Facebook To Launch Social Media Resource For The Unemployed
The number of newly unemployed dropped again last week to 403,000 people, providing cautious optimism that the economy might be improving slightly.
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The number of newly unemployed dropped again last week to 403,000 people, providing cautious optimism that the economy might be improving slightly.
A Pennsylvania man on trial for allegedly having threatened on the Internet to carry out "the most heinous school shooting ever imagined" says his wife's adultery prompted his online rants.
In the study, overweight students were split into three groups: a control group, one that received weight loss information on Facebook, and a third that received the Facebook posts plus encouraging daily text messages.
The Independence Hall Tea Party Association says the group has created a coalition it calls Liberate Philadelphia/Liberate America. And, it started a Facebook page to try to sort out the truth.
Philadelphia police commissioner Charles Ramsey was host for the event, sponsored by a Washington, DC-based police research group and paid for by the US Justice Department's community policing office.
Facebook has a unique way of uniting people, whether it's those who live around the corner from one another and don't know it or assisted those who have long since moved from the Philadelphia area in the process of reconnecting with old friends.
Those pictures on Facebook could be providing a window into people's lives.
Facebook isn't finished with its design overhaul. At a conference in San Francisco, the site's CEO unveiled sweeping changes that are coming soon to your profile.
A sophomore whose Facebook status post was "Feel Like Murdering Someone" and three others who allegedly chatted about how to attack a western Pennsylvania high school with chain saws, hatchets and explosives have been charged with conspiracy, making bomb threats and other charges.
With SoundCloud you can record your own music and post it for free on Facebook, Twitter and Foursquare.
The premise of Google+ is pretty much the same as Facebook - add friends, post pictures, tell people what you're up to. But the big difference with Google+ is that you can categorize your friends.
Social media is the go-to place to keep in touch with family and friends. Now there's a Facebook-like site designed to help people cope with cancer.
Chris reviews the Ames Iowa Straw Poll. He discusses what comes next for the candidates with Jeff Roe and Michael Bronstein on the Monday Morning Matchup and gets the latest of the Phillies with Manager Charlie Manuel.
With Rockmelt you can access all your news feeds in one app, saving time for more important things.
A memorial softball game was played in the Fishtown section of the city Friday night to honor Michael Strange, one of the Navy Seals killed when a helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan one week ago.
There is a very interesting new report in the New England Journal of Medicine which talks about social media being used to help in health care during the most critical times one can think of - during man made and natural disasters.
Your face says a lot about you, but could just one look (with the help of advancing technology) let others in on way too much?
Social media helps facilitate health care during disasters.
The mayor took his message to church - Mount Carmel Baptist in West Philadelphia.
After speaking to the owner of Aloha Travel on Bristol Pike, Bensalem police say they are ending their investigation into the agency and a series of complaints against it that were posted online.
If your so-called friends on other social networks are out of control, Path lets you whittle it down.
Bensalem police say they are looking for the owner of a local travel agency after receiving several complaints from people who say the payments they made to the agency never went toward the booking of their vacation.
This Saturday's cleanup efforts are in advance of a Memorial Day service to honor the 10 Black Civil War soldiers who are buried at Locust Hill Cemetery.
CBS News Philadelphia got a behind-the-scenes look at how the Linc has transformed into a soccer pitch for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
Ten people are facing charges following the takedown of a major Pennsylvania-based drug trafficking ring, authorities said.
Officers in Philadelphia say they seized tens of thousands of potentially dangerous pills that were all on their way to Georgia.
This Saturday's cleanup efforts are in advance of a Memorial Day service to honor the 10 Black Civil War soldiers who are buried at Locust Hill Cemetery.
CBS News Philadelphia got a behind-the-scenes look at how the Linc has transformed into a soccer pitch for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
Ten people are facing charges following the takedown of a major Pennsylvania-based drug trafficking ring, authorities said.
An estimated 200,000 people are expected to attend the 108th PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.
CBS News Philadelphia got a behind-the-scenes look at how the Linc has transformed into a soccer pitch for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
Financial experts warn there are common mistakes that can make dealing with your debt even more difficult.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
A memorial bench honoring the late Philadelphia radio host Pierre Robert is set to be dedicated in Rittenhouse Square on May 31.
