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Philadelphia Eagles' Jalen Hurts runs for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Arts & Entertainment

Hurts runs for 3 TDs as Eagles squeeze by Bears 25-20

The Eagles, with the best record in the NFL, made just enough plays to come away with a tighter-than-anticipated win.

3 years ago

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Community
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Officer shoots armed suspect during gun battle outside King of Prussia Mall, officials say

According to police, the incident started with a hit-and-run around 2:30 p.m. in the area of the mall.

3 years ago

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Community
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South Jersey boater shares story of survival after being lost at sea

"We were sailing along great for like three days. We were moving. Then that first storm hit," recalled Joe Ditomasso.

3 years ago

File photo: A video of President Donald Trump speaking on Jan. 6 is played as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
Politics & Policy

What to watch as Jan. 6 committee wraps up its investigation

The committee's hearing on Monday is expected to be its closing argument after a year-and-a-half-long inquiry.

3 years ago

Argentina's Lionel Messi holds the trophy aloft as he celebrates with his team at the end of the World Cup final soccer match between Argentina and France at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. Argentina won 4-2 in a penalty shootout after the match ended tied 3-3. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Arts & Entertainment

Messi wins World Cup, Argentina beats France on penalties

Lionel Messi finally won the biggest prize in soccer as Argentina beat France 4-2 in a penalty shootout to claim a third World Cup title.

3 years ago

Delmarva linemen at work
Community

Delmarva Power proposes ‘one of the largest’ rate hikes in its history

Delmarva Power has filed an application with the state’s Public Service Commission to increase its electric distribution rate by $72.3 million.

3 years ago

People walk around, as seen through the parted curtains of a tent.
Courts & Law

U.S. court rejects maintaining COVID-19 asylum restrictions

The court’s decision means the restrictions are still on track to expire on December 21.

3 years ago

A microscopic image of Legionnaire's disease-causing particles.
Health
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4 cases of Legionnaires’ disease identified in Pennsauken, Camden County

Legionnaires' disease is a bacterial disease that can be contracted through breathing in small droplets of water that contain legionnaires bacteria.

3 years ago

File photo: New Jersey Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin speaks during a ceremony in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. He is among the supporters of a recent bill which seeks to allow state elected officials to shield their addresses from the public. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Politics & Policy

N.J. lawmakers move to redact addresses for elected officials from the public record

The Legislature is a step closer to removing a requirement that lawmakers’ addresses be kept private, except for the town and county where they own land.

3 years ago

Danielle Smith of Smith Memorial Playground, artist Michelle Angela Ortiz of Our Market, and Chase Trimmer and Nate Garland of Pennsylvania Special Olympics. (Peter Crimmins /WHYY)
Community

Community projects selected for Philly’s celebration of America’s 250th birthday

Philadelphia250 has selected three community-based projects to develop to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial.

3 years ago

A video exhibit plays as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington
Courts & Law

Jan. 6 committee eyes referring criminal charges for Trump

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol is considering recommending the Justice Dept. pursue three criminal charges against former President Trump.

3 years ago

A laser-light menorah is projected into the 110-foot dome of the Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park. The synagogue will celebrate the holidays with a Hanukkah themed light show. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Philly synagogue leans into sci-fi building, celebrating Hanukkah with laser light show

Pew! Pew! Frank Lloyd Wright’s futuristic synagogue gets the sci-fi treatment for the Festival of Lights.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks into a microphone.
Politics & Policy

‘Every damn ugly thing in the world’: Biden bemoans dangers of burn pits in return home to promote new law that helps veterans

Biden stressed that the new law doesn't require vets to prove that burn pits caused a range of maladies and certain cancers, including brain cancer.

3 years ago

People look at toys in a large room.
Community

More than ever: Camden’s Salvation Army toy shop sees record number families seeking help

About 1,700 families signed up for the toy shop at Camden’s Kroc Center, but more help is needed to serve the more than 400 families on the waitlist.

3 years ago

Board members Reginald Streater and Mallory Fix-Lopez were elected board president and vice president respectively. (Both photos are courtesy of the Philadelphia Board of Education)
Education

Philly school board elects ‘new generation of leaders’

Philadelphia school board members Reginald Streater and Mallory Fix-Lopez were elected Thursday night to serve one-year terms as president and vice president of the board.

3 years ago

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