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American Airlines passenger jets prepare for departure at Boston Logan International Airport
NPR
Politics & Policy

The Pentagon is calling on 6 U.S. airlines to help with the Afghan evacuation effort

The U.S. military is asking for 18 aircraft — three each from American Airlines, Atlas Air, Delta Air Lines and Omni Air; two from Hawaiian Airlines and four from United.

5 years ago

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Community
NJ Spotlight

FBI launches hate-crime awareness campaign in New Jersey

The goal is to get people to report hate crimes — officials say the majority of those crimes go unreported.

5 years ago

Anthony Wright celebrating his freedom. (Courtesy of Anthony Wright)
Courts & Law

A memoir describes Philadelphia man’s wrongful conviction and fight for justice

In 2016, Wright became the 344th person to be exonerated by DNA in the nation. He’s been fighting for others he says were railroaded by the system.

5 years ago

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A closeup of Richard Trumka, with an American flag behind him
Community

AFL-CIO president, Pa. native Richard Trumka has died, Democrats say

The son and grandson of coal miners, Trumka grew up in the small southeast Pennsylvania town of Nemacolin, where he worked as a coal miner while attending PSU.

5 years ago

 The Philadelphia City Morgue at 13th and Wood Streets (Image via PlanPhilly)
Community
Billy Penn

Three decades ago, Philly’s medical examiner sent 26 human brains to a Penn professor without consent

Despite vows to implement new policies, little appears to have been reformed.

5 years ago

American's Jacob Hoyle and Curtis McDowald wear pink face masks after losing to Japan in Men's  Épée. (Elsa/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

The U.S. men’s fencing team wore pink face masks to protest their own teammate

The American fencing team is not happy to have Alen Hadzic representing the U.S. at the Tokyo Olympics.

5 years ago

Philadelphia 3rd District Councilmember Jamie Gauthier speaks from a podium at a press conference, with elected officials behind her
Radio Times
Community

Gun violence and community trauma in the Covid-19 pandemic

Philadelphia has been in a gun violence crisis for a long time, but the number of shootings in the city since the beginning of the pandemic is staggeringly high.

Air Date: July 29, 2021 10:00 am

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SEPTA Deputy General Manager Robert Lund, U.S. Reps. Dwight Evans and Brendan Boyle of Philadelphia, Liberty Resources CEO Tom Earle, and accessibility advocates for people with disabilities are pictured at a press conference
Urban Planning

SEPTA riders with disabilities say one street-level elevator isn’t enough to improve accessibility

Two lawmakers from Philly have teamed up to improve accessibility on mass transit. But some riders with disabilities question whether the touted improvements go far enough.

5 years ago

Robert
Community

Official: 1960s civil rights activist Robert Moses has died

Moses worked to dismantle segregation as the Mississippi field director of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee during the civil rights movement.

5 years ago

From left: Giovanna Basso, Mofiyin Onanuga, Emma Fetzer and Joanne Lee are teen leaders for the U.N.-sponsored gender equality group Girl Up. They attended Girl Up's virtual conference last week, which featured Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai as a guest speaker. (Giovanna Basso, Mofiyin Onanuga, Emma Fetzer, Joanne Lee)
NPR
Community

Teen girl leaders in a pandemic: Fight for what’s right, then groove to BTS

For girls like 19-year-old Giovanna Basso, a teen activist from Brazil, being a teen and an activist is a balancing act.

5 years ago

A New Jersey woman is facing charges after a tirade of racial slurs was caught on video at a Super 8 hotel in Mount Laurel. (6ABC)
Community

Another racist attack in Mt. Laurel goes viral

For the second time this month, a video of a racist attack happening in Mt. Laurel, N.J. has gone viral.

5 years ago

Cleveland relief pitcher Nick Sandlin (right) and catcher Austin Hedges celebrate a 10-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on June 8, 2021, in St. Louis. On Friday, the Cleveland team announced its new name, the Guardians. (Jeff Roberson/AP)
NPR
Community

Cleveland’s MLB team changes its name to Guardians after years of backlash

The team announced the name change on Twitter on Friday morning, posting a two-minute video narrated by actor Tom Hanks.

5 years ago

Tammy Murphy shares her experience with Independence Blue Cross. (Kenny Cooper / WHYY)
Community

Decrying pandemic ‘profiteering,’ protesters call for a Pa. public health care advocate

Health care should be considered a human right, says Put People First! PA, which organized a Center City march.

5 years ago

The members of the Carousel House protest made their way onto Belmont Ave to stop traffic and make their point heard, “Repair and Reopen for the disabled community”. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Community
Billy Penn

‘First of many’ protests over teardown of Philly’s only rec center for people with disabilities

“I’m praying that they stay open,” said a mother whose son has Down syndrome and visited the Carousel House often.

5 years ago

Marty Watson
Courts & Law

Wilmington woman sues after undercover cops damage her car, hold taser to her neck in case of mistaken identity

Marty Watson had just put gas in her tank when the episode started. Police have not responded to a request for comment.

5 years ago

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