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Car crash on snowy highway is shown.
Community

Official: 4 men, 2 women died in I-81 crash of 80 vehicles

Authorities say the six people killed during an 80-vehicle pileup on a Pennsylvania interstate during a snow squall earlier this week included four men and two women.

4 years ago

Villanova head coach Jay Wright and Kansas head coach Bill Self (Gene J. Puskar and Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)
Arts & Entertainment

Villanova-Kansas renew high-stakes history at Final Four

The college basketball powers have become regular NCAA Tournament dates over the years, and their latest their high-stakes showdown comes Saturday night.

4 years ago

South Carolina's Aliyah Boston and UConn's Paige Bueckers (Eric Gay/AP Photo)
Arts & Entertainment

UConn-South Carolina title tilt packs plenty of star power

Women’s college basketball gets the greats of the game together on the biggest stage as consistently as any sport. This South Carolina-UConn matchup is no different.

4 years ago

Anti tank mines are displayed on a bridge in Bucha, in the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 2, 2022. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd)
Politics & Policy

Ukrainian forces retake areas near Kyiv amid fear of traps

Ukraine and its Western allies on Saturday reported mounting evidence of Russia withdrawing its forces from around Kyiv and building up troop strength in eastern Ukraine.

4 years ago

Frank Machos playing the saxophone
Arts & Entertainment

Rehearsing Philadelphia asks: How can we be together, now?

Ari Benjamin Meyers' city-wide public performance project involving over 200 local collaborators asks: How can we be together, now?

4 years ago

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Traffic jams are a daily hassle on the stretch of Delaware 1 near Christiana Mall (at right on map) but there are plans to widen the roadway and improve exits. (State of Delaware)
Politics & Policy

Federal dollars to help Delaware ease traffic congestion around Christiana Mall

The $160 million stems from the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill. Part of the funds will help alleviate flooding in low-lying areas such as Bowers Beach.

4 years ago

File photo: City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Kenyatta Johnson’s wife takes center stage as prosecutors wrap second week of bribery trial

Prosecutors say Dawn Chavous’ consulting firm was used to conceal payments to her husband. And that she did little work for the nonprofit.

4 years ago

Jada Pinkett Smith, left, and Will Smith arrive at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif. The stunning physical altercation between actor Will Smith and comedian Chris Rock at the 94th Academy Awards on Sunday has sparked debate about the appropriate ways for Black men to publicly defend Black women against humiliation and abuse
Arts & Entertainment

Will Smith resigns from film academy over Chris Rock slap

Smith’s resignation came two days after the academy met to initiate disciplinary proceedings against Smith for violations against the group’s standards of conduct.

4 years ago

Pedestrians wearing protective masks walk along Broadway in the SoHo district of New York City, Friday, March 4, 2022, in New York. Mayor Eric Adams announced in a morning news conference that the city will be scaling back of COVID-19 mask and vaccine mandates
Health

Number of COVID patients in U.S. hospitals reaches record low

The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months.

4 years ago

In this May 28, 2019, photo, Mark D'Amico stands during his arraignment to charges including theft by deception at Burlington County Superior Court in Mount Holly, N.J. D'Amico, who conspired with his former girlfriend to cook up a feel-good story about a helpful homeless man and then used the lie to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations online has been sentenced in federal court. D’Amico received a 27-month term on Friday, April 1, 2022
Courts & Law

N.J. man in GoFundMe scam gets 27-month federal prison sentence

Prosecutors say Mark D'Amico, his ex-girlfriend and a homeless veteran concocted a scheme about the vet giving the woman $20 when her car ran out of gas in Philadelphia.

4 years ago

The crew of the USS Delaware stand in front of a flag of the Presidental Seal while on their submarine during the dress rehearsal for the official commission ceremony for the new submarine.
Community

A rare look inside the USS Delaware, an attack submarine visiting Wilmington this week

President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden, sponsor of the ship, will speak Saturday at the commissioning ceremony delayed by the pandemic.

4 years ago

U.S. Senate candidate Rep. Conor Lamb, D-Pa. (left) and Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman (Matt Rourke and Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Lamb revives gun incident to attack Fetterman in Pa. Senate race

The accusation marks a sharp escalation in tone between candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for a critical Senate seat in the May 17 primary.

4 years ago

‘No more Zoom’: Chester County families rally against virtual school
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Chester County judge reinstates 5 previously axed West Chester school board members in mask case — for now

Despite the reinstatement, the mask case will proceed and the board members will still be required to answer the initial filing by Monday, April 4.

4 years ago

United States' Christian Pulisic, a native of Hershey, Pa., enters the field to warm up prior to a qualifying soccer match against Costa Rica for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 in San Jose, Costa Rica, Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Arts & Entertainment

USMNT to play England, Iran and possibly Ukraine at World Cup

The 15th-ranked Americans were drawn to start against the European playoff winner on Nov. 21, the tournament’s opening day in Qatar, then meet No. 5 England on Nov. 25.

4 years ago

Migrants walk along a fence at a makeshift camp that is a temporary home for hundreds of migrants hoping to seek asylum in the United States at a pedestrian crossing on Nov. 8, 2021, in Tijuana, Mexico.
Politics & Policy

COVID-19 asylum limits at U.S.-Mexico border to end May 23

The policy will end on paper April 1, but it will not take effect until May 23, to allow border officials time to prepare.

4 years ago

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