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This July 18, 2018, photo shows a display of back to school backpacks in a Target store in Pittsburgh. (Gene J. Puskar / The Associated Press)
Politics & Policy

Who benefits from N.J.’s back-to-school sales tax holiday?

New Jersey officials tout that a sales tax holiday for back-to-school will benefit families. Experts are slightly more muted on how it will play out in practice.

4 years ago

Karli Miller (Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania 2020), Domonique Howell (Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania 2022 1st Runner Up) , Anomie Fatale (me/Ms. Wheelchair Pennsylvania USA 2022), and Tony Brooks (of ADAPT). (Courtesy of Anomie Fatale)
Community

Disability Pride 2022: A community reunited at last!

This year’s Disability Pride event not only celebrated disability identities but was a celebration of life and survival after pandemic separation.

4 years ago

Pro-union pins sit on display
Politics & Policy

Labor solidarity ‘brewing’ in Philly as workers organize for better wages, benefits

Five Philly Starbucks have voted to form unions in a town with a long history of labor organizing. It’s happening for a reason, write Paul Prescod and Daisy Confoy.

4 years ago

Josh Shapiro addresses a crowd of hundreds of people, rallying in defense of abortion rights at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center on June 25, 2022. (Emily Rizzo/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Democratic candidate Josh Shapiro rallies for abortion rights in Philly, as Pa. governor’s race stakes heighten

Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro, the Democratic nominee for Pa. governor, rallied in defense of abortion rights at the National Constitution Center on Saturday.

4 years ago

Women ride a scooter through Kyiv's Maidan Square, past sandbags that spell out 'HELP,' and flags displayed from around the world, in Ukraine, Saturday, June 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
Politics & Policy

Russia fires missiles across Ukraine, cements gains in east

The bombardment preceded a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko.

4 years ago

FIFA President Gianni Infantino answers questions during a 2026 soccer World Cup news conference Thursday, June 16, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Noah K. Murray)
Arts & Entertainment

Group asks for living wages, labor rights for 2026 FIFA World Cup

There’s a push for the cities awarded games to commit to livable wages, and equitable hiring and worker protection.

4 years ago

File photo: Fireworks erupt over the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia area July 4th fireworks list for 2022

Many July 4th fireworks celebrations are back this year! Check out our list to see where they are happening in your neighborhood.

4 years ago

A medical staff member prepares a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Pfizer says tweaked COVID-19 shots boost omicron protection

Saturday's announcement comes just days before regulators debate whether to offer Americans updated booster shots this fall.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden signs into law S. 2938, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act gun safety bill, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Saturday, June 25, 2022. First lady Jill Biden looks on at right. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
Politics & Policy

Biden signs landmark gun measure, says ‘lives will be saved’

The House gave final approval Friday, following Senate passage Thursday, and Biden acted just before leaving Washington for two world leader summits in Europe.

4 years ago

Police stand guard outside a bar in central Oslo, early Saturday. Norwegian police say two people have been killed and several injured in a mass shooting. (Javad Parsa/AP)
Community

Gunman kills 2 during Oslo Pride festival; terror suspected

A gunman opened fire in Oslo’s night-life district in what police are investigating as a possible terrorist attack.

4 years ago

Mural Arts’ Cesar Viveros (right), worked with the North Philadelphia community to create a bus wrap celebrating La Guagua 47 Community Film and Arts Project on June 24, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Community

New community film project aims to share the ‘power and magic’ of Philly Latinos

La Guagua 47 is a new art and film project from Alba Martínez celebrating Philadelphia’s Latino community and SEPTA’s 47 bus route.

4 years ago

Carmen Khan sits in the middle of the audience seats of a theater, with her arm stretched out over the chair next to her.
Arts & Entertainment

Take two: Professional theater returns to West Chester

The Uptown! is shifting from presenting theater to creating theater, making it one of only two professional production companies in all of Chester County.

4 years ago

Emotional onlookers thank protesters marching down Market Street in support of abortion rights on June 24, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘Good to scream in the wind’: Hundreds of Philadelphians take to streets to blast Roe v. Wade overturn

Hundreds of abortion access supporters gathered at Philadelphia City Hall to stand up for reproductive freedom, and human rights more broadly.

4 years ago

A Ukrainian serviceman looks at the ruins of the sports complex of the National Technical University in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Friday, June 24, 2022, damaged during a night shelling. The building received significant damage. A fire broke out in one part but firefighters managed to put it out. (AP Photo/Andrii Marienko)
Politics & Policy

Ukrainian army leaving battered city for fortified positions

The industrial city of Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment.

4 years ago

A pedestrian passes the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Money

Stocks rally, driving Wall Street to a rare winning week

Stocks rallied on Wall Street Friday, sending the S&P 500 up 3.1% for its best gain in two years.

4 years ago

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