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Arts & Entertainment

Black women poets will gather this weekend to build their legacy

This weekend’s The Clearing in a Germantown arboretum is part of a project to identify, celebrate, and memorialize Philly’s Black women poets.

3 years ago

Water tower in Cape May, New Jersey, on Friday, July 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Community

New Jersey residents asked to conserve water

With precipitation levels lower than normal, state officials are asking residents to conserve water while levels are “OK.”

3 years ago

During a press conference Friday at the Mazzoni Center, Pa. State Representatives Brian Sims (left), and Malcolm Kenyatta (center), joined Mazzoni Center medical assistant Steven Roberston, who said the clinic's staff has not received enough vaccines to meet their patients' needs. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

‘I’m furious’: LGBTQ leaders and residents angered over Philly’s monkeypox vaccine shortage

Philadelphians and LGBTQ advocates have grown frustrated with the limited availability of vaccines and small scope of testing in the city.

3 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks as Democrats push to bring the assault weapons ban bill to the floor for a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2022. Pelosi says the House will consider the public safety bills on police reform later when the House considers the Senate reconciliation package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapse

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the bill forward Friday, but the legislation is likely to go nowhere in the Senate.

3 years ago

Pennridge School District (Google maps)
Education

Pennridge proposed policy on student expression goes ‘way further than anything I have ever seen’ ACLU lawyer says

The Pennridge school board is considering a policy that would limit the “nonschool materials” students can share in school and online.

3 years ago

A person holds a sign that reads Justice for Fanta in front of a sign that reads Sharon Hill Police Department.
Courts & Law

Sharon Hill releases independent report — but withholds crucial details — into fatal police shooting of Fanta Bility

Sharon Hill Borough has released its independent report into last year’s police shooting — and many of the most important details are being withheld.

3 years ago

File photo: A sign for New York Stock Exchange is displayed on the floor at the NYSE in New York, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
Money

Stocks rally again, close out best month since Nov. 2020

Stocks have gained momentum this month, fueled by better-than-expected corporate earnings and falling bond yields.

3 years ago

Police, religious and political leaders, and community members walk for peace in East Germantown. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Community

Pastors and police walk for peace: East Germantown hosts monthly prayer walk

The monthly prayer walk organized by the 14th District police took on extra meaning this week after a 7-year-old was caught in the crossfire of a shooting.

3 years ago

File photo: Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks with members of the media during a news conference, in Philadelphia, March 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Courts & Law

States reach deal over marketing, safety of generic opioids

Josh Shapiro and other state attorneys general announced the deal Friday regarding Allergan's practices.

3 years ago

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during the U.S.-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee (EPCC) at the State Department in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2022. (Tom Brenner/Pool Photo via AP)
Courts & Law

Blinken presses Griner, Whelan deal in call with top Russian

Blinken did not provide details of Lavrov’s response to what he had previously called a “substantial proposal” for Russia to release the two.

3 years ago

Bruce Springsteen plays a guitar on stage.
Politics & Policy

N.J. Speaker calls for hearings over ‘exorbitant’ concert ticket prices

It comes after reports that some tickets for an upcoming Bruce Springsteen show sold for more than $4,000.

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

Jan. 6 panel to share 20 transcripts with Justice Department

The information sharing comes after the committee had rejected a Justice Department request for transcripts in May.

3 years ago

Headshots of Chris Rock, left, and Will Smith, right
Arts & Entertainment

Will Smith posts an apology video for slapping Chris Rock

Will Smith has again apologized to Chris Rock for slapping him during the Oscar telecast, saying in an online video that his behavior was “unacceptable.”

3 years ago

Firefighters putting out a fire that broke out at Jim's Steaks on South St. July 29, 2022.
Community

Destructive fire at Jim’s Steaks caused by electrical issue

Fire officials say faulty electrical wiring led to a smoky two-alarm blaze that shut down South Street.

3 years ago

Search and rescue team is in a red boat in a flooded area.
Community

Appalachian floods kill at least 15 as rescue teams deploy

Search and rescue teams backed by the National Guard searched Friday for people missing in record floods that wiped out entire communities in Appalachia.

3 years ago

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