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Philadelphia
Public Health
Transportation
6abc

SEPTA says masks will not be required in vehicles, stations, and concourses

The announcement came after a federal judge struck down the mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation.

4 years ago

A fruit tree planted in North Philadelphia
Environment
Outdoors

PECO to add 1,550 trees to Philadelphia’s urban canopy

The energy company’s ReLeaf program will plant a new tree for every tree removed for electrical maintenance.

4 years ago

Two adults sit with two children on a Schuylkill River dock
Environment
Philadelphia
Preservation

Tree-plantings and trash walks: Earth Day 2022 in Philly

Here’s how the Philadelphia area will be celebrating Earth Day this year, and how you can participate — from tackling litter to expanding the city’s tree canopy.

4 years ago

Volunteers unload food aid in Chena, Ethiopia, one of many parts of the world where conflict has fueled hunger. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
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Income Inequality
International
Public Safety
Race & Ethnicity

Ukraine crisis raises question: Does food aid go equally to ‘Black and white lives’?

"I don't know if the world really gives equal attention to black and white lives," said Tedros.

4 years ago

Celebrity chef José Andrés (right) is the founder of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit organization that serves meals to people affected by humanitarian crises. Here, President Biden (second from left) arrives to meet with Ukrainian refugees and humanitarian aid workers during a visit to Warsaw, Poland, on March 26. (Evan Vucci/AP)
NPR
International
Public Safety

A charity kitchen in Ukraine linked to chef José Andrés was destroyed by a missile

The nonprofit has been on the ground serving families fleeing Ukraine since the day after the Russian invasion began.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Following violent weekend, Philly DA Krasner points to COVID impact on crime prevention efforts

DA Larry Krasner says crime prevention programs are key to curtailing the violence that has spiraled out of control during COVID-19 pandemic.

4 years ago

Authorities stage outside Columbiana Centre mall in Columbia, S.C., following a shooting, Saturday, April 16, 2022.
Gun Violence
National
Public Safety

Mass shooting wave rattles communities large and small in U.S.

Three mass shootings in the U.S. over the Easter holiday weekend capped a month of rampant gun violence that's touched both big cities and small, and rural communities.

4 years ago

The elite women break from the starting line of the 126th Boston Marathon, Monday, April 18, 2022, in Hopkinton, Mass.
National
Outdoors
Sports

Kenyan Evans Chebet wins Boston Marathon in return to spring

Evans Chebet of Kenya won the Boston Marathon as the race returned to its traditional Patriots’ Day spot in the schedule for the first time since the start of the pandemic.

4 years ago

A man walks with a bicycle in a street with destroyed Russian military vehicles near Chernihiv
International
Public Safety

Russia hits Lviv, prepares for assault in eastern Ukraine

Military analysts say Russia is increasing its strikes on weapons factories, railways and other infrastructure targets across Ukraine.

4 years ago

trash incinerator
Environment
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Sustainability

Delaware County Solid Waste Authority approves contract with controversial incineration company

DCSWA voted 6-1 Wednesday in favor of maintaining a relationship with Covanta — the company at the center of environmental justice concerns in Chester.

4 years ago

Marijuana buds are seen in a prescription bottle
Economy
Government
New Jersey

What to know as N.J. prepares to roll out regulated weed market this week

New Jersey becomes the latest state to sell recreational marijuana beginning Thursday. Here’s what you’ll need to know before you consume.

4 years ago

A person stands in front of a severely damaged building in Mariupol, Ukraine.
International
Military
Politics

Mariupol teeters as Ukrainians defy surrender-or-die demand

The battered port city of Mariupol appears on the brink of falling to Russian forces after seven weeks under siege.

4 years ago

File photo: Worshippers perform an Eid al-Fitr prayer at the Masjidullah Mosque in Philadelphia, Thursday, May 13, 2021. This year, in a rare convergence, Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are interlapping in April with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus, offering different faith groups a chance to share meals and rituals in a range of interfaith events.
History
International
Religion

Holy days converging in April spark interfaith celebrations

Judaism’s Passover, Christianity’s Easter and Islam’s holy month of Ramadan are interlapping in April with holy days for Buddhists, Baha’is, Sikhs, Jains and Hindus.

4 years ago

Pittsburgh Police crime scene investigators gather outside the short-term rental property, rear, where a shooting took place at a house party early Sunday morning, April 17, 2022. The shooting happened around 12:30 a.m. during a party at a short-term rental property where there were more than 200 people inside — many of them underage, Pittsburgh police said in a news release.
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

2 minors dead, 8 wounded in shooting at Pittsburgh party

Authorities say two minors are dead and at least eight others wounded in an early morning shooting at a Pittsburgh house party.

4 years ago

Faithful gather to attend the Catholic Easter Sunday mass led by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 17, 2022. For many Christians, this weekend marks the first time in three years they will gather in person to celebrate Easter Sunday.
International
Military
Religion

Pope makes Easter plea for Ukraine peace, cites nuclear risk

Pope Francis has made an Easter plea for peace in Ukraine and in other wars in the world.

4 years ago

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