President Obama: ‘Tell Vick to slide’

Shortly after President Obama spoke at his own fundraising event on Monday he decided to talk a little football with Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha...

'Black Madam' charged in buttocks injection death

Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A U.S. woman accused of performing illegal buttocks-enhancing procedures faces a murder charge after a tourist from London died from a silicone injection, police said Tuesday...

Global Fusion Festival unites cultural groups across Philadelphia

Similoluwa Ojurongbe

theGRIO REPORT - This past weekend Global Fusion Festival (GFF) in Philadelphia tried to bring together as many cultural groups represented in Philadelphia as they could fit together...

Will and Jaden Smith promote non-violence in Philly

theGrio

Will and Jaden Smith will show their support for an end to violence by attending Charlie Mack's Party 4 Peace Celebrity Weekend in Philadelphia...

Security increased at movies following shootings

Mich Stacy, Associated Press

(AP) - Some theaters and police around the U.S. stepped up security at daytime showings of the new Batman movie Friday after the massacre in Colorado...

With July 4 over, Philly turns attention to Jay-Z

Kathy Matheson, Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Now that the city has cleaned up from its massive July 4th concert, officials are turning their attention to the next big outdoor show: Jay-Z's 'Made In America' festival over Labor Day weekend...

Michael Vick weds longtime girlfriend

theGrio

PHILADELPHIA - Eagles quarterback Michael Vick married the mother of his children, North Philly girl Kijafa Frink, in Miami over the weekend...

Gunman in shootout hangs himself in jail

simioju

Police arrested Shekinah Williams, 28, in connection to a shoot out in Philadelphia that left 45-year-old mother, Clarice Douglas, caught in the crossfire...