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File photo: Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference about the ''Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act'' on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 26, 2020. Emmett Till, pictured at right, was a 14-year-old African-American who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, after being accused of offending a white woman in her family's grocery store. Congress has given final approval to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S.
Courts & Law

Emmett Till relatives seek renewed probe of 1955 lynching

Family members told a news conference in Jackson, Mississippi, that authorities have known for decades that Carolyn Bryant Donham played a key role in Till’s slaying.

4 years ago

File photo: This file photo made July 19, 2002, shows the Johnson & Johnson corporate headquarters in New Brunswick, N.J. (AP Photo/Daniel Hulshizer, File)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey set to receive $641 million opioid settlement from J&J and others

The settlement stems from a 2018 lawsuit over deceptive marketing of an opioid product. The money will be split between state, county, and local governments.

4 years ago

File photo: People attend the Women's March ATX rally, Oct., 2, 2021, at the Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Stephen Spillman, File)
Courts & Law

Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’

Texas abortion providers say their best hope of stopping the nation’s most restrictive abortion law is all but over.

4 years ago

Superintendent William Hite greets students while wearing a face mask
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philadelphia school board names 3 finalists for next superintendent

The final candidates are school leaders from Baltimore, North Carolina, and Illinois.

4 years ago

Immigration reform activists wait for President Biden across the street from the Hilton Philadelphia, where he addressed the House Democratic Caucus. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

‘There should not be forgiveness’: immigrant advocates protest ‘false promises’ during Biden visit

Biden’s visit to Philly on Friday drew dozens of protesters, who say the President has broken his promises on immigration reform.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured at dusk in May 2020.
Community

‘Significant increase’ in Philly’s domestic violence, especially involving guns

Domestic assaults with guns have almost doubled over the last five years. Philadelphia City Council heard from victims and others about how to work on the issue.

4 years ago

Person holds a sign that reads,
Politics & Policy

PUC approves PECO natural gas project for neighborhood business area of Marple Twp.

The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission granted PECO special exceptions to the neighborhood zoning code, clearing the way for construction.

4 years ago

A closeup of Delaware's General Assembly seal
Politics & Policy

Recreational marijuana bill defeated in Delaware House

Another year, another defeat for recreational marijuana. House lawmakers were unable to get the needed votes to advance the legalization measure.

4 years ago

A man walks with a bicycle in a street damaged by shelling in Mariupol
Community

Russian strikes hit western Ukraine as offensive widens

The new airstrikes in western Ukraine were likely a message from Russia that no area was safe.

4 years ago

Anna Gardner (middle) held up by Alika (left) and Vika Gadliya (right) following a tournament in Zagreb
Community

South Jersey women’s hockey team raising money to assist fellow players in Ukraine

The New Jersey Jaguars, a women’s rec hockey team from Mt. Laurel, is raising money to support Ukrainian players, whom they befriended four years ago.

4 years ago

Electric vehicles wind around a 50,000-square-foot track
Community

Excitement, but also ‘range anxiety,’ over electric vehicles at Philly Auto Show

As gas prices hit record highs, visitors are testing electric vehicles at the Philly Auto Show. But worries persist over where drivers will be able to charge them up.

4 years ago

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney speaks with members of the media during a news conference
Education

Rowan University launches public policy center named for Steve Sweeney

The new Steve Sweeney Center for Public Policy at Rowan University is billed as bringing pragmatic solutions to New Jersey issues.

4 years ago

Playwright and director Bilal Islam watches a rehearsal of Childhoodslost Chronicles. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

New Philly play shows gun violence through the eyes of teenagers

The new play “Childhoodslost Chronicles” features teenage actors, showing gun violence through their eyes. It runs this weekend at the Arts Bank on South Broad Street.

4 years ago

Students change classes at a public school in Pennsylvania. (Jessica Kourkounis for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

A ‘catastrophic failure’ or ‘above the constitutional threshold’? Pa.’s school funding trial comes to a close

After seven years of waiting and months of oral arguments, the first phase of this historic trial ended Thursday.

4 years ago

Actor Jussie Smollett appears with his attorneys at his sentencing hearing Thursday, March 10, 2022 at the Leighton Criminal Court Building. (Brian Cassella/Pool/Chicago Tribune)
Courts & Law

Jussie Smollett sentenced to 150 days in jail in fake attack

Jussie Smollett has been sentenced to 150 days in jail for lying to police in a racist and homophobic attack that he staged himself.

4 years ago

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