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Bill Freeborn (third from left) observes as Mayor Mike Purzycki talks about a Land Project in Wilmington in 2019.
Courts & Law

GOP insider ‘now a criminal’ after pleading guilty to stealing $28,000 from Wilmington housing agency he ran

The plea marks a dramatic fall for the ex-city councilman and business executive who once held a fundraiser at his home for then-President George H.W. Bush.

4 years ago

Traffic lights are out of service on a street in San Juan, Puerto Rico, early Thursday, April 7, 2022. More than a million customers in Puerto Rico remained without electricity on Thursday after a fire at a main power plant caused the biggest blackout so far this year across the U.S. territory, forcing it to cancel classes and shutter government offices.
Community

Puerto Rico struggles to emerge from outage as anger builds

Hundreds of thousands of people across Puerto Rico remain without power nearly two days after a fire at a main power plant sparked an island-wide outage.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris applaud Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as Harris speaks during an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, April 8, 2022, celebrating the confirmation of Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Politics & Policy

Cheers for Jackson who declares: ‘We’ve made it, all of us’

Jackson, at times speaking through tears as she thanked her family and mentors for their support, promised to follow in retiring Justice Breyer’s footsteps on the bench.

4 years ago

A Ukrainian serviceman walks on a destroyed Russian fighting vehicle in Bucha
Community

Missile kills at least 52 at crowded Ukrainian train station

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the horrors of people killed at close range and left on streets were worse in another town north of Kyiv.

4 years ago

The sculpture at the new Philadelphia police headquarters centers on Black history, abolitionists (Peter Crimmins / WHYY)
Community

New Philadelphia police headquarters sculpture recasts city seal with focus on Black history, abolitionists

The design for the sculpture commissioned for the new Philly police headquarters was altered following the 2020 protest over the killing of George Floyd.

4 years ago

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File photo: Tony Watlington Sr., superintendent of Rowan-Salisbury Schools in North Carolina, meets with parents and guardians at Philadelphia school district headquarters. Watlington is one of three candidates for the superintendent of schools job. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Well-liked…but is he well-tested? The backstory of Philly’s new superintendent

Philadelphia’s new school leader impressed at his old job in North Carolina. But his superintendent resume is thin. How will it translate to Philly?

4 years ago

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Workers at the Food Bank of South Jersey load food for distribution
Community

Food pantries in N.J. ‘don’t expect the demand to slow down’

Ahead of a drive-thru food distribution event in Mercer County, food bank organizers say they are still seeing high demand for services.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Defense in Johnson trial starts with tense testimony from Universal employee

Things got testy while prosecutors cross-examined Gregory Scott, a former special assistant at Universal Companies, the nonprofit at the heart of the bribery trial.

4 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden takes off his mask as he arrives to speak about the coronavirus pandemic in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Health

Appeals court OKs Biden federal employee vaccine mandate

In a 2-1 ruling Thursday, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the mandate.

4 years ago

Wilmington trash collectors will only empty these city-issued cans starting immediately. (Courtesy of City of Wilmington)
Community

Wilmington bans non-city-issued trash cans after sanitation worker injuries

After more than a dozen injuries from store bought cans, city trash collectors will no longer pick up trash in non-city-issued cans.

4 years ago

File photo: Delaware Auditor Kathy McGuiness leaves court in April with her attorney, Steve Wood.
Courts & Law

Judge hints at delay in trial of indicted Delaware auditor

Jury selection was set to start May 16 for Kathy McGuiness, who is accused of hiring her teenage daughter to a no-show job, intimidating witnesses, and theft.

4 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy gestures while standing behind a mic
Politics & Policy

N.J. Gov. Murphy starts second term with improved ratings

Murphy’s ratings hit an all-time high back in April 2020, when more than 70% of registered voters approved of the job he was doing.

4 years ago

File photo: Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Steve Wilks walks on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Cleveland. Two coaches joined Brian Flores on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in his lawsuit alleging racist hiring practices by the NFL toward coaches and general managers. The updated lawsuit in Manhattan federal court added coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton
Courts & Law

2 more Black coaches sue NFL alleging racial discrimination

The updated lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court adds coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton.

4 years ago

The American Airlines logo on top of the American Airlines Center, prior to an NHL hockey game between the Washington Capital and Dallas Stars, in Dallas, Texas on December 19, 2017. (AP Photo/ Michael Ainsworth)
Community

American Airlines will use buses for hops to Philadelphia

The airline announced a deal Thursday with a bus company that will drive passengers to and from Philadelphia and two airports that are less than 75 miles away.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference
Courts & Law

AG: Fine Trump $10K a day for failing to turn over evidence

James has said her investigation into Trump's business practices uncovered evidence he may have misstated the value of assets on financial statements for more than a decade.

4 years ago

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