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A Temple University building is pictured in Philadelphia

Pause on student loan payments is extended through May 1

President Joe Biden said financial recovery from the pandemic will take longer than job recovery, especially for those with student loans.

5 years ago

A Pfizer Global Supply Kalamazoo manufacturing plant sign is shown in Portage, Mich., Friday, Dec. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Health

Pfizer pill becomes 1st U.S.-authorized home COVID treatment

The drug, Paxlovid, is a faster, cheaper way to treat early COVID-19 infections, though initial supplies will be extremely limited.

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol in winter

Politics & Policy

Warnings issued over redistricting delays affecting Pa. primary

Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid told the floor leaders on the Legislative Reapportionment Commission that the current schedule will not work.

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

COVID cases are climbing, but region’s hospitals say the load isn’t overwhelming — at least not yet

An informal survey of the region’s health systems indicates this newest wave of virus cases hasn’t knocked them off their feet — at least not yet.

5 years ago

N.J. General Assembly voting on a bill to address gun violence on Monday, December 20, 2021. (Tennyson Donyéa / WHYY)

Politics & Policy

Fate of proposed gun safety bills uncertain in N.J. as lame duck session nears the end

Political analysts say some of the gun safety bills may be hard to pass because they appear to be targeting law-abiding gun owners in New Jersey.

5 years ago

Community

6abc

Philly police officer, homeowner shot during robbery investigation; 2 officers hurt in crash

Two officers were injured during a crash while transporting the robbery suspect.

5 years ago

Over 300 votives bore the names of people who experienced homlessness, lost in 2021 at Homeless Memorial Day at Thomas Paine Plaza in Philadelphia on Dec. 21, 2021

Community

Photo essay: Over 400 remembered at Homeless Memorial Day in Philadelphia

“We have the resources to get rid of homelessness.” Advocates call for change in the wake of 400 lost.

5 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a centrist Democrat vital to the fate of President Joe Biden's $3.5 government overhaul, updates reporters about his position on the bill, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021. Despite months of being courted and cajoled, Sen. Joe Manchin is still not a yes on President Joe Biden's big $2 trillion domestic package and has thrown Democrats into turmoil

Politics & Policy

Biden vows he, Manchin will ‘get something done’ on $2T bill

The president's remarks at the White House on Tuesday were his first since Manchin effectively tanked the party’s policy initiative with his own jarring year-end announcement.

5 years ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center.

Politics & Policy

Pa. Supreme Court rules against ‘Marsy’s Law’ amendment voters supported

Pennsylvania’s highest court is putting a final nail into the coffin of a proposed constitutional amendment that state voters supported by a large margin more than two years

5 years ago

The line outside the Lillian Lillian Marrero Library stretched around three sides of a full city block. (Liz Tung/WHYY)

Health

As virus surges, Philadelphians scramble for at-home COVID-19 tests

The Philadelphia Health Department says it’s continuing to place orders for more rapid at-home testing kits, but supply is constrained nationwide.

5 years ago

Amanda Payne, Paul Nowell, and their 2-year-old son smile for a photo while wearing masks

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Urban Planning

First families move into newly rehabbed homes in North Philly

The homes are part of an agreement the Philadelphia Housing Authority reached last October with members of a homeless encampment.

5 years ago

Chellie Cameron speaks at the Philadelphia International Airport

Community

Cargo expansion at PHL gets major federal funding

New federal funding will result in $30 million going towards a more than billion-dollar expansion project at Philadelphia International Airport’s cargo operation.

5 years ago

Fans wearing masks walk through security at the Wells Fargo Center

Community

6abc

Flyers game postponed due to COVID; Eagles still on to host Washington

The Flyers game on Tuesday was to be their last for a while, as the NHL will begin a leaguewide shutdown Wednesday amid a rise in positive COVID-19 test results.

5 years ago