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Pedestrians walk past Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Courts & Law

Lawsuit alleges security failures in murder of nursing assistant at Jefferson University Hospital

The alleged gunman Stacey Hayes is accused of walking into the hospital and killing nursing assistant Anrae James.

4 years ago

A back door at Robb Elementary School
Courts & Law

Texas police: School door shut but didn’t lock before attack

Investigators initially said a teacher propped the door open before 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered the school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24.

4 years ago

Bill Cosby
Courts & Law

Distraught teen told of Cosby sex abuse, friend testifies

Opening statements began in the trial stemming from the lawsuit of Judy Huth, who alleges Cosby forced her to perform a sex act at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was 16.

4 years ago

An electron microscope image shows monkeypox virus particles.
Health

‘This is a pox virus we know a lot about.’ Infectious disease experts in the region say monkeypox is familiar, preventable

The monkeypox outbreak may feel familiar to COVID-19, but infectious disease experts say we have the tools and knowledge to stop the spread.

4 years ago

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Education

Penn’s medical school partners with HBCUs to attract more Black students into medicine

The PASS program allows undergraduate students to shadow physicians, participate in student-led clinics, and create support networks with faculty.

4 years ago

Two artists are visible in the background, with a wooden object from the exhibition in the foreground.
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

This immersive sound installation brings you inside the Schuylkill River

A rushing river is a familiar sound. But underwater, there’s a whole other sonic world — where insects drum, fish click, and bubbles burst.

4 years ago

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FILE - A man walks next to heavily damaged buildings and destroyed cars following Russian attacks in Bakhmut, Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Tuesday, May 24, 2022. The region, along with neighboring Luhansk, is part of the Donbas, where Russian forces have focused their offensive. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco, File)
Politics & Policy

Biden says U.S. sending medium-range rocket systems to Ukraine

The rocket systems are part of a new $700 million tranche of security assistance for Ukraine from the U.S.

4 years ago

Single Water Meter
Community

As Philly water shutoffs return, city rolls out relief policies

Philadelphia’s COVID moratorium on water shutoffs is ending, but officials are unveiling a patchwork of policies and assistance programs designed to help.

4 years ago

Security guards stand outside the entrance to Pennridge High School in Perkasie, where students were holding a memorial for children killed in the Uvalde school shooting. Members of the press were not allowed to attend the event. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Bucks County students gather, grieve lives lost in Uvalde, Texas, and worry for the lives of students around them

Pennridge High School students organized a memorial to honor the victims, and to take a stance against gun violence.

4 years ago

David McCormick (left) and Mehmet Oz, Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. (Matt Rourke and Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

As U.S. Supreme Court enters Pa. Senate race, McCormick requests hand recount

The U.S. Supreme Court pauses the count of undated mail-in ballots while the McCormick campaign seeks a hand recount of ballots in some Pa. counties.

4 years ago

Students stand with signs, calling for an end to gun violence in Philly.
Community

Teen gun violence coalition issues call to action based on survey data

After surveying 1,300 Philadelphia students about gun violence, the newly-formed Enough is Enough campaign is using their findings to make demands to city officials.

4 years ago

In this Oct. 18, 2021 photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington
Courts & Law

Supreme Court blocks Texas law on social media censorship

A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives.

4 years ago

Thousands packed the west end of South Street and Grays Ferry Avenue Sunday afternoon for the annual Odunde Festival.
Community

Philadelphia’s Odunde Festival returns after two-year hiatus

After a two-year break due to COVID, one of the biggest street fests dedicated to African American culture and the African diaspora returns.

4 years ago

Indicted Delaware auditor Kathy McGuiness (left) leaves Monday's abbreviated court session with defense lawyers Dean Elwell, Steve Wood and Chelsea Botsch.
Courts & Law

Start of Delaware auditor’s corruption trial delayed by argument over proper venue

The issue is whether Kathy McGuiness committed any of the alleged crimes in New Castle County, as the indictment asserts.

4 years ago

Ray Didinger stands watching a rehearsal of his play.
Community

Philly sports media icon Ray Didinger retires after 53 years

Over the weekend, Hall of Fame sports writer Ray Didinger says goodbye after 53 years covering Philadelphia sports.

4 years ago

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