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Afghan refugees queue outside a distribution and donation center
Community

Afghans wait and worry at U.S. bases after frantic evacuation

In New Jersey, many Afghans are relieved to be safe but also deeply fearful for family and friends back home.

5 years ago

Julian Aldridge wears a face mask while sitting at a desk behind a see-through partition
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Court to decide if Pennsylvania school mask mandate is legal

The two sides are set to argue their respective positions before the justices Wednesday in Philadelphia.

5 years ago

A health care worker fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Pfizer says COVID booster offers protection against omicron

Pfizer and its partner BioNTech said lab tests showed a booster dose increased by 25-fold the level of so-called neutralizing antibodies against omicron.

5 years ago

A Philadelphia Police Department cruiser is seen traveling down a Philly street.
Community
6abc

6-year-old girl at center of Amber Alert in Philadelphia found safe

Police say the driver went into a pizza shop on Greene Street while the child was sitting in the backseat of the running car.

5 years ago

The interior of Wigle Whiskey in Pittsburgh. (Courtesy of Wigle Whiskey)
Money

From glass bottles to botanicals, Pa. distillers spell out supply chain struggles

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but shortages of everything from bottles to labels to machine parts have gummed up the booze works.

5 years ago

An electron microscope image shows a human T cell under attack by HIV
Health

Philadelphia’s 2020 HIV rates mirror reduced screenings over the pandemic

Diagnoses in people who inject drugs were rising before the pandemic. Health officials worry now about spread among people who don’t know their HIV status.

5 years ago

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Community

Investigation into I-295/Route 42 wall collapse is nearly complete

While the New Jersey Department of Transportation is finishing its investigation, they have begun designing a new wall that won’t be affected by heavy rains in the future.

5 years ago

Pearl Harbor survivor and World War II Navy veteran David Russell, 101, of Albany, NY, shows off his commemorative bag to two military personnel before the start of the 80th Pearl Harbor Anniversary ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Tuesday, Dec. 7th, 2021, in Honolulu
Community

Pearl Harbor survivors gather on 80th anniversary of attack

About 30 survivors and 100 other veterans of the war participated in a ceremony at a pier overlooking the USS Arizona Memorial.

5 years ago

Jamal Khashoggi speaks during a press conference
Courts & Law

Suspect in killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi arrested in France

A French judicial official said the suspect was being held Tuesday on the basis of a Turkish arrest warrant.

5 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden talks about the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from enforcing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for employees of federal contractors, the latest in a string of victories for Republican-led states pushing back against Biden’s pandemic policies
Politics & Policy

Judge blocks Biden vaccine mandate for federal contractors

U.S. District Court Judge R. Stan Baker, in Augusta, Georgia, issued a stay to bar enforcement of the mandate nationwide.

5 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin is shown during his talks with U.S. President Joe Biden via videoconference in the Bocharov Ruchei residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, Russia, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021. The video call between U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the two leaders are expected to discuss tensions over Ukraine
Politics & Policy

Biden, Putin square off as tension grows on Ukraine border

In the highly anticipated call on Tuesday, the U.S. president put Moscow on notice that a Russian invasion of Ukraine would lead to sanctions.

5 years ago

Pam Rich-Wheeler (right) at an event for The Business Center. (Courtesy of the Business Center)
Community

The Business Center of NW Philly explains how small businesses can benefit from Build Back Better

During the pandemic, the group helped small Black and brown-owned businesses navigate government funding options, retool, and prepare for what’s next.

5 years ago

In this April 29, 2021, file photo, students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School in Jersey City, N.J. Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus. As more children return to school buildings this spring, widely varying approaches have emerged on how and whether to test students and staff members for the virus.
Politics & Policy

What N.J. ‘s newly signed child care tax credit law means for families

New Jersey families making up to $150,000 will be eligible for child care tax credits when they file their 2021 taxes next year.

5 years ago

Board members of the Marian Anderson Museum, Philadelphia Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, Jillian Patricia Pirtle, and others break ground outside the Marian Anderson museum
Community

Marian Anderson Museum starts a long road back from flood damage

Contractors break ground on half-million dollar restoration as Marian Anderson Society seeks more funding.

5 years ago

Traffic on 34th Street through Mantua
Politics & Policy

Playing loud music could soon cost you a ticket in Philly

Philadelphia City Council held a hearing on a proposed regulation that would make it a violation if your car is too loud.

5 years ago

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