The fight against license plate readers | Inquirer South Jersey
Good morning, South Jersey. License plate readers have become ubiquitous across New Jersey, and a growing number of people are joining the fight to push back. And Cherry Hill’s special…
Albany must lead on autonomous vehicles
At first glance, New York City just logged its safest year for traffic deaths in decades — down 31% since Vision Zero launched in 2014. But that progress hasn’t reached…
Schools around Philly are no longer giving laptops to kindergartners and scaling back on screen time. It’s a tech backlash.
As her children start second and third grades in the Colonial School District, Elise LaChapelle expects they will spend no more than 20 to 30 minutes a day on their…
Businesses are eyeing Germantown opportunities. The neighborhood is proceeding with caution.
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe story that’s told about Germantown’s downtown is often one of disinvestment, but a small contingent of community stakeholders and business owners are hoping to…
Contractor charged with fraud in Delco, Montco, and Bucks is a former South Philly cop with a history of citizen complaints and lawsuits
Listen to article • 0:00 minAs a young cop patrolling the streets of South Philadelphia, Shawn Hagan kept the Internal Affairs Division busy.Between 2008 and 2010, Hagan, then in his…
From Cinderella prom to prison cell —How a New Jersey mom fell from grace
Listen to article • 0:00 minA New Jersey mom who spent more than $27,000 to create a Cinderella-style castle for her daughter’s prom two years ago, will be spending a…
National Security Agency launches historic restructuring
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe National Security Agency is set to undergo its most extensive internal restructuring in at least a decade, according to current and former officials briefed…
‘Reacher’ star Alan Ritchson, wife Catherine divorcing after 20 years
“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson and his wife, Catherine Ritchson, are splitting up two decades into their marriage. “After twenty years together, Cat and I have decided to end our marriage…
Philly food drive supports Chinese immigrants while raising awareness about SNAP cuts and taxing the wealthy
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe line formed early, and by noon more than 200 people stood outside the Kai Yuan Temple in Northeast Philly, waiting to receive food. This…
Radicals don’t actually dominate academia. Most professors are just esoteric nerds.
Over the past few decades, trust in academia and higher education has been on a steady decline. Public sentiment about academia seems to only grow more hostile, as the institution’s…