Michael Tanenbaum
Michael Tanenbaum is a senior staff writer for PhillyVoice.com, with interests ranging from technology and behavioral health to local community initiatives and cultural life. Michael has written for the Argentina Independent and Bespoke Magazine and previously served as a news editor for Xfinity.com before joining PhillyVoice. He received his B.A. in The Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University.
January 11, 2021
Universities
Penn professor under fire for giving Nazi salute during virtual conference
Robert Schuyler, an anthropology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, gave a Nazi salute and shouted "Seig Heil to you" during a virtual conference of the Society for Historical Archaeology on Jan. 6, 2021. Schuyler could face discipline for the incident, which occurred after a disagreement with another speaker in the virtual conference.January 11, 2021
Government
Biden nominates La Salle alum Bill Burns as next CIA director
Veteran U.S. diplomat William Burns has been nominated by President-elect Joe Biden as the next director of the CIA. Burns, an alumnus of La Salle University in Philadelphia, was formerly deputy secretary of state during the Obama administration and most recently served as head of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.January 11, 2021
Eagles
Eagles Twitter reacts to firing of head coach Doug Pederson
Doug Pederson is officially out as head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles, ending a five-year run that peaked with a victory in Super Bowl LII and ended with a disastrous 4-11-1 record in 2020. His tenure was capped by the humiliation of an overt tank-job in his final game.January 8, 2021
Business
Wawa opening first Pa. drive-thru location in Bucks County on Friday
Wawa's first standalone drive-thru location in Pennsylvania opened Friday in Falls Township, Bucks County, at 549 West Trenton Avenue. The company opened a New Jersey drive-thru store last month in Westhampton Township, Burlington County.January 8, 2021
Politics
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman mulling U.S. Senate run in 2022
Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman is exploring a run for the U.S. Senate in 2022, targeting the seat that will be vacated after GOP Sen. Pat Toomey announced that he will not seek a third term in office.January 8, 2021
Investigations
Ex-patient charged in killing of Bucks County chiropractor
Joseph O'Boyle, 22, was charged with homicide and related offenses in the Nov. 2, 2020 death of 64-year-old James Sowa, a Bensalem chiropractor who had previously treated the defendant at his home office.January 8, 2021
Police
U.S. Capitol Police identify New Jersey native as officer who died in D.C. riot
U.S. Capitol Police officer Brian D. Sicknick died Wednesday after physically engaging with rioters in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Sicknick, from East Brunswick, New Jersey, was a veteran who joined the USCP in 2008. Authorities are investigation Sicknick's death as a homicide.January 7, 2021
Government
New Jersey Rep. Andy Kim joined late night cleanup efforts at U.S. Capitol
Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim, who represents New Jersey's Third District, remained at the U.S. Capitol after Wednesday's insurrection to help clean-up crews. Kim called the building "our home" and said he believes the Capitol is the country's most beautiful building.January 7, 2021
Fishing
Maryland angler beats Pennsylvania man's record for largest flathead catfish
Maryland fisherman Joshua Dixon, 34, caught a 57-pound, 50-inch long flathead catfish on Dec. 27 near the Lapidium Boat Ramp on the Susquehanna River. The catch topped two fish caught in Pennsylvania over the last two years as Dixon became the first state record holder for the invasive catfish.January 7, 2021
Lottery
$1 million Powerball ticket, $3 million scratch-off sold in Montgomery, Chester counties
A $1 million Powerball ticket was sold at a gas station in Wynnewood, Montgomery County, on Jan. 6, 2021. And in Chester County, a Pennsylvania Lottery scratch-off ticket worth $3 million was sold this week at a gas station in Thorndale. The current Powerball jackpot has climbed to $470 million ahead of the next drawing on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021.Just In
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