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A man stares down at his cellphone as the stock exchange building in New York is visible in the background.
Money

Stocks decline as GDP report raises fears of recession

Stocks are falling early Thursday as investors react to news that the U.S. economy shrank for a second consecutive quarter.

4 years ago

The new Wawa Station will open on Sunday, August 21. (6abc)
Urban Planning

SEPTA announces newest Regional Rail station in Delco: The Wawa Station

The agreement will also see the Media/Elwyn line renamed the Media/Wawa line.

4 years ago

The cast of ''The Spongebob Musical.'' (Upper Darby Summer Stage)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

The Black Keys, Shark Day, and SpongeBob in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

The weekend’s events in Philly, Del., and N.J. include Monster Trucks Live, Black Keys, and the East Passyunk Car Show and Street Fest.

4 years ago

Listen 4:43
(AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Science

Fewer than 250 adult Atlantic sturgeon remain in the Delaware River. Shipping could be its biggest threat

More than 350,000 Atlantic sturgeon once migrated to the Delaware River, but now, there are fewer than 250 adults. A caviar rush depleted stocks in the late 1800s.

4 years ago

Minou Pourshariati as Bianca leads the Actively Conscious Chorus through a protest song in 'The Tamer Tamed,' opening the second act of Shakespeare in Clark Park’s production of 'The Taming!' set in West Philly circa 1990s. (Peter Crimmins / WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Shakespeare in Clark Park stages ‘Taming of the Shrew,’ and its rebuttal

The outdoor performance pairs the problematic “Taming” with its answer play circa 1610, “The Tamer Tamed.”

4 years ago

A sign marks a street in Kensington closed for use as a Playstreet. Sam Searles/WHYY
Community

‘Children still live there’: The fight for safe summer play in Kensington

Due to safety concerns in Kensington, the City of Philadelphia is downsizing a program designed to encourage outdoor play for kids.

4 years ago

Listen 5:23
A closeup of detailing on Philly row houses
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Many still facing property tax hike, despite Philly’s revised homestead program

The homestead exemption increases to $80,000, but not everyone will benefit the same. Over 130,000 property owners are still slated to pay more in property taxes.

4 years ago

A viral video shows the Rosita character at Sesame Place refusing to interact with two Black children.
Courts & Law
6abc

Law firm files class action lawsuit against Sesame Place following claims of racial bias

Malcolm Ruff, one of the attorneys, said they are representing a different family than the one seen in the most recent viral video.

4 years ago

File photo: A visitor prays at a memorial to the seven people killed and others injured in the Fourth of July mass shooting at the Highland Park War Memorial in Highland Park, Ill., Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Courts & Law

Highland Park Parade attack suspect indicted for murder, attempted murder

A grand jury has indicted the man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, on 117 felony counts.

4 years ago

Nala Williams, 8, looks up at a mural honoring George Floyd in the Third Ward, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip
Courts & Law

Ex-cops Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating George Floyd’s rights

The jury found they deprived the 46-year-old Black man of medical care and failed to stop Derek Chauvin as he knelt on Floyd’s neck for 9 1/2 minutes.

4 years ago

Ayinde Merrill (second from the left) said he met with Gov. Phil Murphy in 2019. Also pictured Camile Wilson (left), Gov. Murphy (second to right), and Reet Starwind (right). (Courtesy Ayinde Merrill)
Politics & Policy

Camden activists label $200 million in new state aid the ‘bare minimum’ of need

Murphy said the money would be used to create affordable housing and enhance policing efforts, among a dozen more initiatives.

4 years ago

Pedestrians carry plastic bags in Philadelphia
Community

Media Borough becomes latest Philly-area community to ban plastic bags and straws

Starting January 2023, businesses in Media Borough will have to package goods in paper bags, but the borough encourages people to bring reusable bags.

4 years ago

Doug Mastriano speaks in front of an image of the American flag and PA written in the background.
Politics & Policy

As the GOP openly backs Mastriano, Jewish Dems tell them ‘there’s no coming back from this’

Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano has personal and financial ties to spreaders of antisemitic rhetoric. Democrats want voters to know it.

4 years ago

WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Evgenia Novozhenina/Pool Photo via AP)
Courts & Law

In rare contact, U.S. offers Russia deal for Griner, Whelan

The Biden administration has offered a deal to Russia aimed at bringing home WNBA star Brittney Griner and another jailed American Paul Whelan.

4 years ago

File photo: Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks to the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, as he presents the Monetary Policy Report to the committee on Capitol Hill, on June 22, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Money

Fed unleashes another big rate hike in bid to curb inflation

The central bank’s decision follows a jump in inflation to 9.1%, the fastest annual rate in 41 years.

4 years ago

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