Former DA Seth Williams jailed following guilty plea

The city's top prosecutor pleaded guilty Thursday to a corruption charge, resigned from office and was sent immediately to jail by a judge who said he couldn't be trusted. In a surprise development two weeks into his federal trial, District Attorney Seth Williams pleaded guilty to a single count of accepting a bribe from a businessman in exchange for legal favors.

Nearly 400 military bases must be tested for drinking water contamination — and it will take years

Firefighting foam fills a hangar at the Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho in a 2012 photograph. As the two former Philadelphia-area bases become the first Navy sites linked to tainted drinking water, what happens in our region could help shape a response nationwide.

Toomey says repeal of Medicaid…

Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania said Monday that dealing with the Medicaid expansion in a repeal of former President Barack Obama's health care law must be a "negotiated agreement." Toomey also said the sickest people, such as those with serious pre-existing conditions, should be covered through a high-risk pool that is subsidized by the government to make it affordable.

a Us court has ordered Google to hand over emails stored outside of…

Does the US government have the power to order American companies to hand over data stored on servers outside of the country? That's the question at the heart of a legal battle between Google and the FBI. A US judge has ordered Google to comply with search warrants seeking customer emails stored outside the United States - even though a federal appeals court reached an opposite conclusion in a similar case involving Microsoft.

Friday, January 27

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What ACA repeal means in Pennsylvania

DECEMBER 20: Constituents speak-out and rally supporting the Affordable Care Act, organized by MoveOn.org outside Senator Pat Toomey's office on December 20, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 20: Constituents speak-out and rally supporting the Affordable Care Act, organized by MoveOn.org outside Senator Pat Toomey's office on December 20, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

A Tale of Two Concerts

On a cold, wet January night in 1973, Richard Nixon and his entourage descended upon the Kennedy Center Concert Hall to hear Eugene Ormandy conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra. The concert was one of the highlights of Nixon's second inaugural, and though Washington's National Symphony Orchestra usually performed at such events, the president had a particular love for the Fabulous Philadelphians, as the storied ensemble with the plush string sound and bright, resonant brass was once known.

Gallup names ‘Most Admired Woman’ and ‘Most Admired Man’ of 2016

JULY 27: US President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton embrace on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A Gallup poll released Wednesday reported President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton as 2016's most admired man and woman.

Op-ed: Nothing sweet about Mayor Kenney’s soda tax

Mayor Kenney's plan to add a tax of 1.5 cents per ounce on sugary beverages sold in the city is a very sour deal for low- and middle-income Philadelphians and would have dire consequences for the long-suffering citizenry. This atrocious, punitive tax is supposed to take effect this Sunday, Jan. 1, but we the people with common sense simply can't allow it to happen.

Plane Carrying VP Candidate Mike Pence Skids Off Runway

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Ex-Pennsylvania Attorney General faces sentencing

Back in August, Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane resigned from office in disgrace after being convicted of multiple felonies stemming from a politically-motivated act of retribution. Kane, who will appear in court for sentencing Monday, faces a prison sentence of up to two years for perjury and obstruction, according to a brief obtained by the Legal Intelligencer.

Leaked e-mails: Chris Murphy had been on Clinton’s VP list

JULY 27: Sen. Chris Murphy delivers remarks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center, July 27, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton received the number of votes needed to secure the party's nomination.

Clinton reaches out to women while Trump defends taxes

Hillary Clinton appealed to voting mothers Tuesday outlining ways she hopes to curb gun violence as president and provide paid family leave and sick days for struggling working moms. Donald Trump tried to blame his opponent about revelations that his massive financial losses could have allowed him to avoid paying federal income taxes for years.

Lincoln Highway election road trip Day 2

Lincoln Highway election road trip Day 2 From Philadelphia to Pittsburgh, Mike and Paul take the pulse of Pennsylvania Check out this story on eveningsun.com: http://on-ydr.co/2djTwXS Mike Argento and Paul Kuehnel travel the Lincoln Highway from York to Shenksville to talk to random people about presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. We started out west of York at Lee's Diner, where we found one one the few undecided voters left, a man who works for a trucking company and has a ninth-grade education and who has probably put more thought into his decision than most people.

Reason to cringe: Female voters react to Trump

When Donald Trump challenged Hillary Clinton's stamina on the debate stage, Pennsylvania voter Patricia Bennett said she heard a "dog whistle" that smacked of unmistakable sexism. "Why doesn't he just say that she needs more testosterone?" said Bennett, a 69-year-old independent from the Philadelphia suburbs who plans to vote for Clinton in November.