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Community

TED Talks coming to Philly as part of 250th celebration of America’s independence

The speakers series now joins other 2026 events in Philly, including the World Cup, the MLB All-Star contest and March Madness.

1 year ago

Listen 1:11
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Health
6abc

Pharmacies in New Jersey now allowed to sell birth control without a prescription

Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that removes the prescription requirements for products, including pills, patches, rings and injectable contraceptives.

1 year ago

Police car
Courts & Law

‘Purgatory is on the roll again’: Indictment details online group’s alleged ‘swatting’ crimes in Delaware, other states

One caller reported an active shooter inside a Delaware high school, where another said he was going to kill a teacher and students, the FBI charges.

1 year ago

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Donald Trump close-up
Politics & Policy

Trump account posts, then deletes, social media video about election victory referencing ‘Unified Reich’

“He attacks his opponents as vermin,” Biden said. “He says immigrants are poisoning the blood of America. That’s a line used in Hitler’s Germany, not an American president.”

1 year ago

Pa. State Trooper car
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Race data from traffic stops by State Police, other departments won’t be available under Pa.’s public records law

Pennsylvania State Police will be directed to release an annual report on traffic stop data, but public information experts say that’s not enough.

1 year ago

Trump in the courtroom
Courts & Law

Defense rests without ex-President Trump taking the witness stand in his New York hush money trial

The judge has said he expects closing arguments to happen on May 28, the Tuesday after Memorial Day.

1 year ago

Jamie Gauthier sits in front of a microphone
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philly charter change proposal would mean more funding for affordable housing

The measure looks to close a loophole that has frustrated housing advocates for years.

1 year ago

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Work continues at a shale gas well drilling site in St. Mary's, Pa., March 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic, File)
Science

Could Pennsylvania’s fracking wastewater hold the key to the country’s energy transition?

The U.S. will need a lot more lithium to make the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewables. Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale has a ton of it.

1 year ago

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The site of the former 49th Street Terminal along the Schuylkill River in Southwest Philadelphia will be cleaned up using a federal brownfield grant. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Cleanup of former oil terminal near Bartram’s Garden gets boost with EPA funds

The site is one of close to 200 nationwide receiving cleanup funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

1 year ago

Listen 1:06
A cannibis plant that is close to harvest grows June 17, 2021. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Courts & Law

Bill giving medical dispensaries first crack at recreational marijuana growing faces opposition in Del. House committee

Some opponents say the license fees are not substantial enough and the proposal could hurt the current supply of medical cannabis.

1 year ago

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Robert and Joan Greenstein, accompanied by their dogs, Erda and Orion, look over a sample ballot before voting at the Museum of the American Revolution in Old City
Politics & Policy

What you need to know ahead of the 2024 Pa. general election

Pennsylvania’s general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.

1 year ago

Bob Menendez
Courts & Law

Testimony at Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial focuses on his wife’s New Jersey home

A lawyer testified Monday that a businessman saved the senator's then-future wife's home from foreclosure just as the senator allegedly helped him secure business with Egypt.

1 year ago

Sam Lemon, right, speaks during a news conference with Susie Williams Carter, center, and lawyer Michael Pomerantz, Monday, May 20, 2024, in Philadelphia. Carter is the sister of the youngest person ever executed in the state of Pennsylvania, Alexander McClay Williams, 16, and Lemon is the great-grandson of the attorney who represented him. Carter is suing the county where the Black teenager was convicted in 1931. The suit comes two years after Williams' conviction by an all-white jury was vacated. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Courts & Law

Family of Black Pa. teen wrongly executed in 1931 seeks damages after 2022 exoneration

Sixteen-year-old Alexander McClay Williams remains the youngest person the state has put to death. He was exonerated by Gov. Tom Wolf after researchers dug up new evidence.

1 year ago

MMR — the modern combination vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella — provides stronger, longer-lasting protection against measles than the stand-alone measles vaccine typically given in the U.S. in the early 1960s. (Eric Risberg/AP Photo)
Health
6abc

Residents warned of possible measles exposure in Philadelphia and Montgomery County

Health officials say those who aren't immunized and develop symptoms between now and June 7 should contact a doctor.

1 year ago

inside a prison
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Costs for Pa. prison system are soaring despite facility closures, putting officials in the hot seat

Prison officials want $300 million in additional taxpayer money in next year’s budget despite a declining population of incarcerated people and the closure of two facilities.

1 year ago

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