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A McDonald's sign at a restaurant in downtown Pittsburgh
Community

Feds fine McDonald’s franchisees with workers as young as 10

The agency said the children sometimes worked as late as 2 a.m., but were not paid.

3 years ago

The Capital Building in Harrisburg, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania Senate backs bill to narrow Philly commuter tax

It likely faces a chilly reception in the state House of Representatives, where Democrats have a one-seat slim majority.

3 years ago

The Capital Building in Harrisburg, Pa
Politics & Policy

Democrats move pro-union amendment out of divided Pa. House

The bill would add constitutional language that state workers have “the fundamental right to organize and bargain collectively” and that no state law can interfere with it.

3 years ago

David Hause poses in a theater
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Chestnut Hill Home + Garden, Sing Us Home, Down and Derby Wine Fest, and ‘Ariodante’ in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

May 4 - May 7: First Friday Art in Delaware, street fests in Philly, and the Down and Derby Festival in South Jersey are among this weekend’s event highlights.

3 years ago

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A street in Philly's Francisville neighborhood.
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘As weak as it gets’: Philadelphia’s housing market is struggling to blossom this spring

Mortgage rates are still high. And home prices are still overvalued, saddling buyers and sellers with an affordability problem that won’t budge.

3 years ago

Portraits of former mayors line the walls of City Hall chambers. A podium and the U.S. flag and the Philadelphia flag are in the center of the photo. Chairs are lined up against the wall.
Politics & Policy

Philly mayoral candidates were asked to respond to the arts sector. Only 2 did

"We think that everybody wants to work together," said Jacque Liu, "but they're just not quite sure how."

3 years ago

View of marshland near the Baxter Water Treatment Plant in Philadelphia.
Urban Planning

Climate change could impact the Philly region’s water supply. New storage options may help

Climate change could mean droughts and changing water flow in the Delaware River. Water regulators say new storage facilities could help mitigate future water scarcity.

3 years ago

United States' Tori Bowie gestures after receiving the gold medal she won in the women's 100m final during the World Athletics Championships in London, Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. Tori Bowie, the sprinter who won three Olympic medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, has died, her management company and USA Track and Field said Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Bowie was 32. She was found Tuesday in her Florida home. No cause of death was given. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
Community

U.S. sprinter, Olympic medalist Tori Bowie dies at 32

Bowie's death was announced Wednesday by her management company and USA Track and Field. No cause of death was given.

3 years ago

Computer scientist Geoffrey Hinton poses at Google's Mountain View, Calif, headquarters on Wednesday, March 25, 2015. Computer scientists who helped build the foundations of today's artificial intelligence technology are warning of its dangers, but that doesn't mean they agree on the risks or how to prevent disastrous outcomes. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
Science

4 dangers that most worry AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton

Geoffrey Hinton, the “godfather of artificial intelligence,” recently resigned his job at Google to share his concerns that unchecked AI development could threaten humanity.

3 years ago

PhilaPhiladelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid celebrates after a 3-point basket by James Harden during the final minute of Game 1 against the Boston Celtics in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series, Monday, May 1, 2023, in Bostondelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid celebrates after a 3-point basket by James Harden during the final minute of Game 1 against the Boston Celtics in the NBA basketball Eastern Conference semifinals playoff series, Monday, May 1, 2023, in Boston
Community

Embiid: MVP is validation, but NBA title is still the goal

Embiid says the award validates all the work that he's put into learning the sport after belatedly taking it up at the age of 15.

3 years ago

This photo shows the Facebook's Messenger Kids application on an iPhone in New York,
Politics & Policy

FTC: Facebook misled parents, failed to guard kids’ privacy

The Federal Trade Commission says Facebook misrepresented the access it provided to app developers to private user data.

3 years ago

Jahaad Atkinson and Ahyir Womack.
Community

Victims hit, killed by Amtrak train in Chester were 9 and 12 years old

The children were hit around 4:30 p.m. Saturday on the tracks in the 400 block of Wilson Street.

3 years ago

Emergency vehicles arrive on West Peachtree in Atlanta on Wednesday, May 3, 2023
Community

1 dead, 4 hurt in shooting inside Atlanta medical building

Atlanta police said the shooting occurred inside a Northside Medical building on Wednesday.

3 years ago

Tucker Carlson attends the final round of the Bedminster Invitational LIV Golf tournament in Bedminster, N.J.
Arts & Entertainment

Report: Racist text helped spur Fox to oust Tucker Carlson

The former Fox host lamented how supporters of former President Donald Trump ganged up to beat a protester. “It's not how white men fight,” Carlson wrote.

3 years ago

PSG's Lionel Messi runs during the French League One soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lyon at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris
Community

Messi the latest pawn in proxy rivalry in Middle East

He has been suspended by PSG reportedly for two weeks and the incident could yet spark the end of his turbulent and somewhat underwhelming two-season spell at the club.

3 years ago

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