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Arts & Entertainment

‘Convalescence’ at Philly’s Jefferson Hospital is an immersion into health care inequities

Pepón Osorio’s installation centers on patients of color experiencing traumatic medical crises.

4 months ago

A man restrains a woman during the meeting
Education

Embattled Camden school advisory board president resists calls to step down as meeting ends in chaos

Residents and activists spent more than an hour calling on Wasim Muhammad to leave the board before the meeting went out of control.

4 months ago

Listen 1:14
A man uses the dating app Tinder in New Delhi. (AP Photo/Tsering Topgyal, File)
Studio 2
Lifestyle

Philly, what’s it like to date in 2024? Where do you find love?

What's it like to look for love these days? From awkward dinners to blind dates and endless Tinder swiping, folks on the dating scene have it rough.

Air Date: August 22, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:41
Sereyrath
Community

Sereyrath ‘One’ Van emigrated to Philly in 1984 as his family fled genocide. Advocates are fighting his deportation

“When our families are separated in this way, it's basically permanent,” said one local advocate.

5 months ago

Listen 1:18
Marchers walk down the street, displaying signs and a large banner that reads
Arts & Entertainment

1 year later, Eddie Irizarry is remembered in poetry

On Aug. 14, the anniversary of his shooting by Philadelphia police, an anthology of poetry about police violence is published.

5 months ago

Listen 1:45
Kyleigh Thurman sitting in her home
Health

Dozens of pregnant women, some bleeding or in labor, are turned away from ERs despite federal law

According to a national AP analysis, since 2022, over 100 pregnant women in medical distress who sought help from emergency rooms have been turned away or negligently treated.

5 months ago

Mark Dial walking into courthouse
Courts & Law
6abc

First-degree murder charge dropped against former Philly officer Mark Dial in Eddie Irizarry killing

The decision comes after Dial's lawyers complained that prosecutors had not turned over an expert witness report they commissioned months ago and planned to use at trial.

5 months ago

Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Courts & Law

Pa. Supreme Court agrees to review suicide ruling in case of Philly woman with 20 stab wounds

First-grade teacher Ellen Greenberg, 27, was found in her apartment with 20 stab wounds.

5 months ago

Larry Krasner at a podium
Courts & Law

Philly DA vows to prosecute criminals regardless of the immigration status of the victim

After the conviction of a carjacker who targeted a victim from Brazil, DA Larry Krasner says his office will prosecute crimes no matter the victim's status.

6 months ago

Pa. capitol building
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Time is running out to get sexual abuse amendment on Pa.’s November ballot

Mistakes and political fights have long delayed an amendment to give sexual abuse survivors a chance to sue the perpetrators. Now, the effort might fail again.

6 months ago

Howard Eskin
Community

Philadelphia radio host Howard Eskin suspended from Phillies home games over ‘unwelcome kiss’

SportsRadio 94WIP's parent company immediately opened up an investigation into the incident after hearing about Eskin's “unwelcome kiss.”

6 months ago

Inside the Delaware legislature
Politics & Policy

Delaware lawmakers approve bill requiring Medicaid to cover abortion procedures

The legislation expands access to abortion and the use of state funding to cover the procedures. It now goes to Gov. John Carney.

6 months ago

Fake pill bottle for Oxycontin
Courts & Law

The Supreme Court rejects a nationwide opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

After deliberating more than six months, the justices in a 5-4 vote blocked an agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims.

6 months ago

CNN analyst Bakari Sellers says those efforts to right racial wrongs have not panned out, and in fact, caused a powerful backlash. He joins us to talk about his new book, “The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn’t and How We All Can Move Forward Now.”
Studio 2
Politics & Policy

CNN’s Bakari Sellers, our obsession with our roots, spicy food science

CNN analyst Bakari Sellers joined us to talk about his new book, “The Moment: Thoughts on the Race Reckoning That Wasn’t and How We All Can Move Forward Now.”

Air Date: June 19, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 49:54
A closeup photo of the bas-relief portrait of William Thaddeus Coleman Jr.
Community

Civil rights lawyer William T. Coleman honored among the founding fathers

A bas-relief sculpture of the major civil rights lawyer represents the man who shaped modern Constitutional law.

7 months ago

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