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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks during a news conference after the weekly Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021
Politics & Policy

Senate votes to raise debt limit by $2.5T, avoiding default

The Senate has approved the measure 50-49 in a party-line vote, sending the legislation to the House.

5 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol building at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. Republicans are moving a new draft congressional map. It’s still mostly a mystery

The new map is expected to pass through a key House committee Wednesday morning, though both Democrats and Republicans said they didn’t have all the details.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania AG Josh Shapiro joined Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw to announce a decrease in shootings in the 18th and 19th police districts over the last six months at Christy Recreational Center in Southwest Philadelphia on December 14, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly police, A.G. tout reductions in shootings in some parts of West Philly

A record number of people have been murdered in Philly this year, but Police Commissioner Outlaw and A.G. Shapiro say there’s hope in a collaboration.

5 years ago

Angela Val of Ready. Set. Philly! (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Ready. Set. Philly! to shut down with business startup well underway

A group with a mission to boost the Philly economy is shutting down, saying things are on the upswing.

5 years ago

FILE - Rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. Egged on by soon-to-be former President Donald Trump, a crowd of demonstrators demanded that the electoral vote counting be stopped. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Courts & Law

Washington, D.C., sues Proud Boys, Oath Keepers over Jan. 6

The District of Columbia has filed a civil lawsuit seeking harsh financial penalties against far-right groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers.

5 years ago

This Feb. 4, 2013 file photo shows a meal pin on a Boy Scout's uniform in Irving, Texas. (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Insurer agrees to $800M settlement in Boy Scouts bankruptcy

The settlement comes as more than 82,000 sexual abuse claimants face a Dec. 28 deadline to vote on a previously announced Boy Scouts reorganization plan.

5 years ago

A jogger can be seen in the distance running in Wilmington
Community

Fintech startup Investor Cash Management moves headquarters, possibly 400 jobs to Wilmington

Investor Cash Management will spend up to $15 million on building its new headquarters and customer service center in Wilmington.

5 years ago

Police said the victim may have been involved in a shootout because they found a bloody gun about a block away. (6abc)
Community

Man injured, offices of Pa. senator and NAACP damaged by gunfire in Philadelphia

Gunfire in Philadelphia's Nicetown section injured one man and damaged offices belonging to Pennsylvania Senator Sharif Street and the NAACP.

5 years ago

People retrieve items from a destroyed law office
Community

‘Never seen anything like it’: Philly area nonprofits deploy to Kentucky after deadly tornadoes

As officials assess the damage, Delaware Valley nonprofits — including the Red Cross of Southeastern Pa. and the Brandywine Valley SPCA — are among those offering help.

5 years ago

A state-owned marker in McConnellsburg, Fulton County that was revised during an official review focused on 'outdated cultural references' in Pennsylvania's historical marker system. (Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission)
Community
Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania revises Confederate markers, recasts forces as ‘enemy’ soldiers

The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission has replaced two historical markers with significant revisions that view Confederate milestones through a more critical lens.

5 years ago

The exterior of the Capitol Building in Harrisburg, surrounded by fall foliage
Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers advance plan to boost broadband internet expansion

The bill, which was sent to the Senate, would set up the independent Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority.

5 years ago

A close-up of a Pennsylvania congressional map.
Politics & Policy

Leaders face vote on redrawn Pennsylvania Assembly districts

Time is getting tight in the redistricting process, with about two months left before candidates begin circulating nominating petitions to get on the primary ballot.

5 years ago

Carolyn Burnett sorts through mementos to select items to commemorate her son Chris Burnett Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, in Olathe, Kan. Chris Burnett, who coached football at Olathe East High School, died of COVID-19 on Sept. 11 at The age of 34. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Health

COVID toll nears 800,000 to close out year filled with death

As the year ends, the delta variant is fueling another wave of hospitalizations, court battles are brewing over vaccine mandates and fresh questions are swirling.

5 years ago

Tia Baker cleans a desk in a classroom
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pennsylvania Senate aims to bar school COVID-19 vaccine rule

Neither the state nor any school district in Pennsylvania require the COVID-19 vaccination to attend school.

5 years ago

A nurse prepares to administer the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Guy’s Hospital in London
Health

Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus omicron

The updates come as COVID-19 cases, deaths and hospitalization are all rising again and the U.S. hovers around 800,000 pandemic deaths.

5 years ago

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