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US first Lady Jill Biden, left, greets women of the Maasai community as they explain the drought situation in Ngatataek, Kajiado Central, Kenya, Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023. Biden is in Kenya on the second and final stop of her trip. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Politics & Policy

Jill Biden sees East Africa drought up close, seeks more aid

The first lady appealed for more countries to join in, saying “we cannot be the only ones” helping.

4 years ago

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Community
6abc

Officials: Woman killed after fire inside nursing home in Wynnefield

An elderly woman was killed in a fire inside a nursing home in the Wynnefield section of Philadelphia.

4 years ago

Fans cheer in a stadium.
Arts & Entertainment

Gazdag, Carranza each score 2 goals as Union beats Crew 4-1

Philadelphia is unbeaten, with two ties, in its last six games against the Crew, who have just one goal in that span

4 years ago

A close-up shot of naloxone.
Health

Overdose reversal medication could soon be sold alongside ibuprofen and allergy meds, but cost may still be a barrier

The FDA is considering a nonprescription, over-the-counter version of Narcan’s nasal spray for opioid overdoses. But experts worry about affordability.

4 years ago

A girl poses with a superhero cape and mask.
Arts & Entertainment

What’s your Wakanda story? Black Panther as an imaginative tool at Philly’s National Liberty Museum

Marvel’s “Wakanda Forever” and the National Liberty Museum’s “Beyond Wakanda” expand the possibilities of Black Panther’s universe.

4 years ago

The Central Bucks School District Board at a meeting on January 10, 2023. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Education

Central Bucks School District splits with its public relations firm over alleged harassment of firm’s clients, staff

The district claimed community members threatened the firm “in ways that are, at best caustic, and at worst, malicious and false.”

4 years ago

A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains
Community

Did dioxins spread after the Ohio train derailment?

Scientists say burning vinyl chloride can indeed generate highly toxic dioxins, some of the most dangerous human-made compounds.

4 years ago

A view of a collapsed balcony in a highrise.
Community
6abc

Philadelphia man dies after balcony collapse in Sea Isle City, New Jersey

According to officials, an 8th-floor balcony fell onto one below at a condo building in Sea Isle City.

4 years ago

A person walks during a winter storm in Philadelphia.
Weather
6abc

Snow showers, cold this weekend in the Greater Philadelphia region

Snow showers are likely during the early afternoon on Saturday.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia Museum of Arts is opening a new department for African and African Diasporic art.  (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Museum of Art creates a new department for Black and African art

A gift of 300 pieces of African art will seed the new Brind Center for African and African Diasporic Art.

4 years ago

An Indego bike dock at Race Street Pier
Urban Planning

Philly bike share program to expand in historically-marginalized communities

The city wants to nearly double the number of bike share stations and will concentrate on underserved areas in historically-marginalized communities.

4 years ago

National Guardsman Tim Rzemyk helps out at a polling place
Politics & Policy

New Jersey advocates brace for further erosion of the federal Voting Rights Act

A case currently before the Supreme Court could decide whether election rules should be “race-blind,” even if they disenfranchise communities of color.

4 years ago

A view of a collapsed balcony in a highrise.
Community

Worker feared dead after balcony collapse in Sea Isle City, New Jersey

According to officials, an 8th-floor balcony fell onto one below at a condo building in Sea Isle City.

4 years ago

A row of CBD gummies products
Courts & Law
6abc

Fentanyl, heroin found in CBD gummies, Montco district attorney warns

Anyone who purchased these items, and still has them in their possession, is warned not to eat them.

4 years ago

SEPTA’s 13 trolley rolls down Lancaster Avenue in Philadelphia’s Belmont neighborhood.
Urban Planning

New SEPTA trolleys will soon replace an aging fleet

The new vehicles will replace 40-year-old trolleys which are at the end of their usable life.

4 years ago

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