‘Come on, folks,’ gov pleads after police break up big party

During a news conference on the coronavirus outbreak, Gov. Phil Murphy pleaded with people to use good judgment and avoid indoor gatherings.

Pelosi dubs Trump 'Mr. Make Matters Worse' over his handling of coronavirus pandemic

“This president, I have a new name for him, Mr. Make Matters Worse,” Pelosi said when discussing the president’s response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Joel Embiid misses Philadelphia scrimmage with calf tightness

Joel Embiid is hurting, and that’s a cause for concern as the Philadelphia 76ers get set to restart their season this week.

Michael Cohen, Trump's ex-lawyer, released from prison again

Michael Cohen was released from a prison in Otisville, New York on Friday. A day earlier, U.S. District Judge Alvin Hellerstein ordered him freed.

In struggle against pandemic, populist leaders fare poorly

The countries that top the rankings of COVID-19 deaths globally are not necessarily the poorest, the richest or even the most densely populated. But they do have one thing in common: They are led by populist, mold-breaking leaders.

Philly DA Larry Krasner warns of charges if federal agents commit crimes

Philadelphia’s top prosecutor has warned that federal law enforcement officers will be charged criminally if they unlawfully assault or kidnap anyone in the city.

Trump deploys feds to more states under 'law-and-order' push

President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr say federal agents will surge into Chicago and Albuquerque to help combat rising crime.

County sues Wolf, seeking $13M in virus funding he withheld

A Pennsylvania county sued Wednesday to compel Gov. Tom Wolf to release $12.8 million in federal coronavirus relief funding that he withheld after county leaders defied his shutdown orders and sought to reopen on their own.

World coronavirus cases near 15M; Trump says things will get worse

As the world case count neared the 15 million mark, with more than 617,000 killed, according to data from Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. has continued to see large outbreaks.

Pelosi calls coronavirus the 'Trump virus' following revived White House task force briefing

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reignited her war of words with President Trump on Tuesday, calling the coronavirus the "Trump virus" in an effort to blame the ongoing pandemic on the president's response.

Facebook's voting labels on candidate posts sow confusion

This week, the social network applied labels to posts by President Donald Trump and by Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, among others.