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Police move in to clear protesters from downtown Ottawa near Parliament hill on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. Police resumed pushing back protesters on Saturday after arresting more than 100 and towing away vehicles in Canada’s besieged capital, and scores of trucks left under the pressure, raising authorities’ hopes for an end to the three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions
Politics & Policy

Canadian police clear Parliament street to end siege

With protesters in clear retreat, the end of the three-week protest against the country’s COVID-19 restrictions and the government appeared to be in sight.

4 years ago

Silver medalists Karen Chen and Nathan Chen pose for a photo after the team event in the figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Arts & Entertainment

Panel denies U.S. skaters’ appeal to get Olympic silver medals

Arbitrators have rejected a last-ditch request by American figure skaters to have their silver medals awarded before the end of the Olympics.

4 years ago

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris is welcomed on stage to speak by Munich Security Conference Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger, right, during the Munich Security Conference, Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022, in Munich. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Harris on Ukraine: World at ‘a decisive moment in history’

Vice President Kamala Harris has warned Russia that it will face “unprecedented” economic penalties if it invades Ukraine.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law
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Officials: Former principal accused of sexually assaulting student at Delco elementary school

Delaware County officials have announced the arrest of a former principal who is accused of sexually assaulting a student.

4 years ago

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora
Community

Trenton mayor hopes addressing mental health will interrupt violence

Trenton Mayor Reed Gusciora hopes addressing mental health will stem the record bloodshed in New Jersey’s capital city.

4 years ago

Norbert, the dragon from the Harry Potter world, recreated at ''Harry Potter™: The Exhibition'' at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Gryffindors and Boggarts and Quaffles, oh my!: Harry Potter launches at the Franklin Institute

Philadelphia hosts the world premiere of an immersive exhibition about Harry Potter and the entire Wizarding World.

4 years ago

Passengers wait at the Somerset Statio
Community

‘Welcome back’ discounts and new schedules address SEPTA’s COVID ridership slump

Along with some discounts, SEPTA adds service on some routes, but longer waits on others, to adjust to COVID ridership trends.

4 years ago

Penn's Lia Thomas waits to swim in a qualifying heat of the 200 yard freestyle at the Ivy League Women's Swimming and Diving Championships at Harvard University, Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Cambridge, Mass. Thomas, who is transitioning to female, is swimming for the University of Pennsylvania's women's team
Arts & Entertainment

Penn transgender swimmer Lia Thomas wins 2nd Ivy title

Thomas continued her strong showing at the Ivy League swimming championships, setting more records while claiming her second title two days.

4 years ago

People walk by the Pennsylvania Judicial Center at the state Capitol in Harrisburg.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa.’s Supreme Court justices are trying, begrudgingly, to pick a new congressional map

In a 6-hour hearing, the justices grilled a series of lawyers on the merits and drawbacks of 13 different maps submitted as possible choices.

4 years ago

Stephanie Willis (left) and Malik Ali hold hoagies inside Vittles food hall
Community

Everybody Eats Philly opens its first location, in Chester. The mission to fight food insecurity is the same

After two years of giving away food in Philadelphia and other cities, the chefs behind the project now have a home at Chester's Vittles Food Court.

4 years ago

File photo: In this Jan. 6, 2021, photo, President Donald Trump arrives to speak at a rally in Washington. A federal judge on Feb. 18, 2022, rejected efforts by the former president to toss out lawsuits filed by lawmakers and two Capitol police officers, saying in his ruling that the former president's words
Courts & Law

Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits

U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta says in his ruling that Trump’s words were “plausibly words of incitement not protected by the First Amendment.”

4 years ago

Philadelphia skyline
Courts & Law

Feds charge two Philly men in string of armed robberies at Latino businesses

The pair hit five businesses in the Feltonville and Juniata sections between Nov. 21 and Dec. 6. One business was robbed twice in two days.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 at the Shipyards in Lorain, Ohio.(
Politics & Policy

President Biden signs stopgap spending bill averting shutdown

President Joe Biden on Friday signed a bipartisan bill to extend government funding for three weeks to give Congress more time to reach a ...

4 years ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on Jan. 10, 2022. On Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced legislation aimed at letting private citizens file lawsuits to enforce a ban on assault weapons. The bill is modeled after a Texas law that lets private citizens enforce a ban on abortions once a fetal heartbeat is detected
Politics & Policy

California bill would allow citizens to enforce weapons ban

A California bill would allow private citizens to go after gun makers in the same way Texas allows them to target abortion providers.

4 years ago

Matin Fahim is pictured at his workspace
Arts & Entertainment
Love Now Media

Love sewn across generations

“I tapped into my grandmother’s energy and never looked back,” said designer Matin Fahim.

4 years ago

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