Week In Review

By Kristen Johanson CBS3 CBS 3 reported Sunday that the union representing SEPTA bus drivers, subway and trolley operators has voted to authorize a strike if a deal is not reached before its contract expires at the end of October. SEPTA spokeswoman Carla Showell-Lee said officials are working to avoid a strike. “The parties continue…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Residents wait on the shore as a boat with water and food from the “Mission of Hope” charity arrives after Hurricane Matthew swept through Jeremie, Haiti, on Saturday Oct. 8, 2016. Jeremie appears to be the epicenter of the country’s growing humanitarian crisis in the wake of the storm.  (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery)…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Carnell “CJ” Snell  (Facebook/Tiffany Hobbs) By Amanda Lee Myers Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A Black man fatally shot by Los Angeles police during a weekend foot pursuit was holding a loaded semiautomatic gun in one hand and turned toward officers, Police Chief Charlie Beck said Monday. The chief disclosed details of Saturday’s…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  West York Mayor Charles Wasko Associated Press YORK, Pa.–The mayor of a small central Pennsylvania town is being asked to resign over racist posts on his Facebook page, including two depicting apes with captions referring to President Barack Obama and his family, and one referring to lynching. One image from June on the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rod Temperton  (Photo courtesy: soulwalking.co.uk) By Tim Ingham musicbusinessworldwide.com Rod Temperton, one of the most successful British pop songwriters of all time, has died aged 66 following a short battle with cancer. The hugely talented composer wrote Michael Jackson classics including “Off the Wall,” “Rock With You,” “Thriller,” “Baby Be Mine”, “Burn This…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  911 Memorial  (littleny / Shutterstock.com) associated press WASHINGTON — The Senate acted decisively Wednesday to override President Barack Obama’s veto of Sept. 11 legislation, setting the stage for the contentious bill to become law despite flaws that Obama and top Pentagon officials warn could put U.S. troops and interests at risk. Five weeks…

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Maybe the next debate between Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump should be a steel cage match. By Denise Clay When I was a kid, my grandparents lived with us. In addition to the news, cartoons on WPHL-17, soap operas like “Another World” and game shows like “The Price is…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Donald Trump  (Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com) By Adam Hodge, DNC Communications Director dnc press Last night was a clear win for the Democrats. Secretary Clinton displayed her strength, stamina, and expertise, while Trump wilted under the pressure and ran out of gas. It was a clean sweep for the Democratic nominee, but there were…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Sylvia Young  and Edward Miller. By Megan Trimble Associated Press A “rambling” note expressing hatred for police was found after a man opened fire on a Philadelphia police officer then went on a shooting rampage, injuring a second officer, killing a woman and wounding three other people before he was shot and killed…

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By Jake Pearson and Alicia A. Caldwell Associated Press NEW YORK — An Afghan immigrant wanted for questioning in the bombings that rocked a New York City neighborhood and a New Jersey shore town was taken into custody Monday after a shootout with police in New Jersey, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press….

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