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Paul Gosar takes an elevator
Politics & Policy

House censures Rep. Gosar for violent video in rare rebuke

The resolution will also remove Gosar from his two House committees: Natural Resources and the Oversight and Reform panel on which Ocasio-Cortez also serves.

5 years ago

A health worker prepares PfizerÅfs COVID-19 vaccine at the National Kidney and Transplant Institute in Quezon city, Philippines on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. TThe government has started inoculating booster shots to fully vaccinated frontline workers as it eases health restrictions while active COVID-19 cases continue to decline in the country
Health

Local health experts fear the rush to authorize boosters for all adults failed to consider risk

Though the benefits of a third shot are clear, health experts warn the risks for young healthy adults — especially men — should be considered.

5 years ago

Planes at Philadelphia International Airport.
Community

Holiday travel season is upon us. Here are some tips for a smoother trip

Traffic on the roads and lines at airports and transit stations are expected to be much worse than they were a year ago. Here’s what travelers need to know.

5 years ago

Shown is the Benjamin Franklin Parkway and City Hall in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021.
Health

Philadelphia health officials concerned about winter COVID surge

Philadelphia health officials urge residents to use caution, and get their COVID-19 boosters, over the winter and the upcoming holidays.

5 years ago

Aerial view of Dewey Beach
Courts & Law

Dewey Beach condones brutality by police, victim of cop’s attack alleges in lawsuit

Mark Taylor was punched so hard by officer Gregory Lynch Jr. that blood spurted on to the uniforms of other officers. Lynch falsely claimed he was “strangled’’ by Taylor.

5 years ago

A man wears a face mark as he fishes near docked oil drilling platforms
Politics & Policy

Coming off climate talks, U.S. to hold huge crude oil sale in Gulf

Under the yet-developed leases, companies could keep producing long past 2030, when scientists say the world needs to be well on the way to cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

5 years ago

This photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo)
Health

U.S. overdose deaths topped 100,000 in one year, officials say

An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania State Constable Kevin Noecker in Berks County says the Oath Keepers, whose leadership is alleged to have played a key role in the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack, is misunderstood. Other police and constables in Pa. who once joined the group have since distanced themselves from it. (Brett Sholtis / WITF)
Courts & Law
WITF

Police, constables in Pa. joined ‘anti-government’ Oath Keepers

One constable supports the group, while some police and others say they have since left it.

5 years ago

A dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared
Politics & Policy

U.S. offering investment to boost COVID-19 vaccine capacity

The initiative comes as the Biden White House has faced growing pressure at home and abroad over inequity in the global vaccine supply.

5 years ago

Traffic going eastbound on the Pennsylvania Turnpike proceeds through the electronic toll booths
Politics & Policy

Pa. House votes to halt PennDOT plan to toll bridges for repairs

State representatives voted 125 to 74 for requiring legislative approval of specific proposals to add tolls.

5 years ago

Rev. Robert Collier Sr. speaks at a press conference
Urban Planning
The Philadelphia Tribune

Black Clergy of Philadelphia not satisfied with city’s Rebuild plan progress

Last month, the clergy organization gathered to discuss the same problem: deteriorating facilities and lack of programs in areas where gun violence is the most prevalent.

5 years ago

Kyle Rittenhouse pulls numbers of jurors out of a tumbler during his trial
Courts & Law

Rittenhouse lawyers ask judge to declare mistrial over video

Kyle Rittenhouse’s attorneys have asked the judge to declare a mistrial, saying the defense received an inferior copy of a key video from prosecutors.

5 years ago

The Phillie Phanatic pounds the ground
Community

Phanatic is back! Original Phils mascot can stay in Philly

A legal dispute between the Phillies and the mascot's creator previously forced the team to give baseball's most beloved native of the Galapagos Islands an extreme makeover.

5 years ago

A water tower stands above a residential neighborhood
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pa. moving forward with rule to limit ‘forever chemicals’ in water

On Tuesday, the Department of Environmental Protection presented a draft rule on PFAS standards for the state’s nearly 3,000 public water systems to EQB.

5 years ago

Sonja Bingham stands in her kitchen
PlanPhilly
Community

As killings surge in Philadelphia, city considers $500,000 package to move residents threatened by violence

After a Harrowgate firebombing, City Council is considering a bill that would allocate $500,000 to help people under threat of retaliatory violence.

5 years ago

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