Maggie Morris addresses friends and fans of her husband, longtime piano player David Morris, at Piero's Monkey Room Lounge on Monday. Morris died last month at the age of 66 after a career that included playing in a South Philly band with Chubby Checker (pictured at left). Always dapper in a tuxedo or derby hat, Morris played spent most of the last 20 years playing at Kiefer's atop the Carriage House, Cafe Michelle on Sahara, the Ipanema Lounge at the Rio, Ichabod's, Play It Again Sam and Piero's, where he spent the last eight years. Lou Rawls once told a friend, after hearing Morris sing, "He does me better than I do me." (Norm Clarke photo)
The University of Southern California’s president called recent controversies roiling the campus over the Israel-Hamas war “incredibly difficult for all of us.”
By Michael Casey and James Pollard The Associated Press
As some students protesting the Israel-Hamas war at U.S. college campuses vowed to keep their demonstrations going, some universities moved to shut down encampments.
Students in Paris inspired by Gaza solidarity encampments at campuses in the United States peacefully evacuated a campus building at a prestigious French university.
U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against staffers from the U.N. relief agency for Palestinians who Israel claims were involved in the Oct. 7 attack.
By Samy Magdy and David Rising The Associated Press
Hamas said Saturday that it was reviewing a new Israeli proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, as Egypt intensified efforts to broker a deal to end the months-long war.
Maggie Morris addresses friends and fans of her husband, longtime piano player David Morris, at Piero's Monkey Room Lounge on Monday. Morris died last month at the age of 66 after a career that included playing in a South Philly band with Chubby Checker (pictured at left). Always dapper in a tuxedo or derby hat, Morris played spent most of the last 20 years playing at Kiefer's atop the Carriage House, Cafe Michelle on Sahara, the Ipanema Lounge at the Rio, Ichabod's, Play It Again Sam and Piero's, where he spent the last eight years. Lou Rawls once told a friend, after hearing Morris sing, "He does me better than I do me." (Norm Clarke photo)
