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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Jamelia Norton is seen at a hospital union rally
Health

Temple University Hospital union nurses agree to contract, avoiding strike

The new contract deal averts a strike for about 2,500 hospital employees who have been working without a contract since Sept. 30.

3 years ago

Election workers scan ballots at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania 2022 general election results

See full results and maps from Pennsylvania's 2022 general election, including all races for governor and U.S. Senate.

3 years ago

Lyn Godley's ''Light Ripple'' is a centerpiece of Waiting Room, an exhibit at Hot Bed gallery based on the idea that immersive art can improve health outcomes. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Can light-based art improve your health? This Philly exhibition wants to find out

The Jefferson University Center for Immersive Arts for Health is using a gallery exhibition to experiment with ways art can improve medical appointments.

3 years ago

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was delivered the 2022 Liberty Medal by U.S. Senators Chris Coons and Rob Portman during a visit to Kiev. (Courtesy of the National Constitution Center)
Politics & Policy

National Constitution Center honors Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy with 2022 Liberty Medal

Zelenskyy was selected as the 2022 recipient for “his heroic defense of liberty in the face of Russian tyranny.”

3 years ago

Listen 1:18
(6abc)
Community

Man shot multiple times, killed on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line in Philadelphia

The man, who is believed to be in his 20s, was shot 11 times throughout the body, police said.

3 years ago

A person gives another person a sheet of I Voted stickers.
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Check the list for your name: Philadelphia ballots with errors, and how to fix them

Voters on this list can get a replacement ballot and return it by 8 p.m. on Nov. 8.

3 years ago

Lionel Dotson stands at Ivy Hill Cemetery
Community

Brother of MOVE victims sues Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania for mishandled remains

Lionell Dotson, the brother of two children killed in the 1985 MOVE bombing, has filed a lawsuit against the City of Philadelphia and the University of Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

An election worker holds a mail ballot.
Politics & Policy

‘We plan to count until the count is done’: How Philly and its suburbs will tally votes on Election Day

Results may not be known on election night for many local and statewide races. Here's how the Philly area vote-counting process will work for the 2022 general election.

3 years ago

Veterans waved at parade goers and connected with old friends on floats during the 2022 Philadelphia Veterans Parade on Nov. 6. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Community

Thousands of veterans march in Philadelphia Veterans Parade

More than 7,000 people participated in the parade, despite Sunday’s sporadic rain showers.

3 years ago

Listen 1:22
City Councilmember Katherine Gilmore Richardson. (Courtesy of Gilmore Richardson's office)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

This Philadelphia ballot question could help solve the workforce crisis in city government

A councilmember and union president make the case for the new civil service credit.

3 years ago

Philadelphia's 2020 mail ballots in a secure area at the Pa. Convention Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

Why Philly had such a big drop in mail ballot requests this year

“What kid likes to fill in bubbles, like a standardized test?” one youth vote organizer said.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

Philadelphia police searching for gunmen who shot 9 people in Kensington

Police say the gunmen exited a black-colored vehicle that was parked in the middle of the block and fired about 40 shots.

3 years ago

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PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

When I was 18, I voted to get Trump out of office. Now I vote to make Pa. a better place to live

Voting isn’t just about being motivated to get somebody out of office, writes Kamryn Davis from PA Youth Vote. It’s about the determination to make change in your community.

3 years ago

Workers make renovations in an ornate room with plastic draped over some of the desks.
Arts & Entertainment

Athenaeum of Philadelphia reopens after $1.6 million renovations

Despite remaining scaffolding, the historic building in Washington Square reopens to the public on Monday.

3 years ago

Vincent Quiles is the lead organizer for Home Depot Workers United. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Philadelphia Home Depot workers vote against unionizing, as organizers file union-busting complaint

The failed vote would have made it the first Home Depot in the nation with a union. Organizers have filed a union-busting complaint with the NLRB.

3 years ago

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