philadelphia

Philadelphia police detective Matt Payne gets entangled with three complicated cases, including the search for a killer who years ago mummified his girlfriend and fled the country, and is now sending Payne taunting postcards.

Private investigator Dave Garrett tries to solve the murder of Emily Voss who was killed before her apartment was ravaged in a fire.

An play-by-play analysis of the 1997 rematch played between chess champion Garry Kasparov and IBM's chess program Deep Blue, with diagrams, tips, and explanations of the strategies that were employed.

Traces the history of an old house built in Philadelphia in 1772.

Discusses the case of Mohamed Ghorab, an imam at an obscure Philadelphia mosque, who was arrested and deported without evidence following 9/11. The devastation to his community and family, and the threat to American civil liberties was not examined until prize-winning reporter Stephen Salisbury began to do research into the story.

Rose Dugan starts receiving death threats demanding that her husband puts a stop to his plans to install a water filtration system in Philadelphia's reservoir, but after a murder takes place, Rose decides to track down the culprit.

After a brutal crime is committed, Special Operations detective Matt Payne and his colleagues must track down a key piece of evidence before things become worse. To add to the mayhem, Matt is also involved in the ongoing investigation into a squad of corrupt cops (Mystery/Detective).

Traces the history of Independence Hall, the Philadelphia landmark that played a role in the American Revolution, and discusses its significance to the people of the United States.

Recounts the voyage of an eighteenth-century French aeronaut by hot air balloon from Philadelphia to Woodbury, New Jersey, in 1793.

Chris Coste shares the story of his life, discussing how he nurtured his childhood dream of playing major-league baseball over the course of eleven years in the minors before finally being called up by the Philadelphia Phillies in May 2006, and discusses his rookie season as a catcher, played at the age of thirty-three.