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Pedestrians walk past Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Community

No, Philly twin newborns on ‘missing’ posters were not abducted from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Infant abductions from hospital and health care settings have happened, but federal data show they’ve become more rare over time.

12 months ago

Nils Lofgren and Bruce Springsteen perfrom
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Bruce Springsteen, Philly Naked Bike Ride and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Aug. 22–25: A bookstore crawl in Philly, house music in N.J. and nighttime art in Delaware are among the weekend’s highlights.

12 months ago

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Princeton astrophysics professor Jenny Greene
Education

Princeton University offers STEM program to formerly incarcerated individuals

Since 2017, the Ivy League institution has given practical STEM experience and mentorship to students impacted by the criminal justice system.

12 months ago

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Fairfax County Public School buses are lined up at a maintenance facility
Education

Philadelphia psychologists say this is how families can support kids’ mental health as they go back to school

Pediatric psychologists say it’s important to normalize feelings of anxiety and worry that kids and teens may feel about returning to school.

12 months ago

Listen 1:01
Josh Shapiro at the DNC
Politics & Policy

‘Out of many, one’: Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware Dems dominate third night of the DNC

Several area politicians took to the podium to endorse Kamala Harris in her bid for president, joining Bill Clinton, Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz.

12 months ago

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Cory Booker speaks in front of a screen reading A FIGHT FOR OUR FREEDOMS
Politics & Policy

Walz’s big night, influencers flexing clout, defining freedom. Takeaways from Day 3 of the DNC

The DNC also gave online influencers prominent speaking slots, a sign of their growing clout with younger voters.

12 months ago

Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg speaking at the DNC
Politics & Policy

Parents of American held by Hamas appeal for hostages’ release during Democratic convention

Jon Polin and his wife, Rachel Goldberg-Polin, were greeted with an extended ovation and chants of “bring him home” by the thousands of Democratic delegates in Chicago.

12 months ago

Protesters in Chicago
Politics & Policy

Hundreds of protesters rally at park and train station on Democratic convention’s 3rd night

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations rallied Wednesday evening a half mile apart.

12 months ago

Crews clean up blocked-off streets in Kensington.
Urban Planning

There’s a homelessness crisis in the U.S. Plans to address it vary among mayors and mayoral candidates

Some new mayors, such as Philly's Cherelle Parker, are using a get-tough approach that the Supreme Court validated with a June ruling that allows bans on sleeping outside.

12 months ago

The exterior of George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Delaware County
Courts & Law

A Delco man was accidentally released from county prison. Officials did not realize until days later

Prison staff did not become aware of the “inappropriate release” until Aug. 15.

1 year ago

RFK Jr.
Politics & Policy

RFK Jr. to speak Friday amid speculation he’ll drop independent presidential bid and support Trump

Kennedy will give a speech in Phoenix, hours before Trump is scheduled to hold a rally in neighboring Glendale.

1 year ago

Cornel West speaking at a rally
Politics & Policy

Democrats get a third-party hopeful knocked off Pennsylvania ballot, as Cornel West tries to get on

A Commonwealth Court ruled that the paperwork filed by the Party for Socialism and Liberation for their presidential candidate, Claudia De la Cruz, was fatally flawed.

1 year ago

Rep. Bill Bascrell speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

Bill Pascrell Jr., long-time New Jersey congressman, dies at 87

New Jersey Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr., a 14-term incumbent and a fixture in his hometown of Paterson for more than four decades, has died.

1 year ago

Kamala Harris and Tim Walz
Politics & Policy

Tim Walz and Bill Clinton headline the Democratic National Convention’s third day

Convention organizers dubbed the theme for Wednesday “a fight for our freedoms,” a nod to the concept around which Harris has organized her campaign.

1 year ago

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks during the Libertarian National Convention at the Washington Hilton in Washington, May 24, 2024.
Politics & Policy

RFK Jr. showed up late to court in Pa. It could cost him a spot on the ballot

A pair of voters from Dauphin and Philadelphia counties argue Robert F. Kennedy Jr. misrepresented his residency and failed to meet signature requirements.

1 year ago

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