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

Tech stocks sink again, Nasdaq has worst month since 2008

The Nasdaq fell 4% for the second time this week and finished April down 13.3%, its biggest monthly loss since 2008.

4 years ago

A sepia-toned photograph shows an older man standing with a young boy in front of a fountain.
Community

An Ephrata church that became a haven for USSR refugees decades ago now plans to help fleeing Ukrainians

Ilya Tlumach was 7 when he arrived in Lancaster County in 1989 from western Ukraine. His family was fleeing religious persecution under the former Soviet Union.

4 years ago

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File photo: Students from W. B. Saul High School and Samuel Gompers Elementary School helped the PA Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and Philadelphia’s Parks and Recreation plant black gum trees on the Belmont Plateau on Arbor Day, April 29, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

On Arbor Day, iconic Philly tree replaced with three new ones

On Friday – Arbor Day – groups of students helped plant the new trees, which in time may grow to be 80 feet tall.

4 years ago

Former Tennis player Boris Becker arrives at Southwark Crown Court for sentencing in London, Friday, April 29, 2022. Becker was found guilty earlier of dodging his obligation to disclose financial information to settle his debts
Courts & Law

Former tennis star Boris Becker gets 2 1/2 years in prison for bankruptcy offenses

The three-time Wimbledon champion was found to have transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars after his June 2017 bankruptcy from his business account to other accounts.

4 years ago

The Family Law Center in Pittsburgh is seen on Wednesday, March 16, 2022.
Politics & Policy

An algorithm that screens for child neglect raises concerns

The AP identified several concerns about the technology, including questions about its reliability and its potential to harden racial disparities in the child welfare system.

4 years ago

A silhouette of a health worker administering a COVID-19 vaccine
Health

FDA sets June meetings on COVID vaccines for youngest kids

The meeting announcement follows months of frustration from families impatient for a chance to vaccinate their little children.

4 years ago

Bright flames are visible in a building that is partially destroyed.
Community

Relatives: Former U.S. Marine killed fighting in Ukraine

According to relatives, a former U.S. Marine has been killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in what’s the first known death of a U.S. citizen fighting in Ukraine.

4 years ago

Clean-up crews work at the explosion site in Kyiv, Ukraine on Friday, April 29, 2022. Russia struck the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv shortly after a meeting between President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday evening.
Community

Ukraine slams Kyiv attack amid new Mariupol rescue effort

Ukraine’s leader has accused Russia of trying to humiliate the United Nations by raining missiles on Kyiv during a visit by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.

4 years ago

Gilda (Raven McMillan) pleads with her father, Rigoletto (Anthony Clark Evans), who confines her to the house under the watch of a housekeeper. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

After 942 days, Opera Philadelphia returns to the Academy of Music

Canceled during the pandemic as a super-spreader event, now live opera comes back to the Academy of Music with a dark production of "Rigoletto."

4 years ago

Listen 2:08
A closeup of wetlands in New Jersey
Science

Wading through muddy wetlands, N.J. conservationists seek to find — and protect — endangered bog turtles

Conservationists from the New Jersey Audubon Society have worked for nearly a decade to track and conserve the endangered bog turtle.

4 years ago

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Eric Holte (left) learns to fix his bike with volunteer Michael Benko
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Forget YouTube,’ this Philly shop teaches cyclists how to repair their own bikes

West Philly’s Neighborhood Bike Works teaches cyclists how to fix up their own bike through a DIY repair program called Bike Church.

4 years ago

Listen 2:02
A close-up of a New Jersey State Police Officer's uniform
Politics & Policy

N.J. advocates urge close look at state police culture before more troopers are added

Citing a history of racial discrimination, advocates say the Murphy administration should hear their concerns before adding more state troopers.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid in action during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Indiana Pacers, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Arts & Entertainment

Embiid scores 33 points, 76ers finish off Raptors in Game 6

Philadelphia will face Miami in the second round.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Council President Darrell Clarke and other members of City Council announce that city-owned vacant lots at the corner of 55th and Poplar streets will be home to 41 affordable housing units as part of the city's Turn The Key program to promote home ownership. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly housing program pairs first-time buyers with 1,000 affordable homes

The “Turn the Key” program will offer homes to income-eligible residents on a rolling basis. Construction is slated to start soon.

4 years ago

 Temple University Professor Sara Goldrick-Rab. (Sara Goldrick-Rab via Wikimedia Commons)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Prominent Temple professor who founded Hope Center placed on administrative leave

Sara Goldrick-Rab is a leading voice on college affordability. The university is reviewing complaints about her leadership.

4 years ago

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