Summer Skills Prove Popular This Christmas

Summer Skills Prove Popular This Christmas Learning to surf and being able to cook the perfect barbecue were the two most popular skills given as gifts this Christmas. That’s according to a New Zealand website, www.giftofskill.co.nz , that sells gift ...

Two men arrested for Christmas Day murder in Cheltenham

COURTHOUSE — A 24-year-old Philadelphia man was arrested for allegedly shooting and killing his ex-girlfriend’s current boyfriend in Cheltenham on Christmas Day, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. A second Philadelphia man was also arrested for murder conspiracy in the fatal shooting.

Cheltenham murder suspects held over for trial

A Philadelphia man accused of murdering a romantic rival on Christmas day at a Cheltenham home will go to trial on first- and third-degree murder and related charges, with his alleged co-conspirator being tried for conspiring to commit the murder.

Valentine's Day — the perfect holiday for one

Valentine's Day is coming up, and once again, you may be wondering how to deal with it in Japan. If you're a guy, it's easy: Do nothing at all and be showered with chocolates from girls. If you're a girl? No chocolate for you! But wait. We're smarter than that. And no, we don't hold out for the illusory "White Day" when men are supposed to return a gift to the ladies they received chocolate from ...

COMMENTARY: Disaster volunteers as Filipino of the Year 2011

Were an artist to piece together a collage of the names and faces of the rescuers, relief workers, volunteers and donors who stood and delivered during and in the aftermath of Tropical Storm "Sendong" and other calamities in 2011, the resulting artwork would look, without doubt, lit from within.