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An armed man stands by the remains of a Russian military vehicle in Bucha, close to the capital Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, March 1, 2022. Russia on Tuesday stepped up shelling of Kharkiv, Ukraine's second-largest city, pounding civilian targets there. Casualties mounted and reports emerged that more than 70 Ukrainian soldiers were killed after Russian artillery recently hit a military base in Okhtyrka, a city between Kharkiv and Kyiv, the capital.
Politics & Policy

Russian forces escalate attacks on Ukraine’s civilian areas

Ukraine’s president accused Moscow of a blatant campaign of terror and vowed: “Nobody will forgive. Nobody will forget.”

4 years ago

File photo: Military personnel stand at attention during Veterans Day ceremonies at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial cemetery, in Wrightstown, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Community

N.J. veterans want better mental health services for ‘other-than-honorable’ discharges

New Jersey veterans joined state senators, medical experts, and former Governor Jim McGreevey, calling for benefits for vets with service related trauma.

4 years ago

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC, on March 1, 2022
Politics & Policy

President Biden vows to check Russian aggression, fight inflation in his first State of the Union address

The president is aiming to lead the country out of the pandemic and reboot his stalled domestic agenda as well as confront Russia’s aggression.

4 years ago

Community Conversations
Community

Critical race theory: A Bridging Blocks community conversation

Leading experts on law, race, government, and education debunk the myths and hysteria surrounding critical race theory and provide clarity on its role in society.

4 years ago

Baseball fan Noah McMurrain of Boynton Beach, Fla., stands outside Roger Dean Stadium as Major League Baseball negotiations continue in an attempt to reach an agreement to salvage a March 31 start to the regular season, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, in Jupiter, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Community

MLB cancels opening day, sides fail to reach lockout deal

Players have repeatedly cautioned that significant differences remained in key economic areas, and MLB’s proposal did not close that gap in their eyes.

4 years ago

Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center nurse Maggie Bass holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Pfizer shots protect kids from severe COVID even in omicron

Pediatricians say the back-and-forth results may seem confusing but that parents need to understand the shots are still the best way to prevent serious illness.

4 years ago

File photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground, plays with an official match ball for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup received from FIFA President Gianni Infantino, after their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Nov. 25, 2016. (Alexei Druzhinin, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP, File)
Politics & Policy

Russia excluded from more sports as sanctions mount

Russia was barred from competing in international ice skating, skiing, track, basketball and some tennis events a day after being kicked out of soccer competitions and hockey.

4 years ago

Police officers patrol Market Street in Wilmington
Courts & Law

Wilmington police officer indicted for two alleged assaults and trying to cover them up

The investigation into former Patrolman Samuel Waters stemmed from a videotaped encounter inside a Southbridge store that went viral on social media.

4 years ago

Homes are pictured across from Fairmount Park
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly’s rent relief program gets new funding. It won’t last long

The money is expected to last two weeks and help hundreds of households.

4 years ago

Community members hold signs calling for a safer Washington Avenue
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Washington Avenue planning chaos ends with city choosing hybrid design

The city’s final design to narrow a busy section of Washington Avenue will be a mix of three, four, and five lanes.

4 years ago

File photo: Many trees were felled as part of the restoration and renovation of the Cobbs Creek golf course and community engagement center, as seen on Feb. 27, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Alarms raised after hundreds of trees removed from city-owned Cobbs Creek Golf Course

A nonprofit promises to restore the public golf course to its historic design, but park users and flood advocates are crying foul over the removal of trees.

4 years ago

Mail ballots for the 2020 General Election
Politics & Policy

Facing inaction from the state, Philly politicians are trying new ways to avoid election drama

Philly election officials can only do so much to make elections work without state help. Two of those things: ballot drop boxes and better poll worker pay.

4 years ago

A Philadelphia Phillies fan arrives for a spring training exhibition baseball game between the Phillies and the Toronto Blue Jays in Clearwater, Fla., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Community

Phillies fans who booked trips to Clearwater for Spring Training frustrated by MLB lockout

Phillies fans traveling to Clearwater, FL for Spring Training are frustrated by the MLB’s lockout and cancellation of games.

4 years ago

A view of the central square following shelling of the City Hall building in Kharkiv
Community

Russian forces step up attacks on Ukraine’s civilian areas

Russian forces shelled Ukraine's second-largest city on Monday, rocking a residential neighborhood, and closed in on the capital, Kyiv.

4 years ago

Brooklyn Nets forward Ben Simmons sits on the bench during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Community

Simmons not practicing, making game in Philadelphia unlikely

His back began bothering him as he tried to increase his workload, and Nash said Monday before the Nets played Toronto that Simmons is unlikely to practice this week.

4 years ago

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