Two dead in weekend shootings, even as city’s homicide decline continues
Listen to article • 0:00 minTwo men were killed in separate shootings over the weekend in Philadelphia, police said, adding to the city’s homicide toll even as it continues to…
Prince Harry to leave board of African Parks conservation nonprofit
LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is stepping down as a trustee of African Parks, a nonprofit organization that manages protected areas in partnership with authorities in 13 countries from Chad…
Masked men used an AR-15-style rifle to rob three people in Center City this weekend, police say
Listen to article • 0:00 minThree masked men armed with handguns and what appeared to be an AR-15-style rifle robbed three people early Sunday morning in Center City, according to…
Recipe: These protein-packed salads are perfect for your Labor Day shindig
Labor Day, celebrated on the first Monday in September, is dedicated to honoring the contributions of workers. On this holiday, many turn to their barbecues to fire up the main…
113,000 Philly students head back to school
Eighth graders tossed a football across the concrete schoolyard. A fourth grader broke into a dead run, intent on catching up with friends she hadn’t seen all summer. A teacher…
Suspect found dead after 5 bodies discovered in rural area outside Portland, Oregon
FOREST GROVE, Ore. (AP) — A quintuple murder suspect was found dead inside a vehicle in Enumclaw, Washington, on Sunday, a day after the bodies of five people were discovered…
The world inches toward catastrophic climate events: ‘Bigger shocks are on the way’
By PETER PRENGAMAN NEW YORK (AP) — In the opening scene of American writer Kim Stanley Robinson’s “The Ministry for the Future,” a heat wave combined with a breakdown of…
Four young people shot and wounded at wild Bronx car meetup, teen left clinging to life
Four young people were shot and wounded — including a teen now fighting for his life — during a wild Bronx car meetup that ended in dozens of bullets fired,…
‘I wanted the pregnancy. It was just so scary’: Personal stories from anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers
By Sofia Resnick and Shalina Chatlani, Stateline.org Hailey Allred and Jessica Perigo don’t know each other, but last year they were both financially insecure and living in abortion-ban states, where…
Trump’s school voucher program could become a public school cash machine
Listen to article • 0:00 minForget student fun runs, PTA bake sales and Saturday morning car washes.The future of public-school fundraising may soon look more like a payroll deduction. Or…