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A protester holds up a sign that says ''Cancel Student Debt''
Politics & Policy

White House to extend student loan pause through August

Student loan payments were scheduled to resume May 1 after being halted since early in the pandemic.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks to the press on April 4, 2022.
Politics & Policy

U.S. official: U.S., allies to ban new investments in Russia

The U.S. and its European allies will impose stiff new sanctions, a U.S. official says, in retaliation for Russia’s “war crimes” in Ukraine.

5 years ago

Close-up of Elon Musk speaking at the SATELLITE Conference and Exhibition March 9, 2020 in Washington.
Money

Elon Musk joins Twitter board after amassing massive stake

Elon Musk is joining Twitter’s board of directors, one day after it was disclosed that the Tesla CEO took a 9% stake in the social media platform.

5 years ago

An illustration of a prisoner on a hospital bed in their cell
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania’s broken ‘compassionate release’ law, by the numbers

Pennsylvania’s narrow criteria for “compassionate release” has resulted in only 31 people successfully making use of the program in 13 years.

5 years ago

Penelope Scott holds a collection of family photos including one of her son, De'vazia Turner, one of the victims killed in a mass shooting, during an interview with The Associate Press in Elk Grove, Calif., Monday, April 4, 2022. Multiple people were killed and injured in the shooting a day earlier.
Community

2nd man arrested on gun charges in Sacramento mass shooting

A second suspect has been arrested in connection to the mass shooting in Sacramento that killed six people in California’s capital.

5 years ago

In this image from video provided by the Ukrainian Presidential Press Office, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks from Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, April 4, 2022.
Community

Zelenskyy at the UN accuses Russian military of war crimes

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has told the U.N. Security Council that the Russian military must be brought to justice immediately for war crimes.

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers fail to override key element of Wolf’s climate plan

Democratic lawmakers say the measure is desperately needed to act against the threat of climate change, and that it will speed up Pa.'s transition to a clean-energy future.

5 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
Politics & Policy

GOP blocks Senate COVID bill, demands votes on immigration

Republicans said they'd withhold support for the measure unless Dems agreed to vote on an amendment preventing Biden from lifting Trump-era curbs on migrants entering the U.S.

5 years ago

SEPTA turnstiles (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning
Eyes on the Street

Why not make SEPTA free — for everyone?

Ditching the high cost of a botched fare system gets us part of the way there, plus re-prioritizing $9.2 billion in anticipated federal funds.

5 years ago

Philadelphia’s Greyhound bus depot at 10th and Filbert streets
Urban Planning

NJ Transit says Greyhound ignored their concerns about new terminal reconfiguration

The bus company said it worked with Philadelphia officials in reconfiguring their terminal. But NJ Transit says it was ignored when it raised safety concerns.

5 years ago

A cashier is pictured holding a plastic shopping bag with items inside.
Politics & Policy

N.J.’s strict plastic bag ban goes into effect next month

Stores in New Jersey will be prohibited from providing single-use plastic carryout bags, paper carryout bags, and polystyrene foam containers.

5 years ago

Kenyatta Johnson at a podium.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Prosecution case winding down in federal bribery trial of Kenyatta Johnson

Prosecutors have called more than a dozen witnesses during eight days of testimony. The defense could begin its case as early as Monday.

5 years ago

Sunlight shines on the U.S. Capitol dome on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.
Politics & Policy

What do we know about Pennsylvania Senate candidates’ personal finances?

From the millionaires to the candidates just collecting a paycheck, a look at the earnings disclosures of Dems and Republicans running for U.S. Senate.

5 years ago

People wearing face masks walk through Philadelphia
Health

Philly COVID cases creep closer to levels that would trigger a return to mask requirements

As Philadelphia COVID cases are gradually climbing, city health officials warn residents to start taking precautions to prevent the virus from spreading again.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman listens at a news conference about moving the process to apply for clemency online to improve access to criminal justice and to reduce the wait by years, at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Monday, April 4, 2022.
Community

Pennsylvania aims to reduce wait for clemency by years

The process for inmates and ex-convicts in Pennsylvania to apply for clemency should go fully online by year's end in an effort to improve access.

5 years ago

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