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Emma Raducanu, of Britain, holds up the US Open championship trophy after defeating Leylah Fernandez, of Canada, during the women’s singles final of the US Open tennis championships, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021, in New York
Arts & Entertainment

Emma Raducanu wins U.S. Open women’s title

In just her second Grand Slam tournament, Raducanu ended the tournament as the first player since Serena Williams in 2014 to not drop a set in the U.S. Open.

5 years ago

Kenyans queue up to receive the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, Kenya Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021
Health

A tale of two clinics: lines in Kenya, few takers in Atlanta

Plans for COVID-19 booster shots in some Western countries are highlighting vast disparities in access to vaccines around the world.

5 years ago

From left, former President Bill Clinton, former First Lady Hillary Clinton, former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Bloomberg's partner Diana Taylor, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-NY) stand for the national anthem during the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 in New York
Politics & Policy

Biden, Obama, Clinton mark 9/11 in NYC with display of unity

Three presidents and their wives stood side by side at the National September 11 Memorial, sharing a moment of silence to mark the anniversary with a display of unity.

5 years ago

Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the US Capitol on January 6, 2021 in Washington, DC
NPR
Courts & Law

6 more people connected to the Capitol riot plead guilty

They include one man who told a family member he wanted to attend an event where he could shoot House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on live television.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden walks along the Colonnade towards the Oval Office as he returns to the White House after visiting Brookland Middle School in northeast Washington, Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Politics & Policy

Biden’s vaccine rules to set off barrage of legal challenges

Republicans swiftly denounced the mandate that could impact 100 million Americans as government overreach and vowed to sue.

5 years ago

Velvet McNeil (Cherri Gregg / WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Black woman photographer captures 9/11 from ‘Blocks Away’

Photographer Velvet McNeil describes being at ground zero to document the day the twin towers fell.

5 years ago

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Mortician stands at a grave.
Community

Virus claims Black morticians, leaving holes in communities

About 130 Black morticians have died of COVID-19 across the United States.

5 years ago

A critical care nurse administers an anti-viral medication to a COVID-positive patien
Politics & Policy

Biden’s new COVID vaccine mandate: ‘We’re in a tough stretch’

President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to curb the surging delta variant.

5 years ago

Rep. Lloyd Smucker sits with his mask below his nose at a House hearing
Politics & Policy

House Dems begin moving parts of Biden $3.5T domestic plans

Democrats are starting to push plans for providing paid family and medical leave, easing climate change, and bolstering education through House committees.

5 years ago

Attorney General Merrick Garland announces a lawsuit to block the enforcement of new Texas law that bans most abortions at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021
Courts & Law

Justice Dept. sues Texas over state’s new abortion law

The Justice Department is suing Texas over a new state law that bans most abortions, arguing that it was enacted “in open defiance of the Constitution."

5 years ago

Tony Allen stands behind a chair in his office
Education

Biden taps Delaware State’s Tony Allen to run HBCU Initiative

Allen, who is president of Delaware State University, will lead Biden’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

5 years ago

A woman walks by the colorful murals that surround the foundation for 2 World Trade Center
Community

Ground zero rebuilding still unfinished, 20 years later

Two planned skyscrapers, a performing arts center and a church are still unfinished at the site, which plays host to the annual ceremony honoring nearly 3,000 people killed.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks about his plan to stop the spread of the Delta variant and boost COVID-19 vaccinations in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021.
Politics & Policy

Biden announces sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans

President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations.

5 years ago

A patient with COVID-19 on breathing support lies in a bed in an intensive care unit
Health

COVID-19 surge in the U.S.: The summer of hope ends in gloom

The delta variant is filling hospitals, sickening alarming numbers of children and driving coronavirus deaths in some places to the highest levels of the entire pandemic.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks from a podium in Queens
Politics & Policy

Report: Solar could power 40% of U.S. electricity by 2035

The report says the U.S. would need to quadruple its annual solar capacity in order to address the existential threat posed by climate change.

5 years ago

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