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Professor Brings Strippers into Classroom

Only a few weeks after an infamous live sex toy demonstration rocked Northwestern University, a professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia was suspended for bringing strippers to perform lap dances during a seminar. Much like the incident at Northwestern, the March 21 performance at La Salle was done in an...

2 Shot Dead, 8 Wounded at Teen Party Near Philadelphia

CHESTER, Pa. - Shots rang out in a suburban Philadelphia social hall where a teenage party was being held, killing two people and sending eight others to hospitals, authorities said Saturday. Police in Chester, where a state of emergency was declared last summer because of crime concerns, said a suspect was taken into...

Pa. Rower, Cyclist Save Young Men From Drowning in River

Chris DeFelice thinks it's strange that people are calling him a hero, but after he and another good Samaritan jumped into a river to save two young men from drowning, he certainly deserves the moniker. On Thursday, DeFelice was going for his usual morning row in a single scull on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia when...

Philadelphia Breast Surgeon Moonlights as Knife Thrower

Meet Dr. Ted Eisenberg, holder of the world record for the most breast surgeries performed in a lifetime. Rest assured, ladies -- you're probably in safe hands. Not content with handling scalpels all day, in his spare time Eisenberg is a competitive knife thrower. Inspired by fictional Australian outback hero Crocodile...

Will Smith Foundation Donates Computers to Philadelphia High School

PHILADELPHIA -- Will Smith is donating replacements for 30 stolen computers to a high school in West Philadelphia, where he was born and raised. Charley Gallay, Getty Images West Philadelphia High School is getting new computers to replace stolen ones, thanks to Will Smith's foundation. The Will and Jada Smith...

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06/03/12 4 Philadelphia Area Parishes Being Merged Into 2 Source: CBS - KYW AM 1060 - Philadelphia PA The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has announced that four Roman Catholic parishes in the suburban city of Phoenixville are being merged into two.
06/03/12 Sun & Showers This Week Source: ABC - WPVI 6 - Philadelphia PA After starting the day with a fair amount of sunshine, clouds rolled in by the afternoon followed by a few quick hitting showers.
06/03/12 Catholic officials in Harrisburg say pope's 2015 visit... Source: PennLive.com An announcement Sunday by Pope Benedict XVI that he plans to visit Philadelphia in 2015 when it hosts the World Meeting of Families caused some local officials to say the visit might heal divisions caused by the clergy abuse scandals.
06/03/12 Another Exciting Finish To Philadelphia Bike Race Source: CBS - KYW CBS 3 - Philadelphia PA The Philadelphia International Cycling Championship had the usual hold-your-breath finish on the Ben Franklin Parkway on Sunday.
06/03/12 Pope May Visit Philadelphia In 2015 Source: ABC - WHAM 13 - Rochester NY Pope Benedict XVI may visit Philadelphia in 2015 for the World Meeting of Families.