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Workers near the top of the 526 ft. Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center spruce up the NASA logo standing on scaffolds in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, May 20, 2020. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket scheduled for May 27 will launch a Crew Dragon spacecraft on its first test flight with astronauts on-board to the International Space Station. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Science

NASA talks UFOs with public ahead of final report on unidentified flying objects

NASA is holding its first public meeting on UFOs a year after launching a study into unexplained sightings.

2 years ago

A 'vote here' sign outside of a polling place.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

18 Pa. candidates who spread election misinformation are poised to oversee local voting in 2024

In three Pennsylvania counties, election skeptics will likely hold majorities on key county panels that set voting rules after the November 2023 general election.

2 years ago

President Joe Biden talks with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., as they walk down the House steps as they leave after attending an annual St. Patrick's Day luncheon gathering at the Capitol in Washington, March 17, 2023. The Tuesday, May 9, White House sitdown between the president and congressional leaders will be the first substantive talks between Biden and McCarthy in months, and comes weeks after House Republicans voted on a bill that would raise the debt limit but impose significant federal spending cuts
Politics & Policy

As House debt ceiling vote nears, Biden shores up Democrats and McCarthy confident of GOP support

The debt ceiling and budget cuts package is heading toward a crucial House vote.

2 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaking at a podium.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Shapiro won’t share daily calendar, a departure from previous Pa. governor’s transparency

The Democratic governor’s decision to withhold details about who he meets behind the scenes is legally sound, though experts said he could choose to reveal more.

2 years ago

Chris Christie speaks into a microphone. A U.S. flag is visible behind him.
Politics & Policy

Ex-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie planning to launch GOP presidential campaign next week

Christie has cast himself as the only potential candidate willing to aggressively take on former President Donald Trump.

2 years ago

Center City Philadelphia skyline
Weather
6abc

Code Orange: Air Quality Alert for Philadelphia area due to smoke from Nova Scotia wildfires

Anyone diagnosed with heart disease, lung disease, and asthma should limit their time outdoors.

2 years ago

David Gaines gestures upwards.
Arts & Entertainment

Of basketball with gratitude: Ross Gay’s paean to Dr. J becomes a multimedia performance

Ross Gay’s ode to Julius Erving and the legacy of Black genius is the basis of a new music composition and performance at Girard College.

2 years ago

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Montgomery County courthouse on a sunny day.
Courts & Law

Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office will start inspecting gun stores; business owners react

The county sheriff said the routine inspections are not meant to be punitive, but to ensure businesses comply with state law.

2 years ago

A horse named Sunny looks out of his stall.
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra serenades therapy horses at Pegasus Riding Academy

A trio of brass players performed at a riding academy that offers equestrian therapy.

2 years ago

Listen 2:15
A view of the beach at Ocean City, N.J., at dusk.
Courts & Law

Ocean City to close beaches at 8 p.m. after police respond to nearly 1,000 calls over Memorial Day weekend

“I understand that these new directives will affect many people who are not teens, but it’s important that we stop this type of behavior now,” Mayor Jay Gillian said.

2 years ago

Chris Christie speaks into a microphone. A U.S. flag is visible behind him.
Politics & Policy

Christie allies launch super PAC ahead of expected 2024 campaign for the GOP presidential nomination

Allies of former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie have launched a new super PAC to support his expected candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.

2 years ago

This undated photo provided by the Sayreville, N.J., Borough Council shows Sayreville Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour. New Jersey prosecutors said Tuesday, May 30, 2023, that they arrested a Virginia man on murder and gun charges in the February death of the local councilwoman who was found fatally shot in her SUV outside her home
Courts & Law

N.J. prosecutors announce murder charge against Virginia man in fatal shooting of councilwoman

Middlesex County Prosecutor Yolanda Ciccone said 28-year-old Rashid Ali Bynum, of Portsmouth, Va., was arrested on first-degree murder and two second-degree handgun charges.

2 years ago

File photo: a 2014 photo of Bill McGovern with the Philadelphia Eagles NFL football team
Community

Former UCLA defensive coordinator, Eagles coach, Bill McGovern passes away at 60

McGovern was the Bruins’ defensive coordinator last year but missed most of the second half of the season due to health issues.

2 years ago

People walk on a street during a street festival.
Community

Odunde Festival returns to Philly for 48th year

The festival runs June 5-11 and is designed to showcase African American businesses in a street festival at 23rd Street and Grays Ferry Ave.

2 years ago

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Subaru Park in Chester, Pa. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Video, tips sought in probe of shooting outside Subaru Park that wounded 8

Authorities say one of the teens remains hospitalized in critical condition.

2 years ago

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