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Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper gestures toward his dugout after hitting a double during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Arts & Entertainment

Bryce Harper returns for Phillies after 5-game absence

He last played the field at Miami on April 16.

4 years ago

Residents take out their belongings from their house ruined by the Russian shelling in Irpin close to Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Politics & Policy

Russia’s claim of Mariupol’s capture fuels concern for POWs

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to be taking Ukrainian soldiers into custody after announcing that its forces had removed the last holdouts.

4 years ago

The West Powelton Drummers led the inaugural NEXT STEP Walk-a-Thon
Health

Black Doctors Consortium walk-a-thon draws people from region who are fighting for health equity

“Health is wealth,” one walker said. “We have to save our own communities.”

4 years ago

File photo: A view of uptown Manhattan from the Empire State Building is seen in New York City on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Health

New York City resident tests positive for monkeypox virus

The unidentified patient is isolating and treating the case as positive while awaiting final confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden waves as he boards Air Force One for a trip to South Korea and Japan, Thursday, May 19, 2022, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe)
Politics & Policy

Biden signs $40B for Ukraine assistance during Asia trip

Biden signed the legislation while he was traveling in Seoul, South Korea, after the bill was flown to him during his first visit to the region as president.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

Council considering competing property tax relief bills as budget negotiations loom

The mayor wants to increase the Philly’s homestead property exemption. Councilmember Brian O’Neill wants to double it to the state’s limit.

4 years ago

Under the influence of Puck's magic goggles, Titania falls for a player dressed as an alien in Nathan Tysen's spacey take on 'Midsummer Nioght's Dream. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Aliens occupy a musical tailor-made for teenaged performers at West Chester theater

The new musical about Area 51 by Broadway songwriters Nathan Tysen and Chris Miller is tailor-made for high school performers.

4 years ago

Federal and state officials unveiled more than a half a billion dollars in federal and state low-interest loans to finance some nearly 30 drinking and surface water infrastructure projects around New Jersey, Friday, May 20, 2022. (AP photo by Mike Catalini)
Politics & Policy

EPA, N.J. announce $588M in water infrastructure spending

More than half a billion dollars in federal and state funds will go to nearly 30 water systems in New Jersey, serving about 6 million residents.

4 years ago

City officials and community members cut the ribbon on the city's first ''slow zone'' in Fairhill. (Sophia Schmidt/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Community

Philly’s first ‘slow zone’ aims to curb traffic deaths in Fairhill

The lower speed limit, new speed cushions and corner buffers were chosen with the involvement of community members.

4 years ago

A pedestrian passes the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Money

Final-hour rally yanks Wall Street from maw of bear market

Rising interest rates, high inflation, the war in Ukraine, and a slowdown in China’s economy are all punishing stocks and raising fears about a possible U.S. recession.

4 years ago

A street with cars in Wilmington, Del. is visible.
Politics & Policy

Wilmington passes budget with property tax hike, but mayor says it doesn’t do enough

Wilmington approved the city’s first property tax hike in five years, but Mayor Mike Purzycki says it doesn’t do enough to raise revenue and could lead to layoffs.

4 years ago

Camden officials say the bulk of As part of the $3.5 million in a brownfield grant from the federal government will go towards construction at Elijah Perry Park, to include upgraded basketball courts. (Kenny Burns/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Camden is main beneficiary of N.J.’s federal brownfield cleanup grants

N.J. is receiving a $6.5 million grant to clean up contaminated areas known as brownfields. A significant portion is going to Elijah Perry Park in Camden.

4 years ago

A sign and entrance are visible for a tan brick building.
Health

Delco sues Prospect Medical, Crozer hospitals to keep behavioral health services open

Crozer has promised officials it will temporarily stop the closure of the behavioral health services at Delaware County Memorial and Crozer-Chester as a gesture of good faith.

4 years ago

Students wear face masks outside of their school in Philly
Keystone Crossroads
Education

‘The virus is not done with us.’ Mask mandate returns for Philly schools

Philadelphia schools will require all students and staff to wear masks throughout the school day “until further notice.”

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney posed with delegates from FIFA and United States Soccer at Lincoln Financial Field on September 22, 2021. Philadelphia is a candidate city to host the 2026 World Cup. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

FIFA plans to announce 2026 World Cup sites on June 16

Seventeen U.S. stadiums in 16 areas remain in the bidding for the first 48-team World Cup.

4 years ago

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