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Jayde Newton helps to set up cardboard gravestones with the names of victims of opioid abuse outside the courthouse where the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy is taking place in White Plains, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 2021. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Tuesday, May 30 overturned a lower court’s 2021 ruling that found bankruptcy courts did not have the authority to protect members of the Sackler family who own the company and who have not filed for bankruptcy protection from lawsuits
Courts & Law

Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect Sacklers from lawsuits

Under the plan, members of the wealthy Sackler family would give up ownership of Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue, with its profits being used to fight the opioid crisis.

3 years ago

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks with reporters on the debt limit as he walks, Tuesday, May 30, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington
Politics & Policy

Facing GOP backlash, McCarthy labors to shore up votes for debt deal in time to prevent US default

The Republican speaker urged GOP skeptics Tuesday to look at “the victories” in the package he negotiated with President Joe Biden.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

Wildfire that burned 158 acres in Gloucester County now 100% contained

The fire is burning in a wooded area spanning both Franklin and Monroe townships.

3 years ago

File photo: The Tree of Life Synagogue, lower left, stands in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh on Thursday, April 19, 2023. The federal jury trial of the suspect in the nation's deadliest antisemitic attack is scheduled to get underway Tuesday morning, four and a half years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshipers at a Pittsburgh synagogue.
Courts & Law

Prosecutor: Gunman in Pittsburgh synagogue massacre harbored ‘malice and hate’ for Jews

The federal trial of Robert Bowers comes four and a half years after the shooting deaths of 11 worshipers from three congregations meeting at the Tree of Life synagogue.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden stands with Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin as the national anthem is played at the Memorial Amphitheater of Arlington National Cemetery
Community

Biden attends Delaware Mass to mark 8 years since son Beau’s death from brain cancer

Beau Biden also served in Delaware’s Army National Guard, including a deployment to Iraq, where the president says he was exposed to toxic gases from burn pits.

3 years ago

Owen Prusack stands in a field of wildflowers on a sunny day.
Community

‘Nice splash of color’: Hibernia County Park in Chester County gets 5-acre wildflower, grass meadow

Park officials have planted the seeds for the meadow, which will grow colorful wildflowers and seasonal grass.

3 years ago

Mayoral candidate Cherelle Parker participates in the Restoring Safety Forum at WHYY.
Politics & Policy

Democratic mayoral nominee Cherelle Parker wants to strengthen police, lean on stops and searches to tackle gun violence

Cherelle Parker has been more supportive of law enforcement than other Democratic candidates, including considering controversial practices such as stop and frisk.

3 years ago

Magali Vicente-Ortega and her three children pose for a photo.
Community

At this Southern Delaware elementary school, infants and toddlers are encouraged to speak in their native Spanish

The six-week Léemelo program has seen success in a school where the majority of students speak Spanish.

3 years ago

Toronto Raptors head coach Nick Nurse watches against the Detroit Pistons in the second half of an NBA basketball game in Detroit, Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Community

Philadelphia 76ers hire coach Nick Nurse weeks after he was fired by Toronto Raptors

Philadelphia 76ers hire coach Nick Nurse weeks after he was fired by Toronto Raptors.

3 years ago

Montana, 33, has been riding dirt bikes and ATVs for more than two decades (KIMBERLY PAYNTER / WHYY)
Community

Hundreds of off-road vehicles hit Philly streets this Memorial Day weekend, despite ban

About 500 people riding illegal vehicles hit North Philly Sunday, again showing that police enforcement hasn’t discouraged motorists.

3 years ago

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of Calif., speaks to reporters about debt limit negotiations, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. President Joe Biden and McCarthy came to an “agreement in principle” on the debt limit Saturday, May 27 that would avert a potentially disastrous U.S. default, but still has to pass both houses of Congress.
Politics & Policy

Takeaways on debt ceiling: McCarthy’s balancing act, Biden’s choice and the challenges ahead

The agreement is a two-year budget deal that would essentially hold spending flat for 2024, while boosting it for defense and veterans, and capping increases at 1% for 2025.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

Shooting erupts outside Subaru Park in Chester hours after Union II game; 9 injured

Investigators focused on the area around parking lot A near Delaware Avenue and Norris Street.

3 years ago

The beach, ocean and skyline are in Avalon, New Jersey
Community
6abc

Tragedy strikes Jersey shore after 15-year-old drowns at beach

Authorities stated that no lifeguards were on duty at the time the teen drowned.

3 years ago

A group of dirt bike riders on North Broad Street in May 2020 (Mark Henninger / Imagic Digital)
Community
6abc

Roughly 500 dirt bikes, ATVs, motorcycles flood streets of Philly, drive into Montgomery County

Police began monitoring the large group around 4:30 p.m., officials say.

3 years ago

Laurel Hill Cemetery was founded in 1836, and more than 5,000 veterans are buried on the grounds. (
Community

Laurel Hill Cemetery lays wreaths to honor veterans ahead of Memorial Day

More than 5,000 veterans are buried at Laurel Hill Cemetery. Wreaths were laid at the graves of previously unmarked veterans Sunday.

3 years ago

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