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A 2003 electron microscope image shows a monkeypox virion.
Health

U.S. buys more monkeypox vaccine as global case count grows

The U.S. government is building up its supply of monkeypox vaccine to contend with escalating cases identified in a surprising international outbreak, health officials said.

4 years ago

Beachgoers are seen on the beach at the Jersey Shore, with the ocean in the background.
Courts & Law

Two Jersey Shore towns go to court to block pop-up parties

Two popular Jersey Shore towns are going to court to try to block so-called “pop-up parties” at which thousands of people gather on the beach.

4 years ago

Unsafe Philadelphia school buildings have been a concern recently among educators and others. (Johann Calhoun / Chalkbeat Philadelphia)
Education
Chalkbeat Philadelphia

Target areas for Philly’s latest round of COVID aid? Staffing, learning loss, and asbestos

The money could provide a crucial boost for the district at a very difficult time for city schools.

4 years ago

View of an empty shelf in a grocery store where usually baby formula products are available.
Politics & Policy

New baby formula plant gets another $8 million from Pa.

The new funding comes amid a nationwide shortage of infant formula.

4 years ago

President Biden sits in a chair, with the U.S. and Brazilian flags behind him, at the Summit of the Americas.
Politics & Policy

U.S. lifts COVID-19 test requirement for international travel

The Biden administration is lifting its requirement that international air travelers to the U.S. take a COVID-19 test within a day before boarding their flights.

4 years ago

An image of Ivanka Trump is displayed on a screen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds its first public hearing to reveal the findings of a year-long investigation, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 9, 2022.  (Jabin Botsford//The Washington Post via AP, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 hearing takeaways: ‘Carnage’ at the Capitol and a case against Trump

Panel members worked to lay out a devastating case as they tried to tell the story of how it happened, and how to prevent it from ever happening again, for history.

4 years ago

Students at Cherry Hill High School East staged a sit-in Monday morning in support of teacher Timothy Locke.
Politics & Policy

N.J. committee approves new school safety, teen mental health measures

The Assembly Education Comm. cleared bipartisan legislation that would require each school district to develop a “behavioral threat assessment team.”

4 years ago

A pharmacist fills a syringe with COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Battle continues over vaccination powers for Pa. pharmacies

Since 2020, Pa. pharmacies have benefitted from emergency flexibilities, which allowed them to more easily vaccinate both adults and children. Those waivers are set to expire.

4 years ago

Riley Matties poses for a portrait
Community

‘Youthphoria’ project celebrates trans and nonbinary joy in Philadelphia

Philadelphia-based photographer Shannon Collins aims to affirm and capture trans and nonbinary joy through Youthphoria photo project.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw (left) briefly joined council member Kenyatta Johnson (center), other lawmakers and activists at a meeting to talk about solutions to gun violence in the city on June 9, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Gun violence activists, city officials brainstorm a way forward on gun violence prevention

In the spirit of collaboration, gun violence activists met with city leaders and law enforcement Thursday to share ideas for confronting the crisis.

4 years ago

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A sign reads,
Community

Philly releases independent report on city’s mishandling of MOVE bombing victims’ remains

The report focused on the city’s possession of human remains from the 1985 MOVE bombing and the policies and procedures of the city’s Medical Examiner’s Office.

4 years ago

Police stand near where a man opened fire at a business, killing three people before the suspect and a state trooper were wounded in a shootout, according to authorities, in Smithsburg, Md., Thursday, June 9, 2022. The Washington County (Md.) Sheriff's Office said in a news release that three victims were found dead at Columbia Machine Inc. and a fourth victim was critically injured. (AP Photo/Steve Ruark)
Community

Authorities: 3 dead, trooper wounded in Maryland shooting

The Washington County sheriff said the victims of Thursday's shooting and the suspect all worked at Columbia Machine Inc. in Smithsburg.

4 years ago

A TV display shows video evidence of a Grand Rapids police officer struggling with and shooting Patrick Lyoya at Grand Rapids City Hall on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (Cory Morse | MLive.com)
Courts & Law

Michigan officer charged with murder in Lyoya shooting

Prosecutor Chris Becker announced the charges Thursday against Grand Rapids Officer Christopher Schurr, weeks after Lyoya was killed following a chaotic traffic stop on April

4 years ago

Boxes of recounted ballots from the recent Pennsylvania primary election are stacked at the Chester County Voter Services office in West Chester, Pa., Wednesday, June 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Supreme Court allows counting of mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania

The Supreme Court is allowing election officials to count mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania that lack a handwritten date but were received in time.

4 years ago

Fireworks explode in the background behind a gargoyle atop of the central portico of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
Politics & Policy

Amid complaints, Pa. lawmakers move to restrict fireworks

“It sounds like a war zone the week of July 4th,” said the sponsor, state Rep. Frank Farry, R-Bucks.

4 years ago

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