of stars and drama. Let's look at what it will take for each team to reach the World Series, their surprise players, and which stars need to really step up (Hint, hint: That includes a […]