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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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No Small Endeavor

What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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A number of Delaware licenses are shown
Courts & Law

A new Delaware law cuts criminal fees for residents with low income

The new measure will eliminate certain fees and fines for Delawareans struggling to pay.

3 years ago

Gov. Shapiro stands at a podium giving a speech
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Shapiro’s proposed Pa. State Police fund saves road dollars but raises accountability concerns

Shapiro would end those transfers by creating a new restricted bank account for State Police.

3 years ago

SEPTA bus passes through the intersection of N 17th and JFK Boulevard.
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

5 potential pathways to solving SEPTA’s chronic operator shortage

Philly’s not alone: more than 90% of U.S. transit agencies are struggling with hiring.

3 years ago

An aerial view of police cars at Broad and Snyder at night.
Community
6abc

2 people shot, wounded on Broad Street Line subway in South Philadelphia

Officials say a suspect was apprehended and a gun was recovered.

3 years ago

A silhouette of someone standing on a sidewalk is clear as traffic in the background going by is blurred.
Courts & Law

People are driving on Roosevelt Boulevard without license plates to avoid speeding tickets, officials say

The practice is common among those who race on the roadway, sometimes hitting speeds of over 100 mph.

3 years ago

This Feb. 14, 2019 file photo shows a Honda logo at the 2019 Pittsburgh International Auto Show in Pittsburgh
Community

Honda recalls more than 330,000 vehicles due to mirror issue

Vehicles included in the recall are 2020-2022 Odyssey, 2020-2022 Passport, 2020-2021 Pilot and 2020-2021 Ridgeline.

3 years ago

Signs are pictured at a SEPTA train station.
Community
6abc

SEPTA to install new gates to deter fare jumpers

SEPTA says anyone trying to get out of paying would not be able to go over or under the gates.

3 years ago

A century-old gas station located at 20th and Arch streets took a slow roll through the city to its new home in Fairmount Park
Community
6abc

Historic Philadelphia gas station moves to new home in Fairmount Park

At 10 p.m., workers began driving the gas station very slowly to its new home a few miles away.

3 years ago

File photo: A New Jersey Transit train leaves the Bound Brook Station, Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, in Bound Brook, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Community
6abc

N.J. brush fires disrupt rush hour rail service between New York Penn Station and Philadelphia

New Jersey Transit said service was suspended on its Northeast Corridor Line between New York Penn Station and Trenton.

3 years ago

A SEPTA bus travels down the street
Community

After riders revolted against SEPTA ‘Bus Revolution,’ planned route changes have been revamped

SEPTA has updated its planned overhaul of Philly bus routes after riders were unhappy with the changes designed to streamline the system.

3 years ago

The U.N.-chartered vessel MV Valsamitis is loaded to deliver 25,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat to Kenya and 5,000 tons to Ethiopia. It is pictured at the Black Sea port of Chornomorsk in February.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Russia agrees to extend the Ukraine grain deal again

Brokered by the United Nations and Turkey, the deal allows Ukraine to ship food and fertilizer through a humanitarian corridor from Black Sea ports.

3 years ago

Brand-new Nissan vehicles sit on a sales lot in Richmond, Calif.
NPR
Money

Why car prices are still so high — and why they are unlikely to fall anytime soon

The average new vehicle costs nearly $49,000, an almost $10,000 increase from before the pandemic. This is a look at today's deeply weird auto market.

3 years ago

A person looks out of a SEPTA Regional Rail train
Urban Planning
Billy Penn

SEPTA pulls the plug on KOP Rail, putting the $3B project ‘on pause’ after FTA concerns

Transit officials expressed disappointment. The project’s many critics are relieved.

3 years ago

Ford Logo
NPR
Community

Ford recalls 1.5 million vehicles over problems with brake hoses and windshield wipers

The automaker is recalling nearly 1.3 million 2013-2018 Ford Fusion and Lincoln MKZ sedans, as well as 220,000 F-150 pickups from 2021.

3 years ago

The cover of a U.S. Passport
Community
6abc

Panic is growing over passport delays. What you should know before traveling

Looking for a passport? The Department of State's website says processing time is eight to eleven weeks with routine service and five to seven weeks for expedited.

3 years ago

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