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Defense attorney Eric Nelson, left, defendant and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, right, and Nelson's assistant Amy Voss, back, introduce themselves to potential jurors
Courts & Law

Defense begins case against ex-cop in George Floyd’s death

The prosecution rested its case Tuesday after 11 days of testimony and a mountain of video evidence.

5 years ago

Katie Wright, center, the mother of Daunte Wright, and other family and friends gather during a news conference Tuesday, April 13, 2021, in Minneapolis as family attorney Ben Crump, left, speaks. Daunte Wright, 20, was shot and killed by police Sunday after a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)
Courts & Law

Cop, police chief resign 2 days after Black motorist’s death

Brooklyn Center Police Chief Tim Gannon described Sunday's shooting death of 20-year-old Daunte Wright as “an accidental discharge.”

5 years ago

Members of both the Glee Club and the Penn Sirens.
Education

After 159 years, the UPenn Glee Club goes co-ed

The all-male singing group is considered an unofficial ambassador of the Ivy League school, even as it excluded women’s voices.

5 years ago

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(Brennan Linsley/AP Photo, file)
Community

Marijuana advocates spar with Delaware medicinal facilities over legalization

Recreational marijuana advocates in Delaware are sparring with medical marijuana companies over the best path for achieving cannabis legalization in the state.

5 years ago

Listen 2:04
Oregano grows at the Ruth Bennett Community Farm in Chester, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

An urban farm in Chester embarks on its second year of feeding public housing residents

The commonwealth may be reopening, but some of Chester's most vulnerable families still struggle with food access. An urban farm in Chester is stepping in to help.

5 years ago

Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., a House impeachment manager in the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump, departs at the close of the first day of the proceeding, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. Trump was charged by the House with incitement of insurrection for his role in agitating a violent mob of his supporters that laid siege to the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, sending members of Congress into hiding as the Electoral College met to validate President Joe Biden's victory. (J. Scott Applewhite / AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. man accused of leaving impeachment manager vulgar voicemails

Authorities have charged a man accused of leaving a series of vulgar voicemails at the Pennsylvania district office of U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean.

5 years ago

A closeup of a marijuana plant
Courts & Law

N.J.’s new legal weed market faces municipal bans, slow adoption by medical industry

The N.J. Cannabis Regulatory Commission held its first meeting and began writing the rules and regulations necessary before legal weed sales can start.

5 years ago

Activity books aimed at children in Pre-K through 5th grade will be used to bring the Safe Routes Philly program to William Cramp and other elementary schools. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Z is for zero: Philly to teach Vision Zero traffic safety curriculum in city schools

Safe Routes Philly includes lessons ranging from a pre-K-friendly song about crossing the street to bike safety lessons for middle and high schoolers.

5 years ago

Student listens to a presentation in Health class at Windsor Locks High School
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly district opens in-person learning to middle schoolers; most high schoolers will not return

The announcement comes as the district invites students in grades 6-9 back for in-person classes a few days a week starting May 10.

5 years ago

N.J. Transit worker Antonio Harriot waits in line to get the COVID-19 vaccine
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: ‘Don’t get choosy’ Murphy warns as vaccine shipment drops

State officials urge residents to get any vaccine available as Johnson & Johnson doses could be scarce. Meanwhile, Camden County has 2,000 unclaimed doses on hand.

5 years ago

Cole Smith receives a Moderna variant vaccine shot from clinical research nurse Tigisty Girmay
Health

Tweaked COVID vaccines in testing aim to fend off variants

New studies of experimental updates to the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines mark a critical first step toward an alternative if the virus eventually outsmarts today’s shots.

5 years ago

The Ummah Shop at the King Of Prussia Mall (Afea Tucker / The Philadelphia Tribune)
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Muslim specialty store celebrates grand opening in King of Prussia

Just in time for Ramadan, Sharrima Sulaiman officially opened “The Ummah Shop” at the King Of Prussia Mall on Saturday, April 10.

5 years ago

People sit in an observation area after being inoculated with the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Most Pa. residents eligible for COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday; State to launch mobile unit

Many parts of the state opened Phase 1C Monday, but according to the Department of Health, appointments remain available, prompting the change.

5 years ago

George Floyd mural in LA
Courts & Law

George Floyd’s brother sheds tears on the stand

Earlier Monday, the judge refused a defense request to immediately sequester the jury, the morning after the killing of a Black man during a traffic stop triggered unrest.

5 years ago

Authorities respond to a scene in front of the Brooklyn Center Police station
Courts & Law

Black man shot by police, killed during Minnesota traffic stop

Daunte Wright's death sparked protests as Minneapolis was already on edge and midway through Derek Chauvin's murder trial over the killing of George Floyd.

5 years ago

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