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Politics & Policy

New Jersey has struggled for centuries to talk about reparations. Can that change in 2022?

For decades, Black state lawmakers have tried unsuccessfully to move legislation that would require New Jersey to talk about reparations.

4 years ago

Color image of a gavel in a courtroom.
Courts & Law

New road map to improve diversity among Delaware lawyers, judges

Just 10.6% of Delaware judges are Black men or women, far below the state demographics, with Black residents making up 22% of the population.

4 years ago

The Douglass Student Center on the Cook-Douglass Campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J. (Wikimedia commons)
Education

Rutgers-New Brunswick to offer free or reduced tuition

Under the Scarlet Guarantee, tuition is free for undergraduate students making less than $65,000 a year.

4 years ago

An Upper Darby School District bus. (6abc)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Upper Darby School District changes mask policy: Masks recommended but not required

Dr. Daniel McGarry, the superintendent of Pennsylvania’s ninth-largest school district, sent out a message to the school district regarding the change on Sunday.

4 years ago

Columnist E. Jean Carroll leaves federal court Tuesday Feb. 22, 2022, in New York. Carroll, who accused former President Donald Trump of raping her in the mid-1990s and then filed a defamation lawsuit against him, will not seek to depose him prior to trial because it would cause unnecessary delay, but she added that a DNA sample was still being sought. (AP Photo/Larry Neumeister)
Courts & Law

Donald Trump’s DNA, not deposition sought in defamation suit

Carroll in a June 2019 book said Trump raped her in the mid-1990s in an upscale Manhattan department store.

4 years ago

Close up of the sculpture; the face of Octavius Catto seen from the side, looking left
Education

First-time Philly college students honor the legacy of Octavius Catto

First-time students at Community College of Philadelphia honor civil rights activist Octavius Catto using a scholarship in his name to get an education.

4 years ago

Philadelphia police homicide Captain Jason speaks at a press conference
Courts & Law

Philly police arrest man accused in series of carjackings and pair of murders

Jonathan Akubo has been arrested and charged with multiple carjackings and two murders after police traced back a car allegedly used in the crimes.

4 years ago

A mural of Ahmaud Arbery is on display
Courts & Law

All 3 defendants convicted of hate crimes in Arbery killing

The jury also found father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan guilty of attempted kidnapping.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks from a podium
Politics & Policy

Biden announces sanctions against Russian oligarchs, banks

The actions are a red line that President Joe Biden has said would result in the U.S. levying severe sanctions against Moscow.

4 years ago

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train derailment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. The Amtrak train, headed to New York City, derailed and crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Criminal trial begins this week for Amtrak engineer in fatal 2015 train crash

After bouncing around the legal system, a criminal case against the engineer who crashed an Amtrak train nearly seven years ago is finally getting underway.

4 years ago

Mehmet Oz stands with hands clasped in front of him, wearing a dark blue suit and a red tie.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Mehmet Oz wants us to know why he’s here in Pa. Will enough voters buy it?

He’s doing events to introduce himself as a serious, conservative politician — but always with a reminder: He’s still Dr. Oz of daytime TV fame.

4 years ago

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A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus
Health

Newer version of omicron variant spreads in the region. How worried should you be?

Early research from Denmark shows this type of the virus spreads more easily. But there are still a lot of questions.

4 years ago

Stephannia Swain
Community

Philly tourism is surging back. Hotel workers, not so fast

A Philadelphia law gives them priority when hotels are ready to rehire, but workers laid off due to COVID are taking their time and reviewing their options.

4 years ago

Zara Johnson, 6, smiles for the news cameras outside the opening of The Teen Safe Space on North Broad Street in Philadelphia, on February 21, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Photo essay: The Teen Safe Space opens in North Philly

Community rejoices at the opening of a teen haven, offering tutoring, creative outlets, and a chill space.

4 years ago

A picture of George Floyd hangs on a fence outside Hennepin County Government Center
Courts & Law

Defense rests in federal trial in George Floyd’s killing

The officer testified that he didn’t realize how dire Floyd’s condition was until paramedics turned him over.

4 years ago

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