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Community

Can Musk deliver on his vision for Twitter? Questions remain

Most of Musk's goals strike experts as vague or infeasible; some suggest that Musk may have bitten off more than he can chew.

3 years ago

President Biden speaks in front of an American flag
Politics & Policy

Two Philly men among 75 to have sentences commuted by Biden

The president commuted sentences for 75 people for nonviolent, drug-related convictions, including two Philadelphia men: David Lee and Gregory Jones.

3 years ago

Kathy Barnette, Jeff Bartos, and Mehmet Oz are seen in side-by-side photos
Politics & Policy

Lots of jabs, but few policy differences in first full GOP Pa. Senate debate

Previous Mehmet Oz comments on key GOP talking points were under fire, plus allegations that “carpetbagging” candidates won’t remain in Pennsylvania if they lose.

3 years ago

Floyd Cooper is seen on a piece of promotional material
Arts & Entertainment

Children’s author Floyd Cooper to be honored nationally with his own day

Children’s Book Council has created Floyd Cooper day on May 6, honoring the late children’s book author and artist from the Philadelphia area.

3 years ago

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Health

Delco lawmakers call Crozer Health saga ‘disappointing,’ ‘corrosive’

Crozer Health, the four-hospital system in Delaware County, has been shrouded in controversy over the past two weeks — and local legislators are not happy.

3 years ago

Beachgoers are pictured at Island Beach State Park
Community

Poll: Quality of life good in N.J., but people want to leave due to costs and taxes

Nearly two-thirds surveyed in a Monmouth University poll say they would like to leave New Jersey because it costs too much.

3 years ago

A car is flipped over after a tornado tore through the area in Arabi, La., Tuesday, March 22, 2022. A tornado tore through parts of New Orleans and its suburbs Tuesday night, ripping down power lines and scattering debris in a part of the city that had been heavily damaged by Hurricane Katrina 17 years ago. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Science

Weary of many disasters? U.N. says worse to come

A disaster-weary globe will be hit harder in the coming years by even more catastrophes colliding in an interconnected world, a United Nations report issued Monday says.

3 years ago

The coal-fired Homer City Generating Station. Planned shutdowns could leave Homer City as the last large, traditional coal-fired power plant in the state still operating by decade’s end. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law

Coal interests sue to block Pennsylvania’s carbon policy

The lawsuit was filed in Commonwealth Court by owners of coal-fired power plants, owners of coal mines and labor unions.

3 years ago

Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Courts & Law

As National Victims Rights Week kicks off, Philadelphia’s gun violence shows no sign of slowing down

As Philadelphia marks National Crime Victims Rights Week with a series of events, the city’s gun violence shows no signs of abating.

3 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
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Courts & Law

Delayed hearing will keep man acquitted of murder in jail until at least mid-May

Sentencing for misdemeanor convictions against Tyquan Atkinson has been delayed, keeping the 22-year-old behind bars.

3 years ago

Elon Musk (Kiichiro Sato/AP)
Community

Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44B and will privatize company

Billionaire Elon Musk has reached an agreement to acquire Twitter for approximately $44 billion, the company said.

3 years ago

In this April 6, 2022 photo provided by Texas state Rep. Jeff Leach, Texas death row inmate Melissa Lucio, dressed in white, leads a group of seven Texas lawmakers in prayer in a room at the Mountain View Unit in Gatesville, Texas.
Courts & Law

Melissa Lucio faces execution. What to know about her case

Nearly half of the jurors who sentenced a woman to die for the 2007 death of her child have called for her upcoming execution to be halted and for her to get a new trial.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks during his Save America rally
Courts & Law

Judge finds Trump in contempt in legal fight with New York AG

Judge Arthur Engoron ordered Trump to pay a fine of $10,000 per day.

3 years ago

Philadelphia's Central High School is visible, a red-brick building sitting on top of a green hill.
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Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Philly’s historic Central High gets its first woman, Black president

Katharine Davis, 34, is named to lead Central, Philadelphia’s oldest high school, which was all male from 1836 to 1983.

3 years ago

Johnny Depp testifies in the courtroom
Courts & Law

Depp recording warns of ‘bloodbath’ if arguments escalate

Heard's attorneys concluded their cross-examination of the actor Monday as he took the stand for a fourth day of testimony.

3 years ago

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