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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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The scene of a fire at a Bucks County nursing home
Community
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NTSB report reveals new details about nursing home explosion in Bucks County

The Dec. 23 blast at the Bristol Health and Rehab Center killed two people, and a third person passed away in early January. Another 20 people were injured.

3 months ago

National Park Service employees remove signage related to enslaved people from the President’s House site on Independence Mall
Politics & Policy

Philly President’s House battle: City seeks to block attempt to ‘whitewash our history’ after slavery panels were removed from Independence Mall

“When a government starts hiding parts of its past,” local lawmakers wrote, “it begins to look more like a regime that rewrites history rather than one that learns from it.”

3 months ago

A Philadelphia school bus
Education

20 Philadelphia schools could close next year. Here’s what you need to know

The district is weighing closures in light of under-enrollment, outdated facilities and budget constraints.

3 months ago

Sean Locke receives high fives from teammates before a basketball game
Community

Wilmington basketball tournament returns for its 8th year, raising money for mental health support

The two-day SL24 Basketball Classic returns to the Chase Fieldhouse to honor Sean Locke, raise funds for mental health programs and encourage open conversations.

3 months ago

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Taysha Marie Canales leans her head on Newton Buchanan's in a scene from the play.
Community

Philly’s Chinatown stadium debate echoes through James Ijames’ ‘Good Bones’

The Philly premiere of “Good Bones” at the Arden Theatre is not a retelling of the Chinatown fight, but the playwright took inspiration from it.

3 months ago

Listen 1:51
Lisa Blunt Rochester speaks
Politics & Policy

‘Pivotal moment’: Delaware Senate Democrats to oppose additional ICE funding after deaths in Minneapolis

Delaware’s congressional delegation says federal immigration officers are acting lawlessly and shooting Americans in the streets.

3 months ago

Listen 1:04
Snow is removed in the aftermath of a winter storm in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 26, 2026
Education
6abc

School District of Philadelphia and city’s archdiocesan schools to operate virtually on Wednesday

Crews around the city have been working around the clock since the storm hit the region on Sunday.

3 months ago

A pen drawing of Alex Pretti is featured prominently in a makeshift memorial at the location where he was killed.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey leaders demand accountability following Alex Pretti’s killing by federal immigration agents

Some lawmakers are calling for abolishing ICE in its present form.

3 months ago

Listen 1:02
Sepp Blatter gestures during a press conference
Politics & Policy

Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in United States

The United States is co-hosting the World Cup with Canada and Mexico from June 11 to July 19.

3 months ago

Police on the scene after three bodies
Community
6abc

Suspect in custody after 3 found dead following standoff in Bucks County

Video shows a SWAT team breaching the residence, where the suspect was ultimately taken into custody.

3 months ago

El edificio del Departamento de Educación de Estados Unidos en Washington
Education

Delaware recibe una subvención de 8.7 millones de dólares para ayudar a los profesores a integrar la alfabetización con las clases de educación cívica e historia.

Delaware fue uno de los 24 beneficiarios de la subvención federal. El dinero se destinará a apoyar la educación de niños con dificultades académicas de grados 4 a 12.

3 months ago

Avión de Avelo Airlines
Politics & Policy

Avelo pone fin a sus vuelos para ICE mientras los legisladores de Delaware exigen transparencia a las empresas que se lucran con las deportaciones.

Avelo niega haber tenido nunca un contrato para ayudar a deportar inmigrantes. Sin embargo, los datos de seguimiento de vuelos demuestran que operó vuelos de deportación.

3 months ago

Noah Davis'
Arts & Entertainment

Gone too soon: A posthumous retrospective of the late Noah Davis at the Philadelphia Art Museum

Davis painted large-scale scenes of Black life in an abstract style. His quick rise in the art world only lasted six years before he died at 32.

3 months ago

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Two shoppers in the cosmetics department at Target
Politics & Policy

New Jersey bans some products with toxic PFAS chemicals. Here’s what to know

People can be exposed to the so-called “forever” chemicals from household products like carpets and cosmetics.

3 months ago

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Protesters outside City Hall
Politics & Policy

Hundreds march in Philadelphia to protest ICE: ‘We’re not going to let this stand’

The protesters called for workers to join a general strike started in Minnesota against the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.

3 months ago

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