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2 boys shot mark 5 gun deaths in 24 hours in Philadelphia

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Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden in action during an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Redskins and Cowboys ready for a fight Sunday

By Todd Dybas - The Washington Times

Editorials from around Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

FILE – In this Feb. 10, 2017, file photo, Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court disbarred Williams, the city of Philadelphia's former top prosecutor, in a Thursday, Oct. 19 order retroactive to when the court suspended his license on April 13, the latest blow to the jailed ex-district attorney who pleaded guilty in a bribery scandal in June. Williams faces up to five years in prison at his sentencing scheduled Tuesday, Oct. 24. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Ex-Philadelphia district attorney gets 5-year term for bribe

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE - Associated Press

Correction: Congressional Race-Corruption story

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Philadelphia 76ers guard Ben Simmons (25) shoots as Detroit Pistons forward Stanley Johnson, right, defends during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Oct. 23, 2017, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Simmons’ triple-double lifts 76ers over Pistons 97-86

By NOAH TRISTER - Associated Press

Police: Boy, 3, shot by 6-year-old brother in Philadelphia

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Toronto Raptors guard DeMar DeRozan (10) shoots over Philadelphia 76ers guard Jerryd Bayless (0) as Raptors centre Jakob Poeltl (42) and 76ers forward Dario Saric (9) look on during first half NBA basketball action in Toronto on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

DeRozan scores 30 as Raptors rout 76ers 128-94

By IAN HARRISON - Associated Press

FILE – In this Aug. 16, 2016, file photo, Bruce L. Castor Jr. speaks a day before taking the oath to become acting attorney general during a news conference in the agency's headquarters in Harrisburg, Pa. Castor, a former district attorney who declined to press sexual-assault charges against Bill Cosby in 2005 has filed the beginnings of a lawsuit against Cosby’s accuser in Philadelphia. An attorney for Castor said the personal-injury complaint will claim Andrea Constand sued Castor for defamation in 2015 so he would lose the prosecutor’s race. The winner, Kevin Steele, had criticized Castor’s handling of the Cosby case. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)

Ex-prosecutor to sue Cosby accuser, alleging personal injury

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Ex-Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams disbarred

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Editorials from around Pennsylvania

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A woman crosses the South Street Bridge spanning the Schuylkill River and view of the Philadelphia skyline, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. The cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are both attempting to draw Amazon to build its second headquarters in Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Pennsylvania cities try to lure Amazon, touting bikes, food

By KRISTEN DE GROOT - Associated Press

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brian Hoyer (2) is sacked by Washington Redskins outside linebacker Preston Smith (94) and defensive tackle Matthew Ioannidis (98) during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md., Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Washington is doing what good teams do

By Deron Snyder

Philadelphia Flyers gather to celebrate the goal by Claude Giroux, center, during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals, Saturday, Oct. 14, 2017, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola)

Flyers rout Capitals 8-2 to win home opener

By DAN GELSTON - Associated Press

Members of the media make images of a posted note on the front door of Jim and Lyn Coleman's home in Stewartstown, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. The Coleman's daughter Caitlan Coleman, her Canadian husband and their three young children have been released after years held captive by a group that has ties to the Taliban and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Couple described as adventure-seekers are free from captors

By MARK SCOLFORO and KRISTEN DE GROOT and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Members of the media make images of a posted note on the front door of Jim and Lyn Coleman's home in Stewartstown, Pa., Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. The Coleman's daughter Caitlan Coleman, her Canadian husband and their three young children have been released after years held captive by a group that has ties to the Taliban and is considered a terrorist organization by the United States, U.S. and Pakistani officials said Thursday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Couple described as adventure-seekers are free from captors

By MARK SCOLFORO and KRISTEN DE GROOT and ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press

Man who spent year in church to avoid deportation walks free

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The Western Conference Championship banner is raised by the Nashville Predators before an NHL hockey game between the Predators and the Philadelphia Flyers Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mike Strasinger)

Predators rally, beat Flyers 6-5 to celebrate raising banner

By TERESA M. WALKER - Associated Press

Secretive foragers are cashing in on a mushroom bonanza

By SAMANTHA MELAMED and The Philadelphia Inquirer - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017 file photo, Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz scrambles during the first half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Chargers in Carson, Calif. Haason Reddick is coming home to go after Carson Wentz. The rookie linebacker returns to the field where he starred in college when the Arizona Cardinals (2-2) visit the Philadelphia Eagles (3-1) on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Haason Reddick returns home when Cardinals visit Eagles

By ROB MAADDI - Associated Press