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File photo: Penn Wood High School in the William Penn district. (Emily Cohen for NewWorks)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

‘There should be no underdogs in the education system’: Pa. students reflect on school funding trial

A trial over how Pennsylvania funds its schools is wrapping up in Commonwealth Court. Students from one of the plaintiff districts hope it leads to change.

4 years ago

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File photo: Serbia’s Novak Djokovic wears a face mask as he listens to the national anthems prior to a Davis Cup group F match between Serbia and Austria in Innsbruck, Austria, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. (Photo/Michael Probst)
Health

Unvaccinated Djokovic says he is out of Indian Wells, Miami

The 20-time Grand Slam champion tweeted Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control “confirmed the regulations won’t be changing so I won’t be able to play in the U.S.”

4 years ago

Voters leave an early voting poll site, Feb. 14, 2022, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Politics & Policy

Texas flagged 27,000 mail ballots for rejection in primary

The preliminary figures provide the latest picture of how new election rules rushed into place by Republicans made it harder to vote for thousands of voters in both parties.

4 years ago

Standing in front of the flags of New Jersey, and Ukraine, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during his budget address in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Politics & Policy

Murphy signs law prohibiting N.J. business dealings with Russia’s government

The law allows the state to create a list of New Jersey businesses that do business with the Russian and Belarusian governments.

4 years ago

The exterior of Brandywine Hospital
Health

Canyon Atlantic drops lawsuit with Tower Health, ending a renewed bid to acquire Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals

The prospective buyer of the shuttered Chester County hospitals has ended a new bid to purchase and reopen them.

4 years ago

File photo: Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores stands on the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Courts & Law

Brian Flores wants lawsuit against NFL heard in court

Flores’ lawyer sent a letter to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday, urging him to turn down Miami’s request and have the case settled in court.

4 years ago

A person wearing a face mask walks in Philadelphia
Community

‘Mad or nah?’: Mixed reactions to Philly dropping indoor mask mandate

P.O.C., a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how everyday people are reacting to the end of the mask mandate.

4 years ago

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, of Calif., speaks to the media, Thursday, March 3, 2022, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics & Policy

Dems set for House approval of Ukraine aid, drop COVID funds

The money covers the U.S. costs of sending troops and weapons to Eastern Europe and equipping allied forces there in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion.

4 years ago

Al’s Heart Warming Center in Pottstown, Pa. will have to close its doors April 1. (Pottstown Lift)
Community

Another Montco shelter is set to close. Advocates for the center in Pottstown hope to start anew

Al’s Heart Warming Center, which has 36 beds for men and women experiencing homelessness, was denied approval to continue operation.

4 years ago

A car burns at the side of the damaged by shelling maternity hospital
Community

Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital; 17 reported hurt

The attack comes amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn.

4 years ago

A voter lines up in a polling place to cast a ballot for the 2020 general election in the United States, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Springfield, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Dems formally launch early, aggressive national campaign effort in Pennsylvania

With Pa. the “epicenter of the political world” in 2022, Dems are trying to counter their disadvantages with aggressive gov. and U.S. Sen. campaigns.

4 years ago

Saint Aubyn (left), portraying the older Lloyd Price in ''Personality,'' rehearses a scene with Little Richard, portrayed by Miles Boone (right)
Arts & Entertainment

An American story: The life of R&B singer Lloyd Price premieres at People’s Light

Better known by his songs "Personality," "Stagger Lee," "Lawdy Miss Clawdy," R&B singer Lloyd Price did not live to see the musical about his life.

4 years ago

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Mckayla Warwick looks over her shoulder
Community

False promises? Recipients of Philly’s gun violence grants are still spending their own money

Philadelphia has set aside funding for community groups combating gun violence. But nonprofit leaders say actually getting the money has been a challenge.

4 years ago

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In 2005, Philadelphia became the first major city in the United States to require an African American history course as a graduation requirement. (Alexandre da Veiga for Chalkbeat)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philadelphia is updating its mandated African American history course

As controversy swirls in the U.S. over how schools teach about race, the district is refocusing the class on "intellectual genealogy."

4 years ago

Jefferson coach Herb Magee speaks with his team during an NCAA college basketball game against USciences, Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, in Philadelphia. Thomas Jefferson University coach Herb Magee has retired after a Hall of Fame career. Magee went 1,144-450 in 54 seasons at Thomas Jefferson University.
Education

Shot Doc is out: Magee retires after 1,144 wins in Philly

Thomas Jefferson University coach Herb Magee has retired after a Hall of Fame career. He went 1,144-450 in 54 seasons at the Philadelphia school.

4 years ago

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