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In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Dr. Shane Wilson performs rounds in a portion of Scotland County Hospital set up to isolate and treat COVID-19 patients in Memphis, Mo.
Health

2 in 5 Americans live where COVID-19 strains hospital ICUs

More than 40% of Americans live in areas running out of ICU beds. Experts say sustained surges can jeopardize the quality of care in ICUs.

5 years ago

Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa., speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy
WITF

NYT report says Pa. Rep. Perry, Trump collaborated on plan to overturn election results. Perry now faces calls to resign

The NYT reports Perry linked Trump with a DOJ wyer who was willing to push an election-fraud investigation in Georgia — despite no evidence to support such claims.

5 years ago

The site of a proposed solid waste management facility across from homes on Union Avenue
Community

How an environmental justice controversy sparked in Upper Darby

Residents and officials of several Delaware County towns have joined forces in opposition to a proposal to put a solid waste facility near their neighborhoods.

5 years ago

Jennifer Singer with her children, protesting Montgomery County's two-week shutdown
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Want kids back in school? There’s a PAC for that

A group of suburban Philadelphia parents has started a political action committee aimed at getting students back into school buildings.

5 years ago

BalletX
Arts & Entertainment

BalletX explores interracial romance and post-election anxiety in new dance films

Francesca Harper choreographed 'THAW’ for BalletX, inspired by interracial love, the poetry of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, and the post-election political crisis.

5 years ago

In this Jan. 5, 2016 file photo Arizona rancher LaVoy Finicum holds a gun as he guards the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge near Burns, Ore. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Politics & Policy

Capitol attack reflects US extremist evolution over decades

Right-wing extremism has previously played out for the most part in isolated pockets of America and in its smaller cities.

5 years ago

People clash with police during a protest against the jailing of opposition leader Alexei Navalny in St.Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Dmitri Lovetsky)
Politics & Policy

3,000 arrested in Russia at protests demanding Navalny’s release

The protests in scores of cities in temperatures as low as minus-50 C highlighted how Navalny has built influence far beyond the political and cultural center of Moscow.

5 years ago

Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., introduces Secretary of State nominee Antony Blinken during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)
Politics & Policy

Democrats start reining in expectations for immigration bill

It's taken only days for Democrats gauging how far Biden's bold immigration proposal can go in Congress to acknowledge that if anything emerges, it will likely be more modest.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania state Rep. Jeff Pyle, R-Armstrong, speaks at an annual gun rights rally in the state Capitol Rotunda on Monday, April 30, 2018 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)
Politics & Policy

Pa. legislator mocks Dr. Rachel Levine on Facebook, apologizes

“I owe an apology and I offer it humbly," Pyle said, not specifically apologizing to Levine or other transgender people, but later repeating an apology “to all affected."

5 years ago

In order to cope with the demand for COVID-19 vaccines, DMVs in Delaware have been repurposed into megasites for vaccine distribution. (NBC10)
Health
NBC10

Drive-thru COVID-19 vaccine clinic causes traffic jams in Delaware City

Because of the high demand and rush of cars lined up at the Delaware City site, Delaware State Police advised people to find alternate routes or avoid the area.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden signs executive orders after speaking about the coronavirus in the State Dinning Room of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics & Policy

In first days, Biden flashes action as deep problems loom

The coronavirus pandemic surges, the economy teeters and Republicans in Congress have signaled objections to many of Biden’s plans.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Courts & Law

Supporters’ words may haunt Trump at impeachment trial

Comments made by rioters at the Capitol, captured in interviews with reporters and federal agents, are likely to take center stage as Democrats lay out their case.

5 years ago

The Juneteenth Parade makes its way down 52nd Street in West Philadelphia in June 2019 where it was being held for the first year after moving from Center City. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Politics & Policy
The Philadelphia Tribune

Juneteenth is no longer an official city holiday

This comes after Mayor Jim Kenney used a one-time executive action in 2020 to designate the June 19 celebration an official city holiday for the first time.

5 years ago

Artist Jonathan Lyndon Chase
Arts & Entertainment

Queer and Black at the laundromat: Jonathan Lyndon Chase at the Fabric Workshop and Museum

Big Wash explores the laundromat as a site of queer domestic life where the private meets the public, and the idea of cleaning as both ritual and meditation.

5 years ago

Parks Pop-up at Fairmount Horticulture Center (FCM Hospitality)
Community

Parks on Tap opening physically distanced indoor dining at Fairmount Horticulture Center

In non-pandemic times, Parks on Tap, run by Philly Parks & Rec and restaurant group FCM Hospitality, brings its boozy setup to public parks in neighborhoods across the city.

5 years ago

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