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In this photo provided by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, Russian navy missile cruiser Moskva is on patrol in the Mediterranean Sea near the Syrian coast on Dec. 17, 2015.
Community

Russia loses warship, says attacks on Kyiv will increase

The guided-missile cruiser Moskva, the flagship of Russia's Black Sea fleet, sank on Thursday after suffering heavy damage. The circumstances are in dispute.

3 years ago

Transmission electron micrograph of SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, isolated from a patient.
Health

FDA authorizes 1st breath test for COVID-19 infection

The InspectIR COVID-19 Breathalyzer is about the size of a piece of carry-on luggage, the FDA said, and can be used in doctor’s offices, hospitals and mobile testing sites.

3 years ago

The inaugural exhibition, ''Making Place Matter,'' opens on April 23. It will feature this wall installation of plates by Molly Hatch, inspired by a painting of rowers on the Schuylkill River, at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

The Clay Studio opens new building in Kensington, for Kensington

The purpose-built ceramics workshop and community space is designed with its neighbors in mind.

3 years ago

Nicole Blackson interviews robotics teacher, John Sanders and WURD Radio host Andrea Lawful Sanders for the podcast Conscious Connections. (Photo by LeNia Samuels/Love Now Media)
PlanPhilly
Community

A new Philly podcast offers ‘real talk’ about love and relationships

Conscious Connections brings local couples together to talk about their love, communication, and much more. The show is hosted by Nicole Blackson.

3 years ago

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Christa Barfield (right) FarmerJawn founder, and Chief Operating Officer Brandon Ritter (left), help members of PowerCorpPHL learn prepare soil for planting at the Elkins Estate. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Agriculture is the culture’: FarmerJawn wants to reinvent agriculture education

FarmerJawn’s nonprofit is seeking to “reintroduce farming into the lifestyles of urban people” and give them the knowledge to start their own farm.

3 years ago

Listen 4:04
File photo: Philadelphia school board member Maria McColgan hears from community members during a listening session at Dobbins High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philadelphia school board member Maria McColgan resigns

The board is now looking to fill two vacancies, as a new superintendent prepares to take the helm.

3 years ago

Members of the Philadelphia Center City District's bike patrol program. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philly adding more bike patrols to keep an eye on Center City

Philadelphia’s Center City District is expanding the bike patrol program it launched in late 2020, as more visitors return to the area.

3 years ago

Peter Lyoya holds up a picture of his son Patrick Lyoya, 26, in his home in Lansing, Mich., April 14, 2022. Patrick was face-down on the ground when he was fatally shot in the head by a Grand Rapids Police officer after resisting arrest on April 4, 2022. Grand Rapids police released four videos from different sources Wednesday, nine days after Patrick Lyoya was killed during a traffic stop. Prominent civil rights attorney Ben Crump and Lyoya's family are planning to hold a news conference Thursday afternoon
Community

Family seeks charges, officer’s ID in Patrick Lyoya’s death

Peter Lyoya brought his family from Congo to the U.S. in 2014 to escape violence. Now he fears they came here to die

3 years ago

The Delaware Senate passed the $300 tax rebate bill unanimously on Thursday. (State of Delaware)
Politics & Policy

$300 tax rebate coming to Delawareans next month as inflation relief

The money will be mailed to residents who filed a 2021 tax return for 2020 earnings.

3 years ago

Briarcliffe Fire Company
Community

Briarcliffe Fire Company moves to disband after racist remarks go public

The Darby Township Commissioners’ meeting was supposed to discuss the possible decertification of the Briarcliffe Fire Company — but the squad beat officials to the punch.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson exits the federal courthouse with family on April 14, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

No verdict yet in federal bribery trial of Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson

The panel has deliberated for roughly 12 hours. It will resume discussions on Monday following a break for the holidays.

3 years ago

FILE - Rioters try to break through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021. Egged on by soon-to-be former President Donald Trump, a crowd of demonstrators demanded that the electoral vote counting be stopped. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Courts & Law

Man blaming Trump’s ‘orders’ for riot actions found guilty

Jurors deliberated less than three hours before their verdict, rejecting Thompson's novel defense.

3 years ago

Standing in front of the flags of New Jersey, and Ukraine, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during his budget address in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, March 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey will begin recreational marijuana sales April 21 for adults 21 and older, says Gov. Phil Murphy

Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey for those 21 and older will begin April 21. That's according to Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy.

3 years ago

In this courtroom sketch, Frank James, seated at center of right table, and on left of the screen, upper right, appears during the brief proceeding in a federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, April 14, 2022. James, accused of opening fire on a crowded subway train in Brooklyn, was ordered held without bail as prosecutors told a judge Thursday he terrified all of New York City
Courts & Law

Brooklyn subway attack suspect is jailed without bail

Frank James appeared in federal court Thursday, a day after his arrest in an attack that left 10 people shot.

3 years ago

Officials say the seal pup has come onto the sand at the end of Collins Avenue for the last several days. (6abc)
Community
6abc

Seal pup spotted along busy beach in Delaware

Officials say the seal pup has come onto the sand at the end of Collins Avenue for the last several days.

3 years ago

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