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Krasner speaks at a podium
Courts & Law

‘We will get the just and appropriate results’: Philly’s DA continues to weigh charges in car stop arrest, fatal bus stop shooting

The Philadelphia DA is vowing to get to the bottom of Monday’s quintuple shooting, and a car stop Saturday that involved a member of the Mayor’s administration.

1 year ago

File photo: Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., listens during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
Courts & Law

New obstruction of justice crimes levied against Sen. Bob Menendez in rewritten indictment

Menendez is accused of taking actions that benefited the governments of Egypt and Qatar to help two N.J. associates get financial deals linked to those two countries.

1 year ago

Young girls from the African American Stilt Ballet group pose for a photo outside of the Tinsley Temple United Methodist Church in South Philadelphia, PA on Feb. 25, 2024.
Arts & Entertainment

Marian Anderson’s legacy celebrated at Tindley Temple exhibit

The “Faith, Music and Community” event hosted by the Marian Anderson Museum celebrates musical legend and her contributions to Philadelphia’s history.

1 year ago

An election worker is sorting mail-in ballots
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. was deluged by election lawsuits in 2020. Experts say 2024 will be even more intense

New challenges are expected to target everything from the legality of drop boxes to what constitutes a valid mail ballot.

1 year ago

Dartmouth's Romeo Myrthil (20) stands next to Duke's Caleb Foster (1) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Durham, N.C., Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. A ruling that gives the Dartmouth basketball team the right to unionize has far-reaching implications for all of college sports — from the quaint, academically oriented Ivy League to the big-money football factories like Michigan and Alabama. But it’s not time to cut down the nets just yet.
Courts & Law

Dartmouth men’s basketball team votes to unionize, though steps remain in forming labor union

The players voted 13-2 to join Service Employees International Union Local 560, which already represents some Dartmouth workers.

1 year ago

Facebook's Meta logo sign is seen at the company headquarters
Community

Facebook, Instagram, Messenger and Threads logins restored after widespread outage

The outage comes just ahead of Thursday's deadline for Big Tech companies to comply with the European Union’s new Digital Markets Act.

1 year ago

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk addresses the European Jewish Association's conference, Jan. 22, 2024, in Krakow, Poland. Former senior executives of Twitter filed suit against Musk and X Corp. on Monday, March 4, saying they are entitled to more than $128 million total in unpaid severance payments.
Courts & Law

Former Twitter executives sue Elon Musk over firings, seek more than $128 million in severance

The lawsuit says not paying severance and bills is part of a pattern for Musk.

1 year ago

President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House, Feb. 23, 2024, in Washington. Biden is forming a new ''strike force'' to crack down on illegal and unfair pricing on things like groceries, prescription drugs, health care, housing and financial services.
Politics & Policy

Regulator would cap credit card late fees at $8, part of Biden’s campaign against junk fees

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says the average credit card late fee is $32.

1 year ago

Jason Kelce
Community
6abc

Philadelphia Eagles fans react to Jason Kelce announcing his retirement from the NFL

"He means a lot to this city. He's been here his entire career and wears his heart on his sleeve."

1 year ago

Biden, Trump, and Haley side by side
Politics & Policy

Biden and Trump dominate Super Tuesday races and move closer to a November rematch

Despite Biden's and Trump's domination of their parties, polls make it clear the broader electorate does not want this year’s general election to be identical to 2020's race.

1 year ago

Philadelphia City Hall
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

3 takeaways from City Council’s hearing on Philly’s efforts to slash climate pollution

“It's anybody's guess as to whether we're on track for 2050,” one witness said.

1 year ago

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at his Mar-a-Lago estate
Politics & Policy

Donald Trump wins North Dakota Republican caucuses, adding to victories going into Super Tuesday

Haley’s only win so far came in the District of Columbia on Sunday.

1 year ago

File photo: A polling judge (right) helps guide a voter's ballot into a voting machine during the Pennsylvania primary election, at Mont Alto United Methodist Church in Alto, Pa., on May 17, 2022.
Politics & Policy

Pa. court rules electronic voting data is not subject to release under public records law

The 5-2 ruling sides with Secretary of State Al Schmidt, whose office argued against access to these electronic records from Lycoming County for the 2020 General Election.

1 year ago

Capital One Arena
Urban Planning

2 D.C. neighborhoods hang in the balance as the Wizards and Capitals consider leaving town

The sports teams' proposed move to Virginia, as well as the WNBA's Mystics potentially moving into Capital One Arena, has stoked concern in Chinatown and Congress Heights.

1 year ago

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Community
6abc

Teen dead, 4 others wounded after shooting involving SEPTA bus in Philadelphia’s Ogontz neighborhood

Police said the suspect shot the victim immediately after both of them got off of the bus.

1 year ago

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