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FILE - A person wearing a face masks to protect against the spread of the coronavirus walks in Philadelphia, Feb. 16, 2022.
Health

CDC to extend travel mask requirement for 2 weeks

The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

3 years ago

View of a street in Chester, Pa.
Courts & Law

Pa. Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Chester Water Authority sale to Aqua

The city of Chester sees sale of the CWA as a ticket to financial recovery, but the authority and customers opposed to the sale will get another day in court.

3 years ago

New York City Police Department personnel gather at the entrance to a subway stop in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. Multiple people were shot and injured Tuesday at a subway station in New York City during a morning rush hour attack that left wounded commuters bleeding on a train platform. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Community

Brooklyn subway suspect tipped off police to his location

The man accused in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway has been arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offense.

3 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured at night
Community

Fewer police stats, more community engagement sought at Philly gun violence briefings

The briefings emphasize police responses to shootings, which attendees and experts believe contributes to harmful portrayals of gun violence in the media.

3 years ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Politics & Policy

Real estate transfer taxes in Delaware rose in 2017 to plug a budget hole. Now there’s bipartisan support to roll back that increase

The tax levied on the sale of property went to 4% in 2017. That’s $12,000 on a $300,000 home. Proponents of the bill want to return the tax to 3%.

3 years ago

Delaware Water Gap. (Kim Paynter/WHYYNews)
Science

Delaware outlines plans to restore the state’s wetlands

Delaware’s Inland Bays wetlands has faced significant losses. The state’s environmental agency hopes to restore and conserve the watershed by improving land management.

3 years ago

Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
Community

Haverford bans plastic bags as more Main Line communities look to do the same

Months after Pennsylvania's prohibition on plastic regulations expired, more Main Line communities are moving ahead with their plans to reduce plastic waste.

3 years ago

City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson is shown from the side, profile visible, in this file photo from 2018.
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Jury deliberations to get underway in the federal bribery trial of Kenyatta Johnson

Closing arguments in the three-week trial focused on contrasting explanations of the true intent of consulting fees paid to the Council member’s wife.

3 years ago

Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to speak at the Metal Worker’s Local Union No. 19 in Philadelphia, Tuesday, April 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Vice President Kamala Harris offers union support in Philadelphia visit

Hundreds of union workers came out to hear the Vice President talk about worker protections and the value of organized labor during a Philadelphia visit.

3 years ago

File photo:  Pennsylvania state Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Centre, takes part in a forum for Republican candidates for governor of Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference in Camp Hill, Pa., Friday, April 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Jake Corman was getting out of the race for governor, then Trump called

In a wild day where Trump denied candidate Bill McSwain an endorsement in the GOP primary race, Jake Corman will stay in at Trump’s request.

3 years ago

New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Health

N.J. first lady Tammy Murphy announces festival for Black Maternal Health Week

In New Jersey, the maternal mortality rate for Black people is seven times higher than the rate for white people.

3 years ago

Afghan refugees are processed inside Hangar 5 at the Ramstein U.S. Air Base in Germany
The Philadelphia Experiment
Community
The Philadelphia Experiment

Refugees of color wish they could get the Ukrainian treatment

Columnist Solomon Jones examines the differences in American policies for immigrants and refugees from Black and brown countries and Ukraine.

3 years ago

courtroom
Courts & Law

Philly Bar Association will offer Philly area residents free legal advice

The Philadelphia Bar Association is offering free confidential legal advice to the public for its annual Law Week from Monday, April 25 to Friday, April 29.

3 years ago

William McSwain speaks during a news conference
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

McSwain wanted Trump’s support in the Pa. governor race. He got an anti-endorsement instead

Calling McSwain a ‘coward’ for failing to act on Trump’s claim of ‘massive fraud’ in the 2020 presidential election, the ex-president rejects an endorsement.

3 years ago

United States Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks to students at Pemberton High School in Burlington County, N.J. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

U.N. ambassador discusses Russian invasion while inspiring Pemberton students

U.N. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield discussed her job and her role in the Ukraine crisis as she visited students at Pemberton Township High School.

3 years ago

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