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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

File photo: Colorado State Sen. Julie Gonzales speaks during a news conference on Oct. 15, 2020, in Denver. According to an analysis by The Associated Press, at least 18 states refer to immigrants as
Politics & Policy

Some states dropping ‘dehumanizing’ terms for immigrants

California and Colorado this year banned state agencies from using the word “alien” to refer to immigrants who entered the U.S. without permission.

5 years ago

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Courts & Law
6abc

Gunfire erupts at a Chester County Moose Lodge leaving one person dead

Police say gunfire erupted just before 1 a.m. Saturday at the lodge on the 1200 block of Airport Road in West Caln.

5 years ago

Lyricist Stephen Sondheim gestures during a gathering at Tufts University in Medford, Mass., Monday, April 12, 2004.
Arts & Entertainment

Perfectionist. Genius. Icon. That was Stephen Sondheim

The theatrical giant, who died Friday at 91, was as complex as his lyrics, dogmatic in his rules and not generous with praise about his work.

5 years ago

In this Nov. 29, 2017 file photo, New Jersey. Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a news conference in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politics & Policy

Chris Christie aims to shape future for GOP and for himself

In “Republican Rescue," Christie says Republicans should stop talking about 2020 and focus on the future or risk losing elections.

5 years ago

A sign reading ’Stay safe’ in Regent Street, in London, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday, and stocks plunged in Asia and Europe in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant
Health

COVID variant spreads to more countries as world on alert

The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus has popped up in more European countries, just days after being identified in South Africa.

5 years ago

FDR Park’s iconic gazebo. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly expands winter curfew at several parks because of deer control activities

New hours are at Bartram’s Garden, Cobbs Creek, East and West Fairmount Parks, FDR, Pennypack, and Wissahickon Valley, among others.

5 years ago

PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Ice skating for all: 6 classic Philly rinks

Philadelphia has great public rinks for experienced skaters and little penguins just learning. This guide offers details on the best skating rinks in the city.

5 years ago

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