Manufacturing in the Philadelphia region waned unexpectedly in January, according to Bloomberg news. “The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s general economic index dropped to minus 5.8 from 4.6 in December.”
Philadelphia police say that a 9 year-old girl told school officials that she was the victim of an attempted abduction to avoid getting in trouble for tardiness, reports Philly.com.
Hip Hop recording artist Meek Mill is suing the Philadelphia police, reports BET. The Philly native filed a lawsuit naming Philadelphia Officers Andre Boyer and Michael Varga as defendants, alleging false imprisonment, invasion of privacy, civil rights violations and other charges.