The City
- Enterprising snow-shovelers robbed in South Jersey
Two shovel-toting, enterprising teenagers who trudged through their snow-covered Gloucester Township neighborhood trying to scrounge up extra cash over the weekend went home with empty pockets.
- Mother Nature piles it on, busting municipal budgets
Haverford Township Manager Larry Gentile, sick of this weather, is "ready to move south."
- Palin was the big star at the Tea Party gathering, but is she The One?
"I think America is ready for another revolution," said Sarah Palin in Nashville at the National Tea Party Convention on Saturday night. Will she lead that party, and the GOP, into 2012?
- Meteorologists: The next winter storm will be a doozy
Even in a winter in which the surreal has been the rule, this forecast has hallucinatory qualities.
- Ex-cop charged with murder of unarmed man
District Attorney Seth Williams announced murder charges this morning against Frank Tepper, the off-duty police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Port Richmond man in November.
- Fraud charges withdrawn in Delco school case
The Delaware County District Attorney's Office today withdrew charges against a former member of the Penn-Delco School Board who had been accused of embezzling funds from a private high school sports booster club.
- 2 men charged in separate ‘cold’ rape cases
Police have charged two men in separate rape cases from more than 10 years ago - the third and fourth arrests police have made in "cold" rape cases since last month.
- Still fighting against last storm, awaiting the next
The good news is, 95 percent of Philadelphia streets have been plowed.
- Police: Babysitter killed toddler with Drano
A North Philadelphia man was arrested today and charged with murder, accused of killing a 20-month-old toddler with Drano drain cleaner.
- Bonusgate witness got big bonus
HARRISBURG -- The prosecution's star witness in the theft trial of former state Rep. Mike Veon took the stand for the fifth day and testified that over three years, he personally received more than $40,000 in secret state bonuses.
Your Money
- World's tallest tower closed a month after opening
The world's tallest skyscraper has unexpectedly closed to the public a month after its lavish opening, disappointing tourists headed for the observation deck and casting doubt over plans to welcome its first permanent occupants in the coming weeks.
- Judge promises to rule on SEC, BofA settlement
A judge has promised to decide by the end of next week whether to approve a $150 million settlement between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Bank of America over civil charges alleging the bank misled shareholders when it acquired Merrill Lynch last year.
- Dow closes below 10,000 for first time in 3 months
The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 10,000 for the first time in three months Monday on nagging concerns about debt loads in Europe.
- CertainTeed settles lawsuit
CertainTeed Corp., Valley Forge, said it agreed to settle a class-action suit contending the company's organic, asphalt roofing shingles were subject to premature failure and otherwise did not perform as customers could reasonably expect. The company denied the allegations, but the sides agreed to settle to avoid the cost of further litigation. A value of the settlement was not disclosed, though CertainTeed agreed to "enhanced compensation" for removing and replacing the shingles during the warranty period. The shingles, made between 1987 and 2005, used felt reinforcement in contrast to the fiberglass reinforcement now used. - Paul Schweizer
- Reports: Toyota plans to recall 300,000 Priuses
Toyota plans to recall about 300,000 Prius hybrids worldwide over a brake problem and is likely to notify both the U.S. and Japanese governments Tuesday, news reports said, as a top executive will testify before U.S. lawmakers about defects that have tarnished its reputation for quality and safety.
- MGM Mirage selling 50% stake in A.C.’s Borgata
MGM Mirage Inc. has officially put its 50 percent ownership of the Borgata Casino Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City on the block.
- PA budget due Tuesday; will Rendell cut pensions?
"Will Rendell ask taxpayers to pay more? Or future retirees to accept less?"
- Pa. chiropractor charged with burning down offices
A Philadelphia-area chiropractor is charged with burning down his office and four others amid a business tax investigation.
- Storm clouds for Rendell's final budget
Just one month after wrapping up last year's budget, Gov. Rendell is poised to deliver his eighth and final budget address Tuesday in the shadow of fiscal and political storm clouds.
- SAP shares slip on CEO's ouster, questions
German software maker SAP AG's stock slid 2.5 percent Monday, the day after CEO Leo Apotheker unexpectedly resigned and was replaced with a pair of co-chief executives.
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The Weather
Current Conditions : 28.4F / -2.0C, Clear - 9:35 PM EST Feb. 8
Overnight - Mostly clear this evening...then becoming partly cloudy. Lows around 19. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
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Tuesday - Partly sunny in the morning...then cloudy with a chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds around 5 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.
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Tuesday Night - Snow. Snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches. Lows in the upper 20s. Northeast winds around 5 mph...increasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Chance of snow 90 percent.
