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A close-up of a New Jersey State Police Officer's uniform
Politics & Policy

New Jersey lawmakers introduce legislation to create law enforcement licensure program

Lawmakers in New Jersey announced legislation that would make the state one of more than 40 with a licensure or decertification program for police.

27 mins ago

Chandler Jones, right, 26, from Baltimore County who will graduate this spring from the University of Baltimore School of Law, participates in a pro-choice rally in Baltimore, Saturday, May 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Community

With Roe in doubt, some fear tech surveillance of pregnancy

Companies that collect data from digital clues people leave online often know their most sensitive health info — gleaned from web searches, health apps and location trackers.

1 hour ago

Travelers wearing face masks at PHL Airport
Health

Officials say more areas of U.S. may see mask recommendations

Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the CDC that call for masking and other precautions.

2 hours ago

FILE  - Former members and members of the U.S. Women's National soccer team, from left,  Briana Scurry, Margaret 'Midge' Purce, Kelley O'Hara, Julie Foudy, and Cindy Parlow Cone, President of U.S. Soccer, pose for a photo with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., before an event to celebrate Equal Pay Day and Women's History Month in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, March 15, 2022, in Washington. The U.S. Soccer Federation reached milestone agreements to pay its men's and women's teams equally, making the American national governing body the first in the sport to promise both sexes matching money. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Community

U.S. Soccer equalizes pay in milestone with women, men

Led by Alex Morgan and Megan Rapinoe, American women long have pressed for gender equity.

4 hours ago

The Upper side of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary. (Courtesy of St. Charles Borromeo Seminary)
Community

Senior living, hotel to replace St. Charles Borromeo Seminary

Main Line Health plans to redevelop a 73-acre seminary in Wynnewood to build a health and wellness campus over the next 10 to 12 years.

9 hours ago

The building will become a center for diversity, inclusion and social equity. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Now a historic site, Hockessin’s former segregated school celebrated on Brown v. Board of Education Day

The brick building was once a one-room schoolhouse, and the only one local Black students could attend. Now it’s part of the National Park Service.

10 hours ago

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South Carolina head coach Dawn Staley reacts while cutting the net following a college basketball game against Creighton in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Sunday, March 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
Arts & Entertainment

Coach Dawn Staley accepts WHYY’s Lifelong Learning Award

The celebrated basketball coach’s conversation with Terry Gross at the virtual event explored Staley’s struggles to achieve her dream of staying in the game for life.

10 hours ago

David McCormick (left) and Mehmet Oz, Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. (Matt Rourke and Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

U.S. Senate primary for the GOP still undecided; expected outcomes elsewhere

In pivotal Pa. primary, big wins for John Fetterman in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate and Doug Mastriano in the GOP gubernatorial race.

13 hours ago

Mehmet Oz, a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, speaks to supporters at a primary night election gathering in Newtown, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Politics & Policy

Oz campaign supporters put victory hopes on hold as vote count tightens

As the votes were counted in the Pa. GOP Senate primary, Mehmet Oz supporters watched the race tighten into a virtual tie — with a recount upcoming.

14 hours ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol in winter
Politics & Policy

2022 Pa. state House and state Senate primary election results

Pennsylvanians have cast their votes and the results are coming in. Here are the results of the contested races for seats at the Capitol in Harrisburg.

15 hours ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Austin Davis speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

Davis wins Democratic primary for lieutenant governor

Voters on Tuesday selected state Rep. Austin Davis to be the Democrats' candidate for lieutenant governor in the fall election.

16 hours ago

Pennsylvania candidate for governor, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks after receiving endorsements from environmental advocates at the Morris Arboretum in Philadelphia, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Politics & Policy

Shapiro wins Dem primary for Pa. governor

Shapiro was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. The incumbent, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, is term-limited.

18 hours ago

Parks on Tap at Paine's Park in 2016 (Albert Yee for Philadelphia Parks and Recreation)
Community

Parks on Tap returns to Philly parks for the summer season

Parks on Tap, a series of pop-up beer gardens that go across the city, is back this summer. Part of the sales benefit city parks.

20 hours ago

The daughters of Ruth Whitfield, a victim of shooting at a supermarket, Angela Crawley (left) and Robin Harris, hold hands during a news conference in Buffalo, N.Y., Monday, May 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Community

After Buffalo shooting, mental health professionals advise taking a break from the news. For Black Americans, that’s easier said than done

The exposure to racist acts of gun violence is a mental health concern, local mental health professionals say.

21 hours ago

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Politics & Policy

2022 Pennsylvania primary election results

Polls are now closed. We’ll have all of the results live as they come in.

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