Recently a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit upheld Mumia Abu-Jamal's conviction in the killing of Philadelphia Police Officer Daniel Faulkner, but said a new jury should decide whether he deserved life in prison or the death sentence for the crime. But Abu-Jamal is asking the federal appeals court to reconsider, and is still seeking a new trial. Despite a threat from Senator Fumo that their tax breaks......

A state trooper tried to stop a white SUV for speeding in the northbound lanes of Route 42 about 4:30PM yesterday afternoon. When the car began moving erratically, the police had to break off pursuit for safety concerns. A few minutes later, the driver stopped on the Walt Whitman Bridge bridge, got out of his car, and started swinging a baseball bat at cars while holding a baby in his other arm. After he struck......

On December 9, 1981, Officer Daniel Faulkner was brutally murdered by an assailant whose identity has since been the subject of historical speculation. There are myriad theories as to the identity of the murderer, many of which are ridiculous, but some of which deserve merit and further investigation beyond blindly being dismissed as "just another conspiracy theory." As I write this, it is 3:51 a.m. on December 9, 2007. I am sitting on the ledge......

With a preliminary hearing for the case scheduled for tomorrow, the Inquirer takes another look at the 41-year long murder of Police Officer William Barclay. Pennsylvania officials will decide soon whether to spend $45 million to build a stadium in Chester as the final step toward securing a Major League Soccer team for the Philadelphia area. Right now, Philly is second behind St. Louis for the remaining expansion slot, its chances contingent on a stadium......

Yesterday morning, we caught the Today Show interview with Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain Philadelphia Police officer Daniel Faulkner. She was being interviewed along with Philadelphia conservative radio talk show host Michael Smerconish about Murdered By Mumia, the book they wrote together chronicling her struggle after the death of her husband. Most people probably have never heard of Officer Faulkner, but most likely they have heard of the man convicted of his 1981......

Our weekly look into the odd, strange and bizarre at one .org. How can you tell someone’s just moved in? Ikea boxes on the curb. How can you tell someone’s moving out? Ikea furniture on Craigslist. Hey, that’s my job. The teenage mutant ninja turtles live in South Philly? SWEET! Is Leonardo emotionally available or am I going to have to wrest him away that saucy minx on Main Street? Maybe your problem is......

- The democratic primary elections were yesterday, and it looks like Bob Casey will be facing Rick Santorum in the upcoming Senate race. You can find more results here. - A street in Paris has been named after Mumia Abu-Jamal; a man who was convicted of killing local police officer Daniel Faulkner. Philadelphia has its share of Abu-Jamal supporters and detractors; Phillyist is sure the street dedication will not go unremarked around town. - Jodie......