Beginning July 1, the three largest credit reporting agencies — Equifax, Experian and TransUnion — are changing the way medical debt affects people’s credit ratings. Medical debt has become pervasive, as health care and insurance costs continue to rise…
Two police officers shot on the Ben Franklin Parkway amid Philadelphia’s July 4th celebrations
PHILADELPHIA — Two police officers were shot and injured in front of the Philadelphia Art Museum while on duty at the city’s Independence Day celebrations on Monday night. The incident caused stampedes of people watching fireworks on the Benjamin Frank…
A Philadelphia man testified in six murder cases. Then, he recanted. What is the truth?
PHILADELPHIA — Rasheem Hall was handcuffed in a holding cell wedged behind a Philadelphia courtroom, awaiting trial for murder, when he heard someone call from another cell, “Yo! ‘Sheem!” It was Deric “Luke” Williams, a young man Hall knew from childho…
Mike Jensen: Knicks trying to mimic Villanova culture with Jalen Brunson signing
PHILADELPHIA — A question is now answered. Jalen Brunson’s NBA worth is not that of a second-round draft choice, but of a player worthy of a four-year contract for $104 million, making him the new centerpiece of the New York Knicks. This could go one o…
Alex Morgan is ready to remind the world what she’s got in World Cup and Olympics qualifying
PHILADELPHIA — Alex Morgan hasn’t forgotten what it was like the last time the U.S. women’s soccer team played a major Concacaf competition outside of the United States. It was in 2010 in Cancún, Mexico, and the Americans were beaten by the hosts in th…
Report: Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov detained in Russia on grounds of being ‘an army evader’
PHILADELPHIA — Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov has been detained in Saint Petersburg, Russia, for an alleged evasion of military service, according to a report from Russian news outlet Fontanka. Fedotov, 25, signed an entry-level contract with the Flyer…
Trudy Rubin: NATO is united on Ukraine but still not doing what is necessary to deter Putin
When it comes to the NATO summit and President Joe Biden’s performance as global leader, there’s the good news and the bad news. Confronted with the dangerous ambitions of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, NATO appeared more unified than at any time since…
What we learned from the USWNT’s last games before World Cup and Olympics qualifying
SANDY, Utah — The U.S. women’s soccer team finished its preparations for next month’s Concacaf World Cup and Olympic qualifying tournament late Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Colombia at Rio Tinto Stadium. The win finished off a sweep of the two-game set,…
Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery goes off without complications; August return still possible
PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper’s thumb surgery went as planned and without any complications, a source said Wednesday, and the Phillies star’s expectation of a mid-August return remains possible. The Phillies provided scant details about the procedure, in…
David Murphy: The Sixers offseason makes more sense now that James Harden has opted out
We probably should have seen this coming the whole time. If James Harden’s plan was to sign a contract extension with the Sixers, it always made the most sense for him to become a free agent first. The rational choice was always either/or: Harden exerc…