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Edna Evans, 88, gets a COVID-19 vaccination at the Liacouras Center at a vaccine clinic organized by the Black Doctors Consortium.
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

How can we tweak the vaccines?

Add more boosters? Redesign to anticipate new variants? Researchers are evaluating possibilities for improvement.

4 years ago

Linda Shockley (right) and Stanley Conaway Jr. protest outside. Linda holds a sign that says,
Community

Lawnside residents concerned about development that’s paving over history

Some longtime residents of the historically Black borough in Camden County are concerned that development is coming at a cost of the town’s history.

4 years ago

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Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Politics & Policy

Bill would nearly double property tax credit for Delaware residents 65 and over

The rebate was cut from $500 to $400 five years ago when state revenues were lagging. Now, with the treasury flush, a bill would increase it to $750.

4 years ago

Extensions from the 25th Street Viaduct hang over sidewalks
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Nearly 7 years after promised repairs, neighborhood patience wears thin over crumbling railroad viaduct

The city’s Law Department is weighing its options on speeding up repairs, but a City Council member wants action sooner.

4 years ago

Krystal Guerra, 32, poses for a picture outside her apartment, which she has to leave after her new landlord gave her less than a month's notice that her rent would go up by 26%, Saturday, Feb. 12, 2022, in the Coral Way neighborhood of Miami. Guerra, who works in marketing while also pursuing a degree part-time, had already been spending nearly 50% of her monthly income on rent prior to the increase. Unable to afford a comparable apartment in the area as rents throughout the city have risen dramatically, Guerra is putting many of her belongings into storage and moving in with her boyfriend and his daughter for the time being. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Community

Rents reach ‘insane’ levels across U.S. with no end in sight

In the 50 largest U.S. metro areas, median rent rose an astounding 19.3% from December 2020 to December 2021.

4 years ago

Bridgewater Commons Mall
Courts & Law

Teen in mall fight faults cops for handcuffing Black youth

A New Jersey teen involved in a mall fight says police were wrong to treat him differently than the other youth involved in the altercation, who is Black.

4 years ago

Delaware bird rescue temporarily closes after bird tests positive for contagious disease. (6abc)
Community
6abc

Delaware bird rescue temporarily closes after bird tests positive for contagious disease

Tri-State Bird Rescue and Research is now in quarantine.

4 years ago

FILE - Supreme Court Associate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor poses for a photo in 1982. O'Connor joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation's first female justice. (AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

Being the first: What it’s like to make Supreme Court history

Sandra Day O'Connor was nervous when she joined the Supreme Court in 1981 as the nation's first female justice.

4 years ago

Hold For Use With Michael Melia Story Slugged Schools Teaching Race—In this Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, photograph, Alexis Knox-Miller, equity director for the Colorado Springs, Colo., school system, is shown in the board room in the district’s main office on the north side of Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Education

Some school systems pause diversity programs amid pushback

Conservative takeovers of local school boards have already altered lessons on race and social injustice in many classrooms.

4 years ago

Queen Elizabeth II speaks at Windsor Castle
Health

Queen Elizabeth II tests positive for COVID; mild symptoms

The palace said the queen would continue with “light” duties at Windsor Castle over the coming week.

4 years ago

During trips to the American Southwest with his wife, Albert Barnes collected Pueblo pottery and textiles.His collection is displayed with other traditional and modern works in the Barnes exhibit, ''Water, Wind, Breath: Southwest Native Art in Community.'' (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Barnes Foundation spotlights its Native American collection for the first time

90 years ago Albert Barnes collected 239 pieces of Pueblo and Diné (Navajo) artwork. They have never taken center stage until now.

4 years ago

A closeup of a health worker wearing a face mask, scrubs, and gloves
Health

How nurses can be at the forefront of battling pandemic misinformation

Experts at Penn say nurses can play a major role by offering access to and helping patients understand accurate health care information.

4 years ago

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Weather
6abc

Nearly 600 PECO customers without power after snow squall, strong winds impact region

Experts say it's important for homeowners to monitor the trees surrounding their homes.

4 years ago

Brandon Brown moves his helmet after a NASCAR Xfinity Series auto race practice Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
Politics & Policy

NASCAR driver Brandon Brown caught in unwinnable culture war

The 28-year-old Brown unwittingly became entangled in this debacle when he won his first career NASCAR race in October in Alabama.

4 years ago

Father Roman Pitula of the Philadelphia Ukrainian Catholic Church, standing near a candle the church lit to pray for Ukraine
Community

‘Obviously, we hope for peace’: Philadelphia’s Ukrainians watch Russia’s actions anxiously

Many worry about relatives living in Ukraine, and the country from which their families emigrated.

4 years ago

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