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Ukrainians in the U.S. try to help their country. But getting aid there is difficult
As Russia bombs Ukraine, many Ukrainians in the U.S. are trying to help their country, but are finding challenges as normal shipping channels are broken with dangerous roads.
2 years ago
Airstrike hits Ukraine maternity hospital; 17 reported hurt
The attack comes amid growing warnings from the West that Moscow’s invasion is about to take a more brutal and indiscriminate turn.
2 years ago
False promises? Recipients of Philly’s gun violence grants are still spending their own money
Philadelphia has set aside funding for community groups combating gun violence. But nonprofit leaders say actually getting the money has been a challenge.
2 years ago
Listen 4:14‘Get out now’: A Philly resident’s account of his wife’s escape from Kyiv to Lviv
Friends have been coming forward with support, he said. “The one thing I haven’t felt in the last few days was alone.”
2 years ago
Two years of COVID-19: Remembering more than 1,800 lives lost in Delco
Sunday, March 6 marked two years since Pennsylvania’s first case of COVID-19 was reported in Delco.
2 years ago
‘Some kind of terrible dream’ for Ukrainian women refugees
The number of refugees reached 2 million on Tuesday, according to the United Nations, the fastest exodus Europe has seen since World War II.
2 years ago
Food ‘rescue’ groups feeding the hungry in N.J. as pandemic ebbs
Even as more people return to work, many are struggling with debts built up when they were unable to work or did not collect a regular paycheck.
2 years ago
Living with COVID: Jobs have been recovered in N.J., but certainly not all
While business closures have ended, the unemployment problem has not. The latest data shows N.J. with an adjusted unemployment rate of 5.1%, the 11th highest in the U.S.
2 years ago
Meet Hannah Callowhill Penn, Pa.’s first and only woman leader
William Penn's wife ran Pennsylvania after her husband fell ill — and kicked ass doing it.
2 years ago
Effort to relieve encircled Ukrainian port put in jeopardy
The Russian onslaught has trapped people inside cities that are running low on food, water and medicine amid the biggest ground war in Europe since World War II.
2 years ago
Russia is restricting social media. Here’s what we know
The Kremlin is increasingly squeezing the free flow of information online for Russians as its war with Ukraine continues.
2 years ago
Why Brittney Griner was in Russia and what it has to do with U.S. women’s basketball
In the midst of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, news of basketball player Brittney Griner's detainment on drug charges became public on Saturday.
2 years ago
As gas prices rise, Philadelphia area residents rethink how they work
Soaring gas prices are making life difficult for gig workers who depend on using their cars to make ends meet.
2 years ago
Waning signups for Pa. child care program could forecast weak economic recovery
Experts and advocates fear the decline in enrollment is a sign the pandemic has forced families with low incomes to prioritize home care over earning a paycheck.
2 years ago
Not every war gets the same coverage as Russia’s invasion — and that has consequences
Ongoing wars in, say, Yemen or Ethiopia get minimal attention compared with the media focus on the fighting in Ukraine. And there are ramifications on the humanitarian front.
2 years ago