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In this courtroom sketch, Harvey Weinstein, center, is led out of Manhattan Supreme Court by court officers after a jury convicted him of rape and sexual assault, Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 in New York. The jury found him not guilty of the most serious charge, predatory sexual assault, which could have resulted in a life sentence in New York. (Elizabeth Williams via AP)
Courts & Law

‘A new day’: Harvey Weinstein convicted, led away in cuffs

Harvey Weinstein was convicted Monday at his sexual assault trial, sealing his dizzying fall from powerful Hollywood studio boss to archvillain of the #MeToo movement.

6 years ago

Vanessa Bryant speaks during a celebration of life for her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Community

Los Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial

Mourners began gathering Monday in downtown LA to say farewell to Kobe and Gianna Bryant at the Staples Center, hours before Bryant's memorial service was scheduled to start.

6 years ago

In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court to hear Philly dispute over same-sex foster parents

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia ruled the city did not target the agency because of its religious beliefs

6 years ago

FILE-In this Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 photo, Willie Mays, right, looks on as President Barack Obama presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson during a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, in Washington. Johnson, a mathematician on early space missions who was portrayed in film “Hidden Figures,” died Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Community

Pioneering black mathematician Katherine Johnson has died

NASA says Katherine Johnson, a mathematician who worked on NASA’s early space missions and was portrayed in the film “Hidden Figures" has died.

6 years ago

Officials hope promising anti-violence program can prevent repeat trips to the ER. (Pixabay via Pexels)
Health
NJ Spotlight

N.J. state to expand hospital-based programs to help victims break cycle of violence

Specially trained workers meet with victims at bedside and help them make changes that reduce chances they will be reinjured

6 years ago

The Bridesburg school has a large deficit, a CEO on leave, and some sort of problem related to the identification of special education students. (Screenshot Google Maps)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Budget turmoil at Philly’s second-largest charter school — but officials keep quiet about why

The Bridesburg school has a large deficit, a CEO on leave, and some sort of problem related to the identification of special education students.

6 years ago

The latest lawsuits allege that new video evidence shows the driver restraining more children with tape, or threatening to do so, on at least 9 occasions. (Courtesy of Penn Center for Mental Health)
PlanPhilly
Health

‘How could they do that to my kid?’: Parents sue state-funded van service after preschoolers tied up with duct tape

Cases pending in Philadelphia courts allege children were tied up with duct tape by a driver paid for by the state to take them to preschool.

6 years ago

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Ruqayya Ali of Center City peruses Philly Counts census literature during the Philly Counts 2020 summit at South Philadelphia High School.
(Jonathan Wilson/WHYY)
Community

White and Black people to get more room on 2020 census to explain their origins

For the first time, the U.S. Census Bureau is giving people in the country’s two largest racial categories space to give more details about their origins.

6 years ago

Carolena Nava and her mom Lupita Nava are volunteer firefighters in Oxford, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

When every second counts, bilingual firefighters make the difference in Chesco

Union Fire Company has struggled to serve its Latino community in the past, but new efforts to recruit Spanish-speakers are making progress.

6 years ago

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A New Jersey State Police boat. (New Jersey State Police)
Down the Shore
Community

In rough conditions, N.J. state troopers rescue Barnegat Bay kayakers

New Jersey State Police marine troopers rescued two kayakers in the Barnegat Bay on Wednesday, authorities say.

6 years ago

Steve Marcinkus, an Investigator with the Office of the City Commissioners, demonstrates the ExpressVote XL voting machine at the Reading Terminal Market in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
Community

Reliability of pricey new voting machines questioned

In the rush to replace unreliable electronic voting machines, state and local officials have scrambled to acquire more trustworthy equipment for this year’s election.

6 years ago

Former model and restaurateur B. Smith arrives at the BET Honors red carpet in the Warner Theatre in Washington. B. Smith, became one of the first African-American models on the cover of Mademoiselle and later opened restaurants, revealed last year that she has Alzheimer's disease. (Jose Luis Magana/AP Photo, File)
Arts & Entertainment

Western Pa. native, B. Smith, model turned lifestyle guru, dead at 70

Model, restaurateur and lifestyle guru Barbara "B." Smith has died at her Long Island home, her family announced in a statement on social media.

6 years ago

New Jersey received D grades in the categories of “Budget Forecasting” and “Budget Maneuvers.” (Credit: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

N.J. gets bad grades for its budget practices in nonpartisan report

Public-employee pension funding, budget forecasting said to need the most improvement

6 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (Julio Cortez/AP Photo, File)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey Gov. Murphy reveals likely cancerous kidney tumor

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says he has what is probably a cancerous tumor on his kidney and will undergo surgery next month to remove it.

6 years ago

Patrick Morrisey speaks to reporters after a debate in Morgantown, W.Va. State attorneys general are finding a national settlement over the toll of opioids to be elusive, as some lawyers for state and local governments are renewing public criticism of the proposed deal with a group of companies led by the nation's largest drug distributors. (Raymond Thompson, File, AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Opioid settlement still elusive as some lawyers criticize it

State attorneys general are finding a national settlement over the toll of opioids to be elusive, as some lawyers are renewing public criticism of the proposed deal.

6 years ago

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