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Twins Edward, right, and John Grimes of Dublin, Ireland, hold a
Courts & Law

Britney freed: Judge dissolves Spears’ conservatorship

Britney is free. A Los Angeles judge on Friday ended the conservatorship that has controlled Britney Spears’ life and money for nearly 14 years.

5 years ago

Chinatown has been separated by the Vine Street Expressway since the 1980s. Officials are hoping money in the Infrastructure and jobs bill will be slated to cap the expressway
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Biden’s infrastructure bill poised to reconnect Philly neighborhoods split by highways

A portion of the Vine Street Expressway could be capped and Philadelphia’s Chinatown reconnected thanks to President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

5 years ago

John
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Jury in Henon, Dougherty bribery trial to continue deliberations on Monday

The jury in the bribery trial for Bobby Henon and Johnny “Doc” Dougherty ended its third day of deliberations Friday without reaching a verdict.

5 years ago

FILE - In this Aug. 19, 2018, photo, Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, talks about the approaching midterm election during an interview with The Associated Press, in Washington. The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection has issued almost three dozen subpoenas as it aggressively seeks information about the origins of the attack and what former President Donald Trump did — or didn’t do — to stop it. The panel is exploring several paths simultaneously
Courts & Law

Bannon indicted on contempt charges for defying 1/6 subpoena

Bannon has been indicted on two counts of contempt of Congress after he defied a subpoena from the House committee investigating the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

5 years ago

File photo: Frank Nucera Jr., left, with his defense attorney Rocco Cipparone in 2019. (Nicholas Pugliese/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Frank Nucera hate crime retrial begins in New Jersey

Federal prosecutors are trying their hate crime case against former Bordentown Township Police Chief Frank Nucera again after a deadlocked jury two years ago.

5 years ago

Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
Courts & Law

Homer Plessy, key to ‘separate but equal,’ on road to pardon

Homer Plessy was arrested in 1892 after boarding the train car as part of an effort by civil rights activists to challenge a state law that mandated segregated seating.

5 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Tobias Harris (12) goes up for a shot against Toronto Raptors' OG Anunoby (3), Scottie Barnes (4) and Fred VanVleet (23) during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, in Philadelphia
Arts & Entertainment

In memo, NBA tells players, coaches to act on booster shots

The league told players and coaches in a memo Friday that it is no longer advisable to wait before receiving the additional dose.

5 years ago

Attorney Lin Wood
Courts & Law

Trump attorney Lin Wood challenges ejection from Delaware court

Lin Wood’s unsuccessful fight against the 2020 election results got him sanctioned, now he’s fighting his expulsion from a Delaware defamation case.

5 years ago

FILE - Marriott human resources recruiter Mariela Cuevas, left, talks to Lisbet Oliveros, during a job fair at Hard Rock Stadium, Friday, Sept. 3, 2021, in Miami Gardens, Fla.  Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, while businesses and other employers continued to post a near-record number of available jobs.  (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier, File)
Community

For 2nd straight month, Americans quit jobs at a record pace

Americans quit their jobs at a record pace for the second straight month in September, in many cases for more money elsewhere.

5 years ago

Ciattarelli concedes NJ governor's race to Murphy. (6abc)
Politics & Policy

Republican Jack Ciattarelli concedes New Jersey governor’s race; will not request recount

Republican Jack Ciattarelli said he plans to run again in 2025

5 years ago

Pennsylvania public school students change classes. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. school funding trial kicks off with competing visions of ‘thorough and efficient’

The plaintiffs — six school districts, four parents, and two statewide organizations — argue state funding for schools is inadequate, inequitable, and illegal.

5 years ago

Listen 4:42
Sinora Allwood, RN and Dr Jillian Lucas Baker have been friends for decades. Neither knew that the other was struggling in silence with infertility. Once they discovered their mutual secret- they started the podcast, ''A Tribe Called Fertility.''
Health

Podcast by Black women medical professionals explores infertility, maternal health

The hosts are Sinora Allwood, RN, a holistic health nurse and health coach, and Dr. Jillian Lucas Baker, executive director of the Center of Parent and Teen Communication.

5 years ago

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Lawn signs are pictured for school board candidates
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Red wave on school issues? Results of PAC-funded board races in Philly suburbs say not this year

A closer look at the 2021 school board results in the vastly influential Philadelphia suburbs challenges any decisive electoral storyline.

5 years ago

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Kim Paulus, general manager of Stomping Grounds Cafe in West Philadelphia and Workforce Development Instructor at Youthbuild Charter High School (left), teaches senior Nyasia Flowers (right) to create a design on a mocha drink
PlanPhilly
Education

Run by high school students, a new Philly cafe wants to change lives with coffee

At the city’s newest coffee shop in West Philly, there aren’t any pumpkin spice lattes or many adults, because at Stomping Grounds, young people are in charge.

5 years ago

Listen 1:54
Olivia Jolley, 8, with her mother Jimena after getting the vaccine at Westside Family Healthcare in Wilmington. (Courtesy of Westside)
Health

‘Bribing him with ice cream’: Parents inoculating kids ages 5 to 11 against COVID-19

More than 1,500 of the youngest eligible Delaware children have received their first Pfizer shot in less than a week. About 76,000 more can get vaccinated.

5 years ago

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