The FBI wanted to catch a team of brazen Philly armored truck thieves before they struck again.
That quest would end up including high-tech surveillance, a handwritten letter, Instagram chat threads, and separate investigation into a prolific car thief:
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
Caring for her aging father gave Michelle Cottle a firsthand look at America's caregiving crisis. "We had no idea what was coming," she writes.
K.C. Keeler is the first Temple HC to build a house in the area since Bruce Arians in the 80s.
(This is notable at a school that has cycled through head coaches).
A look at Keeler's culture, which stems from his commitment to his team —and his "grandpa" dance moves www.inquirer.com/college-spor...
Lairmore had testified that the sandwich “exploded all over” his chest and claimed he could smell mustard and onions. But a photo showed that the sandwich was still in its wrapper on the ground after it hit Lairmore in his bulletproof vest.
“In del Toro’s films, the urge to narrate is always knotted together with a maternal body that holds life and death. In his telling, every story is, at its heart, the story of return.”
Forrest Smith, the only National Park Service engineer cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells, lost his contract, leaving 93 orphaned wells on park lands unmanaged. These leaking wells release methane and toxins, threatening human health and the environment.
“A cabin is like a dream, a simple place where you can become the best version of yourself. You might whittle a walking stick by the fire or cook bacon on a skillet while your new buddy, a red fox, waits for scraps.”
@jasonnark.bsky.social’s difficult journey to Dick Proenneke’s Alaskan home:
“It doesn’t matter how old you are,” Jeff said. “Everybody needs somebody. And she’s always there for those guys.”
@byalexcoffey.bsky.social introduced us to Allison Stoutland, the Mama Bear to @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social offensive line:
While Philadelphia was smothered this summer by triple-digit heat and the stench of a garbage strike, a team of armed crooks began stalking and robbing armored trucks across the city. A look at the heists, and the crew’s abrupt arrest earlier this month:
Members of Philadelphia’s powerful police union are accusing its leaders of financial mismanagement. We dug through hundreds of pages of tax records and found plenty of questions about the union’s network of nonprofits: share.inquirer.com/XGgC8w
“For Dick Allen,” said Fletcher, “his experience at Little Rock, Arkansas, was his superhero origin story, just like the planet Krypton for Superman.”
Great read from @lochlahn.bsky.social:
A walk-off Phillies win is a good excuse to read @byalexcoffey.bsky.social’s thoughtful feature on the team’s Hot Pants Patrol, and the sisterhood its members formed in the 1970s and 80s:
This is a enormous loss for the Inquirer and Philadelphia. @helenubinas.bsky.social pushed the city — its elected leaders, its community groups, its journalists — to better serve residents who needed the most and asked for the least: gun violence survivors and homicide victims’ relatives.
This week, I wrote about camp girls.
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“We lost him,” he told me. “We lost our light.”
Heartbreaking column from @notesfromhel.bsky.social, who has written for years about Azir Harris, his family, and the long, endless toll of gun violence in Philadelphia:
Recent E.P.A. news releases and newsletters have echoed some of President Trump’s comments on the environment, the letter said, citing agency statements describing coal as “beautiful” and “clean.” Coal is the dirtiest of the fossil fuels and is a significant source of greenhouse gases.
“Although Parker cannot increase her own salary, she has doled out substantial pay raises to her closest advisers — far beyond what DC 33 is seeking for workers who earn an average annual wage of $46,000.”
@ryanbriggs.bsky.social & Sean Walsh:
“The word HOMICIDE was stripped across the room’s pebbled-glass door, but Steindler didn’t think anything of it, didn’t see the straight line linking those three things: the word and the woman and her father.”
Jesús Luzardo mid-pitch. He’s in pinstripes.
Jesús Luzardo allowed:
- 20 earned runs in 2 starts
- 21 earned runs in his other 14 starts
it shouldn't be a radical position to believe that the average worker deserves to have a job, not just extra special influencer types www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/m...
The suspect police encountered at the home of Hortman, the lawmaker who was killed, was wearing a vest, taser, and badge, impersonating a police officer, according to Chief Mark Bruley of the Brooklyn Park Police. “No question, if they were in this room, you would assume they were a police officer.”
“Internal 82nd Airborne Division communications reviewed by Military.com reveal a tightly orchestrated effort to curate the optics of Trump's recent visit, including handpicking soldiers for the audience based on political leanings and physical appearance.”
From @militarydotcom.bsky.social:
From @sprtswtr.bsky.social:
Will Lincoln Financial Field have an ICE presence at Monday’s Club World Cup game? www.inquirer.com/soccer/club-...
Did not expect to run across the phrase “sumptuous gambling casino” this week. Excellent work Gelb
“I think R.F.K. Jr is a conspiracy theorist, and that’s what this document is about,” said Dr. Paul Offit, who serves as an adviser to the Food and Drug Administration.
The 88-year-old Holocaust survivor who was burned in the Boulder attack has a message for America: "We are better than this."
@willbunch.bsky.social on the looming existential crisis that we’re not paying enough attention to:
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Page One in Des Moines.
@jemsinger.bsky.social
