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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) shoots over Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024, in San Francisco.
Community

NBA hands out $75,000 fine to 76ers for injury reporting violations

The 76ers didn't include Embiid on their injury report Saturday before scratching the reigning MVP from their lineup minutes before tipoff.

2 years ago

Groundhog Club handler A.J. Dereume holds Punxsutawney Phil, the weather prognosticating groundhog, during the 137th celebration of Groundhog Day on Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa., Feb. 2, 2023. The arrival of annual Groundhog Day celebrations Friday, Feb. 2, 2024, will draw thousands of people to see celebrity woodchuck Phil at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. — an event that exploded in popularity after the 1993 Bill Murray movie.
Weather

The origins of Groundhog Day and Punxsutawney Phil

Thousands are expected to attend the annual event that exploded in popularity after the 1993 Bill Murray movie.

2 years ago

Karen Downer speaking at a podium
Courts & Law
Spotlight PA

Police in Pennsylvania slow to adopt new use-of-force rules, study finds

The Bucks County branch of the NAACP spent three years examining the policies of the 39 police departments in the area. What their findings say about policing oversight in Pa.

2 years ago

4 council members at a press conference
Politics & Policy

Kensington Caucus formed in Philadelphia City Council

The group of council members vows to help address issues like homelessness and drug abuse in the Kensington and Harrowgate areas.

2 years ago

Surveillance video
Courts & Law

Authorities capture man accused of taking gun from scene of fatal Philadelphia police shooting

He’s charged with tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice, and a weapon offense. It wasn't clear if Quinones-Mendez has retained an attorney.

2 years ago

In this April 12, 2006, file photo, flags wave near the Chicago Tribune Tower in downtown Chicago. More than 200 reporters, photographers and other staffers with the Chicago Tribune and six other newsrooms around the nation began a 24-hour strike Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 to protest years of “slow-walked” contract negotiations and to demand fair wages.
Community

More than 200 staffers with Chicago Tribune and 6 other newsrooms begin 24-hour strike

The striking workers are employees of Alden Global Capital, a New York hedge fund that has been buying up newspapers across the country.

2 years ago

foldable voting booths
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania automatic voter registration boosts sign-ups, but not a political party, data shows

If anything, the new automatic voter registration system — which is the subject of a lawsuit by Republican lawmakers — has favored the GOP.

2 years ago

File photo: Tesla CEO Elon Musk attends the first plenary session of the AI Safety Summit at Bletchley Park, on Nov. 1, 2023 in Bletchley, England. A Delaware judge this week invalidated Elon Musk's $55.8 billion Tesla pay package, saying it is too big and that Musk set the terms with a complaint board.
Courts & Law

Musk wants Tesla investors to vote on switching the carmaker’s corporate registration from Delaware to Texas

He moved Tesla’s headquarters to Austin, Texas, from California in 2021.

2 years ago

Anthony Wright
Courts & Law

Few are held responsible for wrongful convictions. Can a Philadelphia police perjury case stick?

DA Larry Krasner is hoping the pending perjury trial of three retired PPD detectives could provide some rare accountability.

2 years ago

Signage is affixed at the YouTube Space offices in Los Angeles
Community

A beheading video was on YouTube for hours, raising questions about why it wasn’t taken down sooner

“It’s another example of the blatant failure of these companies to protect us,” said Alix Fraser. “We can’t trust them to grade their own homework.”

2 years ago

Brittany Davis, Patricia Floyd and Walter DeShields in the Bristol Riverside Theater production of
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Black History Month, NoLibs Restaurant Week, Freezefest and ‘A Raisin in the Sun’ in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Feb. 1 - Feb 4: NoLibs Restaurant Week in Philly, “Escape to Margaritaville” in N.J. and Bob Marley's birthday celebration in Del. are among the weekend’s highlights.

2 years ago

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The boardwalk at Ocean City, N.J. May 30, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Ocean City Council limits street performances on boardwalk, raises fee to $200

“Boardwalk entertainers” will only be permitted to perform within two “designated entertainment zones” between May 1 and October 31.

2 years ago

The exterior of Penn Museum in West Philadelphia.
Community

Penn Museum has laid to rest 19 skulls from its Morton Cranial Collection

This historic collection of 19th century skulls — acquired by unethical means for racist research — is beginning to be laid to rest, over protests.

2 years ago

Listen 1:40
Philadelphia City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

‘Bold and targeted action’: Legislative package seeks to protect Philly renters and homeowners

The bills are part of City Councilmember Jamie Gauthier’s “Defying Displacement” campaign.

2 years ago

Listen 1:00
The Oak Lane Court apartment building
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

West Oak Lane tenants protest building management over maintenance issues

Residents say SBG Management Services has ignored their requests to fix up Oak Lane Court Apartments. The company says they’re lying.

2 years ago

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