It's certainly not the first time a "Taser event" has been controversial, but it's the first time police have Tasered a Phillies fan. In this case, what makes the event contentious is the age of the miscreant. In the 8th inning, with 44,817 fans watching at Citizens Bank Park, a 17-year-old male ran around the outfield in the eighth inning. The Phillies fan was tasered when he refused to surrender to authorities. Appearing on KYW Radio Tuesday, Police Commissioner Charles Ramsay said... Full Story

PETA is not pleased. Honestly, they have not been pleased since the Philadelphia Eagles signed Michael Vick, but as of today, he's back playing in the NFL.The opening for Michael Vick came at the expense of Donovan McNabb, who was earlier injured. While the Eagles started Kevin Kolb in his second straight start, this was the first game Vick could play in.Last week Kolb made his first NFL start, against the Saints, throwing for 391 yards, and two touchdowns. He also threw three interceptions,... Full Story

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania During the 2008 Presidential Election armed and unformed operatives of the hate group, The New Black Panther Party,deployed themselves outside of at least polling place in order to intimidate White voters. This was a clear case of overt and thuggish voter intimidation and directly violated the 1965 Voting Rights Act by scaring would-be voters with the weapon, racial epithets and military-style uniforms. The thugs were escorted away by the police and later a civil suit was brought against... Full Story

New York, USA East coast got its late winter storm this weekend which continued till today. The snow storm caused flight cancellations, school closures and commute problems.  The conditions on Monday were reported as "lowing, drifting, blizzard-like conditions". New York region already saw close to 9 inches of snow and is expected to get 5 more inches by noon today.   Weather Channel meteorologist Mark Ressler said "the storm will be over by midnight, so Tuesday will... Full Story