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The interior of the New Jersey Senate chambers
Courts & Law

N.J. lawmakers push to make sexual extortion a crime

If enacted, the bill would make sexual extortion a third-degree crime with a penalty of five years in prison and a $15,000 fine.

5 years ago

Ruins of a water pool are seen after the Russian shelling of a shopping center in Kyiv
Community

Ukraine thwarts Russian advances; fight rages for Mariupol

The invasion has driven more than 10 million people from their homes, almost a quarter of Ukraine's population, according to the United Nations.

5 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson testifies during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing
Courts & Law

Jackson pushes back on GOP critics, defends record

Barring unexpected developments, Democrats hope to wrap up Jackson’s confirmation before Easter, though Breyer is not leaving the court until after the current session ends.

5 years ago

The exterior of a home needing repair
Politics & Policy

GOP legislators are backing Philly Dems’ housing bill. Why? Blight is a statewide issue

Several key Republicans are getting behind legislation sponsored by Philly Democrats to use surplus state funds for home repairs.

5 years ago

Azmat Husain stands at a COVID-19 testing site
Health

How one Philly testing site is navigating the loss of federal COVID funding

Congress’s decision to exclude funding for coronavirus testing, vaccine and treatment in its government spending bill goes into effect Tuesday.

5 years ago

Street work at 6th and Bainbridge streets
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Pa. legislative committee evaluates changing cap that shortchanges victims of costly water main breaks

Pennsylvania law currently puts a $500,000 limit on total damage claims per break, leaving residents, businesses, and PECO scrambling for their shares.

5 years ago

Ukrainian playwright Natal'ya Vorozhbit poses in a black shirt, in front of a brick wall.
Arts & Entertainment

Wilma Theater presents a contemporary Ukrainian play about war

The Philly theater will present Natal'ya Vorozhbit’s “Bad Roads” (2017) about the invasion of Crimea as part of a global effort to present contemporary Ukrainian plays.

5 years ago

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington on March 3. Companies can borrow money from the Fed under its new lending programs, but the central bank's effort to help the economy has had lopsided results.
Money

Powell says Fed will hike further and faster if necessary

Powell's message was more hawkish than his comments were after last week's Fed meeting.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden waves to the pilots on Marine One as he arrives at the White House in Washington, Sunday, March 20, 2022, after spending the weekend in Rehoboth Beach, Del.
Politics & Policy

In visit, Biden will thank Polish leader for refugee efforts

Poland is hosting thousands of American troops and is taking in more people fleeing the war in Ukraine — more than 2 million — than any other nation.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Parks Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell welcomes the Philadelphia Flower Show to FDR Park for a second year.
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Flower Show preparing for another year of summer sun

For the second time in 194 years, the Philadelphia Flower Show will be a summertime, outdoor event, without the pandemic restrictions of last year.

5 years ago

George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Just weeks away: Hiring staff remains a critical need as Delco prepares to take over county prison

With Delco just weeks away from taking back control of the George W. Hill Correctional Facility, hiring staff remains the most critical task for the county.

5 years ago

A closeup of Gov. Tom Wolf
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pennsylvania approves stronger charter school regulations

A Pennsylvania regulatory board is supporting Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposal to subject charter schools to stronger ethics and accounting measures.

5 years ago

The exterior of Starboard restaurant
Courts & Law

Dewey Beach police shoot and kill man outside popular Starboard bar

A current federal lawsuit alleges the Dewey Beach police force has a culture of brutality that is condoned by the department.

5 years ago

A look through the trees in New Jersey's Pinelands
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

A glimmer of hope for Pinelands preservation — if key reforms are made

Advocates are pushing to better safeguard groundwater supplies, protect threatened and endangered wildlife, and enact climate change policies.

5 years ago

A man walks in his apartment ruined after the Russian shelling in Kyiv
Community

Ukraine rejects Russian demand for surrender in Mariupol

Ukrainian officials say the Russian military hit an art school sheltering some 400 people only hours before offering to open two corridors out of Mariupol.

5 years ago

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