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The Islamic Cemetery of Delaware. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Delaware’s only Muslim cemetery can resume burials after cease-and-desist order lifted

One father says lifting a cease-and-desist order means his daughter will be buried in the Islamic faith.

6 years ago

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In this Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, photo, Richard Butler and his fiancé Amber laugh while they have breakfast in an apartment a friend is letting them live in on Chicago’s Southside. (Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

States scramble to prepare ahead of food stamps rule change

From Hawaii to Pennsylvania, states are scrambling to blunt the impact, with roughly 700,000 people at risk of losing benefits unless they meet certain work requirements.

6 years ago

The Ruth Williams House at Broad and Boston Streets in Philadelphia has 88 units for those in need of affordable housing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Health
Broke in Philly

Philly’s homeless shelters prepare for unique challenge coronavirus brings

A lot of cleaning and monitoring for symptoms is going on since close quarters would make it hard for residents to keep a distance from an ill individual.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Rachel Levine (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health

Pennsylvania says it is speeding up coronavirus testing

The lab can now handle about 25 samples a day and that rate should increase in the coming days after it gets a piece of equipment that boosts its testing capacity.

6 years ago

State Police salute in Johnstown. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania State Police loosens ban on trooper arm tattoos

Before Wednesday's announcement, troopers could have tattoos, as long as they were not visible to the public.

6 years ago

(Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. officials warn CBD still largely unregulated despite popularity of creams, oils, candies, and more

While proponents claim CBD derived from hemp can help ease chronic pain and anxiety, the federal government says there is little research into its benefits or potential harms.

6 years ago

A closeup of a spotted lanternfly
Science

Pennsylvania adds 12 counties to lanternfly quarantine zone

The invasive spotted lanternfly is continuing its westward march across Pa., with state agriculture officials nearly doubling the number of counties in a quarantine zone.

6 years ago

A woman walks with a plastic bag
Down the Shore
Politics & Policy

Bill banning single-use plastic, paper, foam goes to N.J. Senate vote Thursday

The New Jersey Senate will vote on a bill that comprehensively bans single-use plastic, paper bags, and foam Thursday. 

6 years ago

New Jersey State Police remove Sue Altman, state director, New Jersey Working Families, before George E. Norcross III, left, testifies in front of the New Jersey Senate Select Committee on Economic Growth Strategies about his role in the controversial state tax incentive program, Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, in Trenton, N.J. (David Maialetti/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Politics & Policy

AG says activist dragged out of N.J. Statehouse was not targeted over politics

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal asked that the disorderly person charge against Sue Altman be dismissed.

6 years ago

Hands Store in Beach Haven. (Google image)
Down the Shore
Lifestyle

Legendary Long Beach Island store to remain open under new management

Hands Store, an institution for generations of beachgoers in Beach Haven that opened in 1952, will remain open after-all.

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a bill signing ceremony in Berkeley Heights, N.J., Tuesday, July 16, 2019. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Gov. Murphy undergoes surgery for tumor in New York City as Oliver takes over

The Democrat will undergo a partial nephrectomy at an unidentified hospital to remove a tumor on his left kidney.

6 years ago

Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg generated criticism after a 2015 audio clip resurfaced in which he defends aggressive police tactics targeting minority communities. (Carlos Osorio/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Bloomberg drops out of presidential race, endorses Biden

Billionaire Mike Bloomberg ended his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday and endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden.

6 years ago

Arts & Entertainment

‘Renaissance in the Belly of a Killer Whale’ takes on gentrification, collective memory at the Wilma Theater

Three friends chronicle the gentrification of their changing hometown and call for a new Harlem Renaissance in the Wilma Theater’s newest production.

6 years ago

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The skyline is reflected in the Schuylkill River as the sun rises over Philadelphia.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy
Broke in Philly

Is a universal basic income experiment coming to Philadelphia?

Philadelphia may begin testing a cash subsidy pilot in 2020, city policymakers and nonprofit leaders revealed Tuesday at a press conference. 

6 years ago

File photo: Hundreds gathered in South Philly to celebrate the temporary defeat of a supervised injection site in their neighborhood and protest putting one there in the future. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Health

Civic groups argue supervised injection site will boost crime

Neighborhood groups joined the FOP in supporting U.S. Attorney William McSwain’s effort to keep the nonprofit’s supervised injection site from opening.

6 years ago

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