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A shopper carries her bags after leaving a department store in Oxford Street on Christmas Eve in London, Friday, Dec. 24, 2021. The emergence of the new COVID-19 omicron variant and the world's desperate and likely futile attempts to keep it at bay are reminders of what scientists have warned for months: The coronavirus will thrive as long as vast parts of the world lack vaccines
Community

Omicron isn’t stopping at least one Christmas tradition — last-minute shopping

Shoppers lined up outside South Jersey shops Friday, despite the recent spike in omicron cases.

5 years ago

This undated photo shows Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer Cecilia Morales. Newly released video shows Morales leaping over conveyor belt rollers and saving a 2-month-old boy who stopped breathing at Newark Liberty International Airport on Dec. 9, 2021. Morales, an EMT who has been a TSA officer for about two months, told the agency she performed the infant version of the Heimlich maneuver.
Community

Newark TSA officer saves infant who stopped breathing at airport

TSA officer Cecilia Morales leaped over conveyor belt rollers and saved a 2-month-old boy who stopped breathing at a New Jersey airport security checkpoint.

5 years ago

A Lufthansa flight arrives from Munich, Germany at Miami International Airport, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, in Miami. Beginning Monday, bans on travel from specific countries are over. The U.S. will allow in international travelers, but they must be vaccinated — with a few exceptions
Health

Airlines cancel Christmas flights due to COVID staffing shortages

Airlines including Lufthansa, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines are canceling dozens of flights because of staffing shortages due to COVID-19.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden signs the “Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act” into law during a ceremony in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021.
Politics & Policy

U.S. to lift travel ban on 8 southern African countries

The White House says the U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve.

5 years ago

Connor holds a favorite book at the Abington Township Public Library. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

‘Letting it shine’: An Abington library is creating space for kids to talk about gender

The Abington Township Public Library’s new program, Rainbow Connections, offers a safe and fun place for LGBTQ+ kids in grades K-5.

5 years ago

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A member of Project Recovery combs through the debris of a downed aircraft found in the Pacific Ocean off Palau. (Project Recover)
Science

University of Delaware oceanographer’s quest to find servicemen lost at sea featured in documentary

The film presents the work of Mark Moline and Project Recover, a collaborative trying to repatriate the remains of those still missing from World War II.

5 years ago

Vehicles are under water during flooding on Main Street in Norristown
Community

‘It is not too late’: Pa. residents affected by Hurricane Ida can still receive FEMA aid

FEMA extended its application deadline to Jan. 10 for individuals and businesses in Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Philadelphia counties.

5 years ago

Gov. Carney speaking at a podium.
Weather

It’s ‘everyone’s job:’ Delaware offers more details on climate action plan

Environmental leaders offered more details on Delaware’s climate action plan to make the state more resilient to anticipated changes.

5 years ago

Marilupe de la Calle talks about a ten-year listening project titled
Community

100 Philadelphians to participate in a decade-long listening project

A new project from Philadelphia Contemporary brings 100 residents together for 10 years to listen to one another. Here are some takeaways for the rest of us this holiday.

5 years ago

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In this screen grab from video, former Brooklyn Center Police Officer Kim Potter testifies as Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu presides over court Hennepin County Judge Regina Chu Friday, Dec.17, 2021 in Minneapolis, Minn.
Courts & Law

Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright death

Jurors have convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of first-degree and second-degree manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Black motorist Daunte Wright.

5 years ago

Delaware Senator Chris Coons (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Health

Sen. Chris Coons is now the latest member of Congress with COVID-19

U.S. Sen. Coons of Delaware says he’s experiencing “minimal symptoms” after testing positive for the coronavirus Wednesday night.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf addresses the media while wearing a face mask
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Wolf vetoes GOP bill to post school course materials online

The Democratic governor said the legislation “politicizes what is being taught in our schools."

5 years ago

City residents wait in a line extending around the block to receive free at-home rapid COVID-19 test kits in Philadelphia
Health

Philadelphia cancels rapid test giveaway as supplies wane

The department began giving away tests Saturday at a series of community events that have seen high demand and people waiting in long lines to get the kits.

5 years ago

The exterior of the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging building
Politics & Policy

State employees aiding troubled Philly elder abuse nonprofit

Although the latest state data still has some errors, the nonprofit likely has not been complying with state laws that require caseworkers to promptly see potential victims.

5 years ago

The Merck logo is seen outside its New Jersey headquarters
Health

FDA authorizes Merck pill as 2nd easy-to-use drug against COVID-19

The Food and Drug Administration authorization comes one day after the agency cleared a competing drug from Pfizer.

5 years ago

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