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Sports
- Brookshier fondly remembered
The first time Pat Summerall met Tom Brookshier, at Franklin Field, it was a violent greeting.
- Public League facing a schedule crunch
Here's a tremendous reason to hope this next predicted snowstorm does not materialize, or at least lacks punch.
- Injury does not deter Clearview’s Loizeaux
The workout lasted only about three minutes on a treadmill, but Jess Loizeaux couldn't have been happier.
- The city that knows how to party is just getting started
NEW ORLEANS - Saints fans hugged, kissed, and spilled onto the streets last night as a citywide party erupted after their once woebegone NFL franchise defeated the Indianapolis Colts.
- Colts' Freeney fights through his injury
MIAMI - Dwight Freeney's ankle injury may or may not have been greatly exaggerated.
All we know for sure after Super Bowl XLIV is that it did not greatly inhibit the Indianapolis Colts' defensive end from being a pass-rushing force in the first half, but it may have caught up with him in the final 30 minutes.
- BY THE NUMBERS
* With his first-quarter field goal, 42-year-old Matt Stover became the oldest player to score in a Super Bowl.
* The Colts' 96-yard first-quarter touchdown drive tied for the longest scoring drive in Super Bowl history. The Bears also had a 96-yard touchdown drive in Super Bowl XX.
- Saints pin 31-17 Super Bowl upset on Colts
MIAMI - With completion after completion, Drew Brees was completely amazing last night in his first Super Bowl appearance.
His performance, combined with a daring decision by head coach Sean Payton, allowed the New Orleans Saints to pull off a 31-17 upset of the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV at Sun Life Stadium.
- Saints jolt Colts to win Super Bowl
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Nothing the Indianapolis Colts came up with confounded Drew Brees, but sitting in a big tent behind Sun Life Stadium, having just trod through the piles of glitter that descended after Brees led the New Orleans Saints to their first NFL championship, Brees struggled a bit.
- Ashley Fox: Brees passes; Manning fails
MIAMI - It was the mistake that halted all talk of legacy and supremacy for one man, and brought immortality to the other.
- Paul Domowitch: Patience of Saints pays off for defense in Super Bowl win
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams got a call yesterday morning from one of his former bosses, Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher.
Entertainment
- Elgin Diner, down on Mt. Ephraim, rising again
In depressing economic times, the reopening of a small restaurant on a nondescript commercial strip may be meaningless to the financial analysts on Wall Street and in Washington.
- Dave on Demand: 'MacGruber' the movie: Oh, spare us
An article in the Hollywood Reporter this week revealed that the creator of the '80s action series MacGyver is pursuing legal action to prevent the April release of the spoof film MacGruber.
- Jonathan Storm:
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- Jonathan Storm:
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- GreenSpace: The chemicals within: Just how safe are they?
What's in your body? A number of chemicals are becoming more worrisome.
Even as the chemical industry and manufacturers tell us we are safe, the evidence against several widely used chemicals keeps mounting.
- Dan Gross: Cigars held in fundraising Jaws
DONOVAN McNabb joined Ron Jaworski at Jaws' South Beach Cigar Party at the Hotel Victor in Miami over Super Bowl weekend. ESPN's Suzy Kolber, Merril Hoge, Mike Tirico and Sal Paolantonio, along with Desmond Howard, Jon Gruden and Mike Ditka were among the boldface names to attend the cigar and Johnny Walker Scotch pairing party to raise money for the United Way Jaws Youth Fund of Camden County and the United Way of Miami-Dade.
- Sideshow: 'Dear John' bumps 'Avatar'
On the weekend before Valentine's Day, down-to-earth romance trumped intergalactic love at the box office.
Dear John, based on a teary tale by Nicholas Sparks and starring Channing Tatum and Allentown's own Amanda Seyfried, raked in $32.4 million on its debut weekend to dethrone James Cameron's blockbuster, Avatar, which had held down the top spot for seven weeks.
- Going from the jailhouse to reality TV
LOS ANGELES - At 52, Ross Mandell is built like an aging wrestler, with veins the size of phone cords webbed across Popeye-like forearms. But when he recalls what happened last summer, the macho exterior melts away.
- The plot thickens: MacLaine finds cemetery is the perfect setting for 'Valentine's Day'
HOLLYWOOD - Known for her belief in reincarnation, "Valentine's Day" actress Shirley MacLaine had no problem filming a humorous scene in a cemetery surrounded by dozens of extras, both dead and alive.
- 'The Soloist,' still fitfully creating music
Former Inquirer columnist Steve Lopez wrote about musician Nathaniel Ayers, schizophrenic and homeless, in his book "The Soloist," which was made into the 2009 movie of the same name. This is the latest in Ayers' saga.
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