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Brandon Bostian, the Amtrak engineer involved in a 2015 derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight people and injured more than 200, arrives at criminal justice center in Philadelphia, Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Prosecutors claim training should have prevented fatal Amtrak derailment

Two witnesses, also engineers, described the intensive training they underwent, which included memorizing the speed limit for each portion of their route.

4 years ago

The exterior of Brandywine Hospital's ER
Health

Former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer fails to post court-ordered bond required for revived deal

The former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer did not post the $1 million bond in time. Tower Health is now asking a Chester County judge to toss the case.

4 years ago

A nurse walks down a hallway with her arms in the air, clasping the back of her head
Health

N.J. nurses union offers free mental health courses

The federally funded online classes are available to help health care workers or anyone to help improve mental health and cope with trauma.

4 years ago

School District of Philadelphia headquarters
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Philly schools to drop testing requirement for vaccinated staff, keep mask mandate for now

Starting March 14, the district will no longer require vaccinated staff members to get tested. Testing for unvaccinated staff will drop from twice a week to once a week.

4 years ago

People hold up signs in support of Ukraine at a rally in Philly
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania moves to divest holdings in Russian assets

The state Treasury Department said it began divesting its holdings in all “Russian-based companies" last week.

4 years ago

Elementary school students are pictured on a school bus
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Montco updating school, public masking guidance to align with CDC

Under the CDC’s updated guidance, masks are no longer required in indoor public settings for people who are healthy and who aren't caring for someone who is at higher risk.

4 years ago

Students sit at their desks while wearing face masks
Education

Masks no longer required in Delaware schools starting Wednesday

Carney originally planned to lift the mandate April 1, but a significant drop in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations changed his mind.

4 years ago

A baby is seen sleeping inside Lviv railway station
Community

UN: 500,000+ people have fled Ukraine since Russia invaded

The mass exodus of refugees from Ukraine to the eastern edge of the European Union has shown no signs of stopping.

4 years ago

Bruce McDougal watches embers fly over his property as the Bond Fire burns through the Silverado communit
Science

Landmark UN climate change report: ‘Parts of the planet will become uninhabitable’

The U.N. report warns climate change will likely make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer and more dangerous in the next 18 years with an “unavoidable” increase in risks.

4 years ago

A woman reacts to sirens sound announcing new attacks in Kyiv
Community

Ukraine seeks to join EU as round of talks with Russia ends

The talks come after Moscow unleashed the biggest land war in Europe since World War II but met unexpectedly stiff resistance.

4 years ago

Poll worker Chuck Kellander interacts with voters through a plexiglass screen at Belmont Hill Elementary School in Bensalem, Bucks County. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania’s legislative redistricting is done. But its local impacts are still unfolding

Legislative redistricting has reshaped Pennsylvania's House of representatives. Here's how two communities are grappling with the changes.

4 years ago

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Corinne Bradley-Powers, founder of Corinne's Place soul food restaurant on Haddon Avenue in Camden, is a recipient of the prestigious James Beard award. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Corinne’s Place, a ‘haven’ in Camden honored as one of ‘America’s Classics’

Corinne’s Place, whose soul food attracts people beyond Camden while shaping kids for their futures, receives prestigious award in the restaurant industry.

4 years ago

A taxidermied dog
Arts & Entertainment

Historical Society pushes back on plan to transfer Philly History Museum to Drexel University

Historians and scholars join the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in pushing back against an agreement to transfer the city’s historic inventory to Drexel.

4 years ago

Marcus Morales demonstrated part of his exercise routine outside his home in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health
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The unusual relationship between COVID-19 and blood pressure

While the relationship between hypertension and the virus is complicated, some evidence shows long COVID can lead to “devastating” effects on blood pressure.

4 years ago

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A view of the St. Petersburg Stadium prior to the Confederations Cup, Group A soccer match between New Zealand and Portugal, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, June 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Community

Euro backlash as FIFA refuses to expel Russia from football

Protesting against FIFA's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Poland said it would still refuse to play the country in a World Cup playoff semifinal.

4 years ago

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