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Ahmed Burhan, a well-known Quran reciter, leads prayers on Friday outside City Hall as devotees perform rakahs to show their humbleness and devotion. (Carmen Russell-Sluchansky/WHYY)
Community

Hundreds of Muslims gather outside City Hall to pray for peace in Gaza and Philly

The Philadelphia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations — or CAIR — and a coalition of local mosques and other organizations sponsored the Friday prayers.

1 year ago

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Gazdag, Carranza help Union cool off Minnesota United 2-0

Andre Blake finished with four saves to earn the clean sheet for the Union

1 year ago

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New Jersey youth wrestling coach sentenced to more than 7 years in child sex abuse images case

In addition to the prison term, U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi sentenced Alec Donovan to 30 years of supervised release, prosecutors said.

1 year ago

La Oficina del Fiscal General cerca del edificio del Capitolio en Harrisburg, Pensilvania.
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Spotlight PA

Elecciones Pa. 2024: Guía completa de los candidatos a fiscal general en las primarias

Cinco demócratas y dos republicanos aspiran a la nominación de su partido y aparecerán en la papeleta de las primarias el 23 de abril.

1 year ago

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Police: 2 officers are hospitalized after crash in Fairmount Park

Officials say a police cruiser and another vehicle collided.

1 year ago

A basket of decorated eggs
Arts & Entertainment

How did Pa. become the ‘gateway’ to Easter egg decorating? A Glencairn Museum exhibit explains

The art form introduced by the Pennsylvania Dutch and shared by other German and Eastern European immigrants continues to be practiced by Pennsylvania artists today.

1 year ago

Zack Wheeler
Community

Phillies lose 9-3 in opening day matchup with Braves

The Phillies got off to a strong start with ace Zack Wheeler, but the Braves won after a seven-run eighth inning.

1 year ago

The Delaware County Court of Common Pleas
Courts & Law

3 Chester men have convictions overturned after decades behind bars in Henrietta Nickens’ 1997 killing

The three defendants were convicted even though DNA testing at the time showed that evidence found in the victim’s body did not match any of them, attorneys said.

1 year ago

Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel throws out a ceremonial first pitch ahead of an opening day baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Atlanta Braves, Friday, March 29, 2024, in Philadelphia.
Community

Ex-Phillies manager Charlie Manuel throws opening-day pitch in 1st visit to Citizens Bank Park since stroke

Manuel was 1,000-826 as a major league manager, including 780 wins with the Phillies. He was inducted into the team’s Wall of Fame in 2014.

1 year ago

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Community

Wagner course explores architecture and history of West Philadelphia

The course covers West Philly from its days as a separate municipality only accessible by ferry to the ongoing ripple effects of urban renewal.

1 year ago

Kasey Moore and 8-year-old daughter, Sadie, from Northeast Philadelphia wear homemade hats as they watch the eclipse outside the Franklin Institute in Center City
Science

A total solar eclipse races across North America as clouds part along totality

It will be another 21 years before the U.S. sees another total solar eclipse on this scale.

1 year ago

Tyler Hanson, of Fort Rucker, Ala., watches the sun moments before the total eclipse, Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn.
Science

Are you in the path of totality? Total solar eclipse streaks across U.S. on April 8

The moon's shadow will slice a diagonal line from the southwest to the northeast across North America, briefly plunging communities along the track into darkness.

1 year ago

A woman deposits her ballot in an election drop box in Jersey City, N.J.
Politics & Policy

Federal judge orders New Jersey to redesign primary ballot

U.S. Rep. Andy Kim had argued that New Jersey’s one-of-a-kind primary ballot would violate his constitutional rights.

1 year ago

Timere Jones, right, carries a life-sized picture of his brother, Jameek Lowery
Courts & Law

A New Jersey man didn’t trust police but sought their help anyway. Two days later, he was dead

Paterson police repeatedly punched Jameek Lowery before putting him into an ambulance. He arrived unconscious at the hospital handcuffed to a gurney and died two days later.

1 year ago

Man enters polling place.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Elections 101: What to know about poll watchers, and what they can and can’t do in Pennsylvania

Poll watchers in Pennsylvania are appointed by candidates and political parties to observe the voting process. Since 2020, their work has become increasingly politicized.

1 year ago

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