This Saturday's cleanup efforts are in advance of a Memorial Day service to honor the 10 Black Civil War soldiers who are buried at Locust Hill Cemetery.
Two men are facing charges after over 260 pounds of meth were seized by law enforcement in New Jersey in April, the largest meth bust in state history.
A New Jersey community is taking extra precautions for a carnival after disorder at other recent events in the area.
The Gloucester County community is rallying around a family after they lost their 7-year-old son, who was hit and killed by a school bus.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
A Delaware man is in custody after he barricaded himself and started a fire inside a Wawa store on Limestone Road, police say.
A New Castle County, Delaware, refinery is starting repairs that could increase its sulfur dioxide emissions levels past permitted limits.
At 108 years old, Susan Young Browne still exercises, drives and visits the Dover, Delaware, senior center she's been a member of for more than 50 years.
Delaware State University students are taking off from Chandelle Airport in Dover as they work to become future Army aviators.
Crews were called out to the 2000 block of North Harrison Street for a reported blaze at a three-story building.
The head of the World Health Organization says "our work is not over" to contain hantavirus after evacuations from a cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak of the illness.
Doctors in New Jersey say an illness known as CHS that affects cannabis users is on the rise.
An American on the repatriation flight began showing symptoms of hantavirus and another "tested mildly PCR positive for the Andes virus," the Department of Health and Human Services says.
More than 100 people from a cruise ship dealing with an outbreak of the rare and deadly hantavirus are set to be disembarked.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has activated its 24/7 emergency center in Atlanta to monitor the recent deadly hantavirus outbreak onboard the MV Hondius.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
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Gas prices are climbing, putting a strain on the transportation industry and its workers in the Philadelphia area.
FIFA officials have canceled hundreds of hotel rooms in Philadelphia previously booked for this summer.
A Delaware woman died in a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 in South Philadelphia Tuesday night while her 4-year-old daughter was in the backseat, state police said.
A serious crash in Hainesport, New Jersey, forced Route 38 to close Thursday night.
The ramp from Front Street to northbound I-95 and the ramp from southbound I-95 to Front Street will reopen the afternoon of May 8 until the morning of May 11.
Breeze Airways launched its first flights out of Atlantic City International Airport just days after Spirit Airlines shut down suddenly.
The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines is having an outsized impact on Atlantic City International Airport, where the budget carrier accounted for about 75% of all flights.
CBS News Philadelphia got a behind-the-scenes look at how the Linc has transformed into a soccer pitch for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Delco native Braden Shattuck's caddy, Beau Riviere, is quite the golfer himself. Here's the story behind how they met.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars will meet at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Week 5 of the 2026 season.
Charle Young, an All-Pro tight end who helped the San Francisco 49ers win their first Super Bowl title, has died.
Rory McIlroy is dealing with blister issues under his right pinky toe ahead of the PGA Championship at Aronimink Golf Club.
Uzo Aduba and Darren Criss announced the 2026 Tony nominees for select categories on "CBS Mornings" on Tuesday.
If you dine out in Philadelphia during the 2026 FIFA World Cup events, you could end up paying more.
Call Your Mother, a Washington D.C. based bagel and deli chain, now has the keys to Metropolitan's Rittenhouse Square location.
The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm's length.
The "Dog Days Are Over" for the Flyers, but their return to the playoffs comes at the cost of the Florence + the Machine concert.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is less than a month away, and Philadelphia is one of the host cities for the biggest sporting event on the planet. CBS News Philadelphia's Krystle Rich got a first look at the transformation.
Golfer Jim Furyk, a West Chester native and Sixers fan, said Philadelphia sports fans are "passionate either way" as the PGA Championship comes to Delaware County.
Delaware County native Braden Shattuck qualified for his third PGA Championship late last month, and he's sharing this dream with his young caddy. CBS News Philadelphia's Nikki DeMentri has Beau Riviere's story.
Before the May 19 Pennsylvania primary for the commonwealth's 3rd Congressional District, tax attorney Shaun Griffith sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder to give his pitch to voters. Griffith is one of four candidates running to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.
Before the May 19 Pennsylvania primary for the commonwealth's 3rd Congressional District, Dr. Ala Stanford sat down with CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder to give his pitch to voters. Stanford is one of four candidates running to replace the retiring U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans.