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Students with Acting Without Boundaries on stage
Arts & Entertainment

At a Bryn Mawr theater program, actors with disabilities tell their stories ‘without boundaries’

Parents of participants say afterschool program has helped their children connect to others like them and feel empowered in a creative atmosphere.

6 months ago

During the MOVE bombing in Philadelphia on May 13, 1985, a Pennsylvania State Police helicopter, flown by Philadelphia Police Department aviators, was used to drop an explosive device on the MOVE house.
Community

Editor’s Note: WHYY News uncovers exclusive source and new insight on MOVE bombing 40th anniversary

On that fateful day, a helicopter pilot urged the city, "you don't have to drop the bomb" on MOVE’s West Philly home. His warning went unheard, until now.

6 months ago

A woman from Northern Gaza is shown on a projector screen giving a thumbs up in front of a crowd
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia organizers host people’s tribunal on war crimes in Gaza

Fridays at Fetterman’s, a group which holds weekly peace vigils for Gaza outside of Senator John Fetterman’s Philadelphia office, co-sponsored the event Saturday.

6 months ago

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A braider picks up pieces of synthetic braiding hair
Money

The Black hair industry imports products from China. Here’s what tariffs mean for braids and wigs

Stylists are considering raising their prices while the the U.S. and China negotiate new trade agreements.

6 months ago

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Community

Why is news important? WHYY News is heading to a Trenton intermediate school to teach a media literacy class

A class of New Jersey fifth graders will explore the world of news during a course about news gathering, story ideation and storyboarding.

6 months ago

Oliver Christian speaks with Lauren Swartz and another person
Money

New British trade leader stops in Philadelphia to boost international ties

There’s already overlap in the pharmaceutical industry between the U.K. and Pennsylvania, but details in Trump’s trade deal with the island still need to be hashed out.

6 months ago

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A stuffed Cookie Monster is seated in a control room at the Arizona PBS offices
Courts & Law

PBS suing Trump administration over defunding, three days after NPR filed similar case

The lawsuits were filed on similar grounds, saying Trump's complaint that public media is biased against conservatives represents viewpoint discrimination.

6 months ago

A building with Temple's logo is visible
Community
6abc

License plate reading tech at Temple University helps police catch suspected serial burglar

Temple says it's the first university police department in Pennsylvania to use this license plate reading system.

6 months ago

The rotunda at New Jersey's statehouse
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers consider bill that’s designed to help older adults during a natural disaster or emergency

A New Jersey Senate committee has approved a bill to create emergency registries, to let older adults sign up for assistance during a crisis in the county where they live.

6 months ago

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The Supreme Court of the United States
Courts & Law

Supreme Court lets Trump strip legal protections from 500,000 people, exposing more to deportation

This pushes the total number of people who could be newly exposed to deportation to nearly 1 million.

6 months ago

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Community
WESA

Blighted property database would let Pa. municipalities track owners — and fine them

Monroeville Democratic state Rep. Brandon Markosek has put forth a bill that would create a blight database managed by the state, and the measure has passed the House.

6 months ago

Color image of a gavel in a courtroom.
Courts & Law

Ex-Pennsylvania judge gets prison term for shooting and wounding her ex-boyfriend as he slept

Sonya McKnight was convicted last month on attempted homicide and aggravated assault charges.

6 months ago

Smoke billowing from the oil refinery
Science

‘Boiler failure’ at Delaware City Refinery releases toxic air pollutants

The air pollutant sulfur dioxide can make breathing harder for people with asthma. The refinery has been releasing it for several days.

6 months ago

a scene from the Giovanni's Room play being practiced
Arts & Entertainment

The first officially sanctioned stage version of James Baldwin’s ‘Giovanni’s Room’ debuts in Germantown

Philadelphia’s Quintessence Theatre has produced the only adaptation of James Baldwin’s 1956 novel approved by his estate.

6 months ago

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Eiko Otake scatters dirt over an image of her mother at Laurel Hill Cemetery for the Death and Arts Festival
Arts & Entertainment

Laurel Hill Cemetery’s weekend festival of mourning gives another face to death

The inaugural Death and Arts Festival, taking place at Philadelphia's Laurel Hill East and West cemeteries, brings together five artists who explore aging, dying and grieving.

6 months ago

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