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49ers sign OL Matt Pryor to 1-year deal
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers signed offensive lineman Matt Pryor to a one-year deal on Monday. The addition of Pryor adds depth at right tackle after starter Mike McGlinchey left in free agency to sign with Denver. San Francisco brought back...
Officials: No sign of contamination in Philadelphia water
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia water officials say they are monitoring water quality closely and have seen no sign of contamination following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in a neighboring county. Bucks County health officials said Sunday that a leak late Friday...
All 7 Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion victims found
WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — All seven bodies have been recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, officials said. West Reading Mayor Samantha Kaag said in a statement Sunday night that none of the victims will be...
Philadelphia residents warned about chemical spill in river
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia residents are being told that they may want to drink only bottled water following a chemical spill into the Delaware River in neighboring Bucks County. Bucks County health officials said Sunday that a leak late Friday evening at the Trinseo Altuglas...
Orlando City's 2-1 win snaps Philadelphia's home win streak
CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Martin Ojeda had a goal and an assist and Orlando City snapped Philadelphia's 13-match winning streak at home with a 2-1 victory on Saturday. Philadelphia's home winning streak, which included playoff games, was the longest in MLS since San Jose won a record 14...
Warriors rally back from 11 down, beat Embiid, 76ers 120-112
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jordan Poole emerged as one of Golden State's most dependable performers during the championship run last season. He resembled that go-to guy once again Friday night when the Warriors needed everything he had, with the ever-reliable Draymond Green doing his...
Ex-officer who worked with kids sentenced in abuse of teens
DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A former suburban Philadelphia police officer has been sentenced to decades in prison on convictions of sexual abuse of five teenage boys decades ago. Bucks County Judge Wallace Bateman Jr. on Tuesday sentenced 54-year-old James Carey to 24 1/2 to 55 years in...
Short on planes, American will suspend some flights to Spain
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — American Airlines said Friday that it will suspend flights between Philadelphia and Madrid for a few weeks this spring because of delays in receiving new Boeing jets that have been plagued by production problems. American said it will offer passengers on...
Informant didn't spy on Proud Boys defense, prosecutors say
WASHINGTON (AP) — As revelations that a defense witness was also an FBI informant roil the already contentious Capitol riot trial of members of the far-right Proud Boys group, prosecutors said Thursday that the informant was never told to gather information about the defendants or their lawyers. ...
Democrats, marchers press gun violence debate at Pa. Capitol
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Anti-gun violence advocates rallied Thursday and packed into a friendly legislative hearing in Pennsylvania, where a politically divided government has fought firearms policy to a virtual standstill for decades, and rising gun violence has gripped the state’s largest...
