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This image taken from surveillance video provided by Metro Nashville PD shows a recreational vehicle that was involved in a blast on Friday, Dec. 25, 2020 in Nashville, Tenn.  (Metro Nashville PD via AP)
Criminal Justice
National
Public Safety

US officials: Suspect in Nashville explosion died in blast

More than 24 hours after the explosion, a motive remained elusive as investigators worked to resolve unanswered questions about an RV that blew up on Christmas morning.

5 years ago

Patches cover the back of a Girl Scout's vest
Gender
Kids
National

Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war

The Girl Scouts said the Boy Scouts’ marketing of expanded services for girls was “highly damaging to Girl Scouts” and had set off an “explosion of confusion."

5 years ago

The four youngest Quinn family children, who are moving back to a shelter. (Courtesy of Deborah Quinn)
Housing
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Heading back to a shelter, Philly mom wishes COVID hotel money could pay for housing instead

The funding designated for contingency sites is not flexible, city officials said.

5 years ago

Thousands gather near the Art Museum steps during a protest against police brutality in the summer of 2020.
Philadelphia
Social Justice
Billy Penn

10 of the most inspiring moments from Philly’s 2020 social justice protests

Artwork, engagements, basketball, and solidarity.

5 years ago

Environment
Outdoors

A trail circuiting the region? That’s the goal of a 500 miles by 2025 campaign

Local transportation and community advocacy organizations are campaigning to build hundreds of miles of continuous trail in the region. Here’s how.

5 years ago

A Sri Lankan Catholic girl wears a hair band with a Santa figure arrives at a church to attend the Christmas Day holly mass in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Home & Family
International

A pandemic Christmas: Services move online, people stay home

Curfews, quarantines and border closings complicated Christmas Friday for countless people around the globe, but determination and imagination helped keep the day special.

5 years ago

Emergency personnel work at the scene of an explosion in downtown Nashville, Tenn., Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. Buildings shook in the immediate area and beyond after a loud boom was heard early Christmas morning. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
National
Public Safety

AP sources: Human remains found near Nashville explosion

An explosion shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning, shattering windows, damaging buildings and wounding three people.

5 years ago

Brian Marshall holds Sonny, one of two kittens his family adopted
Home & Family
New Jersey

‘Miracle’ kittens found in backpack rescued from N.J. recycling plant’s conveyor belt

After being dumped and making it through heavy machinery unscathed, three kittens will spend the holidays in new homes in Burlington County.

5 years ago

Gloriana Berry (right) and Kent Berry sit at 30th Street Station
Philadelphia
Public Health
Travel

Christmas Eve travelers, flaunting COVID guidelines, find short lines at Philly’s airport and train station

Philly’s transportation centers were less busy due to the pandemic — but far from empty. “I don’t want to miss this time with my family,” said one traveler. “I’m prioritizing.

5 years ago

Shadonna at the Italian Market
Food & Drink
Home & Family
Philadelphia

Philly’s Italian Market sees a busy Christmas Eve, as families shop for a taste of tradition

From pozole to baccala, holiday food brings happiness in South Philly, with some residents following traditions and others trying something new.

5 years ago

Demonstrators march to City Hall during a protest, Saturday, June 6, 2020 in Philadelphia over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (Yong Kim/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pennsylvania 2020: Pandemic, protests and the presidency

A look back at the year’s top Pennsylvania stories — as if anybody could forget.

5 years ago

Philly Christmas stories past
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Belsnickels and bar brawls: A brief history of Christmas revelry in Philadelphia

The region has been known to turn up around the winter holidays.

5 years ago

Staff at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site talk to people waiting in line in their cars at the PNC Bank Arts Center
New Jersey
Politics
Public Health

COVID-19, recreational marijuana top New Jersey’s stories in 2020

A look at some of the top stories of the year in the Garden State.

5 years ago

Jenn Katchmark, of Washington, holds up an eviction sign intended for Pres. Donald Trump while walking through Black Lives Matter Plaza
NPR
Homelessness
Income Inequality
National

COVID-19 relief bill could stave off historic wave of evictions

A rental assistance program in the bill is key for helping millions of struggling renters at risk of losing their homes in the middle of winter as the pandemic rages on.

5 years ago

Rickey Ramirez is working overtime to keep up with the crush of Christmas deliveries.
NPR
Home & Family
National

Millions of Christmas gifts may arrive late due to overload at the Postal Service

"We're really busy, it's been unbearable," sighs Manny Huenchunir, a USPS truck driver who was unloading and reloading crates of mail at a post office outside Boston Tuesday.

5 years ago

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