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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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Community
6abc

National Weather Service confirms a tornado touched down, caused damage in Bucks County

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down Thursday night in Bucks County.

4 years ago

People celebrate, raising their fists in the air.
Community

Amazon workers in NYC vote to unionize, a first for company

Amazon workers in Staten Island, New York, voted to unionize on Friday, marking the first successful U.S. organizing effort in the retail giant’s history.

4 years ago

Sidewalks are shown on a block with rowhomes that are slanted and cracked.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

City nears settlement with disability rights advocates in suit over sidewalks

The city of Philadelphia and advocates report “significant progress” toward settling a suit that claims city sidewalks violate the Americans With Disabilities Act.

4 years ago

Close-up of a red sign that reads
Money

U.S. added 431,000 jobs in March in sign of economic health

The government’s report showed that last month’s job growth helped shrink the unemployment rate to 3.6%. That’s the lowest rate since the pandemic erupted two years ago.

4 years ago

Dr. Tony Watlington sits at a table, with school board officials behind him
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly school board names Tony Watlington as new superintendent

Watlington will take over for William Hite at the end of the academic year.

4 years ago

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy speaks in front of an American flag.
Health

Murphy addresses his health after contracting COVID, says he ‘feels fine’

The governor’s office announced Murphy’s positive test Thursday afternoon and said he was asymptomatic.

4 years ago

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