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David Harrington poses for a photograph in Philadelphia, on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. Harrington spent a tense eight months in a Philadelphia jail when he was a teenager — the result of a robbery charge in 2014 that automatically sent his case to the adult court system under state law.
Courts & Law

In historic shift, far fewer teens face adult U.S. courts

National data shows the number of children sent to adult courts for criminal prosecution in the U.S. has dropped to new lows.

4 years ago

The interior of the Please Touch Museum in Philadelphia
Health

Please Touch Museum launches summer campaign for kids vaccinations, health awareness

The “Ready. Set. School” campaign will have free days at the children’s museum for health awareness games and COVID shots.

4 years ago

The Abbott manufacturing facility in Sturgis, Mich., is reopening, allowing supplies of baby formula to head to consumers starting later this month, the company said Saturday. (Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images)
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Community

Abbott’s baby formula plant is reopening in a step that could soon ease the shortage

Abbott's initial re-release of products will be available to consumers beginning around June 20, the company says.

4 years ago

Empty shelves in a store where normally baby formula would be stocked.
NPR
Community

As the baby formula crisis worsens, it’s also magnifying disparities in the U.S.

The formula shortage has upended life for millions of families across the nation and magnified longtime disparities in how infants receive nutrition.

4 years ago

File photo: Prepared Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine syringes for children ages 5 to 11 and adults are displayed on a table at Northwest Community Church in Chicago, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Health

White House: 1st shots for kids under 5 possible by June 21

The Food and Drug Administration’s outside panel of advisers will meet on June 14-15 to evaluate the Pfizer and Moderna shots for younger kids.

4 years ago

Infant formula is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Politics & Policy

Wolf invests $1.7 million in Central Pa. baby formula manufacturer

Pennsylvania lawmakers hope to address baby formula shortage with a $1.7 investment in a new manufacturer in Reading, Pa.

4 years ago

A toy yellow school bus is in focus, with a blurry American flag in the foreground.
Community

Empty spaces, broken hearts in a Texas town gutted by loss

In a town as small as Uvalde, Texas, even those who didn’t lose their own child lost someone.

4 years ago

Two children behind a news desk thank the audience for watching the film.
Education

Healthy NewsWorks has taught Philly-area students how to be reporters for years. This year the children learned ‘How We Heal’

Philly-area students learn how to report on something that could help everyone — they wanted us to learn "How We Heal."

4 years ago

Aerial view of the aftermath of the Pottstown house explosion.
Community
6abc

Officials identify 5 killed in Pottstown house explosion; most were children

The cause of the explosion remains under investigation, and officials say it will "continue for some time."

4 years ago

A memorial in front of a sign saying Robb Elementary School.
NPR
Community

The U.S is uniquely terrible at protecting children from gun violence

The massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was yet another grim reminder that in the U.S., children are more likely to die from gun violence than in any other wealthy nation.

4 years ago

Abortion rights advocates demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court
NPR
Politics & Policy

People who are denied abortions risk falling deeper into poverty. So do their kids

A large body of research shows being denied an abortion limits a person's education, time in the workforce and wages.

4 years ago

People sit on a sidewalk next to crime scene tape
NPR
Community

What to say to kids about school shootings to ease their stress

The death of children, shot at school, is hard to comprehend. It can be even harder for kids. Counselors say parents should take cues from kids and listen to their fears.

4 years ago

File photo: A group of kids from the Southwest Philadelphia Healthnastics program, ages 3-18, held signs at a protest demanding the Kenney administration do more to address gun violence in the city on Aug. 4, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Love them, lead them’: Advocates say parents play a major role in stopping youth gun violence

Philadelphia nonprofit organizations are now pushing to make trauma education more available to families.

4 years ago

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Community
6abc

Family identifies student stabbed at Coatesville High School; suspect not in custody

According to family, 16-year-old Mickey Raynor Jr. was taken to Paoli Hospital.

4 years ago

Artis Stevens, president and CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, says MacKenzie's Scott's gift to the mentoring organization will be ''transformative.'' (Big Brothers Big Sisters of America)
NPR
Community

Big Brothers Big Sisters receives a $122.6 million donation to mentor kids

Billionaire MacKenzie Scott continues her charity drive with a donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the group's largest gift ever from an individual.

4 years ago

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