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Police at a crime scene
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
6abc

City streets department worker fatally shot in South Philadelphia

Police said three streets employees were arriving to do work on the area. One worker left the car to go into a corner store and ended up in an altercation inside the store.

2 years ago

Nanu's Hot Chicken on Cottman Avenue, where the Rashid brothers are planning much more
Changing Communities
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Religion

The Nanu’s brothers already planning expansion — and the region’s first all-halal food hall

From Pakistan to Brooklyn to Northeast Philly, the Rashid family sticks together and tries to give back to their community.

2 years ago

aerial photo of Washington D.C.
NPR
Business
Employment

As federal workers are ordered back to their offices, pockets of resistance remain

Even with COVID once again on the rise, the push for more in-person work has taken on a more urgent tone.

2 years ago

Kipekee, pictured at the Brights Zoo in Limestone, Tenn., is believed to be the only one of her kind on the planet. (Brights Zoo Facebook)
NPR
Animals
National

A rare spotless giraffe gets a name to match

The public has voted and the spotless superstar born at a family-owned zoo in Tennessee has been named Kipekee.

2 years ago

The Dictionary.com definition of ''jawn.''
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

‘Jawn’ is being added to Dictionary.com, and Philadelphians feel a way

As the ‘language of the city’ receives wider acclaim, people in Philly want the local roots to remain clear.

2 years ago

Jason Hoover on his front porch with various mesh cages
Animals
Delaware
Environment
Outdoors

For Wilmington neighbors, raising an endangered species is a ‘saving us’ project

Jason Hoover sought to unite his enclave around the stunning creature. “Now we have this huge group of people that meet and geek out about butterflies.”

2 years ago

Listen 4:07
Philadelphia First Deputy Police Commissioner John M. Stanford Jr., who will take over the top job on an interim basis when Commissioner Danielle Outlaw departs
Philadelphia
Policing

Who is John Stanford, the PPD veteran replacing Outlaw as interim Philly police commissioner?

A 21-year veteran of the PPD, he served in Internal Affairs, as a public information officer, and as commander of a West Philly police district.

2 years ago

Members of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrate after the Phillies defeated the San Diego Padres 9-7 in a baseball game Monday, Sept. 4
Philadelphia
Sports

Will the Phillies let us relax a little this September? 5 reasons this club is different

This club has shown it can rally, the hitting is sizzling hot, and they’ve got a great home field advantage. We can do this!

2 years ago

File photo: A United Airlines plane is pushed from the gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Aug. 11, 2023, in Houston.
National
Public Safety
Transportation

An equipment outage holds up United flights, but the airline and FAA say they’re resuming

The FAA says that for a time United crews were unable to contact airline dispatchers through normal means.

2 years ago

Jorge Vilda stands during the Women's World Cup semifinal soccer match between Sweden and Spain in Auckland, New Zealand, on Aug. 15. Spain's soccer federation announced Vilda's dismissal as coach of the women's national team on Tuesday
NPR
Gender
International
Sports

Spain’s women’s soccer coach is fired as fallout grows from unwanted World Cup kiss

Spain's soccer federation did not mention Jorge Vilda's connection to now-suspended president Luis Rubiales or his unpopularity among the Women's World Cup-winning team.

2 years ago

John Lansing
NPR
Media

NPR CEO John Lansing will leave in December, capping a tumultuous year

His tenure will be defined by his handling of the extreme challenges of the pandemic, a racial reckoning, and headwinds in the podcasting industry that led to severe layoffs.

2 years ago

People swimming in the ocean
Environment
New Jersey
Public Safety
6abc

Series of water rescues, drownings reported along Jersey shore due to strong rip currents

Officials say this time of year can be challenging when it comes to the beaches.

2 years ago

UAW members march on Labor Day
Business
Employment

UAW’s clash with Big 3 automakers shows off a more confrontational union as strike deadline looms

A potential strike by 146,000 UAW members comes against the backdrop of increasingly emboldened U.S. unions of all kinds.

2 years ago

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Vladimir Putin
International

Putin says he won’t renew the grain deal until the West meets his demands. The West says it has

Ukraine and its Western allies have dismissed the Kremlin’s demands as a ploy to advance its own interests.

2 years ago

workers marching
NPR
Business
Employment
National

4 things to know on Labor Day — from the Hot Labor Summer to the Hollywood strikes

This Labor Day, one thing's for sure: Organized labor is on the move.

2 years ago

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