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State Sen. Doug Mastriano appears before supporters
Politics & Policy

Mastriano brings election denier onto Pa. governor campaign

Ellis, speaking on her podcast last month, said, “I like to say that Doug Mastriano is the Donald Trump of Pennsylvania.”

4 years ago

President Joe Biden addresses the AFL-CIO convention
Politics & Policy

In Philly speech to AFL-CIO, Biden decries D.C. gridlock and urges Pa. to elect Fetterman

Biden told the labor leaders there is “no bigger, stronger voice for working people” than Fetterman, whose election could give Dems control of the Senate.

4 years ago

Emlen Elementary School in East Mount Airy.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

As climate change makes Philly temps rise, so does urgency to make schools cooler

The start and end of Philly’s school years have gotten hotter. But as another school year ends, more than half of district schools still lack air conditioning.

4 years ago

FILE - A 2021 exhibit of the work of Jasper Johns at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Penn researchers find mental health benefits in visiting museums, including reduced anxiety

A new Penn study shows museums – in particular art museums – are good at reducing anxiety and depression.

4 years ago

A sign reads
Community

Could Delco get a major LNG export terminal? How Biden’s plans to increase LNG exports could clash with its environmental justice goals in Chester

Penn America Energy wants to construct a massive LNG export terminal in the city of Chester along the Delaware River. The plan faces an uphill battle.

4 years ago

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Prevention Point on the left, and a homeless shelter on the right, at the intersection of Kensington Ave. and Monmouth Street.
Health

Study: Philadelphians with opioid use disorder remained on treatment longer during pandemic

Drexel University researchers call for reduced prescribing restrictions to persist after study finds people with opioid use disorder more likely to stay on their treatment.

4 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference
Politics & Policy

Pa. Republicans respond to gun violence by trying to impeach Philly’s DA

Republicans in Harrisburg are moving to impeach Philly’s DA, with little input from the city residents who re-elected him last year.

4 years ago

FILE - Dennis Parada, right, and his son Kem Parada stand at the site of the FBI's dig for Civil War-era gold in Sept, 2018, in Dents Run, Pennsylvania. A scientific report commissioned by the FBI shortly before agents went digging for buried treasure suggested that a huge quantity of gold was below the surface, according to newly released government documents. (AP Photo/Michael Rubinkam, File)
Courts & Law

Sanctions sought against FBI over Civil War gold dig videos

The FBI has long insisted its agents recovered nothing of value when they went looking for the fabled gold cache.

4 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Courts & Law

After Philly gun arrest during 2020 election, Joshua Macias convened with Proud Boys leaders on Jan. 6 insurrection

Joshua Macias was arrested on gun charges during the 2020 election count. Now he has been placed among the inner circle of insurrection leaders.

4 years ago

A pedestrian passes the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Money

Wall Street enters a bear market as the S&P 500 dives 3.9%

Wall Street entered a bear market Monday as the S&P 500 sank 3.9%, bringing it more than 20% below the record high it set in January.

4 years ago

An all-sky view of stars in our Galaxy – the Milky Way – and neighbouring galaxies, based on the first year of observations from ESA’s Gaia satellite, from July 2014 to September 2015.
Science

European star survey reveals celestial treasure trove

Astronomers hope to use the data to understand better how stars are born and die, and how the Milky Way evolved over billions of years.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol in winter
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Facing pressure from Democrats, Pa. panel avoids considering gun bills in wake of mass shootings

By sending a slate of firearms-related bills to another committee, a GOP-controlled panel threw cold water on an effort to force a vote on the legislation.

4 years ago

File photo: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, center, stands on the side of a mass grave in Bucha, on the outskirts of Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, April 28, 2022. Police are investigating the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide in the war Russia is waging, the national police chief said Monday. In the Kyiv region near Bucha, authorities showed several victims whose hands were tied behind their backs.
Community

Police investigating killings of 12,000 Ukrainians in war

Ukraine's national police chief says authorities are investigating the killings of more than 12,000 Ukrainians nationwide in the war Russia is waging.

4 years ago

Delta-8 is derived from hemp.
Health
Spotlight PA

Legal but unregulated hemp derivative delta-8 thrives in Pa.’s thorny marijuana landscape

Despite its legal status, delta-8 is not subject to any regulations or mandatory testing in Pennsylvania, and its packaging isn’t required to note potential side effects.

4 years ago

Members of Local 54 of the Unite Here casino workers union picket outside the Tropicana casino
Money

Union to vote on authorizing Atlantic City casino strike

Local 54 of the Unite Here union will decide whether to authorize union leadership to call a strike against any or all of the nine casinos.

4 years ago

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