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Politics & Policy

Inside the ‘big wave’ of misinformation targeted at Latinos

After Democrat Phil Murphy won New Jersey’s tight race for governor, Spanish-language videos falsely claimed the vote was rigged, despite no evidence of widespread voter fraud

5 years ago

FILE - Lee Elder participates in the Masters Tournament at Augusta, Ga., May 9, 1975. Elder broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow. The PGA Tour confirmed Elder’s death, which was first reported by Debert Cook of African American Golfers Digest. No cause or details were immediately available, but the tour said it spoke with Elder's family. He was 87. (AP Photo/Lou Krasky, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Lee Elder, 1st Black golfer to play Masters, dies at age 87

Elder broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow.

5 years ago

A woman wearing a face mask crosses Broad Street
Health

How Philly area scientists are looking out for the omicron variant

A leading scientist at the Penn lab that detected the first cases of delta says omicron will inevitably arrive here. He says the question is, “how much does it matter?"

5 years ago

FILE - In this Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020, file photo, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey appears on a screen as he speaks remotely during a hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill, in Washington. Dorsey broke his silence to defend his company’s ban of President Donald Trump as the right decision, but warned that it could set a dangerous precedent. The ban, he said, revealed Twitter’s “failure” to create an open and healthy space for what Dorsey calls the “global public conversation.” (Michael Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey stepping down as CEO

Twitter says co-founder Jack Dorsey will step down as CEO of the social media platform.

5 years ago

FILE - Temple head coach Rod Carey looks on with his team during the second half of an NCAA college football against Houston, Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, in Philadelphia. Houston won 37-8.  Temple has fired coach Rod Carey after three seasons with the school,  according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke on condition of anonymity to The Associated Press on Monday, Nov. 29, because the firing was not officially announced.(AP Photo/Chris Szagola, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Temple fires football coach Carey after 3 lackluster seasons

Temple fired coach Rod Carey on Monday after three seasons with the school.

5 years ago

People pass through Waterloo train station
Health

COVID’s ‘not done with us’: Nations rush to contain omicron

The World Health Organization noted that border closures often have limited effects but can wreak havoc on lives and livelihoods.

5 years ago

Finn Washburn shows his vaccination site as mom Kate Elsley takes a photo
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Demand is strong for kids’ COVID-19 vaccines, pediatricians say

Doctors in the Delaware Valley are pleasantly surprised. An October survey had shown many parents against or hesitant about vaccination.

5 years ago

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Tara Matise teaches her prekindergarten students virtually in her classroom
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

As Pa. school funding trial resumes, here’s a cheat sheet on what’s happened so far

The landmark case could change the way Pennsylvania funds its public schools.

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania State Capitol building on Monday, June 22, 2020. (Gov. Tom Wolf/Flickr)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers prepare for a month of intense redistricting negotiations

Lawmakers are already working against the clock. Pandemic-induced census delays meant they received the data to draw maps much later than usual.

5 years ago

Jussie Smollett poses for a photo
Courts & Law

Trial set to start on charges Smollett faked racist attack

Jussie Smollett is going on trial this week, accused of lying to police when he reported he was the victim of a racist, homophobic attack in downtown Chicago.

5 years ago

File photo: The New Jersey State House is seen in Trenton, N.J.
Politics & Policy

N.J. state senator’s bill would make daylight saving time year-round

State Sen. Shirley Turner called the practice of changing clocks “archaic,” citing negative impacts on the local economy, and people’s physical and mental health.

5 years ago

The family of Daunte Wright attend a rally and march organized by families who were victims of police brutality in  in St. Paul, Minn.,Monday, May 24, 2021.  The trial for the police officer accused of killing Daunte Wright starts Monday. (AP Photo/Christian Monterrosa)
Courts & Law

For cop who shot Daunte Wright, will ‘wrong gun’ plea work?

Legal experts say a conviction isn’t as certain as it might seem — at least on the most serious charge she faces, manslaughter.

5 years ago

Delaware County will acquire the wooded 213-acre site at Sproul Road and Reed Road in Marple Township that was home to the Don Guanella School. The property is owned by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

If the contested Don Guanella site stays mostly open space, Delco residents have ideas for its use

The county awaits a response from the Philadelphia Archdiocese and Maple Glen Development LLC to see if $21M million is “just compensation.”

5 years ago

In this Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016 photo, Chinese doctor Peng Limei looks at a CT scan of a lung cancer patient at the Jingdong Zhongmei private hospital in Yanjiao, China's Hebei Province. As China considers a nationwide ban on smoking indoors, the fight is well underway in Beijing, which banned smoking in restaurants and other public places 18 months ago. Zealous volunteers and anti-smoking advocates have made some headway against millions of occasionally intransigent smokers and the state-run cigarette monopoly, a large and powerful force in China’s government and economy
Health

Physicians urge preventative screenings this Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Lung cancer kills more people in the U.S. each year than colon, breast or prostate cancer combined. Screening can catch it while it’s treatable.

5 years ago

A SEPTA bus approaches City Hall in a bus lane.
Community

SEPTA moving to zero emissions future

SEPTA officials say they can’t go all battery buses for now but are eliminating the remaining all diesel buses for hybrids.

5 years ago

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