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President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Pennsylvania blasts Texas’ bid to overturn Biden’s election

The lawsuit from the Texas attorney general demands that the 62 total Electoral College votes in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin be invalidated.

6 years ago

Politics & Policy

Spotlight PA

The 2020 election cost Pa. counties millions in OT, was most expensive ever, officials say

The pandemic and a new vote-by-mail system overwhelmed already overworked election offices, but some tapped federal pandemic stimulus money to help cover costs.

6 years ago

Keona Berry walks down Market Street with a protective mask on her face on Friday, March 27, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)

Politics & Policy

Del. Gov. Carney announces 10 p.m. curfew for businesses, zero-tolerance enforcement policy

The decision comes one week after the governor announced a stay-at-home advisory and a one-month pause on in-person learning starting Monday, Dec. 14.

6 years ago

Documents created by Pfizer for the meeting with the Food and Drug Administration advisory panel, as Pfizer seeks approval for emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine, are seen on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. The meeting of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration represented the next-to-last hurdle before the expected start of the biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history. Depending on how fast the FDA signs off on the panel's recommendation, shots could begin within days. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)

Health

U.S. panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The Food and Drug Administration is expected to follow the recommendation issued Thursday by its expert advisers.

6 years ago

U.S. Attorney William McSwain outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paytner/WHYY)

Courts & Law

Federal prosecutors charge four with murder of Philly police officer

A federal grand jury has indicted Hassan Elliott and three co-defendants in connection to the shooting death of Sgt. James O’Connor in March.

6 years ago

A a registered nurse works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient

Community

Wolf announces Pa. indoor dining ban, closure of gyms, theaters for three weeks

Gov. Tom Wolf and Health Secretary Rachel Levine have announced new restrictions throughout Pa. to help curb the surge in coronavirus cases.

6 years ago

Homes across from Fairmount Park at 33rd and Clifford streets. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

PlanPhilly

Urban Planning

City Council creates Strawberry Mansion conservation district — a first for an ‘underrepresented’ community

The new regulations limit building height and ban some exterior building materials as well as roof decks.

6 years ago

PlanPhilly

Urban Planning

City Council extends eviction diversion program

The amendment, from Councilmember Helen Gym, extends the requirement through March 31, 2021.

6 years ago

Politics & Policy

Philly City Council passes bill to ensure jobs for laid-off hospitality workers

Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed legislation Thursday giving laid-off hospitality workers first dibs on returning to jobs they lost due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

6 years ago

Community

Wilmington to Washington connection increases with new minor league baseball alignment

Riding Joe Biden’s coattails to D.C., Delaware’s only minor league baseball team, the Wilmington Blue Rocks, has a new parent club: the Washington Nationals.

6 years ago