A 14-year-old boy has been charged with armed robbery, attempted rape, kidnapping and other offenses in connection with the alleged assault of a 16-year-old girl in South Philadelphia, police said.

The boy, whose name was withheld because of his age, was apprehended at a relative's home about 3 a.m. Saturday, investigators with the Special Victims Unit said.

The Philadelphia Eagles better hope Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars isn't close in the fourth quarter.

Looking to shake their propensity for losing close games, the Eagles host the Jaguars in an interconference game.

The Eagles' three losses this season all have come on the game's final play, including in each of the last two weeks on field goals as time expired. Their four wins have been by double digits.

Incumbent Democrat U.S. Representative Allyson Schwartz is running for a second term in the 13th District against Republican Raj Peter Bhakta.

The 13th District includes Northeast Philadelphia and the majority of Montgomery County.

Friday night the two candidates presented their views at Foulkeways‚ a retirement community in Lower Gwynedd.

Schwartz spoke first with Bhakta presenting second; the candidates were on the stage one at a time.

Each had five minutes to give an opening statement‚ about a half hour to answer the same questions from the audience‚ and five minutes to close.

He crept up behind his prey, in one instance wielding a pocket knife and in the other possibly a gun, cops said.

He then robbed his unsuspecting victims, sexually assaulted one and tried to sexually assault the other.

Cops say this sleazy thug may be only 16 years old.

Brady Quinn enjoyed an afternoon that would have satisfied almost every quarterback in the nation, especially one with a shot at winning the Heisman Trophy.

Quinn accounted for four touchdowns and No. 11 Notre Dame amassed a season-high 471 yards Saturday in a 38-14 victory over Navy, the Fighting Irish's 43rd consecutive win in the series.

With a drenching rain, gusting winds and lowly Buffalo visiting town, it was the perfect time for Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan to sit one out.

In his place, more mobile -- and healthier -- backup Chris Crane slopped through Buffalo-like weather on Saturday to run for two touchdowns and throw for another while leading No. 18 Boston College to a 41-0 victory over the Bulls.

Tony Hunt ran for 142 yards and Penn State earned its first shutout in four years with a 12-0 win over Purdue on Saturday.

Hunt scored the game's only touchdown in the fourth quarter and helped the Nittany Lions respond to coach Joe Paterno's criticism after they gained just 40 yards rushing the previous week against Illinois. Penn State (6-3, 4-2) held the ball for 35 minutes and finished with 422 total yards.

Now Raj is a neighborhood guy from N.E. Philly and aside from being on "The Apprentice" he's famous for the whole bow tie thing. His opponent is a bigtime liberal Allyson Schwartz. She's done nothing while presiding over the demise of N.E. Philadelphia, one of the last nice places to live in this city. So on election day we all need to get out there and vote. It's never been more important folks.

David Anthony Sanders walked out of a West Philly watering hole Sunday, took a few steps into the brisk autumn night and was promptly blasted by a barrage of bullets.

An unknown triggerman opened fire on Sanders, a single father with five young kids. When the smoke cleared, cops said, Sanders' body had been riddled with 14 entrance and exit wounds.

An hour after he crumpled to the cold, hard street, Sanders, 31, died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

Sanders' children, who enjoyed the luxury of having a dad who cared for them around the clock, are now faced with growing up fatherless. His mother has the grim task today of burying her second-youngest child. And homicide detectives are once again trying to solve a senseless slaying without the aid of witnesses who are willing to come forward.

Raj Peter Bhakta, 30, describes himself as a "Theodore Roosevelt Republican" who cares about the environment.

In an interview last week, Bhakta said he intends to "shake things up" in Washington. His own party has lost its direction, he said, and he intends to restore it.

"The Republican Party has lost its commitment to small government and clean government," he said. "I seek to recommit that. The Democrats are no better. It's just been the party of 'no.' That's not good enough.

How did a 92-year-old man end up dead with a knife stuck in his chest inside a Rhawnhurst old- folks home yesterday?

Police didn't have the answer to the mystery last night, and it seemed no one else did either.

A home-health-care worker found the bloodstained resident on the floor of his ninth-floor apartment in the Samuel Tabas House on Strahle Street near Horrocks at about 9:30 a.m., police said.

The unidentified man had at least one gash in his chest and two small wounds on his body, police said.

Philadelphia police are investigating a fatal shooting early this morning that left a South Philadelphia man dead.

Antonio Johnson, 19, of the 600 block of Jackson Street, was found about 2:30 a.m. in the 700 block of Cantrell Street, several blocks from his home, police said. He had gunshot wounds to the chest.

Johnson was pronounced dead at the scene by medics a short time later. Police said they had no suspects or motive. Police are asking that anyone with information about the shooting contact homicide investigators at 215-696-3334.

Philadelphia police are hunting for two gunmen involved in separate Frankford shootings early Sunday morning that claimed the life of one man and injured two other people.

The fatal incident occurred shortly after 2 a.m. on the 2000 block of Margaret St. According to police, an unknown suspect shot 27-year-old Anthony Nelson, of nearby Orthodox Street, numerous times in the torso during an argument.

A 27-year-old woman who accompanied Nelson was also shot. Her identity has not been released. She was wounded in the shoulder and listed in stable condition at Hahnemann University Hospital.

About one hour earlier, on the 1300 block of Unity St., a 17-year-old male was wounded critically outside of a sweet sixteen party at the Unity Club.

Investigators believe that the victim, whose identity was not released because he is a minor, may not have been the intended target, but instead was struck while intervening in an incident involving his cousin, said Capt. Jack McGinnis of Northeast Detectives.

The gunfire erupted at 12:59 a.m. as people gathered outside the club. The shooter may have attended the party earlier in the night before he was ejected following a dispute, McGinnis said.

The victim was wounded once in the stomach and admitted in critical condition to Frankford Hospital-Torresdale, where he underwent emergency surgery.

The Philadelphia Police Department’s Northeast Detectives Division has released its latest monthly Five Most Wanted list. The suspects named on the wanted list include:

Davoev Amza, 27, address unknown, for attempted murder and related charges.

On Sept. 11, 2005, at about 12:30 a.m., Amza allegedly stabbed another man twice in the stomach outside of the Paradise restaurant, 8336 Bustleton Ave. According to the victim and a witness, the suspect was arguing with another man, when the victim approached them and intervened. The suspect then allegedly turned on the victim.

Amza is considered armed and dangerous. He is white, 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.

Timothy Devlin, 27, of the 8000 block of Fairview St., for multiple counts of robbery, theft, assault, unlawful restraint and related crimes.

On Dec. 29, 2004, at about 2:20 a.m., Devlin allegedly robbed the 7-Eleven store at 7901 Frankford Ave. using an unknown object in his jacket pocket to simulate a weapon. Devlin allegedly forced a cashier to the rear of the store, emptied the register and fled southbound on Frankford Avenue.

On Aug. 15, 2005, Devlin allegedly robbed the 7-Eleven at 6919 Torresdale Ave. at knifepoint. He took about $200 and fled on a bicycle northbound on Torresdale Avenue, police said.

Devlin is considered armed and dangerous. He is white, 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 165 pounds. He has red or auburn hair and blue eyes.

Terry Tajiddin Mott III, 28, of the 1600 block of Titan St., for attempted murder, assault, weapons crimes and related offenses.

On July 3, 2005, at about 8:30 p.m., Mott allegedly shot his brother in the foot as the men were riding in a car on the 2100 block of Wakeling St.

Mott is considered armed and dangerous. He is black. No further physical description is available.

William Richardson, 30, of the 1900 block of E. Willard St., for burglary, criminal trespass, criminal mischief, terroristic threats, assault and related offenses.

On Sept. 1, at about 8:35 a.m., Richardson allegedly broke into the Oxford Circle home of an ex-girlfriend and her current boyfriend and assaulted both of them, as well as a neighbor who attempted to aid the two other victims. The suspect fled the area in a white car driven by an unknown person.

Richardson is white, 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 210 pounds. He has brown hair, hazel eyes and tattoos on his right forearm and left wrist.

Jennifer Robertson, 28, address unknown, for robbery and two bench warrants.

On June 4 at about 9 p.m., Robertson allegedly exited a vehicle on the 3700 block of Mechanicsville Place, approached a female pedestrian and, after asking to borrow a cell telephone, snatched the victim’s purse. The suspect then fled in the vehicle, which was driven by an unknown male.

Robertson is white, 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 135 pounds. She has red or auburn hair and green eyes.