Articles by Philadelphia Sun Staff

ABOVE PHOTO: Actor Jonathan Majors shakes hands with court police officers after leaving Criminal Court after his sentencing on Monday April 8, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Brittainy Newman) By Philip MarceloAssociated Press NEW YORK — Actor Jonathan Majors has been ordered to complete a yearlong counseling program but avoided jail time Monday for assaulting…

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By Constance Garcia-Barrio Black history monuments have become a sizzling topic at Stenton Museum, which is located at 4601 N. 18th Street, near Wayne Junction. Writer, educator, and historian Amy Jane Cohen gave an illustrated talk at Stenton recently based on her book, “Black History in the Philadelphia Landscape, Deep Roots Continuing Legacy,” published by…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Missy Elliott performs “Lose Control” at the 65th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) By Maria ShermanAssociated Press LOS ANGELES — At a 24,000-square-foot studio near downtown Los Angeles, Missy Elliott, Busta Rhymes and Ciara are preparing to film the video announcement for a…

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ABOVE PHOTO: ACTOR GIANCARLO ESPOSITO POSES FOR A PORTRAIT IN NEW YORKon March 26, 2024, to promote his series “Parish.” (AP Photo/Gary Gerard Hamilton) By Gary Gerard HamiltonASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — Giancarlo Esposito has long been lauded as a charismatic, scene-stealing thespian and commander of roles who’s worthy of leading man stature. But it…

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BPTSponsored by Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma America, Inc. (MTPA) Each year, an estimated 5,000-6,000 Americans are diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) — also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease — a neurodegenerative disease that leads to muscle weakness, eventual loss of function, and currently has no cure.[1],[2] When a person is diagnosed with ALS, the individual,…

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Dr. Greg Carnevale,Chief Medical Officer, UnitedHealthcare April is recognized by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services as Minority Health Month, an observance that brings awareness to health disparities and encourages action through education, early detection, and disease control. Part of this work includes raising awareness about the disproportionate health outcomes among people who…

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ABOVE PHOTO: O.J. Simpson, center, with defense attorneys F. Lee Bailey, left, and Johnnie Cochran after Simpson was found not guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman at the Criminal Courts Building in Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 1995. Simpson, who was found liable in a separate civil trial,…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Fall tree planting in Norristown – for Bank of America grant The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) will celebrate Earth Day by planting trees throughout the Greater Philadelphia area from April 19 – 21, 2024, with assistance from more than 75 of its PHS Tree Tenders groups, neighborhood volunteers, and community organizations. Over 1,100…

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ABOVE PHOTO: Former Philadelphia police detective Manuel Santiago leaves the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice, Friday, April 5, 2024, in Philadelphia. Three long-retired Philadelphia police detectives, Martin Devlin, Manuel Santiago and Frank Jastrzembski, are accused of lying under oath at the 2016 retrial of a man the jury exonerated in a 1991 rape…

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Vice President Kamala Harris came to town on Monday to talk up the Biden-Harris administration’s new program to give public service workers a break on student debt. ABOVE PHOTO: Vice President Kamala Harris listens to Kelli Gray, Social Work Services Manager, Philadelphia Department of Human Services express her experience with her personal struggle with student…

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