Articles by SUN Staff

CHICAGO (AP) — Former President Barack Obama has been called for jury duty in Chicago. Cook County Chief Judge Tim Evans on Friday told county commissioners during a budget hearing that Obama, who owns homes in Washington, D.C., and Chicago’s Kenwood neighborhood, will serve in November. He is registered to vote in Chicago. Evans says…

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Unity Community Center Celebrates 34 years at Annual Banquet Oct. 29. SUN Publisher Catherine Hicks, State Rep. Joanna McClinton among honorees By Monica Peters The Unity Community Center is holding its annual awards fundraising banquet on Sunday, October 29 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Clarion Hotel Philadelphia International Airport. The festivities will…

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By LAURIE KELLMAN and DEB RIECHMANN WASHINGTON (AP) –President Donald Trump is playing it coy on what people will see from long-secret JFK assassination-era files. He’s been caught between students of the killing who want every scrap of information out on that crucible of history and intelligence agencies that are said to be counseling restraint….

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By KEN SWEET  NEW YORK (AP) — Uber already has a home on your phone. Now it wants a place in your purse or wallet. The ride-hailing giant on Wednesday unveiled a new no-fee, co-branded credit card with British bank Barclays that it hopes becomes a major part of consumers’ everyday spending habit. While it…

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PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) –One of the Tri-State Area’s biggest health systems is about to become a bit smaller. Word has come that Jefferson Health is eliminating up to 600 jobs, and half could be by laying off workers. Officials said the layoff notices began to go out Wednesday and will continue through Friday, but they would…

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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Fats Domino, the amiable rock ‘n’ roll pioneer whose steady, pounding piano and easy baritone helped change popular music while honoring the traditions of the Crescent City, has died. He was 89. Mark Bone, chief investigator with the Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, coroner’s office, said Domino died of natural causes early Tuesday….

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Grambling, LA (AP)- A sheriff’s spokesman says a student and his friend were fatally shot at Grambling State University after an altercation that began in a dorm room, and the shooter fled the scene. Lincoln Parish Sheriff’s spokesman Stephen Williams says detectives were at the scene of the double homicide, assisting campus police, after getting…

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NAACP Calls for Meeting with American Airlines to Discuss Discrimination Against African American Passengers (October 24, 2017) – The NAACP, the nation’s original and largest social justice advocacy organization, has released the following statement today announcing a travel advisory warning African Americans about their safety and well being when patronizing American Airlines or traveling on…

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QUEEN VILLAGE (WPVI) –Firefighters battled flames for hours early Wednesday morning at a popular South Street restaurant. Eleven people living in nearby apartments have been displaced. The fire began around 1:15 a.m. in the basement of Bridget Foy’s on the 200 block of South Street in the Queen Village section of Philadelphia. More than 100…

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SOUTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) –Police have identified the two 16-year-old boys who were killed in a shooting in South Philadelphia. The victims are identified as Caleer Miller and Salvatore Dinubile. Action News has learned Salvatore was a student at St. Joe’s Prep. The shooting happened just before 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2300 block of South…

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