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Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni looks on during the second half of an NFL football game against the New York Jets, Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in East Rutherford, N.J.

Health

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Philadelphia Eagles’ Nick Sirianni clears NFL’s COVID protocols; will coach Sunday

The Eagles are hoping to secure a playoff spot with a strong finish to the season.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and their new dog Commander, a purebred German shepherd puppy, meet virtually with service members around the world, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, to thank them for their service and wish them a Merry Christmas

Politics & Policy

Bidens mark Christmas with holiday calls to service members

President Joe Biden marked his first Christmas in office by making calls to military service members stationed around the world, offering them holiday wishes and gratitude.

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File photo: John Godzieba, as Gen. George Washington, second right, stands in a boat during a re-enactment of Washington's daring Christmas 1776 crossing of the Delaware River in Washington Crossing, Pa., on Dec. 25, 2016. Spectators were once again being invited to gather along the Delaware River to watch an annual reenactment of George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware River on Christmas Day, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, a year after an online re-enactment was posted instead. (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

Community

Washington crossing the Delaware: Reenactment is revived

Hundreds have gathered on both sides of the Delaware River to watch an annual Christmas Day reenactment of George Washington’s 1776 crossing.

4 years ago

Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS, V, SUGA, JIN, Jung Kook, RM, Jimin, and j-hope from left to right, pose for photographers ahead of a press conference to introduce their new single

Health

3 members of K-pop sensation BTS diagnosed with COVID-19

The group’s management agency says RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday evening, and another member, Suga, tested positive on Friday.

4 years ago

In this image released by NASA, Arianespace's Ariane 5 rocket with NASA's James Webb Space Telescope onboard, lifts off Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, at Europe's Spaceport, the Guiana Space Center in Kourou, French Guiana. The $10 billion infrared observatory is intended as the successor to the aging Hubble Space Telescope

Science

Space telescope launched on daring quest to behold 1st stars

The $10 billion infrared observatory is intended as the successor to the aging Hubble Space Telescope.

4 years ago

main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021

Community

On Christmas, Pope Francis prays for pandemic’s end, peace dialogues

Amid a record-setting rise in COVID-19 cases in Italy this week, only a few thousand people flocked to a rain-soaked St. Peter’s Square for Francis’ annual Christmas address.

4 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey (0) passes the ball in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill)

Community

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Sixers guard Tyrese Maxey’s home catches fire in Voorhees: Officials

At this time, there are no reported injures, and the cause of the fire remains unknown.

4 years ago

A tropical, non-alcoholic Shirley Temple. (AP Photo/Larry Crowe)

Community

Celebrating sober: How to support non-drinkers in a boozy holiday world

As we move toward a new year and the revelry that comes with it, there is a good chance we know someone who isn’t drinking or is thinking of giving it up.

4 years ago

''Hard Candy - View from Santa’s Castle'' by John Winter. (Woodmere Museum)

Arts & Entertainment

Christmases past: Remembering the grandeur that was Wanamaker’s

The Woodmere Museum recently acquired the midcentury design concepts by John Winters, staff artist with Wanamaker’s Department Store for 25 years.

4 years ago

File photo: Supporters of Marsy's Law held signs in protest during the ACLU's press conference announcing its lawsuit. (Katie Meyer/WHYY)

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Courts & Law

Victim advocates in Pa. looking for ways to revive Marsy’s Law after court decision

Although the amendment was struck down by the courts, questions of how to balance rights for alleged victims and perpetrators of crimes could resurface.

4 years ago

This file photo from Nov. 9, 2017 shows the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house on the Penn State University main campus in State College, Pa. The former house manager of a now-defunct Penn State fraternity where a pledge fell during a night of hazing and drinking and later died has been placed on two years' probation on a hindering apprehension conviction. Braxton Becker, 23, of Niskayuna, N.Y., was also ordered to pay a $5,000 fine and do 100 hours of community service on the conviction stemming from the Feb. 2017 death of 19-year-old Timothy Piazza of Lebanon, N.J.

Education

Judge: Penn State can buy frat house where student fatally hurt

Centre County Judge Brian Marshall gave the university and the Beta Theta Pi fraternity’s national chapter six months to negotiate a deal, the Centre Daily Times reported.

4 years ago

A person wearing a face mask as a precaution against the coronavirus walks during a winter storm near the Robert Indiana sculpture

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Weather

White Christmas? Philly instead expects a wet Christmas as the planet warms

It looks like Philadelphia will not get a white Christmas tomorrow. A wet Christmas is more likely — and with climate change, this may not be a surprise.

4 years ago

First Lady Jill Biden displays a lantern made by a patient at Children's National Hospital as part of a winter craft project as she and President Joe Biden visit patients in Washington, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021.

Politics & Policy

President Biden, first lady visit hospitalized kids on Christmas Eve

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden are bringing Christmas Eve cheer to hospitalized children who aren't well enough to go home for the holidays.

4 years ago