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File photo: President Joe Biden speaks during the
Politics & Policy

U.S. climate pledge faces test in Senate with global impact

More than most political battles, what happens will have a lasting impact on Americans and all their neighbors on Earth.

5 years ago

Norristown's new chief of police Derrick Wood (left) and Lt. Frank Lombardo of the South Brunswick Township, New Jersey, Police Department
Community

Norristown’s pick for police chief is veteran Philadelphia inspector Derrick Wood

A longtime inspector for the Philadelphia Police Department, Wood will be tasked with leading officers in the diverse Montgomery County seat.

5 years ago

Boxes of BinaxNow home COVID-19 tests made by Abbott and QuickVue home tests made by Quidel are shown for sale Monday, Nov. 15, 2021, at a CVS store in Lakewood, Wash., south of Seattle. After weeks of shortages, retailers like CVS say they now have ample supplies of rapid COVID-19 test kits, but experts are bracing to see whether it will be enough as Americans gather for Thanksgiving and new outbreaks spark across the Northern and Western states
Health

New hurdle for COVID-19 home testing — the holiday season

The holiday season could strain COVID-19 home test supplies as more Americans try to screen themselves before Thanksgiving and other family gatherings.

5 years ago

Ghulam Sakhi Danish holds up his bib for the Rothman 8k race on Nov. 19, 2021. He arrived in the U.S. as a refugee from Afghanistan in August 2021, where he lived in a camp in Indiana until coming to Philadelphia this week
Community

Afghan refugee to run in Philly Marathon event a week after landing in city

The runner is one of an estimated 800 Afghan evacuees expected to resettle in Philadelphia as a result of the U.S. troop withdrawal and Taliban takeover.

5 years ago

Roxanne and Jessy Sutton are a local family of breeders, owners and handlers, who’ve been competing together in dog shows since they were married 14 years ago. With them competing in the 2021 National Dog Show are (from left) Japanese Chin, JC, Norfolk Terrier Tyler, Rottweiler Emmett, Australian Cattle Dog Tootsie, and Dalmatian Blaze. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Photo essay: Spectators return to the 2021 National Dog Show

Now in its 20th year, the National Dog Show is welcoming vaccinated guests to enjoy the show live at the Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks.

5 years ago

 A pickup truck with a Confederate flag-themed decal is parked outside the Reception and Medical Center, the state's prison hospital where new inmates are processed, in Lake Butler, Fla., Friday, April 16, 2021.  (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Courts & Law

White supremacist prison guards work with impunity in Fla.

According to public documents and interviews with a dozen prisoners and employees in the Florida prison system, guards openly tout associations with white supremacist groups.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden pardons Peanut Butter, the national Thanksgiving turkey, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021
Politics & Policy

Biden says pardoned turkeys will get ‘boosted,’ not ‘basted’

In remarks full of jokes, Biden said the turkeys, named Peanut Butter and Jelly, were selected based on their “temperament, appearance and, I suspect, vaccination status.”

5 years ago

Kyle Rittenhouse enters the courtroom to hear the verdicts in his trial at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation’s debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. The jury came back with its verdict afer close to 3 1/2 days of deliberation
Courts & Law

Philadelphians grieve Rittenhouse verdict — and share thoughts on fixing a ‘broken’ system

Go to jury duty and vote for judges. That’s the advice Andre D. Carroll offered his fellow Black Americans after a jury found Rittenhouse not guilty.

5 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia Union's Sergio Santos, right, and New York Red Bulls' Tim Parker, left, battle for the ball during first half of an MLS soccer Eastern Conference first-round playoff match, Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, in Chester, Pa. The last time the Philadelphia Union faced the New York Red Bulls to open the Major League Soccer playoffs was not so long ago, in 2019. And it was memorable — especially for the Union
Arts & Entertainment

Union hosts Red Bulls in rivalry to open MLS playoffs

The two teams met three times this season, with the Union winning the first at home followed by a pair of draws at Red Bull Arena.

5 years ago

A closeup of a child's t-shirt, with a sticker visible that says,
Health

Philadelphia lags behind nationwide average in vaccination rate for children

Even as some parents may hesitate, the evidence indicates that the doses for children — which are lower than those for adults — are safe and effective.

5 years ago

An empty classroom in Philadelphia.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Ahead of Philly magnet school application deadline, some parents frustrated by new process

With the application deadline for Philly’s magnet schools looming, some parents say the district’s revamped admissions process is causing children “immense pain and stress.”

5 years ago

FILE - This photo shows Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa in Washington on July 26, 1959. The decades-long odyssey to find the body of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa apparently has turned to a former New Jersey landfill below an elevated highway. The FBI obtained a search warrant to
Politics & Policy

FBI looks at land near N.J. landfill for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains

The decades-long odyssey to find the remains of former Teamsters boss Jimmy Hoffa apparently has turned to land near a former New Jersey landfill.

5 years ago

Ryan Boyer calls himself “a child of the labor movement.” (The Philadelphia Tribune)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Ryan Boyer elected first Black leader of Building Trades Council

Ryan N. Boyer is making history as the first African American to be elected business manager of the Philadelphia Building and Construction Trades Council.

5 years ago

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Kyle Rittenhouse, center, enters the courtroom with his attorneys Mark Richards, left, and Corey Chirafisi for a meeting called by Judge Bruce Schroeder at the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wis., on Thursday, Nov. 18, 2021.  (Sean Krajacic/The Kenosha News via AP, Pool)
Courts & Law

Kyle Rittenhouse cleared of all charges in Kenosha shootings

Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings.

5 years ago

Dr. Cheryl Bettigole speaks from a podium while wearing a face mask
Health

Mayor Kenney mandates COVID-19 vaccines for all city employees by mid-January

Mayor Jim Kenney announced Philadelphia will require that all city employees be vaccinated against COVID-19 by mid-January.

5 years ago

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