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People wait to fill out forms at the community center Mixteca to receive food and get information about the COVID-19 vaccination during the coronavirus pandemic, Saturday, Feb. 13, 2021, in Brooklyn. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
Health

Poll: Increasing number of N.J. Latinos say they would take COVID-19 vaccine

A study says N.J. Latinos are increasingly willing to get vaccinated against COVID-19, but one Latino advocate is concerned about lack of efforts to reach his community.

2 days ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., meets with reporters before the House votes to pass a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Feb. 26, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

House passes $1.9T pandemic bill on near party-line vote

The overall relief bill would provide $1,400 payments to individuals, extend emergency unemployment benefits through August and increase tax credits for children.

2 days ago

West Philadelphia Skills Initiative to aid in COVID Testing and Processing Efforts, Feb. 10 2021. (West Philadelphia Skills Initiative)
Health

A partnership brings more jobs to West Philly, more lab assistants to Penn Medicine

Penn Medicine collaborated with the West Philadelphia Skills Initiative as it was expanding COVID-19 testing efforts. Fifty people were hired.

2 days ago

Capitol police officers in riot gear push back pro-Trump insurrectionists who try to break a door of the U.S. Capitol
Courts & Law

Siege on the Capitol: 7 Philly-area insurrectionists face looming court dates

In the past week, federal prosecutors have filed or unsealed new charges against two people in the region who allegedly participated in the riots.

2 days ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks at Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. She joined local and state officials in calling for legislative and executive action to stop gun violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

‘We are losing the village’: Philadelphia officials blame GOP legislature for inaction on gun violence

At Olney Transportation Center, the site of a recent mass shooting, elected leaders and community activists came together to call for tighter gun laws.

3 days ago

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021, file photo, a man receives a COVID-19 vaccine at the Martin Luther King Senior Center in North Las Vegas. The nation is poised to get a third vaccine against COVID-19, but health officials are concerned that at first glance the Johnson & Johnson shot may not be seen as equal to other options from Pfizer and Moderna. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Health

U.S. advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J

After daylong discussions, the FDA panelists voted unanimously that the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks for adults.

3 days ago

In 2015, Camden High teacher Alex Jones in the classroom on the day he tells his students he is leaving teaching to become an administrator.  (Photo by April Saul for WHYY)
Education

‘There’s no simple answer’: Can the whitening of Camden’s teachers be reversed?

A new report shows that since 1999, Camden teachers have gone from majority Black to majority White. WHYY explores the reasons for this trend.

3 days ago

A person administers a COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Coronavirus update: Five N.J. cities join community vaccine program

New Jersey has named the five additional cities that are part of its community-based vaccination program. New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson awaits vaccine approval.

3 days ago

Citizens Bank Park in South Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Philly eases restrictions for restaurants, retail, and sports venues

The relaxed social distancing restrictions will go into effect March 1, in time for the Phillies season opener at Citizens Bank Park in April.

3 days ago

Mitchel H. Cohen United States Courthouse in Camden, N.J.
Courts & Law

Camden County man pleads guilty to conspiring with national white supremacy group

According to court documents and statements, Tobin admitted that from Sept. 15-23, 2019, he was a member of the white supremacist group “The Base.”

3 days ago

Protesters take over the Benjamin Franklin Parkway
Community

‘We want to hear from everyone’: Urban Affairs Coalition unveils survey for discussing racism in the city

The Urban Affairs Coalition in Philadelphia has unveiled a survey to understand Philadelphians’ perception of racism in the city in order to better combat it.

3 days ago

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Courts & Law
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Brothers admit to setting 2018 Old City blaze that destroyed homes, drew 400 firefighters

Both brothers also admitted to evading taxes from 2015 to 2017, while Imad Dawara admitted to also fraudulently collecting health care and other government benefits.

3 days ago

In this Saturday, Jan. 2, 2021 file photo, the morning sun is seen through a blanket of smog on the outskirts of New Delhi, India. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)
Science

UN: Carbon-cutting pledges by countries nowhere near enough

Most countries — especially top carbon polluters China, U.S., and India — missed a deadline for submitting official emission-cutting targets for climate negotiations.

3 days ago

In this Feb. 25, 2021, file photo, vials for the Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines are displayed on a tray at a clinic set up by the New Hampshire National Guard in the parking lot of an Exeter, N.H., high school. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
Health

Third US vaccine could raise question: Which shots are best?

The challenge will be explaining how protective the J&J shot is after the astounding success of the first U.S. vaccines.

3 days ago

(Heather Khalifa/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Money
Spotlight PA

New coronavirus grants for small Pa. businesses aim for inclusivity, but can’t track success

Applications open next month for $145 million in grants for small businesses, with a significant change by lawmakers intended to make it more accessible to people of color.

3 days ago

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