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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

The Pennsylvania Capitol is shown in Harrisburg, Pa., Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Politics & Policy

Wolf, lawmakers launch Pa. budget season with billions to spend

It is a particularly unusual spot for a state that has been largely mired in deficits since the Great Recession and is struggling with a shrinking workforce.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks at a podium.
Politics & Policy
6abc

President Biden to visit Philadelphia on Tuesday, speaking at AFL-CIO convention

The convention brings 57 unions together to debate, vote on resolutions and chart the course for the labor movement's future.

4 years ago

A dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine is prepared
Health

Pfizer COVID-19 shot appears effective for kids under 5, FDA says

On Wednesday, the FDA will ask an independent panel of vaccine experts to debate both Pfizer's and Moderna’s vaccine data before voting.

4 years ago

From left, Republican election attorney Ben Ginsberg, former U.S. Attorney for Georgia, Bjay Pak, and Al Schmidt, the only Republican on Philadelphia's 2020 elections board, are sworn in to testify before the U.S. House Jan. 6 committee
Politics & Policy

Jan. 6 hearing: Barr calls Trump’s election claims ‘detached from reality’; Al Schmidt testifies

Witnesses appeared before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack as the panel focused on the “big lie,” Trump's false claims of voter fraud.

4 years ago

Artist Marianela Fuentes stands in the ribcage of her sculpture, ''Alpha Sacred Beings (The Order of Creation),'' mounted on a six foot concrete plinth in Philadelphia Navy Yard. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

A dinosaur with native beadwork emerges in Philly’s Navy Yard

A life-size sculpture of a Parasaurolophus decorated with Lenni Lenape beadwork is the first permanent sculpture introduced by the Navy Yard’s developer.

4 years ago

Up-close view of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5 to 11.
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Kids under 5 could get the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of June. Here’s what you need to know

Kids under 5 may be able to get the COVID-19 vaccine at the end of June. Pediatricians in the region explain what you need to know.

4 years ago

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

‘We don’t want mass shootings.’ Delaware poised to enact gun control package, including assault-style weapons ban

The package of gun bills has the support of leadership in the Democrat-controlled House and Senate, and Gov. John Carney.

4 years ago

Performers dance on South Street during the Odunde procession.
Community

Odunde festival returns to Philadelphia to celebrate African heritage

The Odunde festival, a massive celebration of African and Caribbean culture, was held in-person Sunday for the first time since before COVID-19.

4 years ago

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Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., listens 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, Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Washington.
Courts & Law

Jan. 6 panel says evidence it gathered enough to indict Trump

Rep. Adam Schiff says the department should be investigating “any credible allegation of criminal activity" by Trump, which he and the committee think there are.

4 years ago

Farmer Serhiy, a local grain producer, shows a crater left by a Russian shell on his field in the village of Ptyche in eastern Donetsk region, Ukraine, Sunday, June 12, 2022. Serhiy claims he cannot sell his grains because nobody wants to come to the area which has been under Russian shelling. Ukraine is one of the world’s largest exporters of wheat and corn but Russia's invasion and a blockade of its ports have halted much of that flow.
Community

As fighting rages, Ukraine’s leader says troops defy Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says no one knows how long the war in his country will last but that Ukrainian forces are defying expectations.

4 years ago

Laid out near the U.S. Capitol are 2,280 schoolbooks and broken pencils that represent the 2,280 children that have been killed by gun violence since the Senate has refused to bring a vote on background checks, during a rally in Washington, Friday, June 10, 2022.
Politics & Policy

Senate bargainers announce outline of gun violence agreement

Senate bargainers have announced a bipartisan framework responding to last month’s mass shootings in New York and Texas.

4 years ago

A doctor speaks with her patient.
Health

Amid abortion debate, clinic asks: Who’s caring for moms?

The founder of a midwifery clinic in Mississippi's capital is trying to open the state's first birth center.

4 years ago

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