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Men who lost their homes in a 6.4 magnitude earthquake stand inside a baseball stadium that has been opened to residents amid aftershocks and power outages, in Guayanilla, Puerto Rico.   (Carlos Giusti/AP Photo)
Community

Magnitude 5.9 shock rocks quake-stunned Puerto Rico

A magnitude 5.9 quake shook Puerto Rico on Saturday, causing further damage along the island’s southern coast, where previous recent quakes have toppled homes and schools.

7 years ago

Ian Olasov (left), a part-time philosophy professor at Brooklyn College, engages with passersby at the Ask a Philosopher pop-up booth at Suburban Station in Center City. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Commuters ponder deep questions with philosophers at Suburban Station

The Ask a Philosopher table appears daily at Suburban Station this week while the American Philosophical Association conference is in Philadelphia.

7 years ago

Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni
Politics & Policy

Stakes high as U.S. Supreme Court weighs ‘Bridgegate’ case

“This is not going to end well.” Those words spoken by a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey official in the summer of 2013 could hardly have been more prophetic.

7 years ago

In this Oct. 22, 2019 file photo, pipes lay along a construction site on the Mariner East pipeline in a residential neighborhood in Exton, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

White House seeks to roll back rule on environmental impact studies

President Donald Trump wants to scale back a Nixon-era rule he says slows down major infrastructure projects like new pipelines.

7 years ago

(US Coast Guard image/file)
Down the Shore
Courts & Law

Man tried to enter Cape May’s U.S. Coast Guard Training Center with guns, body armor

A North Carolina man has been charged with trying to bring an assault weapon, body armor and hollow-point bullets into a U.S. Coast Guard Training Center in New Jersey.

7 years ago

A worker hands a piece of lead pipe to a colleague as they work to remove water service lines Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Trenton, N.J. The city announced it is replacing 37,000 lead pipes over five years as part of an an effort to remove the potentially harmful pipes. (Mike Catalini/AP Photo)
Urban Planning

Old lead pipes push replacement plan in New Jersey capital

All 37,000 of the lead water pipes in New Jersey's capital city will be replaced over the next five years at an estimated cost of $150 million.

7 years ago

Students in the 3rd grade at St. Paul School in Princeton, N.J. are pictured in this file photo.  (Tom Mihalek/AP Photo for Skype)
Education

N.J. school segregation lawsuit moves forward, judge orders districts to be notified

A major lawsuit against the state of New Jersey over racial and socioeconomic segregation in the public school system moves forward.

7 years ago

(Shirley Min/WHYY)
Courts & Law

After a dust-up over diversity, Wilmington approves plan to start police academy

A resolution clearing the way was approved by Wilmington City Council. Questions about how to recruit a more diverse class delayed the step last fall.

7 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
Urban Planning

Philly experiments with new rent voucher aimed at keeping families in their homes

The new program is an example of the local solutions emerging in cities as leaders grapple with growing affordability crises.

7 years ago

Acting Philadelphia Police Commissioner Christine Coulter (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law
The Philadelphia Tribune

Acting Police Commissioner Christine Coulter’s future in department remains unknown

Prior to her stint as commissioner, Christine Coulter was a three-star deputy commissioner heading organizational services and the highest-ranking woman in the department.

7 years ago

Rapper Meek Mill arrives at the Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice for a hearing. Hundreds of supporters filled the street outside the courthouse.   (Inset: Screenshot from 'Free Meek' documentary on Amazon) (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

An ex-Philly cop is suing Meek Mill, Jay-Z and Amazon for a few seconds on screen

Former Officer Saqueta Williams appeared in “Free Meek” because she’s on the DA’s “Do Not Call” list.

7 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 10, 2020. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pelosi: House moving to send impeachment to Senate next week

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will take steps next week to send articles of impeachment to the Senate for President Donald Trump's trial.

7 years ago

Colorful row houses on the McClure School facade show what the students think might be going on inside.
Education
The Notebook

McClure will re-open in stages starting Wednesday after asbestos discovery

McClure was initially closed on Dec. 19, along with Carnell Elementary, following the discovery of damaged and thus potentially dangerous asbestos in both schools.

7 years ago

Two curious passersby study the former Rittenhouse Coffee Shop building at 1904 Sansom Street in 2005. (Elston via Flickr)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Developer of Philly’s priciest condo to demolish and remake Rittenhouse landmark

The developer of the Laurel, Southern Land Company, will dismantle and painstakingly reconstruct a Rittenhouse landmark.

7 years ago

Danielle Coates (left) and Ang Bey (right) rehearse
Community

For its first professional play, Philly Young Playwrights takes on gun violence

“Candles,” premiering at the Arden Theatre, was written though Philadelphia Young Playwrights. It’s eligible for a Barrymore Award.

7 years ago

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