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Public Safety

January 6th insurrectionists at the Capitol.
Courts & Law

Capitol Police officers sue Trump, allies over insurrection

They allege Trump “worked with white supremacists, violent extremist groups, and campaign supporters to violate the Ku Klux Klan Act, and commit acts of domestic terrorism.

5 years ago

Smoke rises from a deadly explosion outside the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. Two suicide bombers and gunmen have targeted crowds massing near the Kabul airport, in the waning days of a massive airlift that has drawn thousands of people seeking to flee the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)
Community

US officials: 11 Marines and medic killed in Afghanistan

Western nations had warned of a possible attack on Kabul’s airport in the waning days of the massive evacuation efforts.

5 years ago

L to R: Moderator Layla A. Jones and panelists Siddiq Moore, Soneyet Muhammad, and Michael Thorpe. (Kimberly Paynter / WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

West Philly residents to city officials: Get money to grassroots startups, do job training in the neighborhoods

Community members shared suggestions at a panel discussion on anti-violence funding.

5 years ago

Vaccine sweepstakes winner Daniel Silva and Dr. Angela Duckworth hold a giant check during a press event at Maria de los Santos Health Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

The results of Philadelphia’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery? ‘Discouraging’

Researchers who worked with the city to organize it say the sweepstakes incentive program in June did not make a significant difference.

5 years ago

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Gov. Murphy signed Timothy J. Piazza’s Law, requiring middle schools, high schools, and higher education institutions to adopt anti-hazing policies and clear penalties for violations. (Twitter / Gov. Murphy)
Politics & Policy

Strict anti-hazing law signed in New Jersey

New Jersey joins Pennsylvania in having some of the toughest anti-hazing laws in the country after the death of a Penn State student from Central Jersey.

5 years ago

Security footage of a security guard striking another person at SEPTA’s Allegheny Station. (6ABC)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

After another SEPTA assault caught on video, union says security guards ‘cause more problems’ than they help

The unarmed guards were the result of a $1.5 million agreement with Allied Universal Security Services to address safety concerns. This is the second attack since April.

5 years ago

An Afghan woman wearing a face mask holds a child
Community

UN rights chief warns of abuses amid Taliban’s Afghan blitz; CIA director meets Taliban leader in Kabul

Michelle Bachelet urged the Human Rights Council to take “bold and vigorous action” to monitor the rights situation in Afghanistan in the wake of the Taliban's takeover.

5 years ago

The former PES refinery site in South Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Fuel tank ignites at Hilco site, drawing 100 firefighters to former PES refinery in South Philly

Blow torches being used to demolish at the former PES refinery in South Philadelphia are thought to have ignited the fire, which was brought under control within four hours.

5 years ago

Joan Ortiz speaks at a DAO press conference.
Courts & Law

Man sentenced in connection to ‘one of the most upsetting’ homicides in recent Philly history

One man has been sentenced in a 2019 shooting in Kensington that killed a 2-year-old girl in her mother’s arms.

5 years ago

A mobile home and a truck trailer sit near a creek after being washed away from a storm
Weather

22 dead, many missing after 17 inches of rain in Tennessee

Flooding in rural areas took out roads, cellphone towers and telephone lines, leaving families uncertain about whether their loved ones survived the unprecedented deluge.

5 years ago

A girl waits with other earthquake victims for the start of a food distribution in Les Cayes, Haiti, Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021, seven days after a 7.2 magnitude earthquake hit the area. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
Community

Haiti raises earthquake death toll, passes 2,200

Haiti’s Civil Protection Agency said Sunday that the toll from this month's magnitude 7.2 earthquake has grown to 2,207, with 344 people still missing.

5 years ago

Waves pound the beaches of Montauk, N.Y., Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, as a severe weather system approaches. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
Weather

Tropical Storm Henri makes landfall in Rhode Island

Tropical Storm Henri made landfall in Rhode Island early Sunday, packing heavy winds and drenching rains as it began lashing the northeastern U.S. coastline.

5 years ago

OES-16 East GeoColor satellite image taken Friday, Aug. 20, 2021, at 11:40 a.m. EDT., and provided by NOAA, shows Tropical Storm Henri in the Atlantic Ocean
Weather

Coastal evacuations urged as Hurricane Henri heads north

The National Hurricane Center issued an advisory late Saturday morning upgrading Tropical Storm Henri to a hurricane.

5 years ago

Map of Cape May County
Community

16-year-old lifeguard dies after injury in Cape May, N.J.

The 16-year-old lifeguard who was injured while on duty Thursday in Cape May has died, according to officials.

5 years ago

A New Jersey long-term care center
Health
NJ Spotlight

Families decry restricted visits to those in long-term care

One woman describes her battle to spend time with her mother.

5 years ago

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