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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
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
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
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
‘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
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 4:07Who 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
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
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
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
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
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’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
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
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