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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Closeup of a police vehicle in Philadelphia
Courts & Law
6abc

Off-duty Philadelphia police officer shot multiple times

The shooting happened near the intersection of N. 13th and W. Pike streets in North Philadelphia.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at Dakota County Technical College, in Rosemount, Minn., Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Health

Biden HIV/AIDS strategy calls racism ‘public health threat’

Nearly 38 million people are living with HIV, including 1.2 million in the U.S.

5 years ago

Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy listens as President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 variant named omicron, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Health

Fauci: 1st U.S. case of COVID-19 omicron variant identified

A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday.

5 years ago

Brittany Tichenor-Cox, holds a photo of her daughter, Isabella
Education

Death of bullied Utah girl draws anger over suicides, racism

“No parent should have to bury their 10-year old,” said the girl's mother. “I’m still in shock."

5 years ago

People wearing face masks walk through Philadelphia
Health

Philly health officials urge residents to take precautions against new omicron variant

There have been no reports of the omicron variant in Philadelphia. But health officials warn city residents to take caution, as the variant will likely find its way here.

5 years ago

Plantains are moved back in to shipping containers after being inspected at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Centralized Inspection Station in South Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Community

At a key Pa. port complex, long-term problems and short-term staffing issues are colliding

The Port is on track to process 740,000 containers by year's end — up 15 percent from last year.

5 years ago

People demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
Courts & Law

Roe v. Wade’s future in doubt after opening Supreme Court arguments

The state of Mississippi is asking the court to overturn those decisions and uphold its law that bans abortion after 15 weeks.

5 years ago

Crews stand at the scene of a gas explosion at a South Philly home
Community
6abc

South Philadelphia house explosion leaves 3 family members injured

The gas explosion blew out the windows and led to the evacuation of six other homes on the block.

5 years ago

A sign advertises the Wilmington Airport.
Community

10,000 passengers later, Wilmington airport gets a status upgrade — and more federal dollars

With more than 10,000 commercial passengers flying from the Wilmington-New Castle Airport this year, the facility is eligible for a $850,000 boost in federal funding.

5 years ago

Gabriella Gabriel Paez plants a tree. (Courtesy of Gabriella Gabriel Paez)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly moves ahead with draft plan to increase the city’s green canopy

The Philly Tree Plan aims to nearly eliminate the difference in temperature between the hottest Philadelphia neighborhoods and the citywide average.

5 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

3 hurt, including some children, after Philadelphia house explosion

The view from Chopper 6 showed multiple windows blown out after the explosion and fire in South Philadelphia.

5 years ago

Former special counsel Robert Mueller testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, July 24, 2019, before the House Judiciary Committee hearing on his report on Russian election interference
Courts & Law

Appeals court orders release of some Mueller report passages

The ruling came in a public records complaint from the news organization BuzzFeed, which sued for an unredacted version of the report.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks to members of the media before boarding Air Force One at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, after visiting Dakota County Technical College in Rosemount, Minn. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Health

U.S. expected to toughen testing requirement for travelers

Among the policies being considered is a requirement that all air travelers to the U.S. be tested for COVID-19 within a day of boarding their flight.

5 years ago

File photo: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, appears during a news conference about COVID-19 at the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Dec. 3, 2020, and his brother CNN anchor Chris Cuomo attends the 12th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History in New York on Dec. 9, 2018. CNN said Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021, it was suspending Chris Cuomo indefinitely after details emerged about how he helped his brother, as he faced charges of sexual harassment
Politics & Policy

CNN suspends Chris Cuomo for helping brother in scandal

The network said transcripts released by New York's attorney general revealed its anchor had a greater involvement in his brother's case than they knew.

5 years ago

Protesters march away from City Hall with a sign that says,
Keystone Crossroads
Community

‘Students are fed up’: Hundreds march in Philly after 4 Asian American teens attacked on SEPTA

Demonstrators called on SEPTA and the School District of Philadelphia to do more to make sure students are safe, and to support them when they are victimized.

5 years ago

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