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Archives: Articles

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin speaks during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Friday, Feb. 19, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

US bombs facilities in Syria used by Iran-backed militia

The Syria attack did not appear to signal an intention to widen U.S. military involvement in the region but rather to demonstrate a will to defend U.S. troops in Iraq.

6 hours ago

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., walks on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Money

Parliamentarian: COVID-19 bill must lose minimum wage hike

It will force Democrats to make politically painful choices about what to do next on the federal minimum wage, which has long caused internal party rifts.

7 hours ago

(Tim Tai/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Levine questioned on missing Pa. nursing home data in federal confirmation hearing

Former Health Secretary Rachel Levine’s explanation for the issues did not match previous reporting by Spotlight PA.

8 hours ago

An artist's rendering of the proposed King of Prussia rail line station at Mall Boulevard. (Courtesy of SEPTA)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

SEPTA to use COVID relief funds to move ahead with King of Prussia rail line

The $2 billion rail line would connect KOP to University City and Center City, creating a trifecta of the largest employment hubs in the region.

8 hours ago

Pat Moore, with the Chester County, Pa., Health Department, fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Chesco says it could inoculate 33,000 people a week. It just needs the vaccines

Because of supply issues, the county has administered more than 18,400 first doses and more than 9,000 second doses to date.

9 hours ago

Families stand in line at Philadelphia School District headquarters to pick up Chromebooks ahead of the start of the school year in September 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Return to in-person school in Philly delayed again, mediation results expected Monday

The weeks-long conflict between the School District of Philadelphia and its teachers union is said to be nearing a conclusion.

9 hours ago

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., center, speaks about the Congress Equality Act, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, with from left, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Sen. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Pelosi, Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & Policy

House votes to expand legal safeguards for LGBTQ people

The Equality Act amends existing civil rights law to explicitly include sexual orientation and gender identification as protected characteristics.

10 hours ago

People with appointments wait in line at Philadelphia's first standing city-run COVID-19 vaccination clinic, which opened at the Martin Luther King Jr. Older Adult Center on Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health

Philly’s vaccine supply flowing to some wealthy suburbs 4 times faster than many city neighborhoods

Residents of dozens of suburban ZIP codes are being vaccinated using city supply at rates almost four times that of the least vaccinated areas of Philadelphia.

10 hours ago

Construction work approaches 4th Street in September 1965. On the lower right, St. Paul's Catholic Church narrowly avoided the path of the interstate. (Courtesy of Delaware Public Archives)
Urban Planning

As major I-95 construction starts in Wilmington, a look back at the road that split the city

Drivers in and around Wilmington will face plenty of backups, but that pales to the disruption the highway caused in city neighborhoods when it was first built.

11 hours ago

Customers place their orders at the Wawa at 6th and Chestnut streets. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Proposed settlement could give Wawa shoppers affected by data breach up to $500

A 2019 data breach in Wawa’s payment processors could have compromised up to 30 million card payment records. Now, shoppers may get compensation.

11 hours ago

New Jersey’s long-term care sector was an infection hotspot early on in the COVID-19 pandemic. (Rido81 / BigStock)
Health

Nursing homes in some N.J. counties can soon resume in-person visits

Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli announced that visitation will only restart in counties with less serious coronavirus infection rates.

13 hours ago

Mr. Potato Head Celebrates a Birthday in Lima, Peru. (Wikimedia Commons)
Community

A mister no more: Mr. Potato Head goes gender neutral

Hasbro, the company that makes the potato-shaped plastic toy, is giving the spud a gender neutral new name: Potato Head. The change will appear on boxes this year.

13 hours ago

The Delaware River seen here from the Lordville–Equinunk Bridge in Wayne County, Pa. It forms the border between Pennsylvania and New York. Shale gas deposits lie beneath areas of northeast Pennsylvania and southern New York. The DRBC voted to permanently ban fracking in the region. (Matt Smith/WHYY)
Science

Delaware River Basin Commission votes to ban fracking in the watershed

All four basin states — Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Delaware — supported the ban, citing scientific evidence the practice harms drinking water.

13 hours ago

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters on the South Lawn
Courts & Law

Manhattan prosecutor gets Trump tax records after long fight

The Manhattan district attorney’s office enforced a subpoena on Trump’s accounting firm within hours of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Monday.

16 hours ago

Contaminated soil (Dumelow from Wikimedia Commons
Money
NJ Spotlight

N.J. entices developers with loans, tax credits to remake brownfield sites

Money is designed to recycle industrial locations for new uses.

19 hours ago

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  • People with appointments wait in line at Philadelphia's first standing city-run COVID-19 vaccination clinic, which opened at the Martin Luther King Jr. Older Adult Center on Cecil B. Moore Avenue, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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    Philly’s vaccine supply flowing to some wealthy suburbs 4 times faster than many city neighborhoods

  • The Delaware River seen here from the Lordville–Equinunk Bridge in Wayne County, Pa. It forms the border between Pennsylvania and New York. Shale gas deposits lie beneath areas of northeast Pennsylvania and southern New York. The DRBC voted to permanently ban fracking in the region. (Matt Smith/WHYY)
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