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Temple University Campus (Courtesy of Hope Center for College, Community and Justice)
Education

Why do people leave college without getting a degree? A new Hope Center survey looks at the reasons

WHYY’s Cherri Gregg talked to Sara Goldrick-Rab, the center’s president, and Daniel Liberis, who left school then went back.

5 years ago

Listen 8:55
Community
NJ Spotlight

$30M in Sandy disaster loans to N.J. towns forgiven in last-minute federal move

Lawmakers also approved billions in disaster relief aid for Tropical Storm Ida and other storms.

5 years ago

Felicia Harris-Williams and husband Craig Williams own Gynger Tea, one of the 50 vendors participating in the LOVE Park pop-up market. (Aaron Moselle/WHYY)
Community

LOVE Park is back with a fresh fall pop-up market, complete with live music

More than 50 vendors make up the new pop-up market, which will feature Black and Latino businesses in LOVE Park through mid-October.

5 years ago

witzke rally
Courts & Law

Man who pointed Glock pistol at Delaware political protesters convicted of two felonies

Michael Hastings was a supporter of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Lauren Witzke when he waved the gun at her opponents during dueling protests.

5 years ago

The border between the U.S. and Mexico near El Paso
Politics & Policy

Prisons, border wall: How GOP is looking to use COVID money

What qualifies as fighting COVID-19 or promoting economic recovery is often left up to the people spending the money.

5 years ago

Sensors and lights are seen at the west bound toll gate of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
Politics & Policy

Paying for Pennsylvania’s bridge repairs with new tolls remains divisive

PennDOT plans to hire a team of private companies to design, build, and manage the bridges for 25 to 30 years.

5 years ago

Texas abortion clinic
Politics & Policy

Nation’s most restrictive abortion law back in Texas court

A. U.S. Distcitct judge will consider whether to temporarily halt the law that bans abortions once cardiac activity is detected, which is usually around six weeks.

5 years ago

Roosevelt boulevard 6abc crash
Community
6abc

Roosevelt Boulevard crash takes down SEPTA wires, repairs to take hours

The crash happened in the southbound outer lanes at 7th Street.

5 years ago

Fanta Bility stands for a photo outside
Courts & Law
6abc

Delaware County Black Caucus calls for officers involved in fatal shooting of 8-year-old to be fired

Fanta Bility was shot after a football game at Academy Park High School on Aug. 27.

5 years ago

The exterior of Merck headquarters
Health

Merck says experimental pill cuts worst effects of COVID-19

If cleared, Merck's drug would be the first pill shown to treat COVID-19, a potentially major advance in efforts to fight the pandemic.

5 years ago

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., squeezes into an elevator with White House domestic policy adviser Susan Rice, center, Director of the National Economic Council Brian Deese, left, and other White House officials
Politics & Policy

Despite setback, Democrats try to save Biden $3.5T plan

Biden and Dems are reaching for a giant legislative accomplishment — promising a vast rewrite of the nation’s tax and spending plans — with a so-slim majority in Congress.

5 years ago

Tori McCutcheon is a curly hair stylist and owner of Tori Did That studio in Philadelphia’s Head House neighborhood. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Lifestyle

This Philly stylist wants to help people on their natural hair journey

Tori McCutcheon, owner of the new Headhouse Square salon, Tori Did That, is on a mission to help you love your naturally curly hair.

5 years ago

Listen 2:05
Michelle Cann, a concert pianist and faculty members of the Curtis Institute of Music, has been a champion of composer Florence Price since she discovered her music five years ago. Two of Price’s symphonies have just been recorded and released by the Philadelphia Orchestra. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra releases music by historic Black woman composer Florence Price

Florence Price, the first Black woman composer to have her music played by a major American orchestra, gets a major CD release.

5 years ago

Listen 4:04
Hacker
Courts & Law

Got a fake profile? It’s not just you. Cyber scammers have been busy during the pandemic

Cyberattacks and fraud scams are on the rise nationwide, including the Philadelphia region, during the pandemic. But there are some things we can do to prevent them.

5 years ago

Listen 4:21
A housing unit in the west section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pa. reformed ‘prison gerrymandering,’ but it likely won’t matter in congressional maps

State lawmakers may soon do something not seen in recent history: use two significantly different sets of data to draw state and federal election maps.

5 years ago

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