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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Leon Smith, named the 2026 National Teacher of the Year
Education

Haverford High School history instructor named nation’s Teacher of the Year

Leon Smith has spent his entire 25-year career at Haverford High School, where he teaches Advanced Placement classes in U.S. history and African American studies.

3 days ago

Pencils Over Pixels website
Education
6abc

Chromebook controversy: Lower Merion parents ask to opt children out of using devices 24/7

The district says it "enables students to easily transition projects and research between home and school" by giving students 24/7 access to educational software and sites.

3 days ago

side-by-side photos of Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV
Politics & Policy

Some Catholics in Bucks County who voted for Trump express buyer’s remorse amid conflict between the president and the pope

In 2024, the president flipped Bucks County, where more than 30% of residents are Catholic. It’s also represented by a vulnerable Catholic congressman.

3 days ago

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cannabis in a jar on a table
Courts & Law

‘You’re screwed’: Consultants targeted Delaware’s social equity cannabis applicants in scheme to obtain their conditional licenses

An Arizona consulting firm is connected to at least 19 applicants using a state social equity program. They have since had their conditional marijuana licenses denied.

3 days ago

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fish being dumped into White Clay Creek
Science

Anglers help stock White Clay Creek with trout, celebrate improvements to water quality

Pennsylvania has awarded more than $17 million in grants to 89 state projects to improve water quality and support trout.

4 days ago

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The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, home to the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg, Pa., is pictured on Nov. 6, 2020
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court strikes down ban on Medicaid for abortion

A majority of the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania found that the law violates the state’s Equal Rights Amendment.

4 days ago

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The entrance to the school is seen.
Education

School District of Philadelphia revises facility plan again, sparing one more school from closure

The update raises the plan’s price tag by $200,000 and spares North Philadelphia’s Ludlow Elementary School from recommended closure.

4 days ago

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Staff and volunteers at MANNA in Philadelphia put together medically tailored meals
Health

Pa. is considering $900K to fund meals tailored to people’s chronic diseases and medical needs

Medically tailored meals are informed by dietitians who evaluate recipes and match them to nutrition needs for diabetes, cancer and other diseases.

4 days ago

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an automatic speed enforcement camera
Urban Planning

‘Photo enforced’: Speed cameras are proliferating along Delaware highways, neighborhood streets

DelDOT is using the cameras along I-95 work zones, and now local governments have begun putting them in neighborhoods to slow down traffic.

4 days ago

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a concert in Doylestown
Arts & Entertainment

Doylestown free concert series to showcase a ‘diverse palette of voices’ throughout May

The series, known as Concert at the Commons, is scheduled every Thursday in May at Broad Commons Park in Doylestown.

5 days ago

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Shelves festooned with kratom powders, capsules, liquids and extracts
Health

A look at the ‘Wild West’ of synthetic kratom, which doctors are calling ‘more potent than fentanyl’

Since 2015, kratom poisonings have surged by 1,200%, according to a recent report.

5 days ago

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A ''Vote Here'' sign indicates a polling place in Cherry Hill, Tuesday, N.J., Oct. 28, 2025.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey election 2026: Meet the Democrats looking to flip a longtime GOP seat in Congress

Primary voters in Monmouth and Ocean counties will choose between Democrats John Blake and Rachel Peace. The winner will face longtime U.S. House Rep. Chris Smith in November.

5 days ago

a side yard in Kensington
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Philadelphians who care for vacant side yards form group to push for easier land-acquisition process

The coalition wants the Land Bank to give neighbors preferential rights to apply for vacant side yards and expand eligibility.

6 days ago

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Voting booths set up on election day
Politics & Policy

Election 2026: What Philly voters need to know about the ballot questions in the May 19 primary

All voters, regardless of party, will decide whether to create a city-run retirement savings program and to make permanent an office that monitors youth services.

6 days ago

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Rows of snacks on display at a store
Health

Should governments regulate unhealthy food like tobacco? Some Penn researchers say yes

This comes as more researchers, and even some lawyers and public officials, are comparing the harmful effects of ultra-processed food and tobacco.

6 days ago